DC COMICS · Single issue · Facsimile edition
Batman #497
THE ISSUE THAT BROKE THE BAT! Witness one of the darkest and most pivotal moments in the life of Bruce Wayne as a nonstop three-day gauntlet of super-villain battles across Gotham City culminates in the Dark Knight's most crushing defeat yet--in the very halls of Wayne Manor! A must-have for any Batman fan featuring an iconic cover by Kelley Jones. This is it, the triumph of Bane--the breaking of the Bat!
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Orders close Sat 31 Oct. It's in stores 05/11/2026 and lands with us around Tue 3 Nov.
Weekly box: ships Fri 6 Nov, reaching you about 10–16 Nov.
Monthly box: each month's comics ship together once the last comic is ready, from Fri 6 Nov at the earliest.
- RRP
- A$10.50 incl. GST (US cover price US$0.00)
- Release
- 05/11/2026
- Locks
- Sat 31/10/2026, 5:00 pm AEDT
- Writer
- Doug Moench
- Artist
- Jim Aparo
- Cover
- Blank
- UPC
- 76194139489300121