Batman: Urban Legends #20 [Max Dunbar Cover]

(December 2022)

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Listing of stories in this issue with creator credits on the inside front cover.

On Haunted Wings (Table of Contents: 2)

Castle Arkham / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Zub (credited)

Pencils

Max Dunbar (credited)

Inks

Max Dunbar (credited)

Colors

Romulo Fajardo Jr. (credited)

Letters

Josh Reed (credited)

Editing

Jessica Berbey (credited) (assistant editor); Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

The Batman [Lord Bruce Wayne]; Professor Kirkland Langstrom [Man-Bat]; Commander Gordon St. James; Lady Vicky Vale; Lord Carmine Falcone; Julia Pennyworth; Lord Patrick Wayne (flashback); Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Alfred Pennyworth (flashback)

Synopsis

In another world, Lord Bruce Wayne is the latest member of the Order of the Bat to protect the land of Arkham. As the Batman, and with his allies Commander Gordon St. James, Professor Kirkland Langstrom, and Julia Pennyworth, he searches for a solution to a supernatural threat to Arkham.

The Pennyworth Files Chapter Three: Out of the Frying Pan (Table of Contents: 3)

Alfred / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Burnham (credited)

Pencils

Chris Burnham (credited)

Inks

Chris Burnham (credited)

Colors

Nathan Fairbairn (credited)

Letters

Rus Wooton (credited)

Editing

Ben Abernathy (credited) (editor)

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Sam; Millie; Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Synopsis

Alfred learns that the target of the murderers is an artifact at the Gotham Museum of Natural Mystery, and he works to foil their plans.

Reprints

• in Batman: Urban Legends (DC, 2021 series) #5 ([July] 2023)

My Son (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman; Talia / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Nadia Shammas (credited)

Pencils

Jahnoy Lindsay (credited)

Inks

Jahnoy Lindsay (credited)

Colors

Jahnoy Lindsay (credited)

Letters

Becca Carey (credited)

Editing

Jessica Berbey (credited) (assistant editor); Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Talia Al Ghul; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Damian Wayne]; H.I.V.E.

Synopsis

When Damian is seriously injured, Talia challenges Bruce over whom is better suited to raise Damian.

The Murder Club [Part 1 of 4] (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Joey Esposito (credited)

Pencils

Vasco Georgiev (credited)

Inks

Vasco Georgiev (credited)

Colors

Alex Guimarães (credited)

Letters

Carlos M. Mangual (credited)

Editing

Jessica Berbey (credited) (assistant editor); Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Conrad Wilmington V (deceased); Leslie Thompkins; Alfred Pennyworth; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Sterling Nielsen; Anna Nielsen; Colin; Carla

Synopsis

Batman investigates a series of murders of wealthy people, which points to the existence of an organization that kills out of boredom.

Reprints

• in Batman: Urban Legends (DC, 2021 series) #5 ([July] 2023)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information on the inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Nadia Shammas (credited)

Pencils

Vasco Georgiev (credited)

Inks

Vasco Georgiev (credited)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Everyone who loves you dies.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]

Indexer Notes

Illustration from "The Murder Club" with a quote from the "My Son" story in this issue.