Batman Vol 1 619

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"Hush (Part XII of XII) - The End"

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Batman Vol 1 #619
November, 2003

Executive Editor

Dan DiDio

Cover Artists

Jim Lee, Scott Williams

Writers

Jeph Loeb

Pencilers

Jim Lee

Inkers

Scott Williams

Colourists

Alex Sinclair

Letterers

Richard Starkings

Editors

Michael Wright, Bob Schreck

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Appearing in "Hush (Part XII of XII) - The End"

Featured Characters:

• Batman

Supporting Characters:

• Alfred Pennyworth (In flashback only)
• Catwoman
• Huntress
• James Gordon
• Superman

Villains:

• Harvey Dent
• Hush
• Riddler

Other Characters:

• Harold Allnut (deceased)
• Martha Wayne (In flashback only)
• Thomas Wayne (In flashback only)

Locations:

• Gotham County

• Mercey Island
• Arkham Asylum
• Gotham City
• Batcave

Items:

• Batarangs
• Batcomputer

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Hush (Part XII of XII) - The End"

Batman cradles the dead body of Harold, his former aide. Hush is standing over them, his guns still smoldering. Batman still has no idea who Hush truly is. He launches into him with a flurry of blows, but Hush keeps a safe distance from him. Hush finally reveals himself to be Tommy Elliot. Batman had believed that the Joker had previously killed Tommy, but that turned out to merely be Clayface in disguise. As Hush, Tommy wants revenge on the Wayne family. Dr. Thomas Wayne had saved the life of his mother after a staged car accident. Elliot wanted his parents to die so that he could collect the inheritance. Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent arrive to give Batman back-up. Harvey shoots Hush two times in the chest, and Hush falls backwards into the bay. Gordon is forced to arrest Dent.

Although Hush seems to be gone, Batman still has to figure out who the true mastermind of this entire affair is. Who told Hush that Batman was secretly Bruce Wayne? The trail leads Batman to Arkham Asylum. He finds that it has been the Riddler pulling the strings the whole time. The Riddler had been dying of terminal cancer and had used one of Ra's al Ghul's Lazarus Pits to save his life. Healed from the illness, he decided that he wanted to make it big in Gotham. He was tired of being just another crook with a gimmick. So he hooked up with Thomas Eliot (whom he met while researching his illness) and the two decided to play the ultimate Riddle against Batman using all of Gotham's super-villains as pawns. Batman knows that the Riddler is aware of his true identity but he has enough leverage on him to keep him quiet.

After conferring with the Riddler, Batman meets back up with Catwoman. Catwoman knows that it is impossible for her to continue a romance with Batman. He simply won't allow himself to fall in love. She walks away from him.

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in the Batman: Hush, Volume 2 trade paperback.

• References are made to Clayface, Jason Todd, Killer Croc, Poison Ivy and Ra's al Ghul in this issue.

• Harold Allnut first appeared during a storyline called "The Penquin Affair", which ran through issues #448-450 of Batman. His surname is revealed for the first time in this issue.

• Despite his apparent death in this issue, Hush survives. He appears next in Batman: Gotham Knights #50.

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