Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Batwoman: Detective Comics


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was merge to Batwoman.   A rbitrarily 0   ( talk ) 13:40, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Batwoman: Detective Comics

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Collecting plot summaries of 5 story arcs under the faulty premise that by changing the trade dress of the cover the publisher changed the title of the magazine. The comic was solicited and title in the indicia as Detective Comics, making this a flawed premise. It is possible that the arcs, if notable, could support individual articles, but not this way. J Greb (talk) 22:32, 18 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions.  —J Greb (talk) 22:32, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Against Batwoman: Detective Comics essentially constitutes a meta-story arc by a single writer. It makes moer sense to group all the sub-story arcs into one article then spread them out over several smaller articles. If anything the article should be merged into the main Detective Comics article, but in my opinion, that would make the article too cluttered. --Marcus Brute (talk) 23:13, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * The deletion argument seems to be more a criticism solely of the article's title (would calling it Detective Comics (Batwoman) or something similar solve the problem?) than its subject.--Marcus Brute (talk) 23:16, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Can you point to a reliable source that covers the 12 issues, 4 of which have yet to be published, "A" stories as a "meta-story arc"? Let alone the "B" story as part of it?
 * If it is a "meta-story arc", then it should have a story title which is what an article would be titled. But notability would still need to be demonstrated.
 * Without that reliable source as a "meta-story arc", the 2 Batwoman stories that are completed, the one that is on going, and the Question story could be spun into their own article. Again, that is if notability can be provided.
 * Last, if this article exists because an editor wants to interpret what they are reading in a years worth Detective Comics in a particular way, then it is original research and belongs somewhere other than here.
 * - J Greb (talk) 23:40, 18 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Merge to Detective Comics, this is just that title with Batwoman as the main character, it isn't a new title. Equally the contents are very slim and unlikely to meet WP:N in its own right. As always it would be better off to build up well sourced out-of-universe material on the main article and if it looks like there are good grounds for a split then we can discuss it. (Emperor (talk) 23:52, 18 March 2010 (UTC))
 * Merge to Batwoman in a much reduced form until it's clear whether it is significant and warrants a larger entry. Also merge as a minor afterthought - if at all - to Detective Comics. Archiveangel (talk) 00:08, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. The series hasn't been retitled; it just says "Batwoman in 'Detective Comics'" on the cover where it used to say "Batman in 'Detective Comics'". It's still Detective Comics according to the indicia. Batman wasn't in the title for its first two years either. &mdash; Chowbok  ☠  01:31, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge to Batwoman. Warrah (talk) 01:43, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.