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Cover: Norm Breyfogle
Detective Comics #640
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free“The Idiot, Part Four: The Cook, the Bat and the Idiot”
Part four of Peter Milligan's "The Idiot" arc arrives in this 1992 installment, with Norm Breyfogle's cover depicting a fierce, dynamic confrontation as Batman grabs a struggling adversary against a dramatic night sky lit by distant flames. The tension is palpable — the Dark Knight's cape swirling as he physically dominates his opponent in what feels like a pivotal moment in the story. With interior art by Jim Aparo and inks by Mike DeCarlo, this issue brings together a strong creative team at the height of early-'90s Batman storytelling.
writer Peter Milligan · artist Jim Aparo · inker Mike DeCarlo · colorist Adrienne Roy · letterer John Costanza · cover Norm Breyfogle
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writer Peter Milligan
artist Jim Aparo
inker Mike DeCarlo
colorist Adrienne Roy
letterer John Costanza
cover pencils, inks Norm Breyfogle
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Reprinted in Batman: The Caped Crusader #5 (2021)
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