Batman: Gotham Knights #48 (2003) Brian Bolland
NM
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Brian Bolland
Veritas Liberat, Family Reunion / The Mob is Dead, Long Live the Mob
As Batman gathers intel on the civil war ripping Kobra apart, and makes ready to depart for Mt. Kanchenjunga, Bane has now met Sir Edmund Dorrance, the man who was likely his father. Sir Edmund tells Bane how he was in Santa Prisca as a mercenary, and was intimate with one of the anti-Communist rebels there. Bane completes the story, telling Sir Edmund how his mother, and upon her death, he served out the sentence that belonged to Sir Edmund in the infamous prison Pena Duro.As Batman, Nightwing, Robin and Batgirl close on the mountain, will they find Bane ready to bring his father to justice... or standing by his fathers side?
Release Date: 2003
Veritas Liberat, Family Reunion / The Mob is Dead, Long Live the Mob
As Batman gathers intel on the civil war ripping Kobra apart, and makes ready to depart for Mt. Kanchenjunga, Bane has now met Sir Edmund Dorrance, the man who was likely his father. Sir Edmund tells Bane how he was in Santa Prisca as a mercenary, and was intimate with one of the anti-Communist rebels there. Bane completes the story, telling Sir Edmund how his mother, and upon her death, he served out the sentence that belonged to Sir Edmund in the infamous prison Pena Duro.As Batman, Nightwing, Robin and Batgirl close on the mountain, will they find Bane ready to bring his father to justice... or standing by his fathers side?
Release Date: 2003
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 – 10.0 MINT: Near perfect. No discernible defects.
- 9.8 NM/MT: High-end; negligible stress or bindery tears.
- 9.6 NM+: Nearly perfect; very minor surface wear.
- 9.4 NM: Standard high-grade; minor corner blunting.
- 9.2 NM-: Excellent; small stress lines (no color break).
- 9.0 VF/NM: Great eye appeal; minor spine stress.
THE MID GRADES (Collector Quality)
- 8.5 VF+: Clean copy; small amount of wear/creasing.
- 8.0 VF: Very attractive; minor surface wear or foxing.
- 7.5 VF-: Slight accumulation of defects; minor blunting.
- 7.0 FN/VF: Solid copy; minor creases or color breaks.
- 6.0 FN: Average mid-grade; small spine splits or tears.
- 5.0 VG/FN: Significant wear; small pieces may be missing.
THE LOW GRADES (Reader Quality)
- 4.0 VG: Average used copy; heavy creasing or scuffing.
- 3.0 GD/VG: Heavily read; major creases or staple rust.
- 2.0 GD: Well-worn; covers may be detached but present.
- 1.0 FR: Heavily damaged; large chunks missing.
- 0.5 PR: Fragile; missing pages or severe degradation.
Our raw grading is an opinion based on 30+ years of experience. We do not guarantee a specific numeric grade from 3rd party services (CGC/CBCS) but strive for maximum accuracy.
