Time's chasing me, Bruce. Finding my Kryptonian cousin, knowing she's safe... that she can carry on after I'm gone will help me. 
- — Superman
Batman/Superman #31 is an issue of the series Batman/Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 2016. It was published on April 13, 2016.
Synopsis for "The Final Days of Superman, Part 2: Dark Discovery"
Superman visits Batman in Gotham and reveals he's dying. Batman is beyond himself with grief and wants to find a way to cure his friend, but Superman has resigned himself to his death, and he isn't looking for hope or sympathy. He needs Batman to find his cousin Supergirl, who has been missing for weeks. He needs to know Kara is safe and can carry on after he's gone. After saying goodbye to Bruce and Alfred, Kal-El heads off to save more people.
In Metropolis, Denny Swan, an ex-con who has gained powers and believes himself to be Superman, turns up. He swings from helping people to endanger them uncaringly at the drop of a hat.
Superman and Batman meet up in New York City. Batman has figured out Kara was working as a barista for a while but she took off hastily several weeks ago. He's located her in National City.
Before Superman can take off for National City, he and Batman are assailed by four superpowered creatures representing the Chinese Zodiac. Superman and Batman beat them down, but they glow and implode upon defeat, but one of them who manages to wound Superman before teleporting away.
Superman is worried. His wound is healing... slowly, but he never had blood drawn so easily before. He's running out of time and has to get to National City.
Somewhere else, Supergirl is hooked to a weird machine, and apparently unconscious.
Appearing in "The Final Days of Superman, Part 2: Dark Discovery"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- The Four Pillars (First appearance)
- The Boar of the Four Pillars (First appearance; unnamed) (Dies)
- The Dragon of the Four Pillars (First appearance; unnamed)
- The Ox of the Four Pillars (First appearance; unnamed) (Dies)
- The Tiger of the Four Pillars (First appearance; unnamed) (Dies)
- Tusk
- Tusk's Gang
Other Characters:
- Bat-Cow
- Metropolis Fire Department (Cameo)
- Metropolis Police Department (Cameo)
- "Superman"
- A.R.G.U.S. (Mentioned only)
- Damian Wayne (Mentioned only)
- Kryptonians (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Earth
- United States of America
- California
- National City
- D.E.O. Ghost Site #122 (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
- National City
- New Jersey
- New York
- Kansas (Mentioned only)
- Smallville
- Kent Farm (Mentioned only)
- Smallville
- California
- Arctic Circle
- Fortress of Solitude (Mentioned only)
- India (Mentioned only)
- Indonesia
- Krakatoa (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- Justice League Watchtower (Mentioned only)
- Earth
- Sphere of the Gods
Items:
- Batarang
- Batcomputer
- Batsuit
- Jimmy Olsen's Camera
- Kryptonite (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
Concepts:
- Darkseid War (Mentioned only)
- Magic
Notes
- This is the second part of the The Final Days of Superman storyline.
- The story continues from Superman (Volume 3) #51 and is continued in Action Comics (Volume 2) #51.
- This issue is reprinted in Superman: The Final Days of Superman and Batman/Superman: Universe's Finest.
Trivia
- National City, a location from the Supergirl TV series, is first mentioned in a DC Universe story in this issue.
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