- "Enjoy it while you can, Kyle. It won't be long before I show you there's more than one way to skin a cat."
- ―Thomas Elliot
| "Catspaw" | |
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| Batman | |
| Title: | "Catspaw" |
| Storyline: | "Faces of Evil" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 685 |
| Cover price: | $2.99 |
| Cover date: | March, 2009 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Dan DiDio |
| Writers: | Paul Dini |
| Pencilers: | Dustin Nguyen |
| Inkers: | Derek Fridolfs |
| Cover artists: | Alex Ross |
| Cover inker: | Alex Ross |
| Cover colorist: | Alex Ross |
| Colorists: | Guy Major |
| Letterers: | John J. Hill |
| Assistants: | Janelle Siegel |
| Editors: | Mike Marts |
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| Next: | Batman #686 |
"Catspaw" is the title to the 685th issue of the first Batman ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. It was written by Paul Dini with artwork by Dustin Nguyen and inks by Derek Fridolfs. It was colored by Guy Major with lettering by John J. Hill. The story was edited by Mike Marts with Janelle Siegel as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a March, 2009 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Sang
- Simon Hurt (In flashback only)
Minor characters
- Bao
- Batman, Bruce Wayne (In flashback only)
- Lucius Fox (Referenced only)
- Quan
- Tasmanian Devil, Hugh Dawkins (Referenced only)
- Tiny
Organizations
- Black Glove (In flashback only)
- Justice League of America (Referenced only)
Races & Animals
Locations
- Australia (Referenced only)
- Peregrinator's Club (Referenced only)
- Wayne Tower
- Seychelles (In flashback only)
- Vietnam
Items
- Automatic rifles
- Handgun
- Hand grenade
- Whip (In flashback only)
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
- Island (In flashback only)
Notes & Trivia[]
- Batman was created by comic book writer Bill Finger and graphic artist Bob Kane. He first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May, 1939. He received his first ongoing series, Batman, in the Spring, 1940 beginning with Batman #1.
- This issue shipped to retailers on January 28th, 2009.
- This issue is part of the "Faces of Evil" crossover storyline.
- "Catspaw" is also the title to the seventh episode of season two of the original Star Trek television series.
- Thomas Elliot chronologically appeared last in Detective Comics #852.