Batman Black & White #5 [Jenny Frison Variant Cover]
(June 2021)

DC, 2021 Series
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Price
5.99 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2021-04-27
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941369808 00521
Printer
Transcontinental Printing Interweb Montreal
Editing
Ben Abernathy (credited) (editor); Andy Khouri (credited) (editor); Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor); Marie Javins (credited) (editor-in-chief); Darran Robinson (credited) (publication design)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Batman Black & White (DC, 2021 series) #5. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jenny Frison (credited)
Inks
Jenny Frison (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints
Keywords
bats; lion
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Pinup by James Stokoe (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
James Stokoe (credited)
Inks
James Stokoe (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Mr. Freeze
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A Father & Son Outing (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jorge Jiménez (credited as Jorge Jimenez)
Pencils
Jorge Jiménez (credited as Jorge Jimenez)
Inks
Jorge Jiménez (credited as Jorge Jimenez)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)
Editing
Ben Abernathy (credited) (editor); Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I know the League of Assassins didn't pride themselves on bike riding, but you need to catch up, Damian. We can't wait.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Damian Wayne]
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Keywords
Gotham City

Jorge Jiménez (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jorge Jiménez (credited as Jorge Jimenez) (illustration)
Inks
Jorge Jiménez (credited as Jorge Jimenez) (illustration); Jorge Jiménez (credited as Jorge Jimenez) (illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
By most accounts, Jorge Jiménez is a real-life superhero: immensely dedicated to and disciplined in his craft, always available when needed, very kind...and he does work that doesn't just impress, it stuns.
Genre
biography
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (illustration)
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Indexer Notes

Creator biography for Jorge Jiménez with illustration from previous story's 5th panel of 7th page.

Lee Weeks (Table of Contents: 4)

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Pencils
Lee Weeks (credited) (illustration)
Inks
Lee Weeks (credited) (illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On top of being one of the best storytellers in the industry, there's very little doubt that Lee Weeks is your favorite comics artist's favorite comics artist.
Genre
biography
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (illustration); Commissioner James Gordon (illustration)
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Indexer Notes

Creator biography for Lee Weeks with illustration from next story's 5th panel of 8th page.

Signals (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Weeks (credited)
Pencils
Lee Weeks (credited)
Inks
Lee Weeks (credited)
Letters
Clayton Cowles (credited)
Editing
Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Anyone see Gordon?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Gotham City Police Department [Commissioner Gordon; Detective Vaughn; Officer Bates]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints
Keywords
Ballard Industries; Bat-Signal; GCPD Headquarters; Gotham City

Blue (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mariko Tamaki (credited)
Pencils
Emanuela Lupacchino (credited)
Inks
Wade von Grawbadger (credited)
Letters
Ariana Maher (credited)
Editing
Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, it's your last day as a real man.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Electrocutioner; Harvey Dent (flashback); Gilda Dent; Gilda's mother (flashback); Batman [also as Bruce Wayne] (flashback)
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Keywords
Gotham City

Mariko Tamaki / Emanuela Lupacchino / Wade Von Grawbadger (Table of Contents: 7)

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Script
?
Pencils
Emanuela Lupacchino (credited) (illustration)
Inks
Wade von Grawbadger (credited) (illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The winner of multiple Eisner and Ignatz awards, Mariko Tamaki is one of the most popular and acclaimed writers in both the young adult graphic novel and superhero comics spaces.
Genre
biography
Characters
Gilda Dent (illustration)
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Indexer Notes

Creator biographies for Mariko Tamaki, Emanuela Lupacchino, and Wade Von Grawbadge with illustration from previous story's 6th panel of 5th page.

Kieron Gillen / Jamie McKelvie (Table of Contents: 8)

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Pencils
Jamie McKelvie (credited) (illustration)
Inks
Jamie McKelvie (credited) (illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Arguably the 21st century's answer to the British Invasion of comics writers in the 1980s, Kieron Gillen never met a blank page he couldn't reinvent in a frenzy of formalist innovation.
Genre
biography
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (illustration); Riddler [Edward Nygma] (illustration)
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Indexer Notes

Creator biographies for Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie with illustration from next story's number 8 panel.

The Riddle (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Kieron Gillen (credited)
Pencils
Jamie McKelvie (credited)
Inks
Jamie McKelvie (credited)
Letters
Clayton Cowles (credited)
Editing
Andy Khouri (credited) (editor); Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Up for my challenge, or is everyone going to be late?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; The Riddler [Edward Nygma]
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Keywords
Choose Your Own Adventure

Indexer Notes

A "Choose Your Own Adventure"-like story.

The Man Who Flies (Table of Contents: 10)

Nightwing / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jamal Campbell (credited)
Pencils
Jamal Campbell (credited)
Inks
Jamal Campbell (credited)
Letters
Deron Bennett (credited)
Editing
Andy Khouri (credited) (editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One of the first lessons Batman taught young Dick Grayson was the practice of meditation.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (cameo); Nightwing [Dick Grayson, also as Robin and Batman]; Batman [also as Bruce Wayne]; Thomas Wayne (photo); Martha Wayne (photo); John Grayson (photo); Mary Grayson (photo); Alfred Pennyworth (photo); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (photo); Luke Fox (photo); Red Hood [Jason Todd] (photo); Red Robin [Tim Drake] (photo); Robin [Damian Wayne] (photo); Orphan [Cassandra Cain] (photo); Titus (photo); Spoiler [Stephanie Brown] (photo); Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (photo); Kate Kane (photo); Signal [Duke Thomas] (photo); Raya Vestri (flashback); Bette Kane (flashback); Teen Titans [Cyborg [Vic Stone]; Jericho [Joseph Wilson]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Raven; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Changeling [Gar Logan]] (flashback); Deathstroke [Slade Wilson] (flashback); Terra Markov (flashback); Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (cameo); Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (cameo); Professor Pyg [Lazlo Valentin] (cameo); The Joker (cameo); Harlequin [Harleen Quinzel] (cameo); Poison Ivy [Pam Isley] (cameo); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (cameo); Riddler [Edward Nygma] (cameo); Herald [Mal Duncan] (cameo); Bumblebee [Karen Beecher-Duncan] (cameo); Aqualad [Garth] (cameo); Arsenal [Roy Harper] (cameo); Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner] (cameo); Kid Flash [Wally West] (cameo); Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent] (cameo)
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Keywords
Gotham City; Iceberg Lounge; Wayne Manor

Jamal Campbell (Table of Contents: 11)

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Script
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Pencils
Jamal Campbell (credited) (illustration)
Inks
Jamal Campbell (credited) (illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Emerging almost fully formed from the world of webcomics, Jamal Campbell made his DC debut with Justice League of America: Vixen – Rebirth.
Characters
The Joker (illustration); Harlequin [Harleen Quinzel] (illustration)
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Indexer Notes

Creator biography for Jamal Campbell with illustration from previous story's 5th panel of 5th page, adapted.

Pinup by Amy Reeder (Table of Contents: 12)

Poison Ivy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Amy Reeder (credited)
Inks
Amy Reeder (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Poison Ivy

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. Pinup by James Stokoe
    Batman
  3. 2. A Father & Son Outing
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. Jorge Jiménez
  5. 4. Lee Weeks
  6. 5. Signals
    Batman
  7. 6. Blue
    Batman
  8. 7. Mariko Tamaki / Emanuela Lupacchino / Wade Von Grawbadger
  9. 8. Kieron Gillen / Jamie McKelvie
  10. 9. The Riddle
    Batman
  11. 10. The Man Who Flies
    Nightwing
  12. 11. Jamal Campbell
  13. 12. Pinup by Amy Reeder
    Poison Ivy
  14. 13. [Back Cover]
    Nightwing
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