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Batman: The Return #1 (Cover A)

Batman: The Return #1

January 2011 [$4.99]


Cover Credits: David Finch (art; signed), Scott Williams (inks; signed)

Cover B Credits: Gene Ha (art; signed)


Batman: The Return #1 (Cover B)

 
Title Index
 

Story: "Batman: The Return: Planet Gotham" (30 Pages)


Credits:

Grant Morrison (writer)
David Finch (penciller)
Matt Banning and Ryan Winn (inkers)
Dave Sharpe (letterer)
Peter Steigerwald (colorist)
Janelle Siegel (assistant editor)
Mike Marts (editor)

Feature Character(s):

Batman (also in origin flashback; next in Batman #704)

Guest Star(s):

Batman III
Robin V
Red Robin
Oracle
Batgirl IV
Catwoman (next in Batman #704)

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth
Lucius Fox

Villain(s):

Heretic (first appearance)
Leviathan
Traktir (first appearance; a member of the Super-Collective)
Hussein Mohammed (first appearance; a terrorist)
Sheikh Ibn Ali Farouk (first appearance; dies)
Omar Farouk (first appearance; Ibn Ali's son)

Other Character(s):

Spidra (first appearance)

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Feature:

"Batman: The Return: Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Material"

(15 Pages)

Credits:

Grant Morrison (script)
David Finch and Yanick Paquette (pencils)
Matt Banning (inks)

Comment(s):

The Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Material consists of a "Variant cover comparision" showing the rough pencils and final colored version of the Gene Ha cover, "Batman character design" with art by David Finch, "Pencils to inks comparisons" showing 2 of Finch's pencilled pages and 2 of Matt Banning's inked pages, "Script to art comparison" with six pages of Grant Morrison's script and the fully inked pages, "Mr. Unknown character designs" by Yanick Paquette, "Batman, Incorporated" showing the three covers for Batman, Inc. #1 and "Batman, Incorporated cover designs" by Rian Hughes.

 

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