Detective Comics #17 [Newsstand]
(April 2013)

DC, 2011 Series
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Price
3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
2013
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T Teen
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [peel]
Barcode
725274304653 17
Editing
Mike Marts (editor); Katie Kubert (associate editor); Bob Harras (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Detective Comics (DC, 2011 series) #17. There exist further variants:

Driven Mad by the Merrymaker! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jason Fabok (credited as Fabok) (signed as Fabok)
Inks
Jason Fabok (credited as Fabok) (signed as Fabok)
Colors
Jeromy Cox (credited as Cox) (signed as Cox)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; League of Smiles [Baker [Annie McCloud]; Mister Happy [David Hill]; The Dentist [Philip Miles]; Merrymaker [Dr. Byron Merideth]]
Reprints
Keywords
lightning; rain
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The Pursuit of Happiness (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
John Layman (credited)
Pencils
Jason Fabok (credited)
Inks
Jason Fabok (credited)
Colors
Jeromy Cox (credited)
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
By all accounts, Dr. Byron Merideth was not a nice man.
Feature Logo
Batman in Detective Comics
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Mrs. Meredith; Dane Butler (villain); Emperor Penguin [Ignatius Ogilvy] (villain); League of Smiles [Annie McCloud (villain); Mr. Happy [David Hill] (villain); Philip Miles (villain); Merrymaker [Dr. Byron Merideth] (villain)]; Mr. Zsasz [Victor Zsasz] (flashback, villain); Ms. Finch (villain)
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Keywords
Arkham Asylum; batarangs; Batmobile; Batrope; G.C.P.D.; Gotham City; Iceberg Casino

Doctor's Orders (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Layman (credited)
Pencils
Andy Clarke (credited)
Inks
Andy Clarke (credited)
Colors
Blond (credited)
Letters
Taylor Esposito (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ten minutes alone with the Joker is enough to give most people nightmares for life.
Feature Logo
Batman Detective Comics [2011]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; League of Smiles [Baker [Annie McCloud] (villain); Mister Happy [David Hill] (villain); The Dentist [Philip Miles] (villain); Merrymaker [Dr. Byron Meredith]]; Dr. Harleen Quinzel; Joker (villain)
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Indexer Notes

Arkham Asylum

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Channel 52 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

February 06, 2013 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

DC Comics All Access / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Driven Mad by the Merrymaker!
    Batman
  2. 1. The Pursuit of Happiness
    Batman
  3. 2. Doctor's Orders
    Batman
  4. 3. ["Good evening, world."]
    Channel 52
  5. 4. February 06, 2013
    DC Comics All Access
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