Batman Vol 2 13

Part of the Death of the Family event
Batman (Vol. 2) #13
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Art by: Greg Capullo
Alternate Covers
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Cover Date	December, 2012
Issue Details
Publisher	DC Comics
Country	USA

1. "Knock Knock"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Scott Snyder
Penciler(s)	Greg Capullo
Inker(s)	Jonathan Glapion
Letterer(s)	Richard Starkings Jimmy Betancourt
Editor(s)	Mike Marts Katie Kubert
2. "Tease"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Scott Snyder James Tynion IV
Penciler(s)	Jock
Inker(s)	Jock
Letterer(s)	Sal Cipriano
Editor(s)	Mike Marts Katie Kubert

Appearing in "Knock Knock"

Featured Characters:

• Batman

Supporting Characters:

• Batman Family

• Alfred Pennyworth
• Batgirl
• Nightwing
• Red Robin
• Robin

• Harvey Bullock
• Jim Gordon
• Mayor Hady

Villains:

• Harley Quinn also as Red Hood
• The Joker returns

Other Characters:

• Gotham City Police Department

• Officer Bradtree (Only appearance; dies)
• Officer Daniels (Only appearance; dies)
• Officer McCabe (Only appearance; dies)

• John Claridge (Only appearance; dies)

Locations:

• Gotham City

• ACE Chemicals
• GCPD Headquarters
• Wayne Manor

• Batcave

Items:

• Batcomputer
• Joker Venom

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Knock Knock"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "Tease"

Featured Characters:

• Joker

Supporting Characters:

• Harley Quinn

Villains:

Other Characters:

Locations:

• Gotham City

• Ace Chemical Processing Plant

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Tease"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• The first printing of this issue features a "Joker face" die-cut cover, with Batman's face underneath.

Trivia

• The Joker kills John Claridge, who is mentioned to be the son of Henry Claridge. This is a reference to the original Joker story, where Henry Claridge was his first victim. Joker luring Batman to the Ace Chemical Processing Plant is a reference to his origin as the Red Hood, originally told in 1951.
• Several references are made to Batman: The Killing Joke and Batman: A Death in the Family: One of Joker's joke variants at the GCPD involves "a clown in a Hawaiian shirt knocks on a door" from the former, while the script he forces John Claridge to read compares Mayor Hady's death to "a baby bird smashed with a crowbar!" from the latter.
• The van Joker arrives into Gotham in has "Forget Me Not Catering" written on the side. This is actually a joke. Since the villain has been away for so long, he wants Gotham to "forget him not."

See Also

• 1 image(s) from Batman Vol 2 13

Recommended Reading

• 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 at Wikipedia.org
• Batman at DC Comics
• Batman at DCU Guide
• Batman at IGN Comics
• Batman at Newsarama
• Batman at Dark Knight
• Batman at DC Indexes
• Batman at Comic Book Resources
• Batman Yesterday Today and Beyond
• Batman at TV Tropes