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Earlier today, ComicBook.com reported on the death of a member of the extended Batman Family in the pages of today’s Justice League of America #4. The news is starting to make the rounds on comics news sites and message boards–understandably, since the character who seems to die has a fairly high profile, both in comics and other media.That’s not the only thing that’s a little baffling about this choice, though; besides being popular and well-known, the deceased also has a number of appearances slated over the next few months, none of which seem particularly suited to being a role played by a dead person or a fill-in hero.Check out some solicitation text below and let us know whether you think all of these could be explained away by “These events take place prior to Justice League of America #4,” or whether you think there’s more than meets the eye to today’s issue.Side note: Some of these might not be immediately clear why they couldn’t ship, or at least couldn’t ship as solicited, if Catwoman’s death sticks. The reason is simple: anything that doesn’t expressly mention her in the text, you can see her clearly depicted, alive and well and part of the Justice League of America, on the cover.CATWOMAN #21 On sale JUNE 26 Following the events of the CATWOMAN ANNUAL, Catwoman and the Penguin declare war on each other—and Gotham City is set to burn in their wake!JUSTICE LEAGUE #22 On sale JULY 3 TRINITY WAR, the action-mystery event of the summer, begins with a full-length epic adventure! The death of a hero ignites a violent war among the Justice Leagues! It’s League vs. League vs. League as an impending darkness approaches the DC Universe. But the truth behind it all will lead to an evil that threatens every hero on the planet. And what does the Secret Society of Super-Villains have to with this? Everything. This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
