Cover: Jorge Jiménez

Batman #107

Jun 2021 · DC · 4.99 USD

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★ 1st appearance — The Gardener★ 1st appearance — Madame Midas★ 1st appearance — The Instigator

About this Issue

Batman #107 (Vol. 3, April 2021) earns its key-issue status primarily as the debut of The Gardener — Bella Garten, a plant-themed original character created by James Tynion IV who would go on to serve a central role in the Fear State crossover event and receive her own Secret Files one-shot. It also launches the 'Legend of the Ghost-Maker' backup serial, a multi-part origin spotlight on Minhkhoa Khan (Ghost-Maker) that ran through issue #111 and cemented the bisexual antihero as a genuine fixture of the Bat-family rather than a one-arc novelty. Together, the two narratives mark the deepest investment of Tynion's run in world-building around all-new Gotham characters, bridging the post-Arkham status quo of Infinite Frontier into the Fear State megastory. The issue also records the first in-continuity appearance of the Icon A.I., Simon Saint's artificial intelligence system tied directly to the Magistrate program that drives the Fear State premise.

Contains 2 stories

The Cowardly Lot Part Two

20 pp · Superhero

Benji Fink [Stabbo]Master Wyze (image on screen)Ricardo HuertasThe Unsanity Collective

In "The Cowardly Lot Part Two," Batman digs deeper into the Scarecrow’s twisted motives, clashing with the newly appointed Police Commissioner Renee Montoya as tensions rise. Meanwhile, Harley Quinn’s unlikely foray into heroics catches the eye of a shadowy stranger, while Oracle’s intel guides Batman toward the elusive Unsanity Collective. As fear spreads, Scarecrow makes a chilling visit to Simon Saint—setting the stage for something far darker.

Ghost-Maker Chapter 1

10 pp · Superhero

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History

The issue emerged from DC's Infinite Frontier publishing initiative launched in early 2021, which transitioned the main Batman title back to a monthly schedule after a bi-weekly run — a shift that prompted the dual-story format giving each issue both a main chapter and a backup feature. Tynion had already been building toward a Scarecrow-driven city-wide fear campaign since issue #106, and he used #107 to simultaneously advance that threat and satisfy reader demand for more Ghost-Maker lore by handing the backup to artist Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, whose kinetic, rougher linework contrasted deliberately with Jorge Jimenez's polished main-story pages. The Gardener's debut had been teased in DC's own promotional materials as a mystery figure connected to a 'key Poison Ivy thread' running across multiple 2021 Bat-titles.

Trivia · 8 facts

First appearance of The Gardener (Dr. Bella Garten), a new plant-based character and Poison Ivy's ex-girlfriend, created by James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez — she later anchored her own Batman Secret Files one-shot (November 2021).
First appearance of Icon A.I., Simon Saint's artificial intelligence, as documented in the DC Database.
Launches 'Legend of the Ghost-Maker, Chapter 1' — a backup origin serial written by Tynion with art by Ricardo Lopez Ortiz that ran through Batman #111 and concluded in the Batman 2021 Annual.
Ghost-Maker (Minhkhoa Khan) is confirmed as bisexual within this issue's backup story, making him a notable addition to DC's LGBTQ+ character roster among male heroes.
Main story, 'The Cowardly Lot, Part Two,' is written by James Tynion IV with art and cover by Jorge Jimenez; the issue also features a 1:25 card-stock variant cover by Riccardo Federici and a card-stock variant by Francesco Mattina.
Published April 6, 2021 (cover-dated June 2021) as part of DC's Infinite Frontier publishing era, set one month after the destruction of Arkham Asylum depicted in Infinite Frontier #0.
The issue is collected in the Batman: The Cowardly Lot hardcover, which gathers Batman #106–111 along with the Ghost-Maker backup chapters.
Renée Montoya appears here in her new role as Gotham Police Commissioner, a status established in The Next Batman: Second Son — Batman's aside to her is a nod to her parallel identity as The Question.