It's over, Woolf. Give me the cocaine. 
- — Batman
Detective Comics #587 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1988. It was published on March 8, 1988.
Synopsis for "Night People"
On a cold, rainy night, murderer Derek "Deke" Mitchell escapes from prison and seeks revenge against an old business partner named Kadaver. Moments later, a brutal murder occurs in Cardboard City, one of Gotham's many homeless communities. Batman, unaware of either of these events, spends the night foiling a cocaine smuggling at the Gotham docks, though he fails to capture the ringleader, Harlan Woolf.
Mitchell is eventually spotted by the police and chased into a chemical dump-site adjacent to the docks. Unwilling to surrender, he hides among the barrels of toxic waste, but a freak bolt of lightning strikes the dump-site and ignites a massive explosion. The police, the news media, and Batman all believe Mitchell to have died in the explosion, but moments later, an inhuman figure rises from the chemical fires, bellowing in pain.
Appearing in "Night People"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- DJ Dark (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Derek "Deke" Mitchell (First appearance)
- Gotham Organized Crime
- Harlan Woolf (First appearance)
- Bannen (Single appearance)
- Floyd (Single appearance)
- Webley (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Legs (First appearance)
- Gotham City Police Department
- Willy (First appearance)
- Ringworm Pete (Single appearance)
- Michael Rossi (First appearance; dies)
- Babette (First appearance)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Gotham City Penitentiary
- Gotham Docks
- Allnite Record World
- Cardboard City
- Dispo-Chem (Gotham) Inc.
- WGCR Radio
Items:
Vehicles:
- Sea Spirit
Notes
- This story is reprinted in Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle Vol. 1 and in Batman: The Dark Knight Detective Vol. 2.
- John Wagner is credited with co-scripting this story, but he was allegedly not involved with this issue according to Alan Grant.[citation needed]
- This story is continued in the next issue.
Trivia
- This issue has several references to musicians and rock artists such as The Rolling Stones, Laura Brannigan, the New York Dolls, Sid Vicious, David Johansen and a few others.
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 and Robin (Volume 3)
- 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/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
- 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)