Guy Mandrake

A creature of Gotham's shadows, Guy Mandrake stepped onto the page in 2017's Detective Comics #946, born from the imagination of writer James Tynion IV and artist Eddy Barrows during a rich Modern Age chapter of DC's flagship detective title. His brief but memorable presence puts him in remarkably distinguished company — sharing pages with Batwoman, Cassandra Cain, Luke Fox, and Basil Karlo, a roster that signals this character belongs to some genuinely high-stakes Gotham storytelling. With only five catalog appearances concentrated in a tight 2017–2018 window, Mandrake is the kind of compact, purposeful character that rewards deep-dive readers hunting for every thread of Tynion's celebrated Detective Comics run.