Batman Giant #5

(2020)

Unplanned Obsolescence (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Russell (credited)

Pencils

Ryan Benjamin (credited)

Inks

Richard Friend (credited)

Colors

Alex Sinclair (credited)

Letters

Troy Peteri (credited)

Editing

Liz Erickson (credited) (assistant editor); Katie Kubert (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've been at this a long time.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Killer Moth; Riddler (flashback); Penguin (flashback); Night Moon (deceased)

Synopsis

Batman investigates when Killer Moth is shot dead by a night watchman. Knowing that Killer Moth plans for every possibility, Batman suspects there is more to the story.

Indexer Notes

Killer Moth is portrayed as a master criminal whom Batman has never been able to capture or unmask previously, which is inconsistent with the way Killer Moth has been portrayed in the past.

Joker's Wild aka "Whatcha Got in the Trunk?" (Table of Contents: 2)

The Joker / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Russell (credited)

Pencils

Chris Mooneyham (credited as Christopher Mooneyham)

Inks

Chris Mooneyham (credited as Christopher Mooneyham)

Colors

David Baron (credited)

Letters

Ferran Delgado (credited)

Editing

Liz Erickson (credited) (assistant editor); Katie Kubert (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Editor's Note: This is likely not the actual origin story of the Joker

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Joker; Tony Finks

Synopsis

A possible but not likely origin story of the Joker, who seeks revenge on the club manager whom he feels wronged him when he was an up and coming comedian trying to get a break.

Face the Court (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Snyder (credited)

Pencils

Greg Capullo (credited)

Inks

Jonathan Glapion (credited)

Colors

FCO Plascencia (credited as FCO)

Letters

Richard Starkings (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (cameo); Batwing [David Zavimbe] (cameo); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (cameo); Nightwing [Dick Grayson] (cameo); Robin [Damian Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Martha Wayne (hallucination); Thomas Wayne (hallucination); Talon (villain)

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 2011 series) #5 (March 2012)

Elegy, Part 4: Rubato! (Table of Contents: 4)

Batwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Rucka (credited)

Pencils

J. H. Williams III (credited)

Inks

J. H. Williams III (credited)

Colors

Dave Stewart (credited)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Colonel Kane; Bette Kane [Flamebird]; Abbott (villain); Hayes (villain); Claire (villain); Alice [Beth] (villain)

Synopsis

Batwoman battles Alice in a military plane over Gotham to prevent Alice from releasing a chemical weapon that will kill most of the people in Gotham.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #857 (November 2009)

Indexer Notes

Alice is revealed to be Colonel Kane's daughter.

Rise of Raptor Part 1 (Table of Contents: 5)

Nightwing / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Tim Seeley (credited)

Pencils

Javier Fernández (credited)

Inks

Javier Fernández (credited)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

Carlos M. Mangual (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Tiger (Spyral); Raptor; Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne; Robin [Damian Wayne]

Reprints

• from Nightwing (DC, 2016 series) #7 (December 2016)