([October] 2021)

DC, 2021 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
17.99 USD; 23.99 CAD
Pages
148
On-sale Date
2021-08-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
ISBN
978-1-77950-307-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781779503077 51799
Printer
LSC Communications, Owensville, MO, USA
Editing
Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor - original series); Reza Lokman (credited) (editor - collected edition)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
card stock covers; matte paper interiors
Binding
trade paperback
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

Collects Gotham City Monsters (DC, 2019 series) #1-6.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Philip Tan (signed as Philip Tan (vertical interlocked PT))
Inks
Philip Tan (signed as Philip Tan (vertical interlocked PT))
Colors
Jay David Ramos (credited) (signed as ™ Jay)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Orca [Grace Balin]; Frankenstein; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]
Reprints
No image yet

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited)
Letters
?

Characters
Red Phantom [Michael Drown]

Indexer Notes

Title page with illustration from Gotham City Monsters #5.

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

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Red Phantom [Michael Drown]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Frankenstein; Orca [Grace Balin]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, with illustration from Gotham City Monsters #3.

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Red Phantom [Michael Drown]

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information, includes illustration from Gotham City Monsters #2.

[Gotham City Monsters #1] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Philip Tan (credited, signed)
Inks
Philip Tan (credited, signed)
Colors
Jay David Ramos (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Orca [Grace Balin]; Frankenstein; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)

Characters
Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Frankenstein; Orca [Grace Balin]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]

Indexer Notes

Black and white illustration from Gotham City Monsters #3.

Gotham City Monsters Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Orlando (credited)
Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Frankenstein; Orca [Grace Balin]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Tepes; unnamed monks; Tusk; Rinderpest; Martian Mandrills; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]; Melmoth
Synopsis
While Bane is in control of the rest of Gotham City, a small group of monsterous heroes gather in Monstertown where a supernatural threat is about to arise.
Reprints
Keywords
Kobra; Monstertown; S.H.A.D.E.

Indexer Notes

Story takes place in Monstertown while Bane is in control of the rest of Gotham City during the City of Bane storyline in Batman (DC, 2016 series) #75-85. Monstertown was previously created by Hugo Strange in the Batman: Night of the Monster Men storyline. Story also takes place after the fall of S.H.A.D.E. and Kobra as seen in the Event Leviathan mini-series (DC, 2019 series).

[Gotham City Monsters #2] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
Philip Tan (credited, signed)
Inks
Philip Tan (credited, signed)
Colors
Jay David Ramos (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Phantom [Michael Drown]; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Frankenstein; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Orca [Grace Balin]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)

Characters
Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Frankenstein; Orca [Grace Balin]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]

Indexer Notes

Black and white illustration from Gotham City Monsters #3.

Gotham City Monsters Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Orlando (credited)
Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Frankenstein; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]; Melmoth; Martian Mandrills; Tusk (deceased); Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Orca [Grace Balin]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones];
Synopsis
In Monstertown, Frankenstein, Andrew Bennett, and Red Phantom team up when faced with the threat of Melmoth. Frankenstein then recruits Lady Clay, Orca, and Killer Croc to join their cause.
Reprints
Keywords
Metaverse; Monstertown; Multiverse; Source Wall

[Gotham City Monsters #3] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Pencils
Philip Tan
Inks
Philip Tan
Colors
Jay David Ramos

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Orca [Grace Balin]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Frankenstein
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)

Characters
Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Frankenstein; Orca [Grace Balin]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]

Indexer Notes

Black and white illustration from Gotham City Monsters #3.

Gotham City Monsters Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Orlando (credited)
Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Frankenstein; Orca [Grace Balin]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Melmoth; Martian Mandrills; Religion of Crime monks; Carl (zoo guard); unnamed zoo guard; Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Synopsis
Andrew Bennett, under the control of Melmoth, is forced to steal the Crime Bible from the monks of the Religion of Crime. When Frankenstein's team tracks down Melmoth, Melmoth forces Bennett to fight against them.
Reprints
Keywords
Crime Bible; Metaverse; Monstertown; Multiverse

[Gotham City Monsters #4] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Orca [Grace Balin]; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Frankenstein
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)

Characters
Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Frankenstein; Orca [Grace Balin]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]

Indexer Notes

Black and white illustration from Gotham City Monsters #3.

Gotham City Monsters Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Orlando (credited)
Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Orca [Grace Balin]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]; Frankenstein; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Melmoth; Martian Mandrills [transform into Magma Mandrills]; Victor Zsasz; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; unnamed male nurses; Monster League of Evil [Frankenstein's Monster; Dracula; Wolf-Man; The Mummy]
Synopsis
Frankenstein's team enlists Batwoman to fight with them against Melmoth, who using the Crime Bible to kill innocents as part of his nefarious scheme.
Reprints
Keywords
Crime Bible; Metaverse; Monstertown; Multiverse

Indexer Notes

Story takes place in Monstertown while Bane is in control of the rest of Gotham City during the City of Bane storyline in Batman (DC, 2016 series) #75-85.

The Monster League of Evil show up on the last page of this issue. The Monster League was previously introduced via flashback in Superman #276 (June 1974). They are from a parallel Earth, and are the enemies of that world's hero, Captain Thunder.

[Gotham City Monsters #5] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Frankenstein; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Orca [Grace Balin]; Monster League of Evil [Frankenstein's Monster; Dracula; Wolf-Man; The Mummy]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)

Characters
Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Frankenstein; Orca [Grace Balin]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]

Indexer Notes

Black and white illustration from Gotham City Monsters #3.

Gotham City Monsters Chapter 5 (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Orlando (credited)
Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Frankenstein; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Orca [Grace Balin]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Monster League of Evil [Frankenstein's Monster; Dracula; Wolf-Man; The Mummy]; Melmoth; unnamed teachers; Solomon Grundys (multiple Grundys); Perpetua (image)
Synopsis
The Gotham City Monsters face off against their counterparts in the Monster League of Evil, while Melmoth plans to kill innocent teachers in Slaughter Swamp to complete his evil scheme.
Reprints
Keywords
Crime Bible; Metaverse; Monstertown; Multiverse; Slaughter Swamp

Indexer Notes

Story takes place in Monstertown while Bane is in control of the rest of Gotham City during the City of Bane storyline in Batman (DC, 2016 series) #75-85.

The Monster League of Evil was introduced via flashback in Superman #276 (June 1974). They are from a parallel Earth, and are the enemies of that world's hero, Captain Thunder.

[Gotham City Monsters #6] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Melmoth; Frankenstein; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Orca [Grace Balin]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)

Characters
Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Frankenstein; Orca [Grace Balin]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]

Indexer Notes

Black and white illustration from Gotham City Monsters #3.

Gotham City Monsters Finale (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Orlando (credited)
Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Frankenstein; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Orca [Grace Balin]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Melmoth; unnamed teachers; Solomon Grundys (multiple Grundys); Razorjane
Synopsis
The Gotham City Monsters have a final showdown with Melmoth and his army of Grundys.
Reprints
Keywords
Crime Bible; Metaverse; Monstertown; Multiverse; Slaughter Swamp

Gotham City Monsters #1 Variant Cover by Frank Cho and Sabine Rich (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Pencils
Frank Cho (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Cho (credited, signed)
Colors
Sabine Rich (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Frankenstein; Orca [Grace Balin]; Lady Clayface [Lady Clay; Sondra Fuller]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Red Phantom Style Sheet (Table of Contents: 23)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Red Phantom [Michael Drown]

Indexer Notes

Character designs

Gotham City Monsters #1 pages 7 & 8 Art by Amancay Nahuelpan (Table of Contents: 24)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Frankenstein; Rinderpest

Indexer Notes

Black and white art from the issue.

Gotham City Monsters #3 page 20 Art by Amancay Nahuelpan (Table of Contents: 25)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

Indexer Notes

Black and white art from the issue.

The Monster Squad! (Table of Contents: 26)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Inks
Amancay Nahuelpan (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Frankenstein; Orca [Grace Balin]; Lady Clay [Lady Clayface; Sondra Fuller]; Andrew Bennett [I...Vampire]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Red Phantom [Michael Drown]

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from Gotham City Monsters #4.