Detective Comics
Detective Comics is an American comic book series published by DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman in "Detective Comics" #27 (cover dated May 1939).
Alan Moore
Moore wrote the lead story in "Batman Annual" No. 11 (1987) drawn by George Freeman. The following year saw the publication of "", written by Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland. It revolved around The Joker, who had escaped Arkham Asylum and gone on a killing spree, and Batman's effort to stop him. Despite being a key work in helping to redefine Batman as a character, along with Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" and "", Lance Parkin believed that "the theme isn't developed enough" and "it's a rare example of a Moore story where the art is better than the writing," something Moore himself acknowledges.