Batman: Detective No. 27

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 * OneShot            = Batman; Elseworlds
 * Title              = Batman: Detective No. 27
 * Image              = Batman Detective No 27.jpg
 * Volume             = 1
 * Issue              = 1
 * Month              = December
 * Year               = 2003


 * Executive Editor   = Dan DiDio
 * CoverArtist1       = Terry Marks


 * Editor1_1          = Mike Carlin
 * Editor1_2          = Ivan Cohen
 * Writer1_1          = Michael Uslan
 * Penciler1_1        = Peter Snejbjerg
 * Inker1_1           = Peter Snejbjerg
 * Colourist1_1       = Lee Loughridge
 * Letterer1_1        = Kurt Hathaway


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 * StoryTitle1        = Detective No. 27
 * Synopsis1          = Detective No. 27 is an Elseworlds story retelling the Batman mythos. Bruce Wayne never becomes the caped crusader, instead joining a conspiracy known as the Secret Society of Detectives formed by {{WP|Allan Pinkerton}} to fight the Knights of the Golden Circle shortly after the Civil War. The society consists entirely of top operatives worldwide, each receiving the designation Detective and a number in chronological order, with Wayne being #27. The story is told through Wayne's adventures starting in the year 1939 and flashbacks to the society's inception and earliest adventures.

Secret Society of Detectives

 * Detective #1 -- Allan Pinkerton
 * Detective #2 -- Kate Warne
 * Detective #3 -- William Pinkerton
 * Detective #4 -- Theodore Roosevelt
 * Detective #25 -- Alfred Pennyworth
 * Detective #26 -- Crimson Avenger
 * Detective #27 -- Bruce Wayne

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 * William Pinkerton
 * William Pinkerton
 * William Pinkerton
 * William Pinkerton
 * William Pinkerton
 * William Pinkerton
 * William Pinkerton
 * William Pinkerton

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 * Notes              =
 * The story's title is an obvious homage to Batman's first appearance in .
 * Babe Ruth responds to Wayne introducing himself as Detective #27 by pointing to his jersey number and suggesting that Bruce call him All Star #3. This is a reference to , the first appearance of the Justice Society of America.

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