Apparently one of the rules for the upcoming Superman #50 and Batman #50 retailer exclusive covers is that it can't feature Alfred. Which has led to some folk to believe that Alfred isn't going to make it out of Batman #50 – 52 alive.

That's not the case. However I can reveal one thing…

When this image from Batman #49 went viral, there were some interesting responses.

That Batman 49 preview is fucking horrible with Alfred's missing hand. 😡 — Jay (@WolfNorraj) February 11, 2016

Bleeding Cool has covered the issue of Alfred's missing hand, chopped off by The Joker and on ice since, Alfred refusing to have it grafted back – because they can do that with Gotham technology, even now it seems.

Well, I understand that one effect of the DC Rebirth will to see Alfred back – and double handed.

Acceptance of a hand graft? A shift in the continuity reality? A falsie? That is yet to be revealed…