Cover: Scott McDaniel

Batman #589

May 2001 · DC · 2.25 USD; 3.75 CAD

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“Close Before Striking: Act Two”

In "Close Before Striking: Act Two," Batman delves deeper into the shadows, using the identity of the deceased arsonist Matches Malone to track down the Ventriloquist. With Scott McDaniel's moody art and Brian K. Vaughan’s sharp storytelling, the hunt unfolds as Batman blurs the line between hunter and hunted, revealing how the alias came to be.

writer Brian K. Vaughan · artist Scott McDaniel · inker Karl Story · colorist Roberta Tewes · colorist Wildstorm FX · letterer John Costanza · cover Scott McDaniel

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Full credits

writer Brian K. Vaughan

artist Scott McDaniel

inker Karl Story

colorist Roberta Tewes

colorist Wildstorm FX

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils, inks Scott McDaniel

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Batman reveals he "borrowed" the "Matches" ID from a supposedly dead arsonist. Finding the dying "Matches" at the bar, Batman slips into that persona and sets out to "get" Ventriloquist.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).