- "So he's not magic. He's just smart. Like me. I knew it."
- ―Barbara Gordon
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| Title: | "A Fire in the Heavens" |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Number: | 0 |
| Cover price: | $2.99 |
| Cover date: | November, 2012 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Bob Harras |
| Ex. Ed: | Bobbie Chase |
| Writers: | Gail Simone |
| Pencilers: | Ed Benes |
| Inkers: | Ed Benes |
| Cover artists: | Ed Benes |
| Cover inker: | Ed Benes |
| Cover colorist: | Ulises Arreola |
| Colorists: | Ulises Arreola |
| Letterers: | Dave Sharpe |
| Editors: | Brian Smith |
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"A Fire in the Heavens" is the title to the special 0 issue of the fourth Batgirl ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Gail Simone with artwork and inks by Ed Benes. It was colored by Ulises Arreola and lettered by Dave Sharpe. The story was edited by Brian Smith. This issue shipped with a November, 2012 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Harry X
- Joker (Cameo appearance only)
- Danny "The Weasel" Weaver (Cameo appearance only)
Minor characters
- Dwight Morgan
- Peters
- Rankin
- Robin, Dick Grayson (Cameo appearance only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
- Batline
- Batsuit
- Handguns
- Katana (In a flashforward)
- Machine guns
- Night stick
- Tear gas
- Teddy bear
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Barbara Gordon was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Carmine Infantino. She first appeared during the Silver Age era of DC's comic publishing in "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!" story from Detective Comics #359 in January, 1967.
- Batman was created by comic book writer Bill Finger and graphic artist Bob Kane. He first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May, 1939. He received his first ongoing series, Batman, in the Spring, 1940 beginning with Batman #1.
- This series is rated T+ for Teen.
- This series takes place in the "New 52" continuity, which was a company-wide reboot of all DC Comics titles following the events of the "Flashpoint" crossover storyline in early 2011.
- Numerically, this issue precedes Batgirl #1. It was published in between the releases of Batgirl #12 and Batgirl #13.
- This issue shipped to retailers on November 12th, 2012.
- This issue is UPC barcode number 761941306391 00011.
- Flashback scenes in this issue take place four years prior to the main series.
- The final page of this issue recaps the Joker's home invasion scene from the Batman: The Killing Joke one-shot special from 1988. This was the story of how Barbara Gordon was crippled after being shot through the spine by the Joker.
- This is the first and only appearance of Harry X. He is revealed to have been shot and killed by GCPD members following his altercation with Barbara Gordon.
- James Gordon, Jr.'s peculiar personality will be expanded upon in later stories in Suicide Squad, Volume 3.