The KGBeast is USA-bound in our preview of this week's Batman #55.

Writer Tom King reteams with artist Tony S. Daniel for a story that subsequently reteams Batman and Nightwing, who have their hands full with some murderous mummies. However, with the villainous KGBeast on the prowl, things are certainly poised to go from bad to worse for the Dynamic Duo.

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Check out the issue’s solicitation text and CBR’s exclusive preview below:

BATMAN #55

  • TOM KING (W) • TONY S. DANIEL (A)
  • Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
  • Variant Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
  • The KGBeast lives! The Russian super-assassin is back—but under whose orders? Does he have a specific mission, or is this simply some leftover Cold War mayhem? Nyet, comrade—it has to do with Bruce Wayne’s recent court case involving Mr. Freeze. Something is rotten in Gotham, and you can still smell it, even if it’s on ice!
  • 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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