Detective Comics #1051 [Jorge Fornés Cardstock Variant Cover]
(April 2022)

DC, 2011 Series
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Price
5.99 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
2022-02-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941343730 05131
Printer
Transcontinental Printing Interweb Montreal

Issue Notes

Cardstock cover. Cover does not feature series logo. 1 in 25 limited retailer incentive cover.
This issue is a variant of Detective Comics (DC, 2011 series) #1051 [Irvin Rodriguez Cover]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jorge Fornés (credited)
Inks
Jorge Fornés (credited)
Colors
Jorge Fornés (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
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The Tower Part 5 (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Mariko Tamaki (credited)
Pencils
Max Raynor (credited)
Inks
Max Raynor (credited)
Colors
Luis Guerrero (credited)
Letters
Ariana Maher (credited)
Editing
Dave Wielgosz (credited) (associate editor); Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (group editor)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]; Batgirl [Stephanie Brown]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson; also as Dan Smith]; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Dr. Tobias Wear; Sandy; unnamed Party Crashers; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Dr. Chase Meridan; Siphon [Manuel]; Mayor Christopher Nakano; Koyuki Nakano; Ana Vulsion; Harley Quinn; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Nero XIX [Roy Dowd]; Simon Saint (image on screen)
Synopsis
Oracle and the Bat-family investigate a new drug being distributed in Gotham that they believe is connected to Arkham Tower. Dr. Wear is confronted by both the Party Crashers and Penguin, each of whom were sold bad drugs by Wear. Dr. Wear calls on Psycho-Pirate to help him convince Mayor Nakano to sign over additional funds to Arkham Tower, but when Psycho-Pirate loses control of the patients, they revert to their psychotic selves.
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Keywords
Arkham Tower

House of Gotham Chapter Five (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 orphan boy; Jeremiah Arkham; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Clayface [Basil Karlo]; Mr. Gentoo; Elliot; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Synopsis
Released from Arkham, the orphan boy is taken into the Penguin's care, who gives him a job at the Iceberg Lounge and lays the groundwork of his expectations of the youth.
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Keywords
Arkham Asylum
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. The Tower Part 5
    Batman
  3. 2. House of Gotham Chapter Five
    Batman
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