Detective Comics # 1027 2020 Fore pg 1 Title by John Romita Jr & Klaus Janson

Detective Comics # 1027 2020
"Fore" pg 1 Title page
Pencils: John Romita Jr (Signed lower left)
Inks: Klaus Janson (Signed lower right)
Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick

Light the Bat-Signal, because Detective Comics #1027 is here! In honor of Batman’s first appearance in Detective Comics #27, this special, book-size celebration brings you the biggest names in comics as they chronicle the most epic Batman adventures Gotham City and the DC Universe have ever seen! The World’s Greatest Detective has a mountain of cases to crack: Who murdered Gotham’s most corrupt police officer? What does The Joker’s annual visit mean for Bruce Wayne? And most importantly, what WayneTech mystery will sow the seeds of the next epic Batman event? All this and more await you within the pages of the biggest Batman issue of them all!

It’s the middle of the night and pouring rain at the Eastlake Harbor golf resort as Bruce Wayne meets his host, Mr. Steele, for a round of golf. He uses the game to deep dive and learn about the people he wants to do business with. Steele wants to buy some land that Bruce owns. Bruce, however, is not looking to make a deal. Steele criticizes Bruce for who he feels he is as a man, not knowing the life of the individual the world knows as Batman.

Steele begins to criticize Bruce for turning down his offer. He feels people like them (or more precisely – him) should take advantage of their wealth and power. He boasts about the politicians and the GCPD officers he has paid off to be in his back pocket for use. He threatens Bruce to not make an enemy of him. Bruce, however, turns the table on Steele. He calls Steele stupid for lying and cheating, as well as standing in a rainstorm with metal clubs. He then asks “Jim” (as in Jim Gordon) if he has enough.

Seeing that he’s been set up, Steele attempts to leave as the GCPD approaches. Bruce stops him however by flinging one of his clubs at Steele’s fleeing legs. As the police take Steele away, Bruce heads to work as the sun rises above the city.