Detective Comics #1047 [Irvin Rodriguez Cover]
(March 2022)

DC, 2011 Series
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Price
4.99 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
2022-01-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941343730 04711
Printer
Transcontinental Printing Interweb Montreal

Issue Notes

Beginning with this issue, Detective Comics is published weekly for the next 12 weeks.
This issue has variants:

Shadows of the Bat: Tower of Good and Evil (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Irvin Rodriguez (credited)
Inks
Irvin Rodriguez (credited)
Colors
Irvin Rodriguez (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Batgirl [Stephanie Brown]; Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]
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The Tower Part 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Mariko Tamaki (credited)
Pencils
Ivan Reis (credited)
Inks
Danny Miki (credited)
Colors
Brad Anderson (credited)
Letters
Ariana Maher (credited)
Editing
Dave Wielgosz (credited) (associate editor); Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (group editor)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); The Joker (flashback); Dr. Tobias Wear; Deb Donovan; Mayor Christopher Nakano; Koyuki Nakano; Nero XIX [Roy Dowd]; Dr. Chase Meridan; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; the Party Crashers; Ana Vulsion; Sergeant Timmins; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Two-Face (image); Penguin (image)
Synopsis
The new Arkham Tower opens and shows some early success with rehabilitating patients, however it doesn't take long before a violent situation occurs.
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Keywords
Arkham Tower

House of Gotham Chapter One (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Matthew Rosenberg (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Blanco (credited)
Inks
Fernando Blanco (credited)
Colors
Jordie Bellaire (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)
Editing
Dave Wielgosz (credited) (associate editor); Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor)
Genre
superhero
Characters
unnamed boy; Robert (death); Emmy (death); The Joker; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Harvey Dent; Crispus Allen; James Gordon
Synopsis
In the past, a young boy witnesses his parents brutally murdered by the Joker. With no surviving family, the boy is sent to Arkham Asylum for care.
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Keywords
Arkham Asylum
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Shadows of the Bat: Tower of Good and Evil
    Batman
  2. 1. The Tower Part 1
    Batman
  3. 2. House of Gotham Chapter One
    Batman
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