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Detective Comics #821

DC · Series began 1937 · September 2006

Dates

Cover date
September 2006
On sale
July 5, 2006
Pages
44

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #821 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct Sales

    Barcode 76194120019482111

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07447030465409

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Creators

pencils: Simone Bianchi, J. H. Williams IIIinks: Simone Bianchi, J. H. Williams IIIcolors: Simone Bianchi, John Kaliszscript: Paul Dini, Dan DiDioletters: Jared K. Fletcher

Stories

  • The Beautiful People · 22 pages

Publisher’s description

Gotham's wealthiest citizens find themselves victimized by the mysterious new villain Facade as a story arc by new DETECTIVE COMICS creative team of writer Paul Dini, artist J.H. Williams III and cover artist Simone Bianchi begins! Operating with a gang trained to pass as members of the cities' elite, the masked mastermind's crimes baffle the police and leave members of Gotham society fearing for their lives. It's up to Batman to use a "facade" of his own, that of socialite Bruce Wayne, in order to bait the villain's underlings and discover the true identity of their elusive leader.

Reprinted in

Batman: Detective (2007), DC Comics Presents: Batman - Conspiracy (2011), Tales of the Batman: J. H. Williams III (2014), Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (2014), DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (2017)

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