Gotham Central #1 - In the Line of Duty
([June] 2004)

DC, 2004 Series
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Volume
1
Price
9.95 USD; 15.25 CAD
Pages
132
On-sale Date
2004-04-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
1-4012-0199-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941241081 00111
Editing
Matt Idelson (credited) (editor - original series); Nachie Castro (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Robert Greenberger (credited) (senior editor - collected edition)

In the Line of Duty (Table of Contents)

Gotham Central / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited); Steffino Guadiano (credited) (Gotham skyline)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime; superhero
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Indexer Notes

A new version of the cover of Gotham Central (DC, 2003 series) #1.

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

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Gotham Central (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
Michael Lark
Inks
Michael Lark; Steffino Guadiano (Gotham skyline)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Title pages.

The Mean Streets of Gotham (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lawrence Block (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Gotham Central / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?

Genre
crime; superhero

Indexer Notes

Map of the streets of Gotham.

In the Line of Duty 1 (Table of Contents: 5)

Gotham Central / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited); Greg Rucka (credited)
Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited) (colors); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Detective Marcus Driver; Detective Charlie Fields; Mr. Freeze; Danny (Mr. Freeze's henchman); Stacy (Receptionist); Detective Cohen; Detective Crowe; Detective Renee Montoya; Detective Crispus Allen; Lieutenant Probson; Captain Saywer; Commissioner Akins
Synopsis
Detective Driver and Fields are following up on a tip about a kidnapper and end up stumbling onto Mr. Freeze in a cheap motel. Mr. Freeze kills Detective Fields. Detectives Montoya and Allen begin the investigation into Field's death.
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In the Line of Duty 2 (Table of Contents: 6)

Gotham Central / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited); Greg Rucka (credited)
Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited) (colors); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Detective Renee Montoya; Detective Marcus Driver; Detective Crispus Allen; Nora Fields; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Danny (Mr. Freeze's Henchman); Detective Josh Azeveda; Detective Crowe; Sergeant Jackson Davies; Detective Dagmar Procjnow; Detective Patton; Detective Hartley; Mr. Freeze; Commissioner Akins; Stacy (Receptionist); Batman; James Gordon; Detective Romy Chandler; Detective Nate Patton
Synopsis
The Gotham City detectives attempt to track down Mr. Freeze after he killed Detective Charlie Fields. They discover he is going to freeze the graduation ceremony at GCU and are forced to call in Batman to take him down.
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Motive, Part One (Table of Contents: 7)

Gotham Central / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited) (colors); Zylonol Studio (credited as Zylonol) (separations)
Letters
Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Seargent Jackson Davies; Detective Josh Azeveda; Detective Romy Chandler; Detective Nate Patton; Detective Marcus Driver; Lt. Ron Probson; Bonnie Lewis's Parents; Mr. Combs; Batman; Firebug
Synopsis
Detectives Chandler and Driver begin the investigation into the death of Bonnie Lewis. Meanwhile, Sarge chases Firebug across rooftops trying to stop Firebug's arson spree in the city. Firebug escapes and the detectives are forced to stand helpless as Batman rescues people trapped in the flames.
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Motive, Part Two (Table of Contents: 8)

Gotham Central / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited) (colors); Zylonol Studio (credited as Zylonol) (separations)
Letters
Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Stacy (Receptionist); Sergeant Jackson Davies; Detective Josh Azeveda; Detective Nate Patton; Detective Romy Chandler; Detective Marcus Driver; Mike Sendelbach; Brian; Robin [Tim Drake] (in flashback); Killer Crock in flashback; Detective Renee Montoya; Harlan Combs; Joseph Rigger
Synopsis
Detective Chandler and Driver continue their investigation of the death of Bonnie Lewis. The rest of the Gotham Central detectives find out where Firebug is hiding and go in to take him down.
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Motive, Part Three (Table of Contents: 9)

Gotham Central / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited) (colors); Lee Loughridge (credited) (separations)
Letters
Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Detective Romy Chandler; Detective Marcus Driver; Mister Yancy (homeless guy); Lieutenant Ron Probson; Sergeant Jackson Davies; Detective Nate Patton; Firebug [Joey]; Firebug [Mister Combs]; Batman
Synopsis
Detective Driver and Chandler discover the murderer of Bonnie Lewis is also the new Firebug. The old Firebug sold his suit on G-Bay to Mr. Combs who has been playing super-villain. Mr. Combs is arrested.
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Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 10)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Gotham Central / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)

Genre
crime; superhero
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Gotham Central / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Detective Renee Montoya; Detective Marcus Driver; Detective Crispus Allen
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Gotham Central / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Detective Romy Chandler; Detective Marcus Driver
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Gotham Central / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Detective Romy Chandler; Detective Marcus Driver
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Gotham Central / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited)
Colors
Noelle Giddings (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Detective Romy Chandler; Detective Marcus Driver
Reprints

Staffing the GCPD (Table of Contents: 16)

Gotham Central / illustration / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Michael Lark (credited)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime; superhero
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Meet Gotham's Finest. (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Gotham Central / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. In the Line of Duty
    Gotham Central
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Gotham Central
  4. 3. The Mean Streets of Gotham
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Gotham Central
  6. 5. In the Line of Duty 1
    Gotham Central
  7. 6. In the Line of Duty 2
    Gotham Central
  8. 7. Motive, Part One
    Gotham Central
  9. 8. Motive, Part Two
    Gotham Central
  10. 9. Motive, Part Three
    Gotham Central
  11. 10. Cover Gallery
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Gotham Central
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Gotham Central
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Gotham Central
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Gotham Central
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Gotham Central
  17. 16. Staffing the GCPD
    Gotham Central
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
  20. 19. Meet Gotham's Finest.
    Gotham Central
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ralf Haring
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore