Dates
- Cover date
- August 2021
- On sale
- June 22, 2021
- In stores
- June 22, 2021
- Pages
- 44
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Editions and covers (3)
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Story arc: The Neighborhood
This is part 5 of 6. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
Creators
Stories
- The Neighborhood Part 5 · 20 pages
Batman battles Roland Worth who will stop at nothing to get vengeance on Bruce Wayne, who Worth believes killed his daughter. After the battle, Hue Vile plots to help Worth to further Vile's own agenda.
- March of the Penguin · 10 pages
Tired of being perceived as a has-been, Penguin plans to re-establish his reputation as a major player in Gotham's underworld.
Publisher’s description
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!
Characters
Reprinted in
Batman: Detective Comics (2022), Batman: Detective Comics (2023)