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"event" in January

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, that editor

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described as "inspirationally tied to ''

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''," with focus placed on the villains of the particular titles involved in and associated with the event. Numerous monthly books had villains displayed on their covers while four additional one-shots were published.

Titles

The full list of issues is: The kids-friendly book '' Tiny Titans'' also featured a "Faces of Mischief" issue around the same time, written by

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and

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, and illustrated by Art Baltazar. The issues of ''

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'' are epilogues to the '' Superman: New Krypton'' crossover series. ''

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'' is a continuation of the " Batman R.I.P." aftermath storyline, "Last Rites". ''

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'' comprise a self-contained storyline dependent on each other. The Faces of Evil event continued in the storyline "Deathtrap", that focuses on

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, which starts in ''Teen Titans Annual 2009'', and then carries on in a crossover between ''Teen Titans'' #70-71, ''Titans'' #12-13 and ''Vigilante'' #5.McKeever & Wolfman Tackle Titan-ic Crossover

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, January 23, 2008 A seven-part '' Solomon Grundy'' miniseries, by Johns and Kolins, picked up where ''Faces of Evil: Grundy'' left off.

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