Batman #497: The Broken Bat
Read a concise guide to Batman #497: The Broken Bat, including cover date, series details, summary, characters, and collector-friendly context. Characters
- Series
- Batman
- Issue number
- 497
- Cover date
- 1993-07-31
- ComicVine ID
- 37566
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Issue summary
Batman confronted Bane. Bane beat him like a rag-doll - throwing him, crashing him through walls. The beating continued down the stairs and into the cave below Wayne Manor. When Batman refused to beg for mercy, Bane lifted him up and crashed him down across his knee. Alfred went to get Tim. Notes: Cover dated Late July 1993. Bane breaks Batman's back. " DC Universe 10 " one page featuring " Larger Than Life: The Atom ", " DC Bullets " and " The Man is Back! or is he? " Part 12 continues in Detective Comics #664 .
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Batman #497: The Broken Bat is a Batman issue with cover date 1993-07-31. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), Alfred Pennyworth, Bane.
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What comic is Batman #497: The Broken Bat?
Batman #497: The Broken Bat is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #497 with a cover date of 1993-07-31.
Who appears in Batman #497: The Broken Bat?
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