Detective Comics #1055 [Irvin Rodriguez Cover]

(May 2022)

The Tower Part 9 (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Mariko Tamaki (credited)

Pencils

Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)

Inks

Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)

Colors

Jordie Bellaire (credited)

Letters

Ariana Maher (credited)

Editing

Dave Wielgosz (credited) (associate editor); Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (group editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Tobias Wear (death); Dr. Chase Meridan; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Batgirl [Stephanie Brown]; Mayor Christopher Nakano; Nero XIX [Roy Dowd]; Ana Vulsion; Siphon [Manuel]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Koyuki Nakano; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Mister Freeze [Victor Fries]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (image on screen)

Synopsis

Violence erupts at Arkham Tower, as the patients, freed from Psycho-Pirate's control, take control of the Tower trapping civilians, including Mayor Nakano's wife, and several members of the Bat-team inside. Huntress stops Ana Vulsion from capturing Koyuki Nakano, but then faces Mister Freeze. Nightwing tries to get Psycho-Pirate to safety, but is captured by an unexpected adversary.

Reprints

• in Batman: Shadows of the Bat: The Tower (DC, 2022 series) (2022 [February 2023])
• in Batman détective infinite (Urban Comics, 2022 series) #4 - La tour d'Arkham 2e partie (février 2023)

Keywords

Arkham Tower

House of Gotham Chapter Nine (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; the Poet; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]

Synopsis

Finally recovered from his injuries suffered during his confrontation with Jean-Paul Valley, the orphan boy is released into a Gotham City that has been devastated by an earthquake. With the city cut off from the outside world, residents are left to fend for themselves. When the group the boy belongs to has a large store of food stolen, he leads a team to confront the thief: Killer Croc.

Reprints

• in Batman: Shadows of the Bat: House of Gotham (DC, 2022 series) (2022 [February 2023])
• in Batman détective infinite (Urban Comics, 2022 series) #4 - La tour d'Arkham 2e partie (février 2023)

Keywords

Catacylsm; No Man's Land

Indexer Notes

Story takes place during Cataclysm and No Man's Land.