The people of Gotham City deserve better than a dark knight. They will experience the hand of a fair and true servant at work. And they will bear witness to the Arkham Knight finally delivering justice to The Batman. 
Detective Comics #1000 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 2019. It was published on March 27, 2019.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis for "Batman's Longest Case"
- 2 Appearing in "Batman's Longest Case"
- 3 Synopsis for "Manufacture for Use"
- 4 Appearing in "Manufacture for Use"
- 5 Synopsis for "The Legend of Knute Brody"
- 6 Appearing in "The Legend of Knute Brody"
- 7 Synopsis for "The Batman's Design"
- 8 Appearing in "The Batman's Design"
- 9 Synopsis for "Return to Crime Alley"
- 10 Appearing in "Return to Crime Alley"
- 11 Synopsis for "Heretic"
- 12 Appearing in "Heretic"
- 13 Synopsis for "I Know"
- 14 Appearing in "I Know"
- 15 Synopsis for "The Last Crime in Gotham"
- 16 Appearing in "The Last Crime in Gotham"
- 17 Synopsis for "The Precedent"
- 18 Appearing in "The Precedent"
- 19 Synopsis for "Batman's Greatest Case"
- 20 Appearing in "Batman's Greatest Case"
- 21 Synopsis for "Pinups"
- 22 Appearing in "Pinups"
- 23 Synopsis for "Medieval"
- 24 Appearing in "Medieval"
- 25 Notes
- 26 Trivia
- 27 Variant Cover Gallery
- 28 See Also
- 29 Recommended Reading
- 30 Links and References
Synopsis for "Batman's Longest Case"
Appearing in "Batman's Longest Case"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Guild of Detection (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Court of Owls (Mentioned only)
- Ra's al Ghul (Mentioned only)
- Riddler (Mentioned only)
- Giambattista della Porta (Mentioned only)
- Francis Galton (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Egypt (Flashback only)
- Italy (Flashback only)
- Japan (Flashback only)
- Pacific Ocean (Flashback only)
- United States of America (Flashback and main story)
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- Brazil (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
- Batplane (Flashback only)
Synopsis for "Manufacture for Use"
Appearing in "Manufacture for Use"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Bane (Flashback only)
- Catwoman (Flashback only)
- Clayface (Flashback only)
- Firefly (Flashback only)
- Harley Quinn (Flashback only)
- Killer Croc (Flashback only)
- Mister Freeze (Flashback only)
- Mister Zsasz (Flashback only)
- Onomatopoeia (Flashback only)
- Scarecrow (Flashback only)
- The Joker (Flashback only)
- The Penguin (Flashback only)
- The Ventriloquist (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Martha Wayne (Mentioned only)
- Riddler (Mentioned only)
- Thomas Wayne (Mentioned only)
- Two-Face (Mentioned only)
- Wayne Enterprises (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- Arkham Asylum (Flashback only)
- Batcave
- Gotham Cemetery (Flashback only)
- Iceberg Lounge (Flashback only)
- GCPD Headquarters (Mentioned only)
- Monarch Theater (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Batman's T-Rex
- Giant Penny
- Joe Chill's Gun (Destroyed)
- Scarface Puppet (Flashback only)
Synopsis for "The Legend of Knute Brody"
Appearing in "The Legend of Knute Brody"
Featured Characters:
- Dormouse (Knute Brody)
- Alfred Pennyworth (Flashback and main story)
- Batgirl (Flashback and main story)
- Batman (Flashback and main story)
- Robin (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Knute Brody Junior (Damian Wayne) (First appearance as Knute Brody Junior)
Antagonists:
- Harley Quinn (Flashback and main story)
- Kite-Man (Flashback only)
- Mister Freeze (Flashback only)
- Poison Ivy (Flashback and main story)
- Riddler (Flashback and main story)
- The Joker (Flashback only)
- The Penguin (Flashback and main story)
- Wonderland Gang (Flashback and main story)
- Carpenter (Flashback only)
- Mad Hatter (Flashback and main story)
- March Harriet (Flashback and main story)
- Tweedledee (Flashback and main story)
- Tweedledum (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Condiment King (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Pepper (Flashback only)
- Salt (Flashback only)
- Gotham City Police Department (Flashback only)
- The Ventriloquist (Flashback only)
- Two-Face (Flashback only)
Locations:
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- Arkham Asylum
- Batcave
- Gotham City Hall (Flashback only)
- Iceberg Lounge
- New York City
Items:
- Batcomputer
- Scarface Puppet (Flashback only)
Synopsis for "The Batman's Design"
Appearing in "The Batman's Design"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth (Phone call only)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Gotham River
- Blackgate (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Return to Crime Alley"
Appearing in "Return to Crime Alley"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Leslie Thompkins (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Joe Chill (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Martha Wayne (Dies in flashback)
- Thomas Wayne (Dies in flashback)
Locations:
- Earth-One (Flashback and main story)
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- Park Row (Flashback only)
- Park Row (Flashback only)
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
Synopsis for "Heretic"
Appearing in "Heretic"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- League of Assassins (Flashback and main story)
- Ra's al Ghul
- Tan Lujun (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- The Sensei (Mentioned only)
- Wayne Enterprises (Mentioned only)
- Wayne Foundation (Mentioned only)
- White Lotus (Mentioned only)
- Yahuza (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Lhasa (Flashback and main story)
Synopsis for "I Know"
Appearing in "I Know"
Featured Characters:
- Bruce Wayne (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Oswald Cobblepot (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Bane (Flashback only)
- Catwoman (Flashback only)
- Deathstroke (Flashback only)
- Mister Freeze (Flashback only)
- Riddler (Flashback only)
- Scarecrow (Flashback only)
- Two-Face (Flashback only)
- Joe Chill (Mentioned only)
- Lex Luthor (Mentioned only)
- Martha Wayne (Mentioned only)
- Robin (Mentioned only)
- Superman (Mentioned only)
- Thomas Wayne (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- GCPD Headquarters (Flashback only)
- Wayne Manor
- Monarch Theater (Mentioned only)
- Park Row (Mentioned only)
- Daily Planet (Mentioned only)
Synopsis for "The Last Crime in Gotham"
Appearing in "The Last Crime in Gotham"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ace the Bat-Hound (In dream sequence only)
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Batgirl (In dream sequence only)
- Catwoman (In dream sequence only)
- Commissioner Gordon (In dream sequence only)
- Robin (In dream sequence only)
Antagonists:
- The April Fool (Appears only as a corpse)
Other Characters:
- Calendar Man (Appears only as a corpse)
- Alberto Falcone (Mentioned only)
- Bane (Mentioned only)
- Barbara Gordon (Mentioned only)
- Batman Dent (Mentioned only)
- Duela Dent (Mentioned only)
- Gilda Dent (Mentioned only)
- Harvey Dent (Mentioned only)
- Jason Bard (Mentioned only)
- Robin Dent (Mentioned only)
- The Joker (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Batcave
- GCPD Headquarters (In dream sequence only)
- Arkham Asylum (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Bat-Signal (In dream sequence only)
Synopsis for "The Precedent"
Appearing in "The Precedent"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Bane (In a vision)
- Clayface (In a vision)
- Court of Owls (In a vision)
- Harley Quinn (In a vision)
- Hush (In a vision)
- Killer Croc (In a vision)
- Mister Freeze (In a vision)
- Poison Ivy (In a vision)
- Professor Pyg (In a vision)
- Ra's al Ghul (In a vision)
- Riddler (In a vision)
- The Joker (In a vision)
- The Penguin (In a vision)
- Two-Face (In a vision)
Other Characters:
- Flying Graysons (Flashback only)
- John Grayson (Appears only as a corpse)
- Mary Grayson (Appears only as a corpse)
- Teen Titans (In a vision)
- Aqualad (In a vision)
- Kid Flash (In a vision)
- Speedy (In a vision)
- Starfire (In a vision)
- Wonder Girl (In a vision)
- Martha Wayne (In a photograph only)
- Thomas Wayne (In a photograph only)
Locations:
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- Haly's Circus (Flashback only)
- Wayne Manor
Synopsis for "Batman's Greatest Case"
Appearing in "Batman's Greatest Case"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Ace the Bat-Hound (Flashback only)
- Alfred Pennyworth (Flashback only)
- Batgirl (Flashback only)
- Batwoman (Flashback only)
- Catwoman (Flashback only)
- Huntress (Flashback only)
- Orphan (Flashback only)
- Nightwing (Flashback only)
- Red Hood (Flashback only)
- Robin (Damian Wayne) (Flashback only)
- Robin (Tim Drake) (Flashback only)
- Spoiler (Flashback only)
- The Signal (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Crazy Quilt (Mentioned only)
- Kite-Man (Mentioned only)
- Martha Wayne (Mentioned only)
- Thomas Wayne (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
Items:
- Batarang (Flashback only)
Synopsis for "Pinups"
Art images featuring Batman's villains, allies and parents.
Appearing in "Pinups"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Batman Family
- Commissioner Gordon
- Martha Wayne (As an illusion only)
- Thomas Wayne (As an illusion only)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
- Bat-Signal
- Batrope
- Martha Wayne's Pearl Necklace (As an illusion only)
- Mister Freeze's Ice Gun
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Medieval"
Appearing in "Medieval"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Arkham Knight (First appearance)
- Bane (Flashback only)
- Court of Owls (Flashback only)
- Talon (Flashback only)
- Catwoman (Flashback only)
- Clayface (Flashback only)
- Hush (Flashback only)
- Joker (Flashback only)
- Killer Croc (Flashback only)
- Man-Bat (Flashback only)
- Mister Freeze (Flashback only)
- NoBody (Morgan Ducard) (Flashback only)
- Penguin (Flashback only)
- Poison Ivy (Flashback only)
- Ra's al Ghul (Flashback only)
- Talia al Ghul (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Nora Fields (Flashback only)
- Robin (Flashback only)
Locations:
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
Items:
- Batarangs (Flashback only)
- Batrope (Flashback only)
- Batsuit (Flashback only)
- Mister Freeze's Ice Gun (Flashback only)
- Penguin's Umbrella (Flashback only)
- Utility Belt (Flashback only)
- Venom (Flashback only)
- Lazarus Pits (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
- Batmobile (Flashback only)
Notes
- "The Precedent" is reprinted in Robin: 80 Years of the Boy Wonder: The Deluxe Edition.
Trivia
Variant Cover Gallery
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Batman Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman (Volume 3)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
- Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
Links and References
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