A key issue noted for First appearance of Michael Akins and First appearance of Dr. Hale Corbett. Batman: Turning Points #5 was published by DC Comics on January 1, 2001, as part of a series that began in 2001. Greg Rucka writes, and art comes from Claude St. Aubin, Heroic Age and Paul Pope. This 36-page issue features Batman, James Gordon, Renee Montoya, Crispus Allen and Michael Akins, among 9 characters cataloged on VerseDB.