Detective Comics Annual #5

Dates

Cover date

[July] 1992

On sale

1992

Pages

68

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #5 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 07099230468425

  Source ↗

Story arc: Eclipso: The Darkness Within

This is part 4 of 21. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) #1
2. Superman: The Man of Steel Annual (1992) #1
3. Green Lantern Annual (1992) #1
4. Detective Comics Annual (1988) #5
5. Superman Annual (1987) #4
6. Demon Annual (1992) #1
7. Justice League America Annual (1991) #6
8. Flash Annual (1987) #5
9. Green Arrow Annual (1988) #5
10. Action Comics Annual (1987) #4
11. Hawkworld Annual (1990) #3
12. Deathstroke, the Terminator Annual (1992) #1
13. Robin Annual (1992) #1
14. The New Titans Annual (1989) #8
15. Justice League Europe Annual (1990) #3
16. L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 Annual (1992) #3
17. Wonder Woman Annual (1988) #3
18. Adventures of Superman Annual (1987) #4
19. Batman Annual (1961) #16
20. Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) #2
21. Robin: Tim Drake Compendium (2024) #1

Publisher’s description

ECLIPSO: THE DARKNESS WITHIN Annual Crossover Event continues. The Ventriloquist helps the Joker escape from Arkham Asylum, inspiring rage in the heart of Commissioner Gordon...rage that triggers the madness within him and releases an Eclipso.

Reprinted in

Batman: The Dark Knight Detective (2018)