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Issue Details

Issue #27
Published December 2009
Cover Price 4.99 USD
Pages 60
Editing Mike Marts; Janelle Siegel (assistant)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2009-10-07. Copyright © 2009 DC Comics.

Cover Details

Characters Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Azrael [Michael Lane]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jim Calafiore (signed)
Inks Jim Calafiore (signed)
Colors Brian Reber (signed)
Notes The covers to Batman Annual #27 and Detective Comics Annual #11 combine to form a single image.

33 page Batman story "The Eighth Deadly Sin, Part One: Casting the First Stone"

Characters Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Azrael [Michael Lane]; Harvey Bullock; Josie MacDonald; Order of Purity [Adrian Paratino; Father Garrett Day]; Mark Canton (first appearance); Jackson Canton (first appearance); Amon (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis The new Batman teams up with the new Azrael to track down Amon.
Genre Superhero
Script Fabian Nicieza
Pencils Jim Calafiore
Inks Mark McKenna
Colors Nathan Eyring
Letters John J. Hill
Notes Story continues in Detective Comics Annual (DC, 1988 series) #11.

2 page A Lil Gotham Tale! story "Off Rogue Racing"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Bane (villain); Clayface [Basil Karlo] (villain); Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel] (villain); Joker (villain); Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain)
Genre Superhero; Humor
Script Derek Fridolfs; Dustin Nguyen
Pencils Dustin Nguyen
Inks Dustin Nguyen
Colors Dustin Nguyen
Letters John J. Hill
Editing Janelle Siegel; Mike Marts (Batman Group Editor)

9 page Oracle story "Darker Than Black, Part 1"

Characters Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Christopher Abrams; Samuel Aerons; The Stygian (villain)
Genre Superhero
Script Mandy McMurray
Pencils Kelley Jones
Inks Kelley Jones
Colors Michelle Madsen
Letters John J. Hill
Editing Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant)
Notes Story continues in Detective Comics Annual (DC, 1988 series) #11.

1 page Batman character profile "Batman: Operational Files"

Genre Superhero
Script Fabian Nicieza
Pencils Freddie Williams II (3D modeling, drawing and design); Frank Quitely (concepts)
Inks Freddie Williams II
Colors Freddie Williams II
Letters John J. Hill

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation [186]: I Really Wish I Could Let You Know..."

Characters Weather Wizard [Mark Mardon]
Script Dan Didio
Letters typeset
Notes Dan Didio gives some hints about upcoming events in the DCU.