Detective Comics
#859
[Jock Variant Cover]
(January 2010)
- Price:
- 3.99 USD
- Pages:
- 44
- Indicia frequency:
- Monthly
- On-sale date:
- 2009-11-25
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics
- Brand:
- DC
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Ongoing series
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #859 [Standard Cover].
Copyright © 2010 DC Comics.
1 in 10 variant.
[Cover B - Variant Cover]
Batwoman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Mark Simpson [as Jock] (signed); Cully Hamner (inset)
- Inks:
- Mark Simpson [as Jock] (signed); Cully Hamner (inset)
- Colors:
- Mark Simpson [as Jock] (signed); Laura Martin (inset)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Question [Renee Montoya] (inset)
Indexer Notes
Credits state cover is by Alex Ross, but cover is signed by Jock.
[Go, Part 2]
Batwoman / comic story / 20 pages
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
The Question / comic story / 10 pages
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
DC Nation / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
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
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1.
[Go, Part 2]
Batwoman -
2.
Pipeline, Chapter Two / Part One
The Question -
3.
DC Nation [193]: To Dan Didio
DC Nation
This issue was most recently modified by:
- 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
- Mark Gordon
- Max Capp
- Ed Boner
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