Batman: GCPD – DC Comics – (1996) – Volume 1 – Limited Series – #1–4

Batman: GCPD – DC Comics – (1996) – Volume 1 – Limited Series – #1–4

📘 Series Summary

Batman: GCPD is a four‑issue 1996 miniseries that focuses on the everyday cases and dangerous pressures facing Gotham City’s police force rather than on Batman himself. The story follows key members of the department—including Sergeant Harvey Bullock, Detective Renee Montoya, and other officers in Major Crimes—as they juggle brutality complaints, kidnapping investigations, and a disturbing run of “teddy bear” serial killings.[web:1]

Written by Chuck Dixon with interior art by Jim Aparo and inks by Bill Sienkiewicz, the series blends gritty procedural drama with Gotham’s heightened criminal world. Across the four issues, Montoya goes undercover and is abducted by terrorists, Bullock’s pursuit of the teddy‑bear killer turns personal, and the unit works to crack a string of high‑value heists, highlighting the toll that crime‑fighting takes on Gotham’s rank‑and‑file officers.[web:1]

⭐ Why This Series Stands Out

  • Shifts the spotlight from Batman to Gotham’s Finest, offering a street‑level view of crime and justice through Bullock, Montoya, and the Major Crimes Unit.[web:1]
  • Combines classic storytelling by Chuck Dixon with the clean, dynamic line work of Jim Aparo and the textured finishes of Bill Sienkiewicz, creating a visually distinctive blend of traditional and experimental styles.[web:1]
  • Interweaves multiple cases—a brutality complaint, terrorist kidnapping, serial killings, and big‑ticket robberies—into a compact four‑issue arc that feels like a proto–police procedural set in Gotham.[web:1]
  • Features recurring villains and oddballs such as the Polka Dot Man, emphasizing how even “joke” criminals can generate serious consequences for the officers forced to deal with them.[web:1]
  • Acts as an early spiritual cousin to later Gotham‑police‑focused projects, showing how rich the supporting cast of GCPD characters can be when moved to center stage.[web:1]

📦 Inventory Notice

This four‑issue series is often picked up by readers interested in Harvey Bullock or Renee Montoya, or by those who enjoy grounded police‑procedural stories set within the Batman mythos.[web:1]

Completing issues #1–4 provides the full narrative covering the brutality case, Montoya’s kidnapping and escape, the resolution of the teddy‑bear murders, and the closure of the unit’s various open investigations.[web:1]