Detective Comics #1052

Dates

Cover date

April 2022

On sale

February 8, 2022

In stores

February 8, 2022

Pages

44

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1052 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Irvin Rodriguez Cover

  Barcode 76194134373005211

  Source ↗
• Lee Bermejo Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194134373005221

  This edition’s page
• Jorge Fornés Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194134373005231

  This edition’s page

Story arc: The Tower

This is part 6 of 11. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Detective Comics (2011) #1047
2. Detective Comics (2011) #1048
3. Detective Comics (2011) #1049
4. Detective Comics (2011) #1050
5. Detective Comics (2011) #1051
6. Detective Comics (2011) #1052
7. Detective Comics (2011) #1053
8. Detective Comics (2011) #1054
9. Detective Comics (2011) #1055
10. Detective Comics (2011) #1057
11. Detective Comics (2011) #1058

Also part of: House of Gotham

Creators

Stories

• The Tower Part 6 · 20 pages

  The Arkham patients, suddenly freed from Psycho-Pirate's influence, start a riot with Helena and Dick caught in the middle. Dr. Wear helps Psycho-Pirate regain control of the patients and shut down the riot, and then they wipe the memories of the event from all involved. Batwoman and the Batgirls find a connection between Arkham Tower and the new drugs on the streets of Gotham.

• House of Gotham Chapter Six · 10 pages

  While working for the Penguin, the orphan boy is pushed by Elliot to steal from his new employer. Jason Todd learns that Penguin is using orphans to work for him, leading to a confrontation between Penguin and Batman.

Publisher’s description

“His hold is breaking!” That’s the message written in blood across the minds of Arkham Tower’s inhabitants, after a nightmare melee is unleashed! With Gotham’s deadliest criminals reverting to their former, murderous selves in one horrific night, Dr. Wear has a lot of explaining to do…and a lot of covering up to perform. Can Nightwing get to the bottom of this mystery before the people of Arkham Tower are put in peril again? Plus, Batman’s iron grip on Gotham is enough to drive the desperate to madness…and madness is on the mind of the Boy in part six of “House of Gotham.” When an average night at coat check at the Iceberg Lounge turns into a violent battle royal between the Dark Knight and the Penguin, lines are blurred, people are hurt, and the Boy’s descent into a life of crime deepens…

Characters

Reprinted in

Batman: Shadows of the Bat: House of Gotham (2022), Batman: Shadows of the Bat: The Tower (2022)