Batman never kills. Life is sacred to him. In his book, life even beats out justice. 
Batman #488 is an issue of the series Batman (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1993. It was published on November 19, 1992.
Synopsis for "Costumes"
Jean-Paul Valley begins work as a security guard at WayneCorp, and also begins training with Robin, foiling the plans of the Skulls biker gang to steal industrial secrets from Wayne's companies. In the process, Robin discovers how impetuous Valley can be, and they discover that the System will tend to compensate for this. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne finally admits that he is burning out, and contacts Doctor Shondra Kinsolving.
Appearing in "Costumes"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Skulls
- Tony Chekko
Other Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Frank
- Lucius Fox
- WayneCorp Security Force
- Salvatore Fiorini
- Shondra Kinsolving
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Notes
- This story is reprinted in Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1 and Batman: Prelude to Knightfall.
- Batman does not appear on the cover of this issue of Batman, except for the small image in the corner box.
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