When I was a boy, my parents kept a big map of the country tacked to the wall of our dressing room. The map had pins stuck in all the places our troupe was going to stop that season. Different towns and cities were marked with different color pins. Blue pins meant small towns... which meant small shows, less dangerous tricks. Red pins meant big cities. So, big shows and more dangerous tricks. All the stops were marked red or blue... except for one -- Gotham City, which was marked by a black pin. According to my father, the black pin meant no holds barred. Pull out all the stops. Bring down the house. It meant put on the biggest, riskiest show of the season. No catch wires. No safety nets. Everyone pushing themselves to the limit. I remember one time I asked my father why. What made Gotham so special? And my father, he looked down at me, and he said... "...some places just have a hunger about them, son. And you either feed them what they want... or you stay far, far away." 
Detective Comics #871 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 2011.
Contents
Synopsis for "The Black Mirror, Part One of Three"
Appearing in "The Black Mirror, Part One of Three"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- The Dealer (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Becca Mulcahey (Single appearance)
- Carson Read (Dies)
- Cullen Buck (Dies)
- Dana Redford (Single appearance)
- Gale Redford (Dies)
Locations:
Items:
- Batcomputer
- Bat-Signal
- Bat-Taser
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Skeleton Cases, Part One of Three"
Appearing in "Skeleton Cases, Part One of Three"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Dan (Single appearance)
- Mayor Hady (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- The Aviary
Items:
Vehicles:
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)
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