Dates
- Cover date
- Late July 1993
- On sale
- May 27, 1993
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (4)
Copies of #497 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07099230430128
This edition’s page - 2nd printing
Second Printing
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
This edition’s page - 3rd printing
Third Printing
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Kelley Jones, Jim Aparoinks: Kelley Jones, Dick Giordanocolors: Bob LeRose, Adrienne Royediting: Curtis King Jr.script: Doug Moench, Jordan B. Gorfinkelletters: Richard Starkings
Stories
- The Broken Bat [Knightfall 11] · 22 pages
Bane breaks Batman's back.
Characters
Bruce WayneBatmanBane
Reprinted in
Batman: Knightfall (1993), Batman & Superman (1994), Batman: Knightfall (2012), Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (2014), Batman: Knightfall Omnibus (2017), Batman: Knightfall: 25th Anniversary Edition (2018), Dollar Comics: Batman 497 (2019), Tales from the DC Dark Multiverse (2020), Tales from the DC Dark Multiverse (2021)