Detective Comics



Detective Comics is published by DC Comics. The current price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * Detective Comics #1019: 22 Jan 2020

Current Issue

 * Detective Comics Annual #3: 29 Jan 2020

Next Issue

 * Detective Comics #1020: 26 Feb 2020

Status
Twice-monthly on-going.

Main Character

 * Batman/Bruce Wayne

Detective Comics #816
"Victims" part 2 of 2. Zsasz goes after Alfred in the hospital, but when he catches on that it is a trap he leads Batman and the police on a killing spree/chase through the streets of Gotham. Zsasz doubles back to the hospital to kill Alfred, but Batman takes a shortcut through the sewers and is waiting for him. Batman of course beats the snot out of Zsasz. Later, Bruce Wayne visits Alfred in the hospital, and Alfred talks Bruce into getting him a new Bentley.

Detective Comics #815
"Victims" part 1 of 2. Psychotic killer Zsasz escapes from Arkham and attacks Alfred Pennyworth at a party, leaving the butler for dead. By Alfred survives, and Bruce Wayne holds a press conference exposing that fact in order to taunt Zsasz into coming out of hiding.

Detective Comics #814
"City of Crime" part 12 of 12.

Detective Comics #813
"City of Crime" part 11 of 12.

Detective Comics #812
"City of Crime" part 10 of 12.

Detective Comics #811
"City of Crime" part 9 of 12.

Detective Comics #810
"War Crimes" part 3 of 4. Continued in Batman #644.

Detective Comics #809
"War Crimes" part 1 of 4. Continued in Batman #643.

Detective Comics #808
"City of Crime" part 8 of 12. While Batman goes undercover to infiltrate the dockworkers, Robin maintains vigil over The Ventriloquist at the hospital. He eventually encounters Sgt. Ivers, staying at the same hospital and going crazy. Unable to trust anyone at the hospital, Robin calls in ex-Commissioner Gordon.

Omnibus Hardcovers

 * Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #27-56, plus Batman vol. 1 #1-7. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus, vol. 2 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #57-74 and World's Finest Comics #4-9 plus Batman vol. 1 #8-15. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus, vol. 3 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #75-91 and World's Finest Comics #10-14 plus Batman vol. 1 #16-25. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus, vol. 4 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #92-111 and World's Finest Comics #15-22 plus Batman vol. 1 #26-35. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus, vol. 5 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #113-132 and World's Finest Comics #23-32 plus Batman vol. 1 #35-45. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus, vol. 6 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #132-153 and World's Finest Comics #33-42 plus Batman vol. 1 #46-55. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus, vol. 7 - Collects vol. 1 #154-173, plus Batman vol. 1 #56-66 & Batman stories from World's Finest Comics #43-52. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus, vol. 8 - Collects vol. 1 #174-195, plus Batman vol. 1 #67-77 & Batman stories from World's Finest Comics #54-63. - - (forthcoming, April 2020)


 * Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus, vol. 2 - Collects the Batgirl stories from vol. 1 #481-499, 501-502, 505-506, 508-510 & 512-519, plus Batman Family #12-20. -


 * Batman: Knightfall Omnibus, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #654-666, plus Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18, Batman vol. 1 #484-500, & Showcase '93 #7-8. -


 * Batman: Knightfall Omnibus, vol. 2 — Knightquest - Collects vol. 1 #667-675 plus Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19-27, Batman vol. 1 #501-508, Robin #1-2 & 7, Catwoman vol. 2 #6-7, Showcase '94 #7, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight vol. 1 #59-61, and Justice League Task Force #5-6. -


 * Batman: Knightfall Omnibus, vol. 3 — Knightsend - Collects vol. 1 #676-677 & 679-682, plus Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29-30 & 32-35, Batman vol. 1 #509-510, 512-515 & Vengeance of Bane #2, Robin #8-9 & 11-14, Catwoman vol. 2 #12-13, Showcase '94 #10, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight vol. 1 #62-63, and Nightwing: Alfred's Return #1. -

Hardcovers

 * The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby - Collects Boy Commandos stories from vol. 1 #64-73, plus World's Finest Comics #8-9 & Boy Commandos #1-2. -


 * Batman Archives, vol. 1 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #27-50. -


 * Batman Archives, vol. 2 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #51-70. -


 * Batman Archives, vol. 3 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #71-86. -


 * Batman Archives, vol. 4 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #87-102. -


 * Batman Archives, vol. 5 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #103-119. -


 * Batman Archives, vol. 6 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #120-135. -


 * Batman Archives, vol. 7 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #136-154. -


 * Batman Archives, vol. 8 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #155-171. -


 * Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives, vol. 1 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #327-333, plus Batman vol. 1 #164-167. -


 * Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives, vol. 2 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #334-339 plus Batman vol. 1 #168-171. -


 * Tales of the Batman: Len Wein - Collects vol. 1 #408, 444-448, 466, 478-379, 500 & 514; plus Batman vol. 1 #307-310, 312-319, 321-324 & 326-327; and Untold Legends of the Batman #1-3. -


 * Batman: Tales of the Demon - Collects vol. 1 #411, 485 & 489-490, plus Batman vol. 1 #232, 235, 240 & 242-244, and DC Special Series #15. - - (forthcoming, March 2020)


 * Tales of Batman: Archie Goodwin - Collects vol. 1 #437-443 & Annual #3; plus Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #132-136 & Batman: Night Cries -


 * Tales of Batman: Steve Englehart - Collects vol. 1 #439 & 469-476; plus Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #109-111, Legends of the DC Universe #26-27 & Batman: Dark Detective #1-6 - - (forthcoming, April 2020)


 * Legends of the Dark Knight – Marshall Rogers - Collects vol. 1 #468, 471-479 & 481; plus Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #132-136; DC Special Series #15; Secret Origins #6; and Batman: Dark Detective #1-6. -


 * Tales of the Batman: Don Newton, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #480, 483-492, plus Batman vol. 1 #305-306 and Brave and the Bold #153-165. "Batman revisits 'The Curse of Crime Alley,' meets Maxie Zeus and wages war on the League of Assassins." -


 * Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #505-513, plus World's Finest Comics #270 & Batman vol. 1 #337-346 & 348. -


 * Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 1 #515-526, plus Batman vol. 1 #349-359. -


 * Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #510, 512, 517, 528-529, plus Batman vol. 1 #340, 343-354, 348-351. -


 * Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #530-538 & 540-544, plus Batman vol. 1 #373 & World's Finest Comics #297 & 299. -


 * Legends of the Dark Knight: Alan Davis - Collects vol. 1 #569-575, plus Batman: Full Circle #1 & Batman: Gotham Knights #25. -


 * Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle - Collects vol. 1 #579, 582-594 & 601-607, plus Batman vol. 1 Annual #11-12. -


 * Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #608-621, plus Batman vol. 1 #448-459. -


 * Batman: The Man Who Laughs - Collects vol. 1 #784-786, plus Batman: The Man Who Laughs one-shot. -


 * Batman: City of Crime Deluxe Edition - Collects vol. 1 #800-808 & 811-814. - - (forthcoming, March 2020)


 * Batman: Private Casebook - Collects vol. 1 #840-845, plus a story from the Infinite Halloween Special. "Pits The Dark Knight and guest-star Zatanna against the new Ventriloquist and still-the-same Scarface, as well as Talia al Ghul, The Riddler and more." -


 * Batman: The Heart of Hush - Collects vol. 1 #846-850. "Secrets shared years ago between Bruce Wayne and Tommy Elliott — a.k.a. Hush — come to light with dangerous consequences in the present! As Batman finds himself barely capable of handling the diabolical threat of the Black Glove, Hush attacks Bruce Wayne in his personal life by setting his sights on Bruce’s ex-lover: Catwoman!" -


 * Batwoman: Elegy - Collects the lead stories from vol. 1 #854-860. "Batwoman battles a madwoman known only as Alice, inspired by Alice in Wonderland, who sees her life as a fairy tale and everyone around her as expendable! Batwoman must stop Alice from unleashing a toxic death cloud over all of Gotham City — but Alice has more up her sleeve than just poison, and Batwoman’s life will never ever be the same." -


 * Batman: The Black Mirror - Collects vol. 1 #871-877. "A series of brutal murders pushes Batman’s detective skills to the limit and forces him to confront one of Gotham City’s oldest evils. Helpless and trapped in the deadly Mirror House, Batman must fight for his life against one of Gotham City’s oldest and most powerful evils! Then, the corpse of a killer whale shows up on the floor of one of Gotham City’s foremost banks. The event begins a strange and deadly mystery that will bring Batman face-to-face with the new, terrifying faces of organized crime in Gotham." -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 1 – Faces of Death - Collects vol. 2 #1-7. "Bruce Wayne returns as Batman – and sets his sights on the Gotham Ripper, who in turn has his sights on Batman. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne explores a budding romance with TV journalist Charlotte Rivers, who’s visiting Gotham City to cover the gruesome slayings. But time is running out as Commissioner Gordon and Batman work to uncover the secret of the dread Dollmaker." -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 2 – Scare Tactics - Collects vol. 2 #8-12, 0, & Annual #1. "Batman must face the madness of the Mad Hatter, and then take on the Talons of the Court of Owls! But even if he survives that, he must face a whole new set of fears when the Scarecrow returns! Can the Dark Knight overcome the terror the Scarecrow brings?" -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 3 – Emperor Penguin - Collects vol. 2 #13-18. "The Dark Knight faces a series of his deadliest enemies, including Poison Ivy, Clayface, and the Penguin, all while dealing with the Joker and the League of Smiles." -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 4 – The Wrath - Collects vol. 2 #19-24 & Annual #2. "The Caped Crusader is challenged by the mystery of the 900. Plus, Batman faces two new foes: Emperor Penguin and the deadly vigilante known as The Wrath, a dark counterpart to the Dark Knight." - -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 5 – Gothtopia - Collects vol. 2 #25-29. "Who – or what – has created this twisted vision of the Dark Knight’s hometown? As far as anyone knows, Gotham City is and always has been a crime-free utopia, patrolled by the white-clad Batman and his sidekick, Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catbird." -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 6 – Icarus - Collects vol. 2 #30-34 & Annual #3. "Batman finds himself knee-deep in a new mystery involving a deadly new narcotic that has hit the streets of Gotham City. Can the Dark Knight stop the threat before the entire town finds itself embroiled in a deadly gang war that could burn everything—and everyone—down to the ground?" -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 7 – Anarky - Collects vol. 2 #35-40, Futures End #1 & Endgame #1. "Gotham City is decending into chaos at the hands of Anarky and his quest for revenge on both the villains and protectors of the city." -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 8 – Blood of Heroes - Collects vol. 2 #41-46. "There’s a new Batman on the block—ex-police commissioner James Gordon! At his side is Detective Harvey Bullock, leading a Bat task force, but what are his duties, and can he be trusted? And what kind of welcome awaits his new partner, Renee Montoya?" -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 9 – Gordon at War - Collects vol. 2 #47-52. "As the new Dark Knight former police commissioner must do what his predecessor did best: taking out crime in Gotham City. But lurking in the shadows at home is a case from Jim's past that may decide the future of Batman. James Gordon must grapple with the new freedom he has as a superhero and his belief in the system he helped build. Will this new threat take out the new Batman? Or will he do it to himself?" -


 * Batman–Detective Comics: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition, Book One - Collects vol. 3 #934-949. -


 * Batman–Detective Comics: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition, Book Two - Collects vol. 3 #950-962. -


 * Batman–Detective Comics: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition, Book Three - Collects vol. 3 #963-973 & Annual #1. -


 * Batman–Detective Comics: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition, Book Four - Collects vol. 3 #974-982. -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 1—Mythology - Collects vol. 3 #994-999. "Alfred Pennyworth...attacked at Wayne manor! Who’s hunting those closest to Batman? Commissioner Gordon calls in the Dark Knight Detective when there’s a murder at the Gotham City Aquarium—staged to look exactly like Thomas and Martha Wayne’s crime scene, right down to the playbill and pearls. How does this bizarre homicide tie into the shadowy monster that attacks Dr. Leslie Thompkins?" -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 2—Arkham Knight - Collects vol. 3 #1001-1005 & Annual #2. "After Batman’s battle with the Arkham Knight, things only get worse when one of his allies jumps into the fray and ends up in way over their head! Damian was so certain he could succeed against the Arkham Knight where his father failed—and not only was he wrong, but the Knight has a surprising plan for the son of Batman!" -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 3—Greetings from Gotham - Collects vol. 3 #1006-1011. "Detective Jim Corrigan has been shot on the streets of Gotham City—and the Spectre must reach out to Batman to help him find the assassin! There’s only one life Batman would be willing to risk saving Jim Corrigan and the Spectre: his own! Plus, Deadshot returns to Gotham City following his stint with the Suicide Squad, and Batman fears that without the oversight of Amanda Waller, Floyd Lawton will go back to his old ways." - - (forthcoming, April 2020)


 * Absolute Batman: The Black Mirror - Collects vol. 1 #871-881. -


 * Batman by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato Deluxe Edition - Collects vol. 2 #30-34 & 37-44. -


 * Batman: Night of the Monster Men - Collects vol. 3 #941-942, plus Nightwing vol. 4 #5-6 & Batman vol. 3 #7-8. "As a huge storm approaches, Batman, Batwoman, and Nightwing try and prepare Gotham City for the worst, but nothing can prepare them for enormous tall monsters rampaging through the streets! Batman will need all of his allies to unite in order to stop these mad science monsters from tearing their city apart! Will the Dark Knight, Batwoman, Nightwing, Robin, Spoiler, Orphan and Clayface be enough? And who is the mastermind behind it all?" -


 * Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years - Collects stories from vol. 1 #27, 83, 211, 216, 327, 359, 395, 442, 474, 574, 633, 711 & 821; plus Batman vol. #1, 49, 181, 497, Special #1 & vol. 2 #2; World's Finest Comics #94; & DC Special Series #21 -


 * The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years - Collects stories from vol. 1 #64, 168, 180, 475, 476, 726, 741, 826 & vol. 2 #1; plus Batman vol. #1, 5, 25, 32, 85, 163, 251, 427 & vol. 2 #15; World's Finest Comics #61; Superman vol. 2 #9; & Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #66 -

Trade Paperbacks

 * The Batman Chronicles, vol. 1 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #27-37 plus Batman vol. 1 #1. -


 * The Batman Chronicles, vol. 2 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #39-45 plus Batman vol. 1 #2-3 & New York World's Fair Comics #2. "Features the Dark Knight facing a host of villains including the Joker, Catwoman, Clayface and many more." -


 * The Batman Chronicles, vol. 3 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #46-50 plus Batman vol. 1 #4-5. "Features The Joker, Clayface and more." -


 * The Batman Chronicles, vol. 4 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #51-56 plus Batman vol. 1 #6-7. "The Dynamic Duo battle the twin menaces of the Scarecrow and the Joker and more!" -


 * The Batman Chronicles, vol. 5 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #57-61, plus World's Finest Comics #4 and Batman vol. 1 #8-9. -


 * The Batman Chronicles, vol. 6 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #62-66, plus World's Finest Comics #5-6 and Batman vol. 1 #10-11. -


 * The Batman Chronicles, vol. 7 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #66-70, plus World's Finest Comics #7 and Batman vol. 1 #12-13. -


 * The Batman Chronicles, vol. 8 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #71-74, plus World's Finest Comics #8-9 and Batman vol. 1 #14-15. -


 * The Batman Chronicles, vol. 9 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #75-77, plus World's Finest Comics #10 and Batman vol. 1 #16-17. -


 * The Batman Chronicles, vol. 10 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #78-81, plus World's Finest Comics #11 and Batman vol. 1 #18-19. -


 * The Batman Chronicles, vol. 11 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #82-85, plus World's Finest Comics #12 and Batman vol. 1 #20-21. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age, vol. 1 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #27-45 & New York World's Fair Comics #1, plus Batman vol. 1 #1-3. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age, vol. 2 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #46-56 & World's Finest Comics #1-3, plus Batman vol. 1 #4-7. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age, vol. 3 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #57-65 & World's Finest Comics #4-6, plus Batman vol. 1 #8-11. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age, vol. 4 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #66-74 & World's Finest Comics #7-9, plus Batman vol. 1 #12-15. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age, vol. 5 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #75-81 & World's Finest Comics #10-11, plus Batman vol. 1 #16-20. -


 * Batman: The Golden Age, vol. 6 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #82-92 & World's Finest Comics #12-14, plus Batman vol. 1 #21-25. -


 * Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter, vol. 1 - Collects Martian Manhunter stories from vol. 1 #225-305. - (forthcoming, July 2007)


 * Showcase Presents: Batman, vol. 1 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #327-342, plus Batman vol. 1 #164-174 (in B&W). -


 * Showcase Presents: Batman, vol. 2 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #343-358, plus Batman vol. 1 #175-188 (in B&W). -


 * Showcase Presents: Batman, vol. 3 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #359-375, plus Batman vol. 1 #189-192, 194-197, 199-201 (in B&W). -


 * Showcase Presents: Batman, vol. 4 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #376-390, plus Batman vol. 1 #202-215 (in B&W). -


 * Showcase Presents: Batman, vol. 5 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #391-407, plus Batman vol. 1 #216-228 (in B&W). -


 * Showcase Presents: Batman, vol. 6 - Collects Batman stories from vol. 1 #408-426, plus Batman vol. 1 #229-244 (in B&W). -


 * Showcase Presents: Batgirl, vol. 1 - Collects Batgirl stories from vol. 1 #359, 363, 369, 371, 384, 385, 388, 389, 392, 393, 396, 397, 400, 401, 404, 405-424, Batman vol. 1 #197, Adventure Comics #381, World's Finest Comics #169 & 176, The Brave and The Bold vol. 1 #78, Justice League of America vol. 1 #60, and Superman vol. 1 #268 & 279 (in B&W). -


 * Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #394-411; plus Batman vol. 1 #217, 220-222, 224-227 & 229-231; The Brave and the Bold vol. 1 #86, 88-90, 93 & 95; and World's Finest #199-200 & 202. -


 * Batman: Tales of the Demon - Collects vol. 1 #411, 485, 489-490, plus Batman vol. 1 #232, 235, 240, 242-244 & DC Special Series, vol. 2 #15. "With an intellect that rivals Batman's and a willingness to justify any means by the ends, Ra's al Ghul has become the Dark Knight's most formidable foe. Able to continually rejuvenate himself in his Lazarus Pit, the near immortal Ra's has spent lifetimes trying to save the human race from itself. His extreme methods have always brought him into conflict with the Dark Knight, but through years of fighting against each other as well as side by side, these two passionately driven men have formed a bond of mutual respect." -


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Detective, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #568-574 & 579-582. "The Dark Knight must rescue Catwoman from the clutches of the Joker, contend with a newly paroled Mad Hatter and deal with the maddening double crimes of Two-Face! While this might seem like a normal week for Batman, he also jets over to London to work on an unsolved Sherlock Holmes mystery with the Elongated Man and Slam Bradley." -


 * Batman Year Two: Fear the Reaper - Collects vol. 1 #575-578. "As the Dark Knight continues to build the foundation for his relationship with James Gordon, Gotham's original vigilante, the Reaper, returns to the streets and begins dealing lethal justice. As the body count grows, Batman must form an uneasy alliance with the man who is responsible for his existence, Joe Chill, the murderer of Bruce Wayne's parents. Now as Batman struggles with emotions and ghosts of the past, he must find a way to stop the murderous onslaught of the Reaper before he becomes his next victim." -


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Detective, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #583-591 & Annual #1. "Batman battles Scarface and the Ventriloquist over Fever, a new drug ravaging Gotham City’s streets. The Dark Knight must then contend with a dangerous new villain known as the Corrosive Man, a man whom he can’t even touch." -


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Detective, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 1 #592-600. "Batman must confront the evil that he is responsible for creating and personal demons that have haunted him since that fateful night in Crime Alley. Plus, the Dark Knight Detective usually works alone, but the threat of mass murder in the financial district forces him to team up with a bizarre private eye. Then, movies of death are being filmed in Gotham—and Batman may be the next star." -


 * Batman: Blind Justice - Collects vol. 1 #598-600. "Bruce Wayne discovers a series of murders linked to WayneTech in this tale that leaves him in a wheelchair." -


 * Batman: Dark Night, Dark City - Collects vol. 1 #629-633, plus Batman vol. 1 #452-454. "Batman is led through a labyrinthine urban maze by his old nemesis the Riddler, who seems to have changed into an abominable monster with one purpose: to drive Batman insane. In his quest, the Riddler is working with an occultist who has summoned a demon to stop Batman—but in the process, the Riddler himself is slowly changing into a nightmarish beast!" -


 * Batman: Prelude to Knightfall - Collects vol. 1 #654-658, plus Batman vol. 1 #484-491 & Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1. -


 * Batman: Knightfall, vol. 1: The 25th Anniversary Edition - Collects vol. 1 #659-663, plus Batman vol. 1 #492-497 & Batman: Villains Secret Files #1. -


 * Batman: Knightfall, vol. 2: The 25th Anniversary Edition - Collects vol. 1 #664-666, plus Batman vol. 1 #498-500, Showcase '93 #7-8 & Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18. -


 * Batman: Knightquest — The Crusade, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #667-670, plus Batman vol. 1 #501-504, Robin #1-2 & Catwoman vol. 2 #6-7. - - (forthcoming, September 2018)


 * Batman: Knightquest — The Crusade, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #671-675, plus Batman vol. 1 #505-508, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #24-28 & Showcase '94 #7. -


 * Batman: Legacy - Collects vol. 1 #697-700, plus Catwoman vol. 2 #33-35, Robin #31, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53, and Batman vol. 1 #533. -


 * Batman: New Gotham, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #742-753. "Batman’s longtime nemesis Ra’s al Ghul has returned with a deadly plan that will devastate the city and the entire world!" - -


 * Batman: New Gotham, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #755-765. "Batman’s longtime nemesis Ra’s al Ghul has returned with a deadly plan that will devastate the city and the entire world!" - -


 * Batman — Bruce Wayne: Murderer? - Collects vol. 1 #766-767, plus Batman vol. 1 #599-602, Batman: Gotham Knights #25-28, Batgirl vol. 1 #24 & 27, Birds of Prey vol. 1 #39-41 & 43, Nightwing vol. 1 #65-66 & 68-69, & Robin #98-99. - -


 * Batman — Bruce Wayne: Fugitive - Collects vol. 1 #768-775, plus Batman vol. 1 #603-607, Batman: Gotham Knights #29-32, & Batgirl vol. 1 #29 & 33. "Indicted for killing Vesper Fairchild, Bruce Wayne is sent to prison … only to escape, launching a citywide manhunt." - -


 * Batman: War Crimes - Collects vol. 1 #809-810, plus Batman vol. 1 #643-644. -


 * Batman: City of Crime - Collects vol. 1 #800-808, 811-814. "As the Dark Knight tries to shut down a drug ring turned deadly, Bruce Wayne must contend with a wayward 14-year-old who's dangerously close to Gotham's underworld."-


 * Batman: Face the Face - Collects vol. 1 #817-820, plus Batman vol. 1 #651-654. -


 * Batman: Detective - Collects vol. 1 #821-826. "The Dark Knight faces the Riddler, the Penguin and Poison Ivy as well as brand-new villains while pushing himself to the limit to solve crimes." -


 * Batman: Death in the City - Collects vol. 1 #827-834. "Batman lives up to his reputation as the World's Greatest Detective as he takes on such evildoers as the Ventriloquist, Scarface, Vox, Harley Quinn, the Terrible Trio and more!" -


 * Batman: Private Casebook - Collects vol. 1 #840-845. "Pits The Dark Knight and guest star Zatanna against the new Ventriloquist and still-the-same Scarface, as well as Catwoman, the Riddler and more." -


 * Batman: Heart of Hush - Collects vol. 1 #846-850. "Secrets shared years ago between Bruce Wayne and Hush come to light in the present." -


 * Batwoman: Elegy - Collects the lead stories from vol. 1 #854-860. -


 * Batwoman by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III - Collects the lead stories from vol. 1 #854-863. -


 * The Question: Pipeline - Collects the back-up stories from vol. 1 #854-863. "A gun-running scheme threatens Gotham City." -


 * Batman: Impostors - Collects vol. 1 #867-871. "A variation of The Joker drug is causing users to suffer violent mental breakdowns. Now, the citizens of Gotham City are divided into two gangs: one led by a Batman impostor who pledges to bring law back to the streets, the other led by a Joker look-alike out to punish the innocent." -


 * Batman: The Black Mirror - Collects vol. 1 #871-877. -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 1 – Faces of Death - Collects vol. 2 #1-7. -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 2 – Scare Tactics - Collects vol. 2 #8-12, 0, & Annual #1. -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 3 – Emperor Penguin - Collects vol. 2 #13-18. -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 4 – The Wrath - Collects vol. 2 #19-24 & Annual #2. -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 5 – Gothtopia - Collects vol. 2 #25-29. -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 6 – Icarus - Collects vol. 2 #30-34 & Annual #3. -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 7 – Anarky - Collects vol. 2 #35-40, Futures End #1 & Endgame #1. -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 8 – Blood of Heroes - Collects vol. 2 #41-46. -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 9 – Gordon at War - Collects vol. 2 #47-52. -


 * Batman–Detective Comics, vol. 1: The Rise of the Batmen - Collects vol. 3 #934-940. "The Dark Knight and series co-star Batwoman team up to take new protégés Red Robin, Spoiler and the villainous Clayface under their leathery wings! The only problem is, neither new super-instructor knows exactly what they're in for as the attempt to train these would-be heroes before a mysterious army takes Gotham for themselves." -


 * Batman–Detective Comics, vol. 2: The Victim Syndicate - Collects vol. 3 #943-949. "Innocent victims maimed or broken by Batman's greatest enemies band together, and they blame Batman and his fellow vigilantes for what happened to them just as much as they blame the psychopaths who hurt them. Batman and his newly trained team of allies must take on these troubled souls, but one of Batman's teammates can't help but think they might have a point…" - - (forthcoming, May 2017)


 * Batman–Detective Comics, vol. 3: League of Shadows - Collects vol. 3 #950-956. "The League of Shadows goes from mysterious rumor to deadly fact! With two new members of the team, Azrael and Batwing, will the Dark Knight’s squadron of crime-fighters be able to discover the League’s plan? And what deadly personal secret will be unleashed on the team?" -


 * Batman–Detective Comics, vol. 4: Deus Ex Machina - Collects vol. 3 #957-962. "Stephanie Brown wants nothing more than to save Gotham City from the epidemic of costumed vigilantes and madmen who regularly tear the city apart. But before she can try to stop them, she must face the challenge of one in particular: the insane the Wrath is back, and Stephanie knows what he has planned—but she refuses to let Batman risk more lives to stop him. That means it’s all on her…and a very unlikely ally!" -


 * Batman–Detective Comics, vol. 5: A Lonely Place of Living - Collects vol. 3 #963-968. "Where in the world is Tim Drake? Red Robin faces a crossroads…escape the most devious prison ever devised, or find himself abandoned beyond time and space for all eternity! Not much of a choice, right? But when he finds out who is locked in there with him, Tim’s world will change in ways he never imagined!" -


 * Batman–Detective Comics, vol. 6: Fall of the Batmen - Collects vol. 3 #969-974 & Annual #1. "Everyone in Batman’s orbit is broken somehow—some more than others. For Clayface, keeping the pieces of his psyche together has been a years-long struggle...and it’s a war he may be about to lose! And as the team tries to pull itself back together, their enemies have learned something from Batman’s newfound spirit of cooperation...and have formed a cabal of their own!" -


 * Batman–Detective Comics, vol. 7: Batmen Eternal - Collects vol. 3 #975-981. "Following her deadly actions in their last adventure, Batwoman faces scrutiny from Batman and Red Robin. Will Batman allow her to continue bearing his symbol after everything she has done? And will the fallout put these cousins—Bruce Wayne and Kate Kane—at irreconcilable odds with each other?" -


 * Batman–Detective Comics, vol. 8: On the Outside - Collects vol. 3 #982-987. "In the aftermath of the last stand of the Gotham Knights, Batman, Batwoman, Red Robin, Orphan, Azrael, Batwing and company took down a monster they helped create. How will they deal with the physical and psychological ramifications of this epic battle? Who can Batman trust to guide them? They need a teacher...and Black Lightning fits the bill!" -


 * Batman–Detective Comics, vol. 9: Deface the Face - Collects vol. 3 #988-993. "Batman is hot on the trail of a murder suspect, but first he’ll have to get past Two-Face. Even though Harvey Dent seems to be asserting control, how long before he becomes a sociopathic criminal once again? What is Dent’s connection to the victim, and what does it all have to do with Kobra?! Whatever it is, it’s big enough to reunite Jim Gordon and former district attorney Harvey Dent, and that meeting alone is worth the cover price." -


 * Batman–Detective Comics, vol. 1: Mythology - Collects vol. 3 #994-999. "Alfred Pennyworth...attacked at Wayne Manor! Who’s hunting those closest to Batman? Commissioner Gordon calls in the Dark Knight Detective when there’s a murder at the Gotham City Aquarium—staged to look exactly like Thomas and Martha Wayne’s crime scene, right down to the playbill and pearls. How does this bizarre homicide tie into the shadowy monster that attacks Dr. Leslie Thompkins? This creature looks to wage a war on Batman—and it’s using Joker gas to do it!" - - (forthcoming, February 2020)

Digital

 * Tales of the Batman: Len Wein - Collects vol. 1 #408, 444-448, 466, 478-379, 500 & 514; plus Batman vol. 1 #307-310, 312-319, 321-324 & 326-327; and Untold Legends of the Batman #1-3. -


 * Batman: The Heart of Hush - Collects vol. 1 #846-850. -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 1 – Faces of Death - Collects vol. 2 #1-7. - -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 2 – Scare Tactics - Collects vol. 2 #8-12, 0, & Annual #1. - -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 3 – Emperor Penguin - Collects vol. 2 #13-18. - -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 4 – The Wrath - Collects vol. 2 #19-24 & Annual #2. - -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 5 – Gothtopia - Collects vol. 2 #25-29. - -


 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 9 – Gordon at War - Collects vol. 2 #47-52. -

Leftover Useful Information
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Publishing History

 * volume 1: #1-881, 1937-2011
 * volume 2: #1-52, 2011-2016
 * volume 3: #934-, 2016-present

Issues #1-12
Writer: Tony S. Daniel. Artist/Covers: Tony S. Daniel & Ryan Winn.

Issues #13-29
Writer: John Layman. Artist/Covers: Jason Fabok.

Issues #30-
Writer/Artist/Covers: Francis Manapul. Writer: Brian Buccellato.

Future Publication Dates

 * Batman–Detective Comics, vol. 1: Mythology TP: 19 Feb 2020
 * Detective Comics #1020: 26 Feb 2020
 * Batman: City of Crime Deluxe Edition HC: 11 Mar 2020
 * Batman: Tales of the Demon HC: 11 Mar 2020
 * Detective Comics #1021: 25 Mar 2020
 * Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus, vol. 8 HC: 01 Apr 2020
 * Tales of Batman: Steve Englehart HC: 22 Apr 2020
 * Detective Comics #1022: 22 Apr 2020
 * Batman: Detective Comics, vol. 3—Greetings from Gotham HC: 29 Apr 2020
 * Detective Comics #1023: 27 May 2020

News & Features

 * 18 Oct 2013 - Detective's John Layman Talks "Gothtopia," Moving to Weekly Batman: Eternal
 * 21 Feb 2012 - Daniel's Detective Comics Joins "Night of the Owls"
 * 28 Nov 2011 - The Bat Signal: Tony Daniel Talks Detective's Villains
 * 23 Sep 2011 - Commentary Track: Detective Comics #1 with Tony Daniel
 * 26 Jul 2011 - Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Detective Comics
 * 01 Jul 2011 - Tony Daniel Finally Gets to Write Bruce in DCnU Detective
 * 17 Dec 2010 - Dc Writer's Relay: Cornell on Snyder
 * 06 Oct 2010 - Bat-Breakdown: Snyder Defines Dick Grayson's Detective Role
 * 14 Jul 2010 - Writer Scott Snyder on Detective "It's Batman & Gotham"
 * 05 May 2010 - Denny O'Neill Steps Up to Bat(man) With Dick Grayson
 * 26 Apr 2010 - The Bat Signal: David Hine
 * 03 Apr 2010 - WC10: Spotlight on Greg Rucka
 * 27 Nov 2009 - Artist Cully Hamner Sees Red, Answers Questions
 * 21 Oct 2009 - Developing Batwoman's Journey W/ Greg Rucka
 * 24 Aug 2009 - Superheroes and Sex: The Art and Innuendo of Batwoman
 * 02 Jul 2009 - J.H. Williams III Paints Gotham Red
 * 25 Jun 2009 - Zowie! She's Gay!
 * 24 Jun 2009 - Word Balloon: The Greg Rucka Debrief (audio)
 * 29 May 2009 - Drawing the Bat: J.H. Williams Talks Batwoman
 * 08 Apr 2009 - The Ongoing Question: Greg Rucka on his Detective Co-Feature
 * 30 Mar 2009 - Cully Hamner: Giving The Question a Fresh Look
 * 16 Mar 2009 - CBR TV: Greg Rucka (video)
 * 09 Feb 2009 - Greg Rucka Talks Detective Comics
 * 11 Dec 2008 - Reflections: Paul Dini, Part II
 * 13 Nov 2008 - Living in Gotham City: Talking to Dustin Nguyen
 * 19 Jun 2008 - Dini Cuts Into "The Heart of Hush"
 * 10 Jan 2008 - Nguyen's Dark Knight Detective Comics Work
 * 03 Jun 2007 - REFLECTIONS #210: Simone Bianchi
 * 16 May 2007 - Magic! Don Kramer Drawing Batman & Zatanna
 * 20 Oct 2006 - Paul Dini Talks Detective Comics
 * 20 Oct 2006 - Detective Comics/Paul Dini Press Conference

Links

 * DC Comics - Publisher's Website