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Batman #591: Shot Through The Heart: Part 1

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Series
Batman
Issue number
591
Cover date
2001-07-01
ComicVine ID
83259

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Issue summary

Overview Ed Brubaker returns as ongoing writer with "Shot Through the Heart!" One of Batman's deadliest foes -- the assassin known as Deadshot -- returns with his crosshairs aimed directly at a big-shot mafia mouthpiece. Will the Dark Knight intervene in time?

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Batman #591: Shot Through The Heart: Part 1 is a Batman issue with cover date 2001-07-01. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne).

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What comic is Batman #591: Shot Through The Heart: Part 1?

Batman #591: Shot Through The Heart: Part 1 is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #591 with a cover date of 2001-07-01.

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