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Detective Comics#597
Cover: Norm Breyfogle
Detective Comics #597
“Private Viewing”
writer Alan Grant · artist Eduardo Barreto · inker Steve Mitchell · colorist Adrienne Roy · letterer Todd Klein · cover Norm Breyfogle
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Full credits
writer Alan Grant
artist Eduardo Barreto
inker Steve Mitchell
colorist Adrienne Roy
letterer Todd Klein
cover pencils, inks Norm Breyfogle
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Batman is the object of a "snuff movie". When amateur film maker Lampet captures Batman being assaulted by Tonka the thug on film, two young boxers intervene. Batman apprehends Lampet, but not before Lampet has delivered the movie to his employer Milton Sladek, a shady businessman who arranges private viewings for the rich and infamous. During the next private viewing, all attendees are arrested by Batman and the police. Batman brings the attendees to the hostpital so they can witness the real-life consquences of their "entertainment".
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).