Cover: Jason Fabok

Batman - Detective Comics #4

Jan 2015 · DC · 17.99 USD; 20.99 CAD

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About this Collection

This volume collects Detective Comics #19-24, along with the Batman Annual #2, as part of DC's New 52 initiative. The story arc features the return of the villain known as the Wrath, a dark mirror of Batman, while also delving into the aftermath of the 'Death of the Family' crossover. Written by John Layman with art by Jason Fabok and others, the collection continues the adventures of the Dark Knight in Gotham City.

Contains 17 stories

The 900

26 pp · superhero

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

8 pp · superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne]AllenAlexiaFrancine LangstromMan-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]

Birdwatching

8 pp · superhero

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

8 pp · superhero

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

20 pp · superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthJudge SwensenEmperor Penguin [Ignatius Ogilvy] (villain)Mr. Mosaic (villain)Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)Penumbra [Mio] (villain)

Empire of the Son

8 pp · superhero

Detective James GordonEight-Fingers Eddie [Ed Ogilvy] (flashback, villain, death)Emperor Blackgate [Ignatius Ogilvy] (villain)Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)The Boss

Shadows and Ghosts

20 pp · superhero

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

8 pp · superhero

Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]Francine LangstromGotham City Police Department [Officer MelendezOfficer Nancy Strode]

Face in the Crowd

26 pp · superhero

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

6 pp · superhero

Dr. Abigail WilburnJonesyLt. Harvey BullockJane Doe (villain)

Harvey Bullock, This Is Your Life

6 pp · superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo)Commissioner James Gordon (cameo)Dr. Abigail Wilburn (cameo)Lt. Harvey BullockJane Doe [as Harvey Bullock] (villain)

Targeting the Shield

20 pp · superhero

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

8 pp · superhero

Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Francine LangstromLt. Harvey Bullock

Bat and Mouse

20 pp · superhero

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

8 pp · superhero

Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Francine Langstrom [also as Ms. Lee]E. D. Caldwell (villain)

State of Shock

22 pp · superhero

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

10 pp · superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne]Bane (villain)Brute (villain)Court of Owls (villains)Malicia (villain)Talons (villains)Wolf-Spider (villain)Sebastian ClarkProfessor