Detective Comics Vol 1 1071

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"Gotham Nocturne: Act II - Lost Sands"
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Detective Comics Vol 1 #1071
June, 2023
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Evan Cagle
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Ivan Reis Danny Miki Brad Anderson
Cover Variant #2	Sebastian Fiumara
Cover Variant #3	Kelley Jones Michelle Madsen
Cover Variant #4	Kelley Jones Michelle Madsen
Gotham Nocturne: Act II - Lost Sands
Writers	Ram V
Pencilers	Stefano Raffaele Ivan Reis Eduardo Pansica
Inkers	Stefano Raffaele Danny Miki Joe Prado Julio Ferreira Juan Castro
Colorists	Brad Anderson Adriano Lucas
Letterers	Ariana Maher
Editors	Jessica Chen Arianna Turturro Ben Abernathy
"Absolute 3/3"
Writers	Simon Spurrier
Pencilers	Caspar Wijngaard
Inkers	Caspar Wijngaard
Colorists	Caspar Wijngaard
Letterers	Steve Wands
Editors	Arianna Turturro Jessica Chen
Previous Issue	Detective Comics # 1070
Next Issue	Detective Comics # 1072

They will make you choose, Bruce. Between saving the city or its people.

— Talia al Ghul

Detective Comics #1071 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 2023. It was published on April 25, 2023.

Appearing in "Gotham Nocturne: Act II - Lost Sands"

Featured Characters:

• Batman (Bruce Wayne)

Supporting Characters:

• Bat-Family
  • Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)
  • Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
• Nomads of Erhem/"Desert Winds" (Real name revealed) (First full appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • Zehdan (Real name revealed) (First full appearance) (Dies in flashback)
    • Ra's al Ghul (Flashback only)
• Talia al Ghul

Antagonists:

• Daughters of the Sands (First appearance) (Flashback only)
  • Amenah (First appearance) (Apparent Death) (Flashback and main story)
• Orgham Family (First appearance chronologically) (Flashback and main story)
  • Prince Arzen Orgham (First appearance chronologically) (Flashback and main story)
  • Queen Dariah Orgham (Flashback and main story)
    • Gael Tenclaw (Flashback only)
      • Azmer Army (Possessed)
    • Neang Modhram (Flashback and main story)
    • Shavhod Erhad (Flashback only) (Cameo)
    • Svatrstal's Army (First appearance)
• Vandal Savage

Other Characters:

• Erhem's Elder (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback only)
  • "Lazarus" (Flashback and main story)
• Lazarus (Mentioned only)
• The Chief of the Nomads of Erhem (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Demons (Mentioned only)
• Wraiths (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth 0
  • Middle East
    • Erhem (First appearance) (Flashback only)
      • Vaults of Erhem (First appearance) (Flashback only)
    • Svatrstal
      • The Orgham Royal Palace
  • United States of America
    • Gotham City
      • Fort Graye
        • The Garage
      • Gotham Clock Tower
      • Gotham Sewers
      • Orgham Place
      • Water District
        • Talia's Hidden Base
  • Abaskun (Mentioned only)
  • Atlantis (Mentioned only)
  • Aztlán (Mentioned only)
  • Egypt
    • Alexandria (Mentioned only)
• Sphere of the Gods
  • Heaven (Mentioned only)
  • Hell (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Azmer's Poison
• Batcomputer
• Batsuit
  • Utility Belt
• The Devil's Interval (Cameo)
• Lazarus Waters (Mentioned only)
• Sky-Stone (Flashback and main story)
• Thelemus Engine (Flashback and main story)

Concepts:

• Magic
• The Shadow War (Mentioned only)
  

Appearing in "Absolute 3/3"

Featured Characters:

• Dr. Annabel Mead

Supporting Characters:

• Earworm (As an illusion only)
• Sorrow

Antagonists:

• Mister Freeze

Other Characters:

• Goblins (Mentioned only)
• Nora Fries (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth 0
  • United States of America
    • Gotham City
      • Kingdom of Cold
      • Arkham Asylum (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Cryo-Suit
• Mister Freeze's Ice Gun

Concepts:

• Magic (Behind the scenes)

Notes

• The solicit and the events of Detective Comics #1076 implies that "Act II" of the "Gotham Nocturne" storyline takes place just after The Gotham War, with an off-screen time jump of a few months between the two Acts.

Trivia

• Ra's al Ghul is mentioned to be dead in the present day: however, he was revealed to be actually alive in Flashpoint Beyond #5 where he also met Batman that was already aware of his secret resurrection.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series
• Images from Detective Comics Vol 1 1071

Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading

Links and References

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