Batman Vol 1 608



 Hush (Part I of XII) - The Ransom 


 * "Like the view? It's about the only thing you're going to catch tonight."
 * --Catwoman

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 608 Month: December Year: 2002

Credits
Editor in Chief: Dan DiDio Head Writer: Jeph Loeb Cover Artists: Jim Lee and Scott Williams Pencilers: Jim Lee Inkers: Scott Williams Colourists: Alex Sinclair Editors: Bob Schreck

Synopsis
Cast of Characters: Locations:
 * Batman
 * Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
 * Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)
 * Hush (behind the scenes)
 * Killer Croc
 * Martha Wayne (in flashback)
 * Oracle (behind the scenes)
 * Poison Ivy
 * Thomas Wayne (in flashback)
 * Carlos Valdez
 * Edward Lamont IV
 * Nails Nathan
 * Spider Hancock
 * Tommy Harper
 * Gotham City
 * Gotham City Shipyard
 * Gotham Tower Apartments
 * Park Row

Items:
 * Batarang
 * Bat-line
 * Huntress' motorcycle
 * Utility Belt

First Appearances: Carlos Valdez (Chilean mercenary); Edward Lamont IV (heir to the Lamont chemical fortune); Nails Nathan (former C.I.A. operator); Spider Hancock (hired thug); Tommy Harper (gun runner for the I.R.A.) Final Appearances: Carlos Valdez; Edward Lamont IV; Nails Nathan; Spider Hancock; Tommy Harper

Synopsis:

Trivia

 * This issue includes a two-page origin prologue entitled, "The Batman: Who He Is, and How He Came to Be".


 * Reference is made to Superman and Lexcorp in this issue.


 * Various dirigibles can be seen floating in the sky above Gotham City. Dirigibles were commonly used as police patrol vehicles in the 1992 Batman animated television series.

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 * Batman cover art gallery
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 * Batman appearances list
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 * Catwoman appearances list
 * Hush (Storyline)
 * Hush appearances list
 * Killer Croc appearances list
 * Poison Ivy image gallery
 * Poison Ivy appearances list