Cover: Scott McDaniel
Batman #589
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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
Reprints
Reprinted in Batman #15 (2002), Batman: False Faces #[nn] (2008), Batman: False Faces #[nn] (2009), Batman by Brian K. Vaughan #[nn] (2017)
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