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Detective Comics #1097 (2025) · The Collector

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Detective Comics (2011)
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DC Comics#1097

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Detective Comics #1097

Elixir Part One

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: July 2025
On sale: May 21, 2025
Cover price: $4.99
Pages: 32
Rating: Ages 13+

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Batman enlists Harvey Bullock to help investigate the mysterious agency Elixir, which has a connection to Harvey's first days on the Gotham PD.

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Credits

Writer: Tom Taylor
Penciller: Lee Garbett
Inker: Lee Garbett
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Letterer: Wes Abbott
Cover: Mikel Janín
Cover colors: Mikel Janín
Editor: Ben Meares
Associate editor: Jessica Berbey
Group editor: Rob Levin

Characters

Barbara Gordon
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Harvey Bullock
Oracle
Oswald Cobblepot
Penguin

Story arcs: Elixir

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