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Detective Comics #27
Key Issue
Synopsis
THE CASE OF THE CHEMICAL SYNDICATE OLD SCHOOL BETTER DAYS RAIN THE SACRIFICE GOTHTOPIA PART 1 - THE PERFECT CRIME TWENTY-SEVEN DC Entertainment presents this mega-sized issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don't miss a modern-day retelling of The Dark Knight's origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch! Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Ian Bertram, writer/artist Francesco Francavilla, Mike W. Barr and Guillem March, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline 'GOTHTOPIA'! Gothtopia: Part 1 of 3 - It's a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true...as long as you don't look at things too closely.
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Synopsis
THE CASE OF THE CHEMICAL SYNDICATE OLD SCHOOL BETTER DAYS RAIN THE SACRIFICE GOTHTOPIA PART 1 - THE PERFECT CRIME TWENTY-SEVEN DC Entertainment presents this mega-sized issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don't miss a modern-day retelling of The Dark Knight's origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch! Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Ian Bertram, writer/artist Francesco Francavilla, Mike W. Barr and Guillem March, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline 'GOTHTOPIA'! Gothtopia: Part 1 of 3 - It's a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true...as long as you don't look at things too closely.
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of Calvin Rose as Gothamite
- 75th Anniversary of Detective Comics
- Short story titled '27' by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy which laid the foundation for the 'Last Knight On Earth' Black Label 3-issue miniseries
- Concept: the first Bat-Man developed a cloning process where he could replicate himself as a young man who would have 27 years of effectiveness before restarting the process, explaining why Batman has been able to fight crime effectively for 80 years
Details
- Series
- Detective Comics
- Cover Date
- February 2014
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Creators
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WriterScott Snyder
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ArtistSean Gordon Murphy