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Batman - Detective Comics #4
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This volume collects Detective Comics #19-24 and the Annual #2 from DC's New 52 era, featuring the return of the villain known as the Wrath—a dark mirror of Batman—alongside the debut of a new character, the Gotham City Police Department's internal affairs officer, Jason Bard. The story arc, written by John Layman, delves into Batman's detective skills as he faces a personal vendetta and a city-wide conspiracy.
Contains 17 stories
The 900
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]Batwoman [Kate Kane]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonFrancine LangstromMan-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]Mr. RodriguezMs. HarrisEmperor Penguin [Ignatius Ogilvy] (villain)Man-Bats (villains)Mr. Zsasz [Victor Zsasz] (villain)Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain)Man-Bats
Birth of a Family
Batman [Bruce Wayne]AllenAlexiaFrancine LangstromMan-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]
Birdwatching
Judge SwensenMrs. SwensenMister Combustible (villain)Emperor Penguin [Ignatius Ogilvy] (villain)Hypnotic (villain)Imperceptible Man (villain)Mister Mosaic (villain)Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)Rizzo (villain, death)
Through a Blue Lens
Batman [Bruce Wayne]GCPD [Officer GilroyOfficer PopeOfficer Hector Melendez [also as a Man-Bat]Officer Nancy StrodeOfficer Wallace]Joker (cameo flashback, villain)
King for a Day
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthJudge SwensenEmperor Penguin [Ignatius Ogilvy] (villain)Mr. Mosaic (villain)Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)Penumbra [Mio] (villain)
Empire of the Son
Detective James GordonEight-Fingers Eddie [Ed Ogilvy] (flashback, villain, death)Emperor Blackgate [Ignatius Ogilvy] (villain)Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)The Boss
Shadows and Ghosts
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthCullen RowHarper RowGotham City Police Department [Harvey BullockOfficer Nancy StrodeCommissioner James Gordon]League of Assassins [Penumbra [Mio] (villain)Ra's al Ghul (villain)]
Territorial
Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]Francine LangstromGotham City Police Department [Officer MelendezOfficer Nancy Strode]
Face in the Crowd
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthBrenda Levins (corpse)Commissioner James GordonDr. Abigail Wilburn (first appearance)Lt. Harvey BullockClayface [Basil Karlo] (cameo flashback, villain)Jane Doe [as Harvey Bullockalso as Vivian Wenner] (villain)Wrath [E. D. Caldwell] (villain)
Contained Multitudes
Dr. Abigail WilburnJonesyLt. Harvey BullockJane Doe (villain)
Harvey Bullock, This Is Your Life
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo)Commissioner James Gordon (cameo)Dr. Abigail Wilburn (cameo)Lt. Harvey BullockJane Doe [as Harvey Bullock] (villain)
Targeting the Shield
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonE. D. CaldwellMr. WatersMrs. WatersOfficer GilroyOfficer Henry WallaceOfficer MelendezOfficer PopeOfficer StevensonOfficer Nancy StrodeScorn (villain)Wrath (villain)
My Better Half
Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Francine LangstromLt. Harvey Bullock
Bat and Mouse
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonLt. Harvey BullockMr. Waters (villain)Mrs. Waters (villain)Scorn [Clyde Anderson] (villain, corpse)Wrath [E. D. Caldwell] (villain)
Marital Abyss
Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Francine Langstrom [also as Ms. Lee]E. D. Caldwell (villain)
State of Shock
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonLt. Harvey BullockMayor Sebastian HadyOfficer Henry WallaceEmperor Blackgate [Ignatius Ogilvy] (villain)Mallory Caldwell (flashback, villain, corpse)Wrath [E. D. Caldwell] (villain)
War Council
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Bane (villain)Brute (villain)Court of Owls (villains)Malicia (villain)Talons (villains)Wolf-Spider (villain)Sebastian ClarkProfessor
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Full credits
writer John Layman
artist, inker Jason Fabok
colorist Jeromy Cox
letterer Jared K. Fletcher
cover pencils, inks Jason Fabok
Reprints
↩ Reprints Detective Comics #19 (2013), Detective Comics #19 (2013), Detective Comics #19 (2013), Detective Comics #20 (2013), Detective Comics #21 (2013), Detective Comics #22 (2013), Detective Comics Annual #2 (2013), Detective Comics #23 (2013), Detective Comics #24 (2013)
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