Detective Comics
#808
[Direct Sales]
(September 2005)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 2.99 USD; 4.00 CAD
- Pages
- 44
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 2005-07-20
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- Barcode
- 761941200194 80811
- Editing
- Bob Schreck (editor); Nachie Castro (associate)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
City of Crime!
Batman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Scarface [Arnold Wesker]
- Reprints
-
in Batman (Panini Deutschland, 2004 series) #17 (Juni 2006) -
in Batman (Panini Brasil, 2002 series) #45 (agosto 2006) -
in Batman: City of Crime (DC, 2006 series) ([September] 2006) - in Batman: City of Crime - The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed from the collected edition.
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City of Crime, Part 8: The New Face
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- David Lapham
- Pencils
- David Lapham (layouts); Ramón F. Bachs
- Inks
- Nathan Massengill
- Colors
- Jason Wright
- Letters
- Jared K. Fletcher
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Donnie Maloy]; Robin [Tim Drake]; James Gordon; Sgt. Frank Ivers; Moose [Raffi Moosakhanian]; Siran Moosakhanian; George; Ms. Dipsey; VILLAIN: Ventriloquist [Scarface; Arnold Wesker]
- Synopsis
- Robin guards the Ventriloquist at the Gotham Hospital while Batman goes undercover to discover the trail that leads to the Dirt-Man.
- Reprints
- in Batman (Panini Deutschland, 2004 series) #17 (Juni 2006)
- in Batman (Panini Brasil, 2002 series) #45 (agosto 2006)
- in Batman: City of Crime (DC, 2006 series) ([September] 2006)
- in Batman: City of Crime - The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
This story takes place before the events of BATMAN: WAR GAMES.
The Beast Beneath, Part 1
Killer Croc / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Andersen Gabrych
- Pencils
- Tommy Castillo
- Inks
- Rodney Ramos
- Colors
- Jason Wright
- Letters
- Nick Napolitano
- Editing
- Bob Schreck; Michael Wright (associate editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Dr. Maria Bellezza; Hush (flashback); Riddler (flashback); Mad Hatter (flashback); Black Mask (flashback); Onyx (flashback); Catwoman (flashback); Batman (flashback); False Facers (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Killer Croc looks for a cure to the Hush virus.
- Reprints
- in Batman Arkham: Killer Croc (DC, 2016 series) ([August] 2016)
-
07.05
DC in Demand / in-house column / 1 page
Indexer Notes
DC Bullpen Page with promo texts and news about upcoming projects. Spotlight on GREEN LANTERN CORPS: RECHARGE #1. Hot List - BATMAN: JEKYL AND HYDE #4, JSA CLASSIFIED #1, TEEN TITANS #26 and DETECTIVE COMICS #809. Editorial by "Your Mole At 1700".
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
City of Crime!
Batman -
1.
City of Crime, Part 8: The New Face
Batman -
2.
The Beast Beneath, Part 1
Killer Croc -
3.
07.05
DC in Demand
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Morbus Iff
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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