Batman #472: The Idiot Root, Part One: The Queen of Hearts
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- Series
- Batman
- Issue number
- 472
- Cover date
- 1991-12-31
- ComicVine ID
- 34953
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Issue summary
When the Queen of Hearts comes to Gotham, Batman must stop the bleeding! Batman traveled to Rio De Janeiro tracking the Queen of Hearts. He encountered mindless children called dead boys; they were thought to be taking a new designer drug. He located the Queen and tracked her into the drug den (she was chasing down one of the dealers). Continued in Detective Comics #639 .
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Batman #472: The Idiot Root, Part One: The Queen of Hearts is a Batman issue with cover date 1991-12-31. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne).
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What comic is Batman #472: The Idiot Root, Part One: The Queen of Hearts?
Batman #472: The Idiot Root, Part One: The Queen of Hearts is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #472 with a cover date of 1991-12-31.
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