Detective Comics (2011) #1000

DC 2011 series Cover date May 2019

EditionsStandard / direct Lee Ross Lee Virgin Timm Steranko Capullo Hughes Virgin Jock Lee Quinn Artgerm Vintage Fabok +73 more

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Detective Comics #1000 (2011) is issue #1000 of DC's Detective Comics (2011), with a cover date of May 2019. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Paul Dini, Warren Ellis and others and drawn by Neal Adams, Greg Capullo, Becky Cloonan and others. It has the first appearance of The Arkham Knight.

Creators

Writers: Brian Michael Bendis, Paul Dini, Warren Ellis, Geoff Johns, Tom King, Denny O'Neil, Christopher Priest, Kevin Smith, Scott Snyder, Peter J. Tomasi, James Tynion IV
Pencillers: Neal Adams, Greg Capullo, Becky Cloonan, Tony S. Daniel, Steve Epting, Joëlle Jones, Kelley Jones, Jim Lee, Doug Mahnke, Alex Maleev, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Dustin Nguyen
Inkers: Neal Adams, Becky Cloonan, Tony S. Daniel, Steve Epting, Raúl Fernández, Derek Fridolfs, Jonathan Glapion, Joëlle Jones, Kelley Jones, Doug Mahnke, Alex Maleev, Jaime Mendoza, Scott Williams
Colorists: Brad Anderson, David Baron, Jordie Bellaire, Elizabeth Breitweiser, John Kalisz, Michelle Madsen, Alex Maleev, Tomeu Morey, FCO Plascencia, Alex Sinclair, Dave Stewart
Letterers: AndWorld Design, Simon Bowland, Sal Cipriano, Clayton Cowles, Todd Klein, Rob Leigh, Tom Napolitano, Josh Reed, Willie Schubert, Steve Wands
Cover artists: Jim Lee, Scott Williams

Characters

First appearance The Arkham Knight (Astrid Arkham)

And 57 more characters.

The stories

“Batman's Longest Case”

After long years following clue after clue in a case, the Batman finally solves it: it was a test from the Detective Guild to accept him as a member.

“Manufacture for Use”

Disguised as Matches Malone, the Batman purchases the gun that killed his parents and uses the metal to make the shield he carries in his chest.

“The Legend of Knute Brody.”

Legendary incompetent henchman Knute Brody, who has failed all the criminal bosses of Gotham City, is actually a fake individual, played in turns by the Batman and his allies.

“The Batman's Design”

The Batman leads a group of fugitive military-trained criminals to a warehouse filled with traps.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.