A master strategist would have killed me when he had the chance. It's clear you lack the foresight... or the nerve. So I'm your prisoner. You know I'll escape. 
- — Hush
Batman #685 is an issue of the series Batman (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 2009.
Synopsis for "Catspaw"
Catwoman holds Hush in the poacher camp that she's recently taken control of. She explains that their meeting is by chance, as she only came to Vietnam recently so she could take down these poachers. Hush is tortured using a rhino, and Catwoman explains her plan to use him in an escape plot later that night. Although she was able to commandeer these criminals using her super-villain reputation, she has no exit strategy and decides to release him into the jungle with her trusted underlings Bao and Quan. During this conversation it is also revealed that the real Bruce Wayne has gone missing leaving Hush free to steal his identity. Catwoman releases Hush and sets the stolen animals free while the poachers chase him down into the jungle. Their leader catches her in the act, but is quickly mauled by a tiger she let go. Hush offers to bribe Bao and Quan but they're revealed to be Nightwing and Robin in disguise. They take Hush back to Wayne Tower as their prisoner, where it's explained he'll sit in a well-protected cell until they can sort out problems with his new identity as Bruce.
Appearing in "Catspaw"
Featured Characters:
- Catwoman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Hush (as Bruce Wayne)
Other Characters:
- Black Glove (Mentioned only)
- Bruce Wayne (Flashback only)
- Doctor Hurt (Flashback only)
- Sang (poacher)
- Tiny (rhinoceros)
Locations:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Batman: Streets of Gotham: Hush Money.
- Catwoman and Hush previously appeared together in Detective Comics #852.
- This issue is a Last Rites tie-in exploring the aftermath to Batman R.I.P. and Bruce Wayne's disappearance during Final Crisis.[1] It's part of the Hush Money storyline, Paul Dini's follow-up to Heart of Hush.[2] This storyline begins as a two-part Faces of Evil crossover with the Detective Comics series.[3] However, it's picked up again after a several-month hiatus in the pages of Batman: Streets of Gotham.[4] This arc is preceded on the Batman series by Dennis O'Neil's two-part Last Days of Gotham crossover and followed by Neil Gaiman's two-part crossover Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?.
- This issue was published on January 28th, 2009.
Trivia
- Bruce Wayne and Doctor Hurt are seen in a flashback to the conclusion of Batman R.I.P..[5] This flashback also shows Bruce hooked up to the Evil Factory during Final Crisis.[6]
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
  This issue is a Faces of Evil special, part of a larger loosely connected event highlighting the villains of the DC Universe. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Faces of Evil category. Issues
Faces of Evil: Solomon Grundy #1 • Faces of Evil: Prometheus #1 • Faces of Evil: Deathstroke #1 • Faces of Evil: Kobra #1 • Detective Comics #852 • Secret Six #5 • Action Comics #873 • Booster Gold #16 • Green Arrow and Black Canary #16 • Green Lantern Corps #32 • Nightwing #152 • Titans #9 • Birds of Prey #126 • Justice League of America #29 • Robin #182 • Supergirl #37 • Vigilante #2 • Batman #685 • Green Lantern #37 • Superman #684 • Teen Titans #67 |