

At this time, Killer Croc's increasing savageness (and decreasing humanity) allows him to escape from Arkham Asylum, with Batman immediately tracking him. Batman eventually decides to trust Catwoman and reveals his identity to her. Batman rescues Catwoman and a tenuous romance blooms between them. Catwoman is furious when she learns that Ivy had used mind-control powers on her. Batman recovers and discovers that Poison Ivy used Catwoman to steal the ransom before taking the money from her. Elliot removes the skull fragments from Bruce's brain.

His butler, Alfred Pennyworth, follows his instructions to summon his childhood friend, Thomas Elliot, who is now a renowned brain surgeon. He is nearly killed by a group of criminals before he is saved by Huntress. As Batman swings through Gotham City in pursuit of her, his grapple is cut and he falls to the ground, fracturing his skull. The story begins with Batman rescuing a boy kidnapped by Killer Croc when Catwoman steals the ransom money for the boy. A hardcover collected edition featuring Jim Lee's artwork entirely in pencil form, titled Batman: Hush Unwrapped Deluxe Edition, was released on February 22, 2011. DC Comics released the story arc in one volume in August 2009.

It was later collected into two volumes as hardcover and softcover, and later in 2005 in an oversized Absolute Batman: Hush hardcover slipcase. The first issue of the story arc was a success ranking 1st in the Top 300 comics for the October 2002 period with pre-order sales of 113,061. īatman: Hush was published in monthly installments within the comic book series Batman, running from issue #608–619 (October 2002–September 2003) by DC Comics. It also explores the romantic potential between Batman and Catwoman. The story depicts a mysterious stalker called Hush who seems intent on sabotaging Batman from afar, and it includes many guest appearances by Batman's villains, as well as various members of the Batman Family and Batman's close ally Superman. The story arc was written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams, and colored by Alex Sinclair, under the editorship of Bob Schreck. It was published in monthly installments within the comic book series Batman, running from issue #608–619 in October 2002 until September 2003. Batman: Hush is an American comic book story arc published by DC Comics featuring the superhero Batman.
