Detective Comics #21 [Newsstand]
(August 2013)

DC, 2011 Series
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Price
3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
2013
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T Teen
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [peel]
Barcode
725274304653 21
Editing
Mike Marts (group editor); Katie Kubert (associate editor); Bob Harras (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Detective Comics (DC, 2011 series) #21 [Direct Sales]. There exist further variants:

Shadow Assassin! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jason Fabok (credited) (signed as Fabok)
Inks
Jason Fabok (credited) (signed as Fabok)
Colors
Jeromy Cox (credited) (signed as Cox)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Harper Row; Penumbra [Mio]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 2011 series) #21 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (2011 series) #21 [Direct Sales] Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (2011 series) #21 [Jason Fabok Black & White Cover] Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (2011 series) #21 [Combo-Pack]
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Shadows and Ghosts (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
John Layman (credited)
Pencils
Scot Eaton (credited)
Inks
Jaime Mendoza (credited)
Colors
Jeromy Cox (credited)
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
She died that night.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Cullen Row; Harper Row; Gotham City Police Department [Harvey Bullock; Officer Nancy Strode; Commissioner James Gordon]; League of Assassins [Penumbra [Mio] (villain); Ra's al Ghul (villain)]
Reprints
Keywords
Batplane; G.C.P.D.; Gotham City; Himalayas; Wayne Manor; Wayne Tower

Territorial (Table of Contents: 2)

Man-Bat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Layman (credited)
Pencils
Andy Clarke (credited)
Inks
Andy Clarke (credited)
Colors
Blond (credited)
Letters
Taylor Esposito (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It wasn't me.
Feature Logo
Man-Bat [inside bat]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Francine Langstrom; Gotham City Police Department [Officer Melendez; Officer Nancy Strode]
Reprints
Keywords
bats; G.C.P.D.; Gotham City; Man-Bat serum; New Trigate Bridge

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

June 5, 2013 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Shadow Assassin!
    Batman
  2. 1. Shadows and Ghosts
    Batman
  3. 2. Territorial
    Man-Bat
  4. 3. ["You know the Green Lanterns aren't the only Lanterns in the universe!"]
    Channel 52
  5. 4. June 5, 2013
    DC Comics All Access
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  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
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