BATMAN #638

COVER TAGLINE: None TITLE: Under the Hood, Part 4: Bidding War STORY ARC: Under the Hood RELEASE DATE: March, 2005 COVER DATE: May, 2005 WRITER: Judd Winick ARTIST: Doug Mahnke INKER: Tom Nguyen COLORS: Alex Sinclair LETTERS: Rob Leigh EDITORS: Michael Wright; Bob Schreck COVER: Matt Wagner PRICE: $2.25 U.S./$3.00 Canada CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Black Mask; Joker; Mr. Freeze; Nightwing (Dick Grayson); Red Hood (Jason Todd); Superman Cover Art Variant Art Variant Cover PLOT: The Red Hood is holding Black Mask's stash of kryptonite hostage and is attempting to bargain with him to figure out just how badly he wants it back. The two strike a deal and Black Mask decides to send in Mr. Freeze to deal with Red Hood. The two get into a fight with Batman and Nightwing showing up later on. Afterward, the Hood disappears and reappears at a decrepit carnival where he finds Joker. Red Hood proceeds to repeatedly club Joker with a crowbar before revealing that he's Jason Todd come back from the dead.

Continued From Batman #637 Continued In Batman #639

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SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READING: A Death in the Family War Crimes