Batman Facsimile Edition (2026 DC) #497 - Cover D Jason Geyer & Alex Saviuk Bane Super Powers Card Stock Variant

Batman Facsimile Edition (2026 DC) #497 - Cover D Jason Geyer & Alex Saviuk Bane Super Powers Card Stock Variant

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! This is it, the triumph of Bane—the breaking of the Bat!

• Script: Doug Moench
• Art: Jim Aparo
• Cover: Jason Geyer & Alex Saviuk — Cover D, Bane Super Powers Card Stock Variant
• Original issue cover: Kelley Jones
• Format: Facsimile edition comic book, 32 pages, card stock variant cover
• Language: English
• Publisher: DC Comics
• Series / Edition: Batman Facsimile Edition (2026 DC)
• Release date: November 4, 2026

The pivotal confrontation between Batman and Bane, presented in a facsimile edition with a Bane Super Powers variant cover.