Batman (1940) #588

Nightwing appearance. WRITTEN BY BRIAN K. VAUGHAN;ART BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND KARL STORY; COVER BY MCDANIEL

Guest writer Brian K. Vaughan (SWAMP THING) begins a startling 2-part story, "Close Before Striking." Things get weird when Batman comes face to face with...Matches Malone? But isn't Matches just an alias of Batman? Questions abound, and one of Batman's all-time nastiest villains.

40 Pages, Full Color. ? Scarface ? returns to unleash mayhem in Gotham. FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.25.