Batman: Battle for the Cowl Vol 1 1
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Appearing in "A Hostile Takeover"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Squire
- Knight
- Wildcat
- Black Canary
- Batwoman
- Huntress
- Oracle
- Lady Blackhawk
- Alfred
- Catwoman
- Batgirl
- Man-Bat
Villains:
- The Nixons
- The Clowns
- The Devils
- Pigskin Gang
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Wayne Manor
- Batcave
- Arkham Asylum (Destroyed in this issue)
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "A Hostile Takeover"
The Story begins months after Final Crisis with hundreds of criminals in Gotham attempting to rise due to the death of Batman. Two-Face and the Penguin are leading a mob war while, unbenknownst to them, a third candidate arrives into the battle, Black Mask. After tricking Arkham's inmates into working for him Black Mask begins his attacks on Two-Face and the Penguin's supplies.
The Bat-Family is trying desperately to bring order to Gotham. Dick Grayson leads the effort but refuses to become Batman despite Tim Drake's urging. Meanwhile a man impersonating Batman begins his war on crime using lethal tactics and leaving slips of paper saying "I AM BATMAN". Drake begins a search to stop the imposter and dresses as Batman in order to demonstrate how the real Batman would have acted.
While Damian Wayne irresponsibly drives the Batmobile he is attacked by Killer Croc and Poison Ivy. Damian is saved by Nightwing who ends up being cornered by Black Mask's men. The stand-off is interrupted by an unidentified individual wearing armour vaguely similar to Batman's costume and carrying a pair of high-tech firearms, who claims to be the Batman.
Notes
- Issue shipped on March 11th, 2009.
- Shipped with an alternate cover, also illustrated by Tony S. Daniel.
- Batman was presumably killed in Final Crisis #6.
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
- Discuss Batman: Battle for the Cowl Vol 1 1 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Batman: Battle for the Cowl series
- Images from Batman: Battle for the Cowl Vol 1 1
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Batman at Wikipedia.org
- Batman Wikia Main Page
- Batman at dccomics.com
- Batman: Yesterday, Today and Beyond
- Batman at TV Tropes
  Batman R.I.P. Crossover Batman R.I.P.
Core Issues
Tie-Ins
Detective Comics #846 • Detective Comics #847 • Detective Comics #848 • Detective Comics #849 • Detective Comics #850 • Nightwing #147 • Nightwing #148 • Nightwing #149 • Nightwing #150 • Robin #175 • Robin #176 • Batman and the Outsiders #11 • Batman and the Outsiders #12 • Batman and the Outsiders #13 Last Rites
Battle for the Cowl
Core Issues
Gotham Gazette #1 • Battle for the Cowl #1 • Battle for the Cowl #2 • Battle for the Cowl #3 • Gotham Gazette #2 One-Shots
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