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DETECTIVE COMICS #801
Cover Date: February 2005
Cover Price: $2.95
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Cover Credits:
Art: David Lapham
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Credits:
| Story | David Lapham |
| Layout pencils | David Lapham |
| Pencils | Ramon Bachs |
| Inks | Nathan Massengill |
| Lettering | Jared K. Fletcher |
| Colors | Jason Wright |
| Associate editing | Nachie Castro |
| Editing | Bob Schreck |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (also in flashback to two weeks ago)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Mickey Gravesly (first appearance; a murderer; dies)
Other Character(s):
- Buddy Roach (first appearance; a Gothamite)
- Jennifer Conway (first appearance; a Gothamite)
- Harold Green (first appearance; a Gothamite)
- Alice Green (first appearance; a Gothamite)
- Lloyd (first appearance; a Gothamite)
- Marlene Welles (first appearance; a Gothamite)
- Barry Gold (first appearance; a Gothamite; dies)
- Rosemary Pierce (dies behind the scenes)
- Raffi 'Moose' Moosakhanian (first appearance; a Gothamite)
- Toby Reffler (first appearance; a Gothamite)
- Sheddy (first appearance; a Gothamite)
- Haddie McNeil (first appearance; a spoilt rich teenager; deceased; also in flashback to two weeks ago; in flashback in issue #802 in between pages)
Comment(s):
- The City of Crime story arc takes place before War Games.
- Story continues in the next issue.
Synopsis: - Gotham City is an ugly place. As Batman pursues the man who sold an overdose victim her drugs, he encounters various situation and saves a number of Gotham's residents, but there are others he can't save, random victims of violence or misfortune. He is too late to catch his killer, who is himself killed by his own dealer, and he soon finds himself called to the scene of a massive fire.
Credits:
| Story | Mike Carey |
| Art | John Lucas |
| Lettering | Ken Lopez |
| Colors | Guy Major |
| Editing | Michael Wright |
Feature Character(s):
- Kieran 'Kitt' Calahan (first appearance; a carnival barker; also in flashback)
Supporting Character(s):
- Major Midge (first appearance; a midget)
- Painted Rose (first appearance; a tattooed lady)
- Firestone (first appearance; a strongman)
- Lena (first appearance; a fat lady)
- Jessamine (first appearance; a legless woman)
- Bones (first appearance; a man with excess bones)
- Otto (first appearance; Siamese twins)
- other members of the Brand's Carnival freak show (first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- Mitchell TomJohn the dog-boy (Mikhail Tamyanovic; first appearance; dies in flashback)
- Colonel Brand (first appearance; the carnival owner; in flashback)
- Christopher Rowley (first appearance; a wealthy carnival-goer; in flashback)
Comment(s):
- Story continues in the next issue.
Synopsis: - A member of the Brand's Carnival freak show has been murdered and the police don't seem to care. The carnival barker and the freaks then make a resolution to find the killer themselves.