Batman #590: Close Before Striking: Act 3
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- Series
- Batman
- Issue number
- 590
- Cover date
- 2001-06-01
- ComicVine ID
- 51382
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Issue summary
Batman's longtime alter-ego, "Matches Malone," has a deadly encounter with Scarface. Will Matches come out of this unscathed? Picking up from Batman #589, Batman goes after ScarFace for the murder of Matches Malone. Will he cross the line and do what he promised? Will he kill the people responsible?
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Batman #590: Close Before Striking: Act 3 is a Batman issue with cover date 2001-06-01. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne).
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What comic is Batman #590: Close Before Striking: Act 3?
Batman #590: Close Before Striking: Act 3 is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #590 with a cover date of 2001-06-01.
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