The Batman Strikes  BO56   (DC, 2004-2008) ™ and © 2004 DC Comics, Inc.

Like his cartoon counterpart, the Dark Knight of The Batman Strikes! is a hipper, happier version of the Bob Kane-created vigilante. Bruce Wayne still agonizes over the death of his parents but maintains a certain perkiness not usually seen in the character, especially when discussing his seemingly favorite topic: rock music. (Wayne even moshes when not striking fear into the hearts of criminals.)

Strip away the modern lingo and altered personality traits (which will appeal only to younger readers) and you’ve got a fairly enjoyable Batman vs. Penguin story, with the latter orchestrating an elaborate plot to exact revenge on the Wayne family for perceived slights, both big (trying to “destroy” the Cobblepots) and small (merely laughing at them). The art is essentially an amalgamation of Americanized manga and Batman the Animated Series.

Based on the new WB program (which is simply called The Batman), The Batman Strikes! doesn’t quite strike out with its first at bat but it doesn’t exactly hit a home run, either. For a cooler updated, animated bat, stick with Batman Beyond.

— Brett Weiss

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	The Batman Strikes #1 Date: 11/1/2004 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $1.50 6 copies available from $1.20		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #1 Variation A Date: 11/1/2004 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25	Burger King variant; Contains backup story“The Batman Nobody Knows"	Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #2 Date: 12/1/2004 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.00 2 copies available from $2.00		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #3 Date: 1/1/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 No copies available		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #4 Date: 2/1/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $3.00 1 copy available for $3.25		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #5 Date: 3/1/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #6 Date: 4/1/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 No copies available		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #7 Date: 5/2/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 No copies available		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #8 Date: 6/3/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 No copies available		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #9 Date: 7/4/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #10 Date: 8/1/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25		Matthew k. Manning	Wes Craig
	The Batman Strikes #11 Date: 9/1/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 No copies available		Matthew K. Manning	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #12 Date: 10/1/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #13 Date: 11/1/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 2 copies available from $2.25		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #14 Date: 12/1/2005 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 2 copies available from $2.25		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #15 Date: 1/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25	Story concluded in Batman vs. Dracula DVD.	Matthew K. Manning	Wes Craig
	The Batman Strikes #16 Date: 2/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 2 copies available from $2.25		J. Torres	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #17 Date: 3/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 2 copies available from $2.25		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #18 Date: 4/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #19 Date: 5/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 2 copies available from $2.25		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #20 Date: 6/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 3 copies available from $2.00		Jai Nitz	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #21 Date: 7/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 2 copies available from $2.25		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #22 Date: 8/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 2 copies available from $2.00		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #23 Date: 9/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 No copies available		J. Torres	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #24 Date: 10/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 No copies available		Matthew K. Manning	Wes Craig
	The Batman Strikes #25 Date: 11/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 No copies available		Jai Nitz	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #26 Date: 12/1/2006 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25		Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones, Terry Beatty
	The Batman Strikes #27 Date: 1/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25	Includes 3-D Heroscape glasses; Includes Teen Titans: Sparktop mini-comic	Scott Beatty	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #28 Date: 2/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25		Jai Nitz	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #29 Date: 3/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25	Includes The Adventures of Finn & Friends insert comic	J. Torres	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #30 Date: 4/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.00 2 copies available from $1.80		Russell Lissau	Sanford Greene
	The Batman Strikes #31 Date: 5/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25		Matthew K. Manning	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #32 Date: 6/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 2 copies available from $1.80	Includes Batman/Cal Ripken Jr. Insert comic	Scott Beatty, Ernest Mayes, Mike Spinnaraque	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #33 Date: 7/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25	Includes Batman/Cal Ripken Jr. insert comic	Jai Nitz, Ernest Mayes	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #34 Date: 8/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.00 2 copies available from $1.80		J. Torres	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #35 Date: 9/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $19.00 1 copy available for $20.00		Russell Lissau, Christopher Jones	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #36 Date: 10/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $1.75 5 copies available from $1.13		Josh Elder	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #37 Date: 11/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.00 3 copies available from $1.50	Includes Superman Airheads insert comic	Bill Matheny, Richard C. Troy	Christopher Jones, Adam Dekraker
	The Batman Strikes #38 Date: 12/1/2007 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.00 1 copy available for $1.50	Includes The Adventures of Finn & Friends insert comic	Russell Lissau, Paul Larson	Christopher Jones, Vincent Deporter
	The Batman Strikes #39 Date: 1/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.00 3 copies available from $1.50		Jai Nitz	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #40 Date: 2/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 2 copies available from $1.75		Jai Nitz	Adam Archer
	The Batman Strikes #41 Date: 3/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $9.00 2 copies available from $8.50		Russell Lissau	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #42 Date: 4/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $1.75 1 copy available for $1.50	DC Super Friends preview	Stephan Nilson	Andie Tong
	The Batman Strikes #43 Date: 5/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25		James Peaty	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #44 Date: 6/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 2 copies available from $2.25		Josh Elder	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #45 Date: 7/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $4.75 2 copies available from $2.25		Jai Nitz	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #46 Date: 8/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.00 2 copies available from $2.00		Russell Lissau	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #47 Date: 9/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.00 2 copies available from $2.00		Josh Elder	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #48 Date: 10/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25		Josh Elder	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #49 Date: 11/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.25 1 copy available for $2.25		Matthew K. Manning	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes #50 Date: 12/1/2008 Cover Price: $2.25 NM Guide: $2.00 4 copies available from $1.50	Final Issue	Matthew K. Manning	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes Book #1 Date: Cover Price: $6.99 NM Guide: $6.99 1 copy available for $6.99	collects #1-5; pocket-sized; ca. 2005	Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes Book #2 Date: 12/1/2005 Cover Price: $6.99 NM Guide: $6.99 1 copy available for $6.99	In Darkest Knight; Collects Batman Strikes #6–10	Bill Matheny	Terry Beatty, Wes Craig, Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes Book #3 Date: 12/1/2005 Cover Price: $12.99 NM Guide: $12.99 2 copies available from $12.99	Collects Batman Strikes #11–14, 16–18	Bill Matheny, J. Torres	Terry Beatty, Christopher Jones
	The Batman Strikes Free Comic Book Day #2005 Date: Cover Price: $0.00 NM Guide: $1.00 4 copies available from $0.85	Free Comic Book Day edition; Reprints The Batman Strikes #1; Indicia lists as 2nd printing	Bill Matheny	Christopher Jones