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"The Rip": Robin tries to track down the pirate gang and discover where they are holding Batman. Meanwhile, strapped to a buoy, Batman is planning to escape his death-trap.

Quote1 Look at him! The grand and glorious Batman! Food for the sharks. Quote2
Captain Fear

Detective Comics #688 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1995.

Synopsis for "The Rip"

Robin tries to track down the pirate gang and discover where they are holding Batman. Meanwhile, strapped to a buoy, Batman is planning to escape his death-trap.

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Notes

  • Graham Nolan's second run as penciller for Detective Comics ends with this issue.

Trivia

  • Despite the fact that the cover art depicts Batman wearing his utility belt; in the whole issue, the belt is never recovered from Fear's hideout.
  • There are small references to pirate related terms such as Davy Jones' Locker and Captain Kidd.


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