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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85 cover
Cover: Ted McKeever

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85

May 1999 · DC · 1.99 USD; 3.25 CAD
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“No Man's Land: Bread and Circuses: Conclusion”

Ted McKeever's cover for this 1999 DC issue sets an unsettling, carnival-grotesque tone: a leering, monocled villain in a tuxedo and red bow tie dominates the composition, clutching a rose while a massive, bare-chested brute stands ready behind him — and a cloaked Batman crouches small in the foreground, dwarfed by his adversaries. It's the conclusion to Ian Edginton and D'Israeli's "Bread and Circuses" arc, set against the grim backdrop of Gotham's No Man's Land era. A satisfying payoff issue for anyone following Batman's struggle to reclaim a city that's fallen completely apart.

artist, inker, colorist D'Israeli · colorist Digital Chameleon · letterer John Costanza · writer Ian Edginton · cover Ted McKeever

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artist, inker, colorist D'Israeli
letterer John Costanza
cover pencils, inks Ted McKeever

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