(January 2022)

DC, 2022 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
9.99 USD
Pages
100
On-sale Date
2021-11-30
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941373423 00111
Printer
Transcontinental Printing Interweb Montreal
Editing
Ben Abernathy (credited) (group editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; matte paper interiors
Binding
squarebound
Publishing Format
one-shot

It's Good to be Bad! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lee Bermejo (credited)
Inks
Lee Bermejo (credited)
Colors
Lee Bermejo (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; The Red Hood (villain, real name unknown); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Table of contents on the inside front cover.

Stories are listed in the table of contents in a different sequence than they appear in the issue.

Bird Cat Love (Table of Contents: 2)

Penguin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Danny DeVito (credited)
Pencils
Dan Mora (credited)
Inks
Dan Mora (credited)
Colors
Tamra Bonvillain (credited)
Letters
Troy Peteri of A Larger World Studios (credited as ALW's Troy Peteri)
Editing
Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Red Hood [Jason Taylor]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis
Penguin and Catwoman fall in love and team up to commit their biggest heist, stealing the world's vaccine supply and using it spread the vaccine across the world to inoculate everyone and end the global pandemic.
Keywords
pandemic; vaccine

Indexer Notes

Story is set in "another time, another place." It is not in continuity.

Batcomputer Profile Designate: The Penguin (Table of Contents: 3)

Penguin / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Stelfreeze (credited, signed)
Inks
Brian Stelfreeze (credited, signed)
Colors
Brian Stelfreeze (credited, signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Reprints

Pinup by David Lapham & Trish Mulvihill (Table of Contents: 4)

Penguin / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Lapham (credited) (signed as Lapham)
Inks
David Lapham (credited) (signed as Lapham)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited) (signed as MULVIHILL)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]

Batcomputer Profile Designate: Scarecrow (Table of Contents: 5)

Scarecrow / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tim Sale (credited)
Inks
Tim Sale (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from Batman: The Long Halloween (DC, 1996 series) #8.

Pinup by Khary Randolph & Emilio Lopez (Table of Contents: 6)

Scarecrow / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Inks
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Colors
Emilio Lopez (credited) (signed as ELO)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]

The Fearless Man (Table of Contents: 7)

Scarecrow / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Wes Craig (credited)
Pencils
Wes Craig (credited)
Inks
Wes Craig (credited)
Colors
Jason Wordie (credited)
Letters
AndWorld Design (credited)
Editing
Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Thomas Wayne (cameo); Martha Wayne (cameo); Joe Chill (cameo); Superman (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo); Green Lantern (cameo); The Flash (cameo); Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); Robin [Tim Drake] (cameo); Spoiler [Stephanie Brown] (cameo); Robin [Damian Wayne] (cameo); Red Hood [Jason Todd] (cameo)
Synopsis
Believing that fear holds people back, Scarecrow tries to find a way to inspire ordinary people to overcome fear by finding the one person whom he believes to be fearless: Nightwing.

Pinup by Jill Thompson (Table of Contents: 8)

Poison Ivy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jill Thompson (credited, signed)
Inks
Jill Thompson (credited, signed)
Colors
Jill Thompson (credited, signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Batcomputer Profile Designate: Poison Ivy (Table of Contents: 9)

Poison Ivy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joshua Middleton (credited)
Inks
Joshua Middleton (credited)
Colors
Joshua Middleton (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]
Reprints

Ophiocordyceps Lamia (Table of Contents: 10)

Poison Ivy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
G. Willow Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Emma Ríos (credited)
Inks
Emma Ríos (credited)
Colors
Jordie Bellaire (credited)
Letters
Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (credited)
Editing
Arianna Turturro (credited as Amedeo Turturro) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley; Ms. Berry]; Carl; Janet
Synopsis
Poison Ivy uses fungal spores to infect employees at a chemical plant so that she can destroy the plant, but the spores have the effect of causing one employee to fall in love with Ivy.
Reprints

Pinup by Christian Ward (Table of Contents: 11)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Christian Ward (credited)
Inks
Christian Ward (credited)
Colors
Christian Ward (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Red Hood (villain, real name unknown)

Batcomputer Profile Designate: Red Hood (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Mignola (credited)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited)
Colors
Dave Stewart

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Red Hood (villain, real name unknown)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Image is an homage to the cover of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #168 by Lew Sayre Schwartz and George Roussos.

For the Sky is Red (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stephanie Phillips (credited)
Pencils
Max Fiumara (credited)
Inks
Max Fiumara (credited)
Colors
Max Fiumara (credited)
Letters
Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (credited)
Editing
Arianna Turturro (credited as Amedeo Turturro) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Hood gang [Red Hood [Hank] (villain, death); Mike; Ray; George]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Synopsis
A small-time criminal adopts the identity of to give him and his gang prestige and recognition. However, his gang feels that the additional recognition is not good for them and confront their leader about it.

Indexer Notes

The villain Red Hood in this story is identified only as Hank. After his death, it is insinuated that someone else may adopt the Red Hood identity.

Batcomputer Profile Designate: Mad Hatter (Table of Contents: 14)

Mad Hatter / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
Colors
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]
Reprints

The Perfect Fit (Table of Contents: 15)

Mad Hatter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Watters (credited)
Pencils
Skylar Patridge (credited)
Inks
Skylar Patridge (credited)
Colors
Marissa Louise (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)
Editing
Arianna Turturro (credited as Amedeo Turturro) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Detective Stone; Jackson Laubster
Synopsis
Damian assists the police to help find the Mad Hatter, who is planning the theft of cutting edge technology from WayneTech.

Indexer Notes

Mad Hatter's story continues in Arkham City: The Order of the World (DC, 2021 series) #1.

Pinup by Gabriel Hernández Walta (Table of Contents: 16)

Mad Hatter / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gabriel Hernández Walta (credited)
Inks
Gabriel Hernández Walta (credited)
Colors
Gabriel Hernández Walta (credited)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]

The Happiest Man in Gotham (Table of Contents: 17)

Killer Moth / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mairghread Scott (credited)
Pencils
Ariela Kristantina (credited)
Inks
Ariela Kristantina (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited)
Letters
Ariana Maher (credited)
Editing
Arianna Turturro (credited as Amedeo Turturro) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Killer Moth [Drury Walker; Charaxes]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Two-Face (image); Bane (image); The Joker (image)
Synopsis
Realizing he will never be one of the great villains, Killer Moth settles for being a fringe villain and living a life that makes him happy.

Batcomputer Profile Designate: Killer Moth (Table of Contents: 18)

Killer Moth / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín (credited)
Inks
Álvaro López (credited)
Colors
Javier Rodríguez (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Killer Moth [Drury Walker]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from Batgirl Year One (DC, 2003 series) #5.

Batcomputer Profile Designate: Ra's Al Ghul (Table of Contents: 19)

Ra's Al Ghul / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jae Lee (credited)
Inks
Jae Lee (credited)
Colors
June Chung
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ra's Al Ghul
Reprints

Demon's Game (Table of Contents: 20)

Ra's Al Ghul / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Phillip Kennedy Johnson (credited)
Pencils
Riccardo Federici (credited) (signed as RF)
Inks
Riccardo Federici (credited) (signed as RF)
Colors
Sunny Gho (credited)
Letters
Saida Temofonte (credited)
Editing
Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul
Synopsis
Ra's Al Ghul tests Batman in the past and in the present using a game of chess to evaluate his adversary.
Keywords
chess

Batcomputer Profile Designate: Talia Al Ghul (Table of Contents: 21)

Talia Al Ghul / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Cliff Chiang (credited) (signed as CLIFF CHIANG [between box])
Inks
Cliff Chiang (credited) (signed as CLIFF CHIANG [between box])
Colors
Cliff Chiang (credited) (signed as CLIFF CHIANG [between box])
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Talia Al Ghul; Prometheus [Chad Graham]
Reprints

The Second Eye (Table of Contents: 22)

Talia Al Ghul / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Nadia Shammas (credited); Joshua Williamson (credited)
Pencils
Max Raynor (credited)
Inks
Max Raynor (credited)
Colors
John Kalisz (credited)
Letters
Troy Peteri of A Larger World Studios (credited as ALW's Troy Peteri)
Editing
Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Talia Al Ghul; Ra's Al Ghul; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Damian Wayne (flashback); the Demon's Head council; Leviathan agents
Synopsis
Now the new leader of Leviathan, Talia reflects on her upbringing with her father.
Keywords
Leviathan

Indexer Notes

Story takes place after Checkmate (DC, 2021 series) #6.

Pinup by Ken Lashley & Juan Fernandez (Table of Contents: 23)

Talia Al Ghul / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ken Lashley (credited) (signed as KWL)
Inks
Ken Lashley (credited) (signed as KWL)
Colors
Juan Fernandez (credited) (signed as JF)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Talia Al Ghul; Ra's Al Ghul

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information on the inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lee Bermejo (credited)
Inks
Lee Bermejo (credited)
Colors
Lee Bermejo (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]

Indexer Notes

Enlarged illustration from the front cover with a large DC logo and barcode.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. It's Good to be Bad!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Bird Cat Love
    Penguin
  4. 3. Batcomputer Profile Designate: The Penguin
    Penguin
  5. 4. Pinup by David Lapham & Trish Mulvihill
    Penguin
  6. 5. Batcomputer Profile Designate: Scarecrow
    Scarecrow
  7. 6. Pinup by Khary Randolph & Emilio Lopez
    Scarecrow
  8. 7. The Fearless Man
    Scarecrow
  9. 8. Pinup by Jill Thompson
    Poison Ivy
  10. 9. Batcomputer Profile Designate: Poison Ivy
    Poison Ivy
  11. 10. Ophiocordyceps Lamia
    Poison Ivy
  12. 11. Pinup by Christian Ward
  13. 12. Batcomputer Profile Designate: Red Hood
    Batman
  14. 13. For the Sky is Red
  15. 14. Batcomputer Profile Designate: Mad Hatter
    Mad Hatter
  16. 15. The Perfect Fit
    Mad Hatter
  17. 16. Pinup by Gabriel Hernández Walta
    Mad Hatter
  18. 17. The Happiest Man in Gotham
    Killer Moth
  19. 18. Batcomputer Profile Designate: Killer Moth
    Killer Moth
  20. 19. Batcomputer Profile Designate: Ra's Al Ghul
    Ra's Al Ghul
  21. 20. Demon's Game
    Ra's Al Ghul
  22. 21. Batcomputer Profile Designate: Talia Al Ghul
    Talia Al Ghul
  23. 22. The Second Eye
    Talia Al Ghul
  24. 23. Pinup by Ken Lashley & Juan Fernandez
    Talia Al Ghul
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
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