([August] 2020)

DC, 2020 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
17.99 USD; 23.99 CAD
Pages
156
On-sale Date
2020-06-23
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
ISBN
978-1-77950-254-4 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781779502544 51799
Editing
Paul Kaminski (editor - original series); Harvey Richards (editor - original series); Jessica Chen (editor - original series); Jeb Woodard (group editor - collected editions); Scott Nybakken (editor - collected edition)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock covers
Binding
trade paperback
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

Collects:
The Infected: King Shazam (DC, 2020 series) #1
The Infected: Scarab (DC, 2020 series) #1
The Infected: Deathbringer (DC, 2020 series) #1
The Infected: The Commissioner (DC, 2020 series) #1
Hawkman (DC, 2018 series) #18
Supergirl (DC, 2016 series) #36

The Contagion is Spreading! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Marquez (credited, signed)
Inks
David Marquez (credited, signed)
Colors
Dean White (credited, signed)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
King Shazam [Billy Batson; The Shazam Who Laughs]
Reprints

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Inks
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Scarab [Blue Beetle; Jaime Reyes]

Indexer Notes

Title page with illustration from The Infected: Scarab #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Eduardo Pansica (credited)
Inks
Júlio Ferreira (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Kara Danvers]

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, includes illustration from Supergirl #36.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information

[The Infected: King Shazam #1] (Table of Contents: 4)

King Shazam / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Marquez (credited, signed)
Inks
David Marquez (credited, signed)
Colors
Dean White (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
King Shazam [Billy Batson; The Shazam Who Laughs]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Batman Who Laughs / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Inks
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs

Indexer Notes

Illustration from The Infected: Scarab #1.

Growing Pains (Table of Contents: 6)

King Shazam! / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Sina Grace (credited)
Pencils
Joe Bennett (credited)
Inks
Belardino Brabo (credited); Matt Santorelli (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
King Shazam [Billy Batson; The Shazam Who Laughs]; Rosa Vasquez; Victor Vasquez; Mary Bromfield; Freddy Freeman; Eugene Choi; Pedro Peña; Darla Dudley; Atlas; Thor; Rao; Ares; The Batman Who Laughs (flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (flashback)
Synopsis
Infected by The Batman Who Laughs Billy has turned evil, and as King Shazam battles several gods to see if any are worthy of becoming his new family. Mary pursues Billy to try to stop him and return him to normal.
Reprints
Keywords
The Infected

Indexer Notes

Billy was shown to be infected by the Batman Who Laughs in Batman / Superman (DC, 2019 series) #1-2.

The saga of The Infected continues in Batman / Superman (DC, 2019 series) and Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen.

[The Infected: Scarab #1] (Table of Contents: 7)

Scarab; Blue Beetle / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Marquez (credited, signed)
Inks
David Marquez (credited, signed)
Colors
Dean White (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarab [Blue Beetle; Jaime Reyes]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Batman Who Laughs / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Inks
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Colors
?

Characters
The Batman Who Laughs

Indexer Notes

Illustration from The Infected: Scarab #1.

Metamorphosis (Table of Contents: 9)

Scarab; Blue Beetle / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum (credited as Dennis Hopeless Hallum)
Pencils
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Inks
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Colors
Jeremy Colwell (credited)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited as Thomas Napolitano)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarab [Blue Beetle; Jaime Reyes]; The Batman Who Laughs; Paco Testas; Brenda Del Vecchio; Ted Kord; Ghostfire
Synopsis
Infected by The Batman Who Laughs, Jaime finds himself changing into Scarab, an evil version of Blue Beetle. Brenda and Paco try to help Jaime, but when attacked by Ghostfire, Scarab's dark side takes control.
Reprints
Keywords
The Infected

Indexer Notes

The saga of The Infected continues in Batman / Superman (DC, 2019 series) and Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen.

[The Infected: Deathbringer #1] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Infected; Deathbringer / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Viktor Bogdanović (credited as Viktor Bogdanovic) (signed)
Inks
Viktor Bogdanović (credited as Viktor Bogdanovic) (signed)
Colors
Viktor Bogdanović (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Deathbringer [Donna Troy]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

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

The Batman Who Laughs / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Inks
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs

Indexer Notes

Illustration from The Infected: Scarab #1.

Death by a Thousand Cuts (Table of Contents: 12)

The Infected; Deathbringer; Titans / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Zoë Quinn (credited)
Pencils
Brent Peeples (credited)
Inks
Brent Peeples (credited)
Colors
Arif Prianto (credited)
Letters
Simon Bowland (credited); Troy Peteri (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Deathbringer [Donna Troy; Wonder Girl; Troia]; Titans [Beast Boy [Garfield Logan]; Steel [Natasha Irons]; Miss Martian [M'gann M'orzz]; Raven [Rachel Roth]]; The Batman Who Laughs; Wonder Woman [Diana of Themyscira] (flashback); Borna; Remy
Synopsis
While the Titans are negotiating peace between two factions of meta-humans in the town of Serenity Point, Donna becomes infected by The Batman Who Laughs and becomes Deathbringer, who turns on the Titans.
Reprints
Keywords
Serenity Point; The Infected

Indexer Notes

The saga of The Infected continues in Batman / Superman (DC, 2019 series) and Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen.

[The Infected: The Commissioner #1] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Infected; The Commissioner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Viktor Bogdanović (credited as Viktor Bogdanovic) (signed)
Inks
Viktor Bogdanović (credited as Viktor Bogdanovic) (signed)
Colors
Viktor Bogdanović (credited as Viktor Bogdanovic) (signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Commissioner James Gordon; The Batman Who Laughs
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

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

The Batman Who Laughs / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Inks
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs

Indexer Notes

Illustration from The Infected: Scarab #1.

The Purge (Table of Contents: 15)

The Infected; The Commissioner / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Jenkins (credited)
Pencils
Jack Herbert (credited)
Inks
Jack Herbert (credited)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
Troy Peteri of A Larger World Studios (credited as ALW's Troy Peteri)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Commissioner James Gordon; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Lock-Up [Lyle Bolton]; Anarky [Lonnie Machin]; other unidentified villains; King Shazam [Billy Batson] (flashback); Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Barbara Gordon (Jim's wife, flashback); James Gordon Jr. (flashback); The Joker (flashback); Detective Conley; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]
Synopsis
Infected by the Batman Who Laughs, Commissioner Gordon beleives that Gotham is sick and sets out to purge the city by releasing villains from Arkham and having homeless people shipped out of Gotham. Batgirl confronts the Commissioner about his strange actions, unaware of his infection.
Reprints
Keywords
Arkham Asylum; The Infected; The Killing Joke

Indexer Notes

The saga of The Infected continues in Batman / Superman (DC, 2019 series) and Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen.

[Hawkman #18] (Table of Contents: 16)

Hawkman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tyler Kirkham (credited, signed)
Inks
Tyler Kirkham (credited, signed)
Colors
Tyler Kirkham (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sky Tyrant (Earth 3 version of Hawkman)
Reprints
Keywords
The Infected

Indexer Notes

Artwork from the outer (acetate) cover from the original issue showing Sky Tyrant.

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

The Batman Who Laughs / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Inks
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs

Indexer Notes

Illustration from The Infected: Scarab #1.

Tyrant Reborn: Dual (Table of Contents: 18)

Hawkman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Venditti (credited)
Pencils
Patrick Olliffe (credited as Pat Olliffe)
Inks
Tom Palmer (credited)
Colors
Jeremiah Skipper (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited as Starkings); Comicraft (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sky Tyrant (Earth 3 version of Hawkman, past incarnation of Hawkman); Shadow Sheriff (Earth 3 version of Shadow Thief); Lion-Miss (Earth 3 version of Lion-Mane); The Pinkerton Ghost (Earth 3 version of Gentleman Ghost); Matter Mage (Earth 3 version of Matter Master); Carter Hall [Hawkman]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal]
Synopsis
Sky Tyrant, an evil version of Hawkman from Earth 3, takes over Carter's body. Carter is dismayed to learn that Sky Pirate is one of his past incarnations that has somehow gained control of his body and plans to use it to kill innocents.
Reprints
Keywords
Earth 3; The Infected

Indexer Notes

Year of the Villain - Hostile Takeover tie-in

[Supergirl #36] (Table of Contents: 19)

Supergirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Mora (credited)
Inks
Dan Mora (credited)
Colors
Dan Mora (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Kara Danvers; Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; The Batman Who Laughs
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Artwork from the outer (acetate) cover from the original issue showing Supergirl the Infected.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

The Batman Who Laughs / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Inks
Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs

Indexer Notes

Illustration from The Infected: Scarab #1.

Who's Laughing Now? (Table of Contents: 21)

Supergirl / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Marc Andreyko (credited)
Pencils
Eduardo Pansica (credited)
Inks
Júlio Ferreira (credited)
Colors
Chris Sotomayor (credited)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I--I--can do this--
Genre
superhero
Characters
Brianiac-1; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Kara Danvers]; Krypto; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hawkman [Sky Tyrant; Carter Hall]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Blue Beetle [Scarab; Jaime Reyes]; Donna Troy [Deathbringer]; Jim Gordon [The Commissioner]; Shazam [King Shazam]
Synopsis
Supergirl helps Batman and Superman defeat the infected heroes, however she gets infected herself. The infected Supergirl defeats Brainiac-1.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; The Infected

Quarantine Zone (Table of Contents: 22)

illustration / 8 pages (report information)

Pencils
Riccardo Federici (credited, signed); Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Inks
Riccardo Federici (credited, signed); Freddie Williams II (credited as Freddie E. Williams II)
Colors
Riccardo Federici (credited, signed)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Character designs for the Infected versions of Blue Beetle, Commissioner Gordon, Hawkman, Shazam, Donna Troy, and Supergirl, plus sketches of The Batman Who Laughs.

Heroes No More (Table of Contents: 23)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Eduardo Pansica (credited)
Inks
Júlio Ferreira (credited); ?
Colors
Chris Sotomayor (credited); ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Kara Danvers]; Krypto; King Shazam [Billy Batson; The Shazam Who Laughs]; Deathbringer [Donna Troy; Wonder Girl; Troia]; Sky Tyrant [Hawkman; Carter Hall]

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from Supergirl #36.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Contagion is Spreading!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [The Infected: King Shazam #1]
    King Shazam
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Batman Who Laughs
  7. 6. Growing Pains
    King Shazam!
  8. 7. [The Infected: Scarab #1]
    Scarab; Blue Beetle
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    The Batman Who Laughs
  10. 9. Metamorphosis
    Scarab; Blue Beetle
  11. 10. [The Infected: Deathbringer #1]
    The Infected; Deathbringer
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    The Batman Who Laughs
  13. 12. Death by a Thousand Cuts
    The Infected; Deathbringer; Titans
  14. 13. [The Infected: The Commissioner #1]
    The Infected; The Commissioner
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    The Batman Who Laughs
  16. 15. The Purge
    The Infected; The Commissioner
  17. 16. [Hawkman #18]
    Hawkman
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    The Batman Who Laughs
  19. 18. Tyrant Reborn: Dual
    Hawkman
  20. 19. [Supergirl #36]
    Supergirl
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    The Batman Who Laughs
  22. 21. Who's Laughing Now?
    Supergirl
  23. 22. Quarantine Zone
  24. 23. Heroes No More
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