Detective Comics #20 [Direct Sales]
(July 2013)

DC, 2011 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2013-05-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T Teen
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [peel]
Barcode
761941306469 02011
Editing
Mike Marts (group editor); Katie Kubert (associate editor); Bob Harras (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Emperor Penguin Unchained! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jason Fabok (signed as Fabok) (credited as Fabok)
Inks
Jason Fabok (signed as Fabok) (credited as Fabok)
Colors
Jeromy Cox (signed as Cox) (credited as Cox)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Emperor Penguin [Ignatius Ogilvy]
Reprints
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King for a Day (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 the time Ignatius Ogilvy hit Gotham First Federal, he'd given up all pretense of keeping his actions or identity secret.
Feature Logo
Batman in Detective Comics
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Judge Swensen; Emperor Penguin [Ignatius Ogilvy] (villain); Mr. Mosaic (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Penumbra [Mio] (villain)
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Keywords
Batarang; Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham First Federal Bank; Man-Bat serum

We Can Be Heroes (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice League / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; superhero
Characters
Justice League [Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana]]

Empire of the Son (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Layman (credited)
Pencils
Andy Clarke (credited)
Inks
Andy Clarke (credited)
Colors
Blond (credited)
Letters
Dezi Sienty (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How many murders is it this week, Detective Gordon?
Feature Logo
Batman Detective Comics [2011]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Detective James Gordon; Eight-Fingers Eddie [Ed Ogilvy] (flashback, villain, death); Emperor Blackgate [Ignatius Ogilvy] (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); The Boss
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Keywords
Blackgate; G.C.P.D.; Gotham City; Monarch Theater

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Freddie Williams II
Inks
Freddie Williams II
Colors
Freddie Williams II
Letters
Sal Cipriano
First Line of Dialogue or Text
An awards show shocker, super-powered fashion in a flash and much more!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Batwing [Lucas Fox]; Bethany Snow; Calendar Man; Power Girl [Karen Starr]

Indexer Notes

Credits provided by Sal Cipriano.

May 01, 2013 (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Amanda Conner; ?
Inks
Amanda Conner; ?
Colors
Dave McCaig; ?
Letters
typeset
Characters
The Movement [Burden; Katharsis; Mouse; Tremor; Virtue]

Indexer Notes

An introduction to Gail Simone's new series The Movement.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Emperor Penguin Unchained!
    Batman
  2. 1. King for a Day
    Batman
  3. 2. We Can Be Heroes
    Justice League
  4. 3. Empire of the Son
    Batman
  5. 4. ["An awards show shocker, super-powered fashion in a flash and much more!"]
    Channel 52
  6. 5. May 01, 2013
    DC Comics All Access
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