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Batman #12 Unveils Female Butler Candidate, Six Killers

5/26/2026

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DC Comics will publish Batman #12 on August 5, 2026, adding a female butler for Bruce Wayne.
Matt Fraction writes and Jorge Jiménez draws the 40-page issue, which pits Batman against six Gotham killers.
Alfred Pennyworth appears as a ghost delivering the ally, with candidates Daphne Pennyworth, Julia Remarque, and Barbara Wilson.
X users debate whether a woman can serve as Bruce Wayne’s butler after issue, priced at $5.99, is released.

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Story summary

DC Comics will publish Batman #12 on August 5, 2026, adding a female butler for Bruce Wayne.
Matt Fraction writes and Jorge Jiménez draws the 40-page issue, which pits Batman against six Gotham killers.
Alfred Pennyworth appears as a ghost delivering the ally, with candidates Daphne Pennyworth, Julia Remarque, and Barbara Wilson.
X users debate whether a woman can serve as Bruce Wayne’s butler after issue, priced at $5.99, is released.