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Detective Comics 1038 (Cover A)

DETECTIVE COMICS #1038

Cover Date: August 2021
Cover Price: $4.99
Publication Date: 2021-06-22

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Cover Credits:
Art: Dan Mora (signed)


Variant Cover:
Cover B
Art: Lee Bermejo

Story: "The Neighborhood, Part 5" (20 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMariko Tamaki
PencilsViktor Bogdanovic
InksViktor Bogdanovic, Daniel Henriques
LetteringAditya Bidikar
ColorsJordie Bellaire
Associate editingDave Wielgosz
EditingPaul Kaminski
Group editingBen Abernathy

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Guest Star(s):

Huntress

Supporting Character(s):

Oracle
Deb Donovan

Villain(s):

Roland Worth
Christopher Nakano
Hue Vile
Penguin (in between pages of the second story in this issue)

Guest Appearance(s):

Lady Clayface (in between issues #1036 and #1048)

Other Character(s):

Amy (first appearance; Mayor Nakano's secretary)

Location(s):

Earth
United States of America
Gotham City
City Hall District
Gotham City Hall
Office of Mayor Nakano
Fort Graye

Solicitation:

An epic battle is taking place in Gotham City...below the city streets?! Batman and MR. WORTH are locked in a deadly duel involving a rocket launcher, a micro-cave subterranean system, and a whole lot of bloody knuckles. Can Huntress save Lady Clayface before the entire city collapses from underneath itself? Plus: the insidious VILE makes his move, and boy is it UGLY... FEATURING “MARCH OF THE PENGUIN”: Gotham’s seediest gangster is looking to take advantage of the unrest in the city, and the Penguin is finally ready to make his move!


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Second Story: "March of the Penguin" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMeghan Fitzmartin
ArtKarl Mostert
LetteringRob Leigh
ColorsJordie Bellaire
Associate editingDave Wielgosz
EditingPaul Kaminski

Feature Character(s):

Penguin (last in issue #1036; in the first issue in this story in between pages 7 and 8)

Guest Star(s):

Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)
Batgirl (Stephanie Brown)

Villain(s):

Arno (first appearance; one of Penguin's henchmen)
Tommy (first appearance; one of Penguin's henchmen)
Roland Worth (behind the scenes)

Location(s):

Earth
United States of America
Gotham City
Iceberg Lounge
Noonan's Bar


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