Price: 24.99 USD; 27.99 CAD
Pages: 184
On-sale Date: 2008-09-10
Editing: Mike Marts (credited) (editor - original series); Jeanine Schaefer (credited) (associate editor - original series); Bob Harras (credited) (editor - collected edition)
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The Black Glove
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Batman; Club of Heroes [Ranger; Wingman; Musketeer; Knight; Batman; Robin; Legionary; Gaucho; Man-of-Bats] (inset)
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Indexer Notes

Front portion of the dust jacket.

Issue Data

Series Data

  • Color: color
  • Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
  • Binding: hardcover
  • Publishing Format: collected edition
  • Publication Type: book

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Embossed with an illustration and the title of this volume.

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blank page(s) / 3 pages

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover and front endpage.

Batman: The Black Glove
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credits, title page / 1 page

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Half-title page.

Batman: The Black Glove
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credits, title page / 2 pages

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Title page.

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Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
Inks:
J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
Colors:
J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Club of Heroes [The Ranger; The Wingman; The Musketeer; The Squire; The Knight; Batman; Robin; The Legionary; The Gaucho; Man-of-Bats; Little Raven] (photograph)
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The Island of Mister Mayhew
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Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Grant Morrison (credited)
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Inks:
Colors:
Dave Stewart (credited)
Letters:
Ken Lopez (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; John Mayhew; The Club of Heroes [Dark Ranger (formerly The Ranger); The Gaucho; The Knight [Cyril Sheldrake]; The Legionary [Gio] (dies); Man-of-Bats; The Musketeer; Raven Red (formerly Little Raven); The Squire [Beryl Hutchinson]; The Wingman]; The Black Glove
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Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
Inks:
J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
Colors:
J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman
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Batman / illustration / 1 page

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Now We Are Dead!
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Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Dave Stewart (credited)
Letters:
John J. Hill (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; John Mayhew (also in flashback); The Club of Heroes [Dark Ranger (also in flashback); The Gaucho (also in flashback); The Knight [Percival Sheldrake] (flashback); The Knight [Cyril Sheldrake] (also as The Squire in flashback); The Legionary [Gio] (also in flashback, deceased); Man-of-Bats (also in flashback); The Musketeer (also in flashback); Raven Red (also in flashback); The Squire [Beryl Hutchinson]; The Wingman (also in flashback)]; Rachel (flashback); The Black Glove
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Indexer Notes

Charlie Caligula, Pierrot Lunaire, Scorpiana, El Sombrero and the Club of Villains are mentioned for the first time.

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Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
Inks:
J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
Colors:
J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Club of Heroes [Man-of-Bats; Dark Ranger; Batman; Musketeer; Gaucho]
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Batman / illustration / 1 page

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The Dark Knight Must Die!
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Batman / comic story / 23 pages

Script:
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Dave Stewart (credited)
Letters:
Rob Leigh (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; The Club of Heroes [Dark Ranger (deceased, also in flashback as The Ranger); The Gaucho (also in flashback); The Knight [Percival Sheldrake] (flashback); The Knight [Cyril Sheldrake] (also in flashback as The Squire); Man-of-Bats (also in flashback); The Musketeer (also in flashback); Raven Red (also in flashback); Wingman (also in flashback, dies); The Squire [Beryl Hutchinson]]; Rachel (flashback); John Mayhew [as El Sombrero] (also in flashback, dies)
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Indexer Notes

King Kraken is mentioned for the first time.

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Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Tony S. Daniel (credited, signed)
Inks:
Jonathan Glapion (credited, signed)
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Batman / illustration / 1 page

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Space Medicine
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Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils:
Tony S. Daniel (credited)
Inks:
Jonathan Glapion (credited)
Sandu Florea (credited)
Mark Irwin (credited)
Tony S. Daniel (credited)
Colors:
Guy Major (credited)
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Third Batman [Michael Vane]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Gordon; Jezebel Jet; Vicki Vale; Alfred Pennyworth; Officer Farelli; Bat-Bane [Branca]; Bat-Mite
Synopsis:
The Gotham Police HQ is taken over by the mysterious Third Batman who begins to kill cops, working his way towards Jim Gordon as he tells his tale and waits for his prize: the life of the Dark Knight, in exchange for the lives of the precinct cops.
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Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Tony S. Daniel (credited, signed)
Inks:
Tony S. Daniel (credited, signed)
Colors:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Batman / illustration / 1 page

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Joe Chill in Hell
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Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils:
Tony S. Daniel (credited)
Inks:
Jonathan Glapion (credited)
Sandu Florea (credited)
Colors:
Guy Major (credited)
Letters:
Steve Wands (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (also in flashback); Alfred Pennyworth (flashback); Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Barbara Gordon [Oracle] (hallucination); Clark Kent [Superman; Kal-El]; (hallucination); Oliver Queen [Green Arrow] (hallucination); Dick Grayson [Nightwing; also as Robin] (hallucination); Bat-Mite (hallucination); Doctor Hurt (flashback); Joe Chill (flashback); Third Batman [Michael Vane]
Synopsis:
Batman's body lies near death in a heart-stopped coma. Meanwhile, his delirious mind travels back to a defining adventure in the life of young Bruce Wayne...the hunt for his parents' killer! And also revisits Batman's life-changing Thogal ritual in the caves of Nanda Parbat!
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Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Tony S. Daniel (credited, signed)
Inks:
Jonathan Glapion (credited, signed)
Colors:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Batman / illustration / 1 page

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Batman Dies at Dawn
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Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils:
Tony S. Daniel (credited)
Inks:
Sandu Florea (credited)
Colors:
Guy Major (credited)
Letters:
Travis Lanham (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Officer Farelli (also in flashback); Officer Josef Muller (flashback); Officer Branca (flashback); Third Batman [Michael Lane] (also in flashback); Doctor Hurt (flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); Bat-Mite (hallucination); Commissioner Gordon; Bat-Bane [Branca]
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Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Tony S. Daniel (credited, signed)
Inks:
Tony S. Daniel (credited, signed)
Colors:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints (1)

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Batman / illustration / 1 page

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The Fiend with Nine Eyes
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Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils:
Ryan Benjamin (credited)
Inks:
Saleem Crawford (credited)
Colors:
Guy Major (credited)
Letters:
Sal Cipriano (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Jezebel Jet; Diallo; Talia al Ghul; Damian Wayne; Merlyn (villain); Ten-Eyed Man (villain)
Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne versus the Ten-Eyed Man.
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Indexer Notes

Batman does not appear in costume in this story.

The Story Continues in Batman R.I.P.
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Batman / illustration / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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blank page(s) / 4 pages

Indexer Notes

Rear endpage, inside back cover, and back cover.

Who Wears the Black Glove?
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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0 pages

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  9. The Island of Mister Mayhew
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    Batman
  12. Now We Are Dead!
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    Batman
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    Batman
  15. The Dark Knight Must Die!
    Batman
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    Batman
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    Batman
  19. Space Medicine
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    Batman
  22. Joe Chill in Hell
    Batman
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    Batman
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    Batman
  25. Batman Dies at Dawn
    Batman
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    Batman
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    Batman
  28. The Fiend with Nine Eyes
    Batman
  29. The Story Continues in Batman R.I.P.
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  32. Who Wears the Black Glove?
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