Dates
- Cover date
- April 2009
- On sale
- April 22, 2009
- In stores
- April 22, 2009
- Pages
- 52
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #853 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Newsstand edition
Newsstand
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Barcode 72572743046553
This edition’s page
Story arc: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
This is part 2 of 3. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Batman #686
- Detective Comics #853
- Batman #702
Creators
Stories
- Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Part 2 of 2 · 28 pages
Batman discusses his visions with his mother, trying to determine if he's having a dream or if he's really dead.
Publisher’s description
In the wake of Batman's death, Neil Gaiman concludes this extraordinary tale exploring the intricate relationships between Bruce Wayne and his friends and adversaries.
Reprinted in
Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (2009), Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (2010), Batman Unwrapped: Andy Kubert (2014), The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman Deluxe Edition (2016), The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman (2018), Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (2020 Edition) (2020), DC Heroes & Villains Collection (2021)