Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol 1 24

"Heir To The Kingdom, Chapter Five: The Man of Tomorrow": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"Heir To The Kingdom, Chapter Five: The Man of Tomorrow"
Part of the "Dawn of DC" event.
Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol 1 #24
April, 2024
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Dan Mora
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Dave Wilkins
Cover Variant #2	Mahmud Asrar
Cover Variant #3	Sweeney Boo
Heir To The Kingdom, Chapter Five: The Man of Tomorrow
Writers	Mark Waid
Pencilers	Dan Mora
Inkers	Dan Mora
Colorists	Tamra Bonvillain
Letterers	Steve Wands
Editors	Paul Kaminski Chris Rosa
Previous Issue	Batman/Superman: World's Finest # 23
Next Issue	Batman/Superman: World's Finest # 25

Convinced the world has moved beyond him, he will surrender his role of protector to a younger cadre of heroes and retreat to his Fortress... his absence inadvertitely setting in motion a devastating chain of events beyond his control.

— The Spectre (Earth 22)

Batman/Superman: World's Finest #24 is an issue of the series Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 2024. It was published on February 20, 2024.

Appearing in "Heir To The Kingdom, Chapter Five: The Man of Tomorrow"

Featured Characters:

• Batman/Bruce Wayne (Earth 0)
• Superman/Clark Kent (Earth 0)

Supporting Characters:

• Justice Brigade (Earth 22)
  • Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Also in a vision)
  • Captain Marvel (Also in a vision)
  • The Flash (Barry Allen) (Unnamed)
  • Green Lantern (Alan Scott) (Also in a vision)
  • Superman (Clark Kent) (Also in a vision)
  • Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (Also in a vision)
• Magog/David Sikela (Alternate Future) (Single appearance) (Also in a vision)
• The Spectre (Earth 22)

Antagonists:

• Darkseid
• Gog (Post-Flashpoint) (Dies)
• Magog/David Sikela (Unknown Earth) (Also in a vision)

Other Characters:

• Alternate Earth 22 Future characters (Single appearance) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Cadejo (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) (Unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Blue Lantern (Unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Fate (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Mary Marvel (Unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Superman (Jonathan Kent) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Tiger (Unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Blue (Earth 22) (First appearance; unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Deadman (Earth 22) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Harlequin (Earth 22) (First appearance; unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Jeepers (Earth 22) (First appearance; unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Joker (Earth 22) (Dies in a vision) (Cameo)
• Justice League (Earth 22) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Alloy
  • The Flash (Wally West)
  • Hawkman
  • Phoebus (First appearance; unnamed)
  • Red Arrow
  • Red Robin
• King Crimson (Earth 22) (First appearance; unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Silent Cavalry (Earth 22) (First appearance; unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)
• God (Mentioned only)
• The Joker (Earth 0) (Mentioned only)
• Kryptonians (Mentioned only)
• Lois Lane (Earth 22) (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Lex Luthor (Earth 0) (Mentioned only)
• The Spectre (Earth 0) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Hypertime
  • Alternate Earth 22 Future (An aged Magog ignites a new age of superheroes) (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Also in a vision)
    • Earth
      • United States of America
  • Timestream (Behind the scenes)
• Multiverse
  • Orrery of Worlds
    • Earth 22 (Flashback and main story) (Also in a vision)
      • Fortress of Solitude (In a vision)
      • Sahara Desert
        • Gog's Citadel
      • United States of America
        • Gotham City
          • Arkham Asylum (Mentioned only)
  • Speed Force (Behind the scenes)
  • Sphere of the Gods
    • Apokolips (Mentioned only)
    • Hell (Mentioned only)
    • Underworld
      • Phantom Zone (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Batsuits (Also in a vision)
  • Utility Belts (Also in a vision)
• Blue Beetle Scarab (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Blue Lantern Ring (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Bracelets of Submission (Also in a vision)
• Gold Armor (Also in a vision)
• Helmet of Fate (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Hermes' Helmet
• Lancing Spear (Also in a vision)
• Lasso of Truth (Also in a vision)
• Starheart Armor
• Wonder Woman's Shield
• Wonder Woman's Sword (Also in a vision)

Concepts:

• Anti-Life Equation
• Boom Tube
• Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Magic
• Omega Beams
• Time Travel
  

Notes

• Earth 22 Spectre makes Superman and Batman glimpse the future events of Earth 22 which were originally shown in Kingdom Come (Volume 1).
  • Before returning to their universe, the two heroes journey to a possible future of Earth 22 where they meet an aged version of David Sikela and encourage him to lead a new age of superheroes.
• As mentioned in the trivia for the previous two issues, the Darkseid who appears within this storyline is the real one from there Sphere of the Gods, and not his Earth-22 counterpart, who has yet to make a proper appearance.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Batman/Superman: World's Finest series
• Images from Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol 1 24

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