Detective Comics comic books issue 2

Cover art by Creig Flessel. Skyscraper Death starring Slam Bradley, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Buck Marshall story, script and art by Homer Fleming. Gumshoe Gus story, script and art by Bill Patrick. Bret Lawton story. Room Fifteen, script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. The Narcotic Ring starring Mr. Chang, art by Ed Winiarski. Cosmo story, art by Sven Elven. The Claws of the Red Dragon (Part 2) starring Bruce Nelson, script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by Tom Hickey. 64 pgs. New logo, Rare. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by TONY S. DANIEL Art by TONY S. DANIEL and RYAN WINN Cover by TONY S. DANIEL Batman sets his sights on the Gotham Ripper, who in turn has his sights on Batman. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne explores a budding romance with television journalist Charlotte Rivers, who's visiting Gotham City to cover the gruesome slayings - while also trying to uncover Bruce's own mystery. But time is running out as both Commissioner Gordon and Batman work to uncover the true identity of this new serial killer. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Cover price $2.99.

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A look back at Bruce Wayne's early years, as he learns from celebrated detective Harvey Harris during a multiple murder investigation in "Blood Secrets." Story by Mark Waid & Brian Augustyn, art by Val Semeiks & Michael Bair. Plus: Who's Who entries for the Joker (art by Kevin Maguire & Karl Kesel), Two-Face (art by Mike Mignola), Catwoman (art by J.J. Birch), Penguin (art by J.J. Birch), Riddler (art by Joe James & Karl Kesel), Scarecrow (art by Joe James & Karl Kesel), Poison Ivy (art by Chris Wozniak & Jerry Acerno), Clayfaces I-IV (art by Norm Breyfogle), Ra's al Ghul (art by Joe James & Karl Kesel). Cover by Brian Bolland. Cover price $2.00.

Dynamic Forces exclusive signed by writer Mark Waid with a certificate of authenticity. A look back at Bruce Wayne's early years, as he learns from celebrated detective Harvey Harris during a multiple murder investigation in "Blood Secrets." Story by Mark Waid & Brian Augustyn, art by Val Semeiks & Michael Bair. Plus: Who's Who entries for the Joker (art by Kevin Maguire & Karl Kesel), Two-Face (art by Mike Mignola), Catwoman (art by J.J. Birch), Penguin (art by J.J. Birch), Riddler (art by Joe James & Karl Kesel), Scarecrow (art by Joe James & Karl Kesel), Poison Ivy (art by Chris Wozniak & Jerry Acerno), Clayfaces I-IV (art by Norm Breyfogle), Ra's al Ghul (art by Joe James & Karl Kesel). Cover by Brian Bolland. Cover price $2.00.

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Written by Dan Watters. Art by Riccardo Federici. Cover by Riccardo Federici. WAKE UP, JIM GORDON! After seeing diamonds violently pour out of a woman's mouth and the metal of his old Batman robo-suit soldered onto someone's flesh to wear around Gotham...Jim Gordon slowly realizes that the good people of Gotham being represented by monstrous ideations of power, wealth, and knowledge...aren't very good people at all. Jim's investigation leads him to a mysterious clock, and he goes to Oracle for help to trace who or what is causing this nightmare...but whether he is able to wake up from it at all will be up to more than just himself. 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Dan Watters. Art by Riccardo Federici. Cover by Bernard Chang. WAKE UP, JIM GORDON! After seeing diamonds violently pour out of a woman's mouth and the metal of his old Batman robo-suit soldered onto someone's flesh to wear around Gotham...Jim Gordon slowly realizes that the good people of Gotham being represented by monstrous ideations of power, wealth, and knowledge...aren't very good people at all. Jim's investigation leads him to a mysterious clock, and he goes to Oracle for help to trace who or what is causing this nightmare...but whether he is able to wake up from it at all will be up to more than just himself. 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

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Written by Dan Watters. Art by Riccardo Federici. Cover by Kyle Hotz. WAKE UP, JIM GORDON! After seeing diamonds violently pour out of a woman's mouth and the metal of his old Batman robo-suit soldered onto someone's flesh to wear around Gotham...Jim Gordon slowly realizes that the good people of Gotham being represented by monstrous ideations of power, wealth, and knowledge...aren't very good people at all. Jim's investigation leads him to a mysterious clock, and he goes to Oracle for help to trace who or what is causing this nightmare...but whether he is able to wake up from it at all will be up to more than just himself. 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

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Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Dan Watters. Art by Riccardo Federici. Cover by Marco Santucci. WAKE UP, JIM GORDON! After seeing diamonds violently pour out of a woman's mouth and the metal of his old Batman robo-suit soldered onto someone's flesh to wear around Gotham...Jim Gordon slowly realizes that the good people of Gotham being represented by monstrous ideations of power, wealth, and knowledge...aren't very good people at all. Jim's investigation leads him to a mysterious clock, and he goes to Oracle for help to trace who or what is causing this nightmare...but whether he is able to wake up from it at all will be up to more than just himself. 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Dan Watters. Art by Riccardo Federici. Cover by Kyle Hotz. WAKE UP, JIM GORDON! After seeing diamonds violently pour out of a woman's mouth and the metal of his old Batman robo-suit soldered onto someone's flesh to wear around Gotham...Jim Gordon slowly realizes that the good people of Gotham being represented by monstrous ideations of power, wealth, and knowledge...aren't very good people at all. Jim's investigation leads him to a mysterious clock, and he goes to Oracle for help to trace who or what is causing this nightmare...but whether he is able to wake up from it at all will be up to more than just himself. 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

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Written by Peter J. Tomasi. Art by Travis Moore and Max Raynor. Cover by Guillem March. After years on the shelf, Batman returns to the Black Casebook! Throughout his career, Batman has compiled his most disturbing cases into one volume, its every page filled with bizarre horror and crimes he never quite managed to solve. Now a case from the past has re-opened itself in the here and now…and Batman will find himself face-to-face again with one of the deadliest villains he fought in his early years: the Reaper! 48 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Gotham Nocturne: Act I!" Collects Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) #1,066-1,070 and Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) Annual #2022. Written by Ram V, Simon Spurrier, and Dan Watters. Art by Hayden Sherman, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Rafael Albuquerque, Dani, Dexter Soy, Stefano Raffaele, Miguel Mendonca, Caspar Wijngaard, and Christopher Mitten. Cover by Evan Cagle. Back Cover by Inhyuk Lee. Ram V and a team of all-star artists devise the next chapter of Detective Comics, where the dark opera of Gotham continues to become ever more perilous for Batman! Two-Face and Mr. Freeze are rallied by sinister forces to defeat the Dark Detective. Meanwhile, the young Orgham heir, Arzen, meets Bruce Wayne for the first time, and Bruce sees potential in the boy. Dualism takes center stage in this collection, and not only is nothing as it seems, but its always, always worse. Hardcover, 232 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Scare Tactics!" Collects Detective Comics (2011-2016 2nd Series) #8-12, #0, and Detective Comics (2011 2nd Series) Annual #1. Story and art by Tony S. Daniel. In this second New 52 collection, 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? And explore the bizarre similarities between these two enemies and how the idea of fear has shaped their lives! Hardcover, 232 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Fear State!" Collects stories from Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) #1,041-1,045 and Batman Secret Files: Huntress (2021 DC). Written by Mariko Tamaki, Dan Watters, and Matthew Rosenberg. Art by Dan Mora, Viktor Bogdanovic, David Lapham, Max Raynor, Darick Robertson, and Daniel Henriques. Cover by Dan Mora. Back Cover by David Lapham. FEAR STATE grips Gotham City! When Mayor Nakanos City Hall office finds itself under siege, the only hero who can help the embattled local official is the man he ran on a platform to rid Gotham of: Batman. Its the top vigilante in the city who must protect the man who's fought so hard to put an end to masked heroes, in an action-packed car chase that culminates in a shocking ending that'll give readers nightmares. Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Scare Tactics!" Collects Detective Comics (2011-2016 2nd Series) #8-12.

Written by Romano Molenaar and James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Tony Daniel.

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?

Softcover, 232 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

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Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Scare Tactics!" Collects Detective Comics (2011-2016 2nd Series) #8-12.

Written by Romano Molenaar and James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Tony Daniel.

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?

Softcover, 232 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Victim Syndicate!" Collects Detective Comics (2016) #943-949.

Written by James TynionIV. Art by Eddy Barrows. Cover by Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira.

Innocent victims maimed or broken by Batman's greatest enemies band together, and they blame Batman and his fellow crime-fighters for what happened to them just as much as they blame the psychopaths who hurt them. Batman and his newly trained allies must take on these troubled souls, but one of Batman's teammates can't help thinking they might have a point...

Softcover, 168 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Fear State!" Collects stories from Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) #1,041-1,045 and Batman Secret Files: Huntress (2021 DC).

Written by Mariko Tamaki, Dan Watters, and Matthew Rosenberg. Art by Dan Mora, Viktor Bogdanovic, David Lapham, Max Raynor, Darick Robertson, Daniel Henriques, and Viktor Bogdanovic. Cover by Dan Mora. Back Cover by David Lapham.

Fear State grips Gotham City!

When Mayor Nakanos City Hall office finds itself under siege, the only hero who can help the embattled local official is the man he ran on a platform to rid Gotham of: Batman. Its the top vigilante in the city who must protect the man who's fought so hard to put an end to masked heroes, in an action-packed car chase that culminates in a shocking ending that'll give readers nightmares.

Hardcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

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(W) John Layman, Joshua Williamson. (A) Scot Eaton, Jaime Mendoza. (CA) Andy Clarke. It's a terrible, dangerous time to be a cop in Gotham City. At a time when police are being targeted for assassination, Gotham's Finest also face a threat from within, as a shape-changing identity thief has infiltrated the GCPD and threatens to destroy it from within. Will he unravel the mystery behind this secretive killer before he loses any more of the few allies he has left on the force? Cover price $4.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Arkham Knight!" Collects Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) #1001-1005, Annual #2 and a story from Detective Comics #1000.

Written by Peter J. Tomasi. Art by Brad Walker, Andrew Hennessy, Doug Mahnke, Travis Moore, Max Raynor, and Jaime Mendoza. Cover by Brad Walker and Andrew Hennessy.

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! And when the face behind the mask is finally revealed, we'll learn who's taken up the mantle of the Arkham Knight.

Hardcover, 176 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Written by Len Wein. Art by Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! Helena Wayne and Dick Grayson attempt to keep Bruce Wayne's memory alive as they come to blows with the powerful Superman Red Son characters! This extra-sized issue features a bonus THE FLASH story written by Robert Venditti and Van Jensen and illustrated by Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund! 48 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Len Wein. Art by Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Chip Kidd. STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! Helena Wayne and Dick Grayson attempt to keep Bruce Wayne's memory alive as they come to blows with the powerful Superman Red Son characters! This extra-sized issue features a bonus THE FLASH story written by Robert Venditti and Van Jensen and illustrated by Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund! 48 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Arkham Knight!" Collects Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) #1001-1005, Annual #2 and a story from Detective Comics #1000.

Written by Peter J. Tomasi. Art by Brad Walker, Andrew Hennessy, Doug Mahnke, Travis Moore, Max Raynor, and Jaime Mendoza. Cover by Brad Walker and Andrew Hennessy.

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! And when the face behind the mask is finally revealed, we'll learn who's taken up the mantle of the Arkham Knight.

Softcover, 176 pages, full color.

Cover price $17.99.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Leo Morey, Lawrence Dressler and Dan Zolnerowich. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. Mobster Bull Mason, master of subtlety, uses an airborne bomber to enforce his protection racket. A burglar leaves taunting poems for the police at his crimes. A medieval jewel merchant disguises himself as a traveling troubadour for the journey to Florence. The Bull Gets Wings; The Lock of Hair; The Man with the Firestick; Nickel Napoleon; Ball Point Homer; Poetry on a Cash Basis; Under the Robe. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A deep-cover agent has no idea that "Center," the mysterious head of his spy ring, is actually his wife. A crook obsessed with wind-up toys plans an elaborate scam to cover up bank embezzlement. A robbery gone wrong in London results in the infamous 1911 gun battle known as the Siege of Sidney Street. Orders from Center; Something for Mother; The Playful Engineer; The Little Enemy; The Siege of Sidney Street; Gangland Guns; The Patchwork Gentleman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Detective Comics (2016) #950-962.

Written by James Tynion IV and Christopher Sebela . Art by Marcio Takara, Alvaro Martinez, Christian Duce, Carmen Nunez Carnero, Eddy Barrows, and Raul Fernandez. Cover by Rafael Albuquerque.

With Azrael and Batwing now on Batman's team, will the Dark Knight's squadron of crime-fighters be able to discover the League of Shadows' plan? And what deadly personal secret will be unleashed on the team? Then, the Order of St. Dumas has unleashed a bizarre new evil on the world, and it's convinced it must destroy Jean-Paul Valley!

Hardcover, 320 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.99.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Mike Suchorsky, Al Bare and Rudy Palais. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. The true story of the Molly Maguires, the 19th-century secret miners' group, encompasses labor struggles, racism and violence. Double-crossing hoods plan a jailbreak to free two members of their gang. Bootlegger Leroy 'The Owl' Barnhouse becomes a top gangster before his inevitable fall. The Old Hand: Raymond Squire; Powder Keg of Pennsylvania: Amazing Molly Maguires; The Quartet of Crime; Indian Stick-Up Man; After Dark; Leroy 'The Owl' Barnhouse; Tally-Ho! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Featuring the complete covers for the second 25 years of Detective Comics. Includes a pic of the cover, the year and month it hit the stands, and the name of the artist responsible. Softcover, 4-in. x 4 1/2-in. Cover price $10.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Hold the comic book history of DC Comics' Detective Comics in the palm of your hand with DC Comics: Detective Comics: The Complete Covers Omnibus Volume 2. Featuring covers from Batman's adventures in 1962, to the beginning of the Modern Age of comics, this mini book is bound together at a readable pocket-book size and is the perfect collector's item for comic book fans.

Hardcover, 3-in. x 4-in., 304 pages, full color.

Cover price $11.99.

Printed in Philippines. Same contents and date as Detective Comics #260 with different ads. 6-1/2" x 10-1/4", color, 32 pages. NOTE: Comic manufactured with a thread-bound spine, not stapled. Cover price $0.30.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Gotham Nocturne: Act I!" Collects Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) #1,066-1,070 and Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) Annual #2022. Written by Ram V, Simon Spurrier, and Dan Watters. Art by Hayden Sherman, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Rafael Albuquerque, Dani, Dexter Soy, Stefano Raffaele, Miguel Mendonca, Caspar Wijngaard, and Christopher Mitten. Cover by Evan Cagle. Back Cover by Inhyuk Lee. Ram V and a team of all-star artists devise the next chapter of Detective Comics, where the dark opera of Gotham continues to become ever more perilous for Batman! Two-Face and Mr. Freeze are rallied by sinister forces to defeat the Dark Detective. Meanwhile, the young Orgham heir, Arzen, meets Bruce Wayne for the first time, and Bruce sees potential in the boy. Dualism takes center stage in this collection, and not only is nothing as it seems, but its always, always worse. Softcover, 232 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Ron Miller.

My name is Velda Bellinghausen. I'm a private investigator. I used to be a showgirl at Slotnik's Follies, until I followed up on an ad for the Hawkshaw Course on Detection. Soon I had my license and was in business for myself!

Velda is a passing homage to the noir films and hard-boiled detective writing of the 1950s in the form of crime comic.

Softcover, 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

"And the Mystery of the Terrible Llamas" Written by Alex Zalben. Art by Josh Kenfield. Detective Honeybear is the best -- and most adorable -- crime-solver around, but can even he crack the mystery of the terrible llamas? And in this issue: funnel cake! Not literally though, that would get messy. PC/PBW, 22 pages.