"Detective Comics" Skeleton Cases

"Detective Comics" Skeleton Cases

"Detective Comics" Skeleton Cases

"Detective Comics" Skeleton Cases

Commissioner James Gordon has dealt with a lot of cases over the years while part of the Gotham Police Department, but one case he has been repressing for years rears its ugly head again when his estranged son, James Jr. comes back to town.

Name:

"Detective Comics" Skeleton Cases

Publisher:

DC Comics

Aliases:

First issue:

Detective Comics #1 The Black Mirror, Part 1; Skeleton Cases, Part 1

See at ComicVine

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Plot Overview

After years of absence, Commissioner Gordon's son, James Jr. has returned to Gotham City. With him, comes mystery of why he has been gone so long and who James Jr. truly is. While Jim doesn't know what to think, his daughter, Barbara,does, claiming her brother is a monster. Eventually coming face to face with his long lost son, Jim might just find out what he had secretly been fearing for years.

Release

"Skeleton Cases" was originally an over arching back-up story within Detective Comics written by Scott Snyder and drawn by Francesco Francavilla, but starting in 2011, DC Comics cut back-up features in their "Holding the Line at $2.99" campaign. In order to continue the story, Snyder (who was writing Detective Comics' main feature as well) and DC decided to have Detective Comics alternate back and froth between Dick Grayson starring as Batman and Jim Gordon in "Skeleton Cases."

Issues

January 2011

Detective Comics (1937) #871 The Black Mirror, Pa… January 1st, 2011

February 2011

Detective Comics (1937) #872 The Black Mirror, Pa… February 1st, 2011

April 2011

Detective Comics (1937) #874 Skeleton Cases, Part… April 1st, 2011

May 2011

Detective Comics (1937) #875 Lost Boys May 1st, 2011

Volumes

1937

Detective Comics (1937) 4 issue(s)

Characters in volume

Dick Grayson Appeared in 4 issue(s)

James Gordon Appeared in 4 issue(s)

James Gordon Jr. Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Harvey Bullock Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Barbara Gordon Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Tim Drake Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Alfred Pennyworth Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Barbara Kean Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Sarah Essen Appeared in 1 issue(s)

The Dealer Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Concepts in volume

Detective Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Locations in volume

Gotham City Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Batbunker Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Kord Tower Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Wayne Penthouse Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Objects in volume

Bat-Signal Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Bat-Suit Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Batarang Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Batcycle Appeared in 1 issue(s)

EMP Mask Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Joker's Crowbar Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Francesco Francavilla Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Janelle Asselin (Siegel) Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Jared K. Fletcher Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Mike Marts Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Scott Snyder Appeared in 4 issue(s)

David Baron Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Jock Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Dan DiDio Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Katie Kubert Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Teams in volume

Gotham City Police Department Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Disbanded in volume

Gotham City Police Department

Characters first appearance

The Dealer In issue #872

Objects first appearance

EMP Mask In issue #872