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The 'Batman RIP' story will see the "the end of Bruce Wayne as Batman", with the character either dying or retiring at the hands of villain The Black Glove.
"What I am doing is a fate worse than death, things that no-one would expect to happen to these guys at all," Morrison told Comic Book Resources.
Bruce Wayne has given up the Caped Crusader mantle once before. In the 'Knightfall' storyline, Batman's back was broken by villain Bane, causing Wayne to recruit Jean-Paul Valley to replace him.
Frontrunners for the cowl this time around are said to include third Robin Tim Drake and original Boy Wonder Dick Grayson.
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