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DC Recently announced a one in twenty-five variant cover for the upcoming issue of Batman #92. Copies of this newly announced variant cover have been selling for $40 to $50 proving that the Punchline character hype is still alive and well.

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Another book that has been affected by the Punchline hype and has started selling well online is Batman #38 (January, 2018) . This book has been selling for up to $20 online because of one of the craziest theories in recent comic speculation memory. It has been alleged that the little boy on the cover A of Batman #38 who first appears in this issue is actually the Punchline character.

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This boy is introduced in the pages of Batman #38 as Matthew Warner, a deranged child obsessed with Bruce Wayne. This theory is largely based around writer and creator James Tynion IV describing Punchline as a real “bad guy.” This theory suggests that Matthew Warner transitioned into the all new female Punchline character.

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I don’t think this theory holds any legs what-so-ever. In the social climate and comic market of 2020 I couldn’t possibly see DC introducing a new transgender character without first hyping it up with some kind of PR. This theory also puts too much credence into the “bad guy” term tweeted out by James Tynion IV – is Billie Eilish proclaiming to be a man in her hit song “Bad Guy”? is “Guy” synonyms with man? No. Batman #38 has two regular covers as as well as a second print variant cover – all of which seem to be selling very well on the secondary market. If you have copies now is a great time to be selling them but these are in no way books you should be holding onto hoping for some big reveal down the line.

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