


Either way, it doesn’t have a firm placement between regular issues so it can be read anytime after the initial arc, which is very useful. I’m fudging it’s placement in my summer read through of “The Question” a little because I got three-quarters through the article before thinking to double check whether or not the print-pub date on ComiXology was, in fact, the right date (it’s not, putting all three annuals out in January, with “The Question” out first.) That said, I have no idea when it actually came out since cover date and on sale date often differs, especially in older comics, so maybe they did all come out in January of 1988 after issue #15! Or maybe it came out in April in between #19 and #20 or #20 and #21 or October in between the same issues. Where was I? Oh yes, in the fall of 1988, “Detective Comics,” “Green Arrow” and “The Question” had a crossover that ran throughout their annuals. Which, by the by, isn’t the strongest aspects of any of those series, and “The Literals” only ran for those three issues! I mean, I don’t love “Jack of Fables” The Fables crossover, not to be confused with the ‘The Great Fables Crossover’ between “Fables,” “Jack of Fables” and “The Literals” over at Vertigo 25 years later. Maybe that’s why I subconsciously twitch whenever anyone but Tom Cavanaugh says Flash in The Flash’s. Sure, we could call Barry “Flash” or Ben Grimm “Thing” but without the “The,” it doesn’t feel as impactful. I’m not gonna lie, I kinda miss when comics would call Batman “The Batman.” There’s something about the singular article “The” that makes him feel more imposing and mysterious. The Batman and Green Arrow guest-star with the Question as he discovers the truth behind Lady Shiva’s mission. The startling conclusion of the DETECTIVE COMICS/GREEN ARROW/QUESTION crossover. Inked by Tony DeZuniga, Tom Dzon, and Rick MagyarĬolored by Adrienne Roy, Julia Laquement, and Tatjana WoodįABLES PART 3. Pencilled by Klaus Janson, Tom Artis, and Denys Cowan
