Story: "Face the Face, Part 3" (15 Pages)

Credits: James Robinson (plot, script); Leonard Kirk (pencils); Andy Clarke and Wayne Faucher (inks); Travis Lanham (letters); John Kalisz (colors); Michael Siglain (associate edits); Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Character: Batman (in between Batman #651 and second story in this issue)

Supporting Characters: Robin III, James Gordon, Harvey Bullock (all three in between Batman #651 and #652), Alfred Pennyworth; Harvey Dent (next in Batman #652)

Villains: Mad Hatter; Ventriloquist (dies), Scarface ("dies"; both in between flashback and main story in Batman #652), Tally Man II (last in Batman #651; behind the scenes; next in issue #819/2), Magpie (deceased; last in Batman #651)

Comments: This issue is bannered "1 Year Later". Story continued from Batman #651 and continues in Batman #652.

Second Story: "The Crime File of Jason Bard" (7 Pages)

Credits: James Robinson (plot, script); Leonard Kirk (pencils); Andy Clarke and Wayne Faucher (inks); Travis Lanham (letters); John Kalisz (colors); Michael Siglain (associate edits); Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Character: Jason Bard (last in Batman #651)

Guest Star: Batman (in between first story in this issue and Batman #652)

Villain: Mrs. Buckmaster (first appearance; a murderer)