Detective Comics
#855
[Direct Sales]
(September 2009)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 44
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 2009-07-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- Barcode
- 761941200194 85511
- Editing
- Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
Copyright © 2009 DC Comics.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
Batman: Reborn
Batwoman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III (signed); Cully Hamner (inset)
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III (signed); Cully Hamner (inset)
- Colors
- J. H. Williams III (signed); Laura Martin (inset)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Question [Renee Montoya] (inset)
- Reprints
-
in 100% DC (Panini Deutschland, 2005 series) #26 - Batwoman - Das Klagelied der Fledermaus ([Mai] 2010) -
in Batwoman: Elegy The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2010 series) ([August] 2010) - in Batwoman: Elegy (DC, 2010 series) (2010 [August 2011])
- in Batwoman by Greg Rucka and J. H. Williams III (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
- in Batwoman: Elegy (DC, 2019 series) ([November] 2019)
-
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Elegy, Part 2: Misterioso
Batwoman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Greg Rucka
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Colonel Jake Kane; Alice (villain); Question [Renee Montoya] (cameo; hallucination)
- Synopsis
- Batwoman battles Alice, who poisons her with a hallucinogenic drug, causing her to see her Mother. Colonel Kane arrives to save Batwoman from Alice but will he be enough to save Batwoman from the monsters that Alice has unleashed.
- Reprints
- in 100% DC (Panini Deutschland, 2005 series) #26 - Batwoman - Das Klagelied der Fledermaus ([Mai] 2010)
- in Batwoman: Elegy The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2010 series) ([August] 2010)
- in Batwoman: Elegy (DC, 2010 series) (2010 [August 2011])
- in Batwoman by Greg Rucka and J. H. Williams III (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
- in Batwoman: Elegy (DC, 2019 series) ([November] 2019)
- in Batman Giant (DC, 2019 series) #3 (2020)
-
Pipeline, Chapter One / Part Two
The Question / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Question [Renee Montoya]; Varga (villain)
- Synopsis
- Montoya confronts Varga and his gang on her quest to find Louisa.
- Reprints
- in The Question: Pipeline (DC, 2011 series) ([March] 2011)
-
in Colección Héroes y Villanos (ECC Ediciones, 2021 series) #18 - Los Cinco Libros de Sangre (Septiembre de 2021)
-
DC Nation [176]: ["Can't say I didn't warn you!"]
DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page
- Characters
- Black Lantern Corps [Black Lantern [William Hand; Black Hand]; Black Lantern [Aquaman; Arthur Curry]; Black Lantern [Deadman; Boston Brand]; Black Lantern [Superman; Clark Kent; Kal-L]; Black Lantern [Firestorm; Ronnie Raymond]; Black Lantern [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Terra [Tara Markov]]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
Indexer Notes
Dan Didio talks about the Blackest Night specials debuting in August 2009.
A Special Preview of Adventure Comics #1
Superboy / preview (from the publisher) / 5 pages
- Script
- Geoff Johns
- Pencils
- Francis Manapul
- Inks
- Francis Manapul
- Colors
- Brian Buccellato
- Letters
- Steve Wands
- Editing
- Liz Marsham; Sean Ryan (associate)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Conner Kent; Kon-El]; Kid Flash [Bart Allen]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy; Duo Damsel; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl]
Indexer Notes
A 5 page preview of Adventure Comics (DC, 2009 series) #1.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Batman: Reborn
Batwoman -
1.
Elegy, Part 2: Misterioso
Batwoman -
2.
Blackest Night Checklist
-
3.
Pipeline, Chapter One / Part Two
The Question -
4.
DC Nation [176]: ["Can't say I didn't warn you!"]
DC Nation -
5.
A Special Preview of Adventure Comics #1
Superboy
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- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Morbus Iff
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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