- "Bad dogs!"
- ―Catwoman
| "Heart of Hush (Part 1)" | |
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| Detective Comics | |
| Title: | "Heart of Hush (Part 1)" |
| Storyline: | "Batman: R.I.P." |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 846 |
| Cover price: | $2.99 |
| Cover date: | September, 2008 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Dan DiDio |
| Writers: | Paul Dini |
| Pencilers: | Dustin Nguyen |
| Inkers: | Derek Fridolfs |
| Cover artists: | Dustin Nguyen |
| Cover inker: | Dustin Nguyen |
| Cover colorist: | Dustin Nguyen |
| Colorists: | John Kalisz |
| Letterers: | Travis Lanham |
| Associates: | Jeanine Schaefer |
| Editors: | Mike Marts |
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"Heart of Hush (Part 1 of 5): First Families of Gotham" is the title to the 846th issue of the first Detective Comics ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Paul Dini with artwork by Dustin Nguyen and inks by Derek Fridolfs. It was colored by John Kalisz and lettered by Travis Lanham. It was edited by Mike Marts with Jeanine Schaefer as associate editor. This issue shipped with a September, 2008 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Doctor Aesop (1st appearance)
- Hush, Thomas Elliot
Minor characters
- Harley Quinn, Harleen Quinzel (In flashback only)
- Joker (In flashback only)
- Margaret
- Marla Elliot (In flashback only)
- Milt
- Poison Ivy, Pamela Isley (In flashback only)
- Riddler, Edward Nygma (In flashback only)
- Roger Elliot (In a photograph only)
- Slam Bradley (In flashback only)
- Thomas Wayne (In flashback only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- 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 issue is UPC barcode number 761941200194 84611.
- This is the first chapter in the five-part "Heart of Hush" storyline.
- This issue is part of the larger "Batman: R.I.P." storyline.
- This issue is reprinted in the Batman: Heart of Hush trade paperback collection, published in April, 2009.
- Bruce Wayne assumes the guise of Lefty Knox in this issue.
- Flashback scenes involving the Joker, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and the Riddler occur during the "Hush" storyline from 2002-2003.