My Knightfall Quest
Batman 497 Third Printing
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Batman 497 Modern
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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3923232013
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Owner:
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Brandon Shepherd
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Knightfall Part 11: “The Broken Bat”
Cover Date: July 1993
Third Printing
Doug Moench story
Jim Aparo & Dick Giordano art
Kelley Jones cover
Bane breaks Batman's back.
Newsstand edition exists without black outer cover.
Grade Date: 04/01/2022
Acquired: 10/18/2023
I previously had another 9.8 example of Batman #497 Third Printing, but I found out a few years after selling it off that it was actually a mislabeled second printing. The second printing title has red letters over a yellow Batman symbol, the third has yellow letters over a red Batman symbol. The black outer cover hides the Roman numeral in the box art that indicates which printing the book is. Not long after purchasing this book I checked eBay and found several CGC examples of second printings mislabeled as third printings, I take the census numbers with a grain of salt on this one
I’ve heard this third printing was only available in sealed multipacks from places like Toys ‘R Us but I cannot confirm. I’ve also seen a few examples of the second printing without the black outer cover.
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