Detective Comics #859 [Standard Cover]
(January 2010)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price:
3.99 USD
Pages:
44
Indicia frequency:
Monthly
On-sale date:
2009-11-25
Indicia Publisher:
DC Comics
Brand:
DC
Barcode:
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Editing:
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant)
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Ongoing series

Seven Years Ago; [Cover A] (Table of Contents)

Batwoman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Question [Renee Montoya] (inset)

[Go, Part 2] (Table of Contents)

Batwoman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Greg Rucka
Pencils:
J. H. Williams III
Inks:
J. H. Williams III
Colors:
Dave Stewart
Letters:
Todd Klein

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Batwoman [Kate Kane; also as Candy] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Jake Kane (flashback); Sophie Moore (flashback); Dan (flashback); Colonel Reyes (flashback); Dr. Mallory Kimball; Robert (flashback); Catherine (flashback); Abbott (villain); Hayes (villain); Claire (villain)
Synopsis:
Batwoman's origin continues, as Kate is outed and kicked out of the military. She heads to Gotham and meets Renee Montoya.

Indexer Notes

"Special thanks to 1LT Daniel Choi (USMA 2003) for his generous assistance in research for this issue."


Pipeline, Chapter Two / Part One (Table of Contents)

The Question / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Greg Rucka
Pencils:
Cully Hamner
Inks:
Cully Hamner
Colors:
Dave McCaig
Letters:
Jared K. Fletcher

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Question [Renee Montoya]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Tot [Aristotle Rodor]

DC Nation [193]: To Dan Didio (Table of Contents)

DC Nation / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ian Sattler
Pencils:
Nicola Scott
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (corpse); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Indexer Notes

Ian Sattler previews art from Blackest Night: Wonder Woman (DC, 2010 series) #1.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. [Go, Part 2]
    Batwoman
  2. 2. Pipeline, Chapter Two / Part One
    The Question
  3. 3. DC Nation [193]: To Dan Didio
    DC Nation
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
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  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Bob Klein
  • Mike Tiefenbacher
  • Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
  • Carl Gafford
  • John Greb
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Jeremy Heier
  • Chris Launder
  • Terry Vraspir
  • Craig Delich
  • Mike Bowen
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Dwayne Best
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
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