Detective Comics Books in Order
Detective Comics by Benjamin Percy contains 9 books, published between 2011 and 2016. The first book is Faces of Death (2011) and the newest is Gordon at War (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2011–2016
- Pages on record
- 408 in 2 of 9 books
Detective Comics is a run of 9 Batman collections catalogued between 2011 and 2016 under a single credit, Benjamin Percy. Subjects record comic books and strips, superheroes and supervillains, graphic novels, and Batman as the character. The listing holds Faces of Death (2011), Scare Tactics, Emperor Penguin, The Wrath, Gothtopia, Icarus, Anarky, Blood of Heroes and Gordon at War (2016). One credit stands for the whole run, and no artist is recorded.
How many Detective Comics books are there?
Detective Comics has 9 books, released between 2011 and 2016.
Detective Comics Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Detective Comics books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Faces of Death2011 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420111761/4
- 2Scare Tactics2013 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/420132321/4
- 3Emperor Penguin2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 4The Wrath2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 5Gothtopia2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 6Icarus2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 7Anarky2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 8Blood of Heroes2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 9Gordon at War2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Detective Comics?
No separate chronological order is on record for Detective Comics, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Detective Comics books in order?
You should read the Detective Comics books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Detective Comics book also stands alone.
Where to start with Detective Comics
Start with Faces of Death (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Detective Comics book?
Gordon at War (2016) is the newest Detective Comics book released so far.
Is there a new Detective Comics book coming?
No next Detective Comics book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Detective Comics at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Detective Comics title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Detective Comics books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 408 pages across the 2 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 204 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Detective Comics books, 9 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Detective Comics books are about
7 of the 9 Detective Comics books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels, superheroes is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Comics & graphic novels, superheroes 7 of 7 books
- Comics & graphic novels 5 of 7 books
- Batman (fictitious character) 4 of 7 books
- Superheroes 4 of 7 books
- Supervillains 3 of 7 books
- Comics & graphic novels, science fiction 2 of 7 books
More books by Benjamin Percy
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Benjamin Percy
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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