Batman Vol 1 497

Part of the Knightfall event
Batman #497
Previous Issue	Batman #496
Next Issue	Batman #498
Art by: Kelley Jones
Alternate Covers
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Release Date	May 25, 1993
Cover Date	July, 1993
Issue Details
Publisher	DC Comics
Indicia Publisher	DC Comics
Brand/Imprint	DC (bullet)
Country	USA
Original Price	$1.25
Pages	36

1. "The Broken Bat"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Doug Moench
Penciler(s)	Jim Aparo
Inker(s)	Dick Giordano
Letterer(s)	Tim Harkins
Editor(s)	Dennis O'Neil Jordan B. Gorfinkel

Appearing in "The Broken Bat"

Featured Characters:

•  Batman (Bruce Wayne) 

Supporting Characters:

• Alfred Pennyworth
•  Robin (Tim Drake) 
• Shondra Kinsolving (Cameo)

Adversaries:

•  Bane 

Other Characters:

• Amygdala (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Black Mask (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Firefly (Appears in flashback and main story)
• General (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Headhunter (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Joker (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Mad Hatter (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Metalhead (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Mister Zsasz (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Poison Ivy (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Riddler (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Scarecrow (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Tattoo (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Two-Face (Appears in flashback and main story)

Locations:

• Gotham County

• Gotham City

• Arkham Asylum (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Drake Manor
• Wayne Manor
• Batcave
• Shondra Kinsolving's Clinic (Cameo)

Items:

• Bat-Signal
• Batcomputer
• Batsuit
• Giant Penny
• Venom

Vehicles:

• Batmobile

Synopsis for "The Broken Bat"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• The direct market edition of this issue originally shipped with an enhanced card stock half-cover overlay advertising "The Breaking of the Batman." The newsstand edition shipped with the normal Kelley Jones cover, but without the overlay.

• This issue is reprinted in the Batman: Knightfall Part One: Broken Bat trade paperback, Batman: Knightfall Volume One and Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years.

• This issue is Chapter Eleven of the "Knightfall" story-arc. The story continues in Detective Comics #664

See Also

• 3 image(s) from Batman Vol 1 497

Recommended Reading

• Bane Recommended Reading

• Azrael: Angel and the Bane
• Batman: Bane
• Batman: Bane of the Demon
• Knightfall
• Batman: Legacy
• Batman: Tabula Rasa
• Batman: Veritas Liberat
• Batman: Vengeance of Bane
• Checkmate: Corvalho
• Secret Six (Volume 3)

• Batman Recommended Reading

• Batman (Volume 1)
• Batman (Volume 2)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
• Batman Confidential
• Batman: Gotham Knights
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
• Batman: Shadow of the Bat
• Batman: Streets of Gotham
• Batman Incorporated
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
• Detective Comics (Volume 1)
• Detective Comics (Volume 2)
• Superman/Batman
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Volume )

Links and References

• Batman article at Wikipedia
• Batman article at Toonopedia
• Batman article at Supermanica
• Batman article at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Batman page at DC Comics
• Batman: Yesterday, Today and Beyond
• Batman: The Dark Knight

References

Knightfall Saga Crossover This comic issue is a part of the massive Knightfall crossover event. Knightfall consisted of three parts, Knightfall, Knightquest, and KnightsEnd. The trilogy involved Batman's back being broken by Bane, the debut and subsequent descent into madness of Bruce Wayne's successor Batman Jean-Paul Valley, and Bruce Wayne's recovery and reclamation of his former title, combatting Valley himself. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Knightfall Crossover" category. Knightfall Batman #492 • Detective Comics #659 • Batman #493 • Detective Comics #660 • Batman #494 • Detective Comics #661 • Batman #495 • Detective Comics #662 • Batman #496 • Detective Comics #663 • Batman #497 • Detective Comics #664 • Showcase '93 #7 • Showcase '93 #8 • Batman #498 • Detective Comics #665 • Shadow of the Bat #16 • Shadow of the Bat #17 • Shadow of the Bat #18 • Batman #499 • Detective Comics #666 • Batman #500 Knightquest The Crusade Detective Comics #667 • Detective Comics #668 • Shadow of the Bat #19 • Shadow of the Bat #20 • Batman #501 • Batman #502 • Detective Comics #669 • Batman #503 • Batman #504 • Catwoman #7 • Detective Comics #671 • Detective Comics #672 • Detective Comics #673 • Shadow of the Bat #24 • Batman #505 • Shadow of the Bat #25 • Batman #506 • Batman #507 • Shadow of the Bat #26 • Shadow of the Bat #27 • Detective Comics #674 • Batman #508 • Shadow of the Bat #28 • Detective Comics #675 The Search Detective Comics #670 • Catwoman #6 • Justice League Task Force #5 • Justice League Task Force #6 • Shadow of the Bat #21 • Shadow of the Bat #22 • Shadow of the Bat #23 • Legends of the Dark Knight #59 • Legends of the Dark Knight #60 • Legends of the Dark Knight #61 • Robin #7 KnightsEnd Batman #509 • Shadow of the Bat #29 • Detective Comics #676 • Legends of the Dark Knight #62 • Robin #8 • Catwoman #12 • Batman #510 • Shadow of the Bat #30 • Detective Comics #677 • Legends of the Dark Knight #63 • Robin #9 • Catwoman #13 • Showcase '94 #10