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Batman #497 (of 1000000)

The Broken Bat
July 31st, 1993
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497 (of 713)
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The Broken Bat
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July 31st, 1993
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Batman confronted Bane. Bane beat him like a rag-doll - throwing him, crashing him through walls. The beating continued down the stairs and into the cave below Wayne Manor. When Batman refused to beg for mercy, Bane lifted him up and crashed him down across his knee. Alfred went to get Tim.

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  • Cover dated Late July 1993.
  • Bane breaks Batman's back.
  • "DC Universe 10" one page featuring "Larger Than Life: The Atom", "DC Bullets" and "The Man is Back! or is he?"
  • Part 12 continues in Detective Comics #664.

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