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Cover: Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens
Batman: False Faces #[nn]
“Close Before Striking, Chapter One”
writer Brian K. Vaughan · artist Scott McDaniel · inker Karl Story · colorist Roberta Tewes · letterer John Costanza · cover Scott McDanielAndy Owens
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Full credits
writer Brian K. Vaughan
artist Scott McDaniel
inker Karl Story
colorist Roberta Tewes
letterer John Costanza
cover pencils Scott McDaniel
cover inks Andy Owens
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
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Using the "Matches" Malone cover, Batman shuts down Ventriloquist's gun running operation. Ventriloquist puts out a contract on "Matches." Oracle calls the cave looking for Batman, surprised to see him there since "Matches" was just shot in a bar in Gotham.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).