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Batman: Detective Comics #1
“Mercy of the Father Part One”
writer Tom Taylor · artist, inker, colorist Mikel Janín · inker Norm Rapmund · colorist Alex Guimarães · letterer Wes Abbott · cover Mikel Janín
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Cast · 14 characters
Full credits
writer Tom Taylor
artist, inker, colorist Mikel Janín
inker Norm Rapmund
colorist Alex Guimarães
letterer Wes Abbott
cover pencils, inks Mikel Janín
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Batman is dismayed when he learns that years ago his father saved the life of Joe Chill, a decision that would ultimately cost the lives of Bruce's parents. This leads to a confrontation between Batman and Chill. Also, Bruce learns the secret of the treatments Scarlett performed on him and others. Meanwhile, Penguin has a confrontation with Vandal Savage.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).