Batman: Dark Age Vol 1 1

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"Book One"
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Batman: Dark Age Vol 1 #1
May, 2024
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Michael Allred Laura Allred
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Yanick Paquette Alejandro Sánchez
Cover Variant #2	Frank Quitely
Cover Variant #3	Michael Allred Laura Allred
Book One
Writers	Mark Russell
Pencilers	Michael Allred
Inkers	Michael Allred
Colorists	Laura Allred
Letterers	Dave Sharpe
Editors	Brittany Holzherr Jillian Grant Paul Kaminski
Next Issue	Batman: Dark Age # 2

His mission being to use the remainder of my childhood to teach me about the nature of power.

— Bruce Wayne

Batman: Dark Age #1 is an issue of the series Batman: Dark Age (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 2024. It was published on March 26, 2024.

Appearing in "Book One"

Featured Characters:

• Bruce Wayne (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Bruce Wayne (City of Tomorrow Future) (First appearance) (Flashforward only) (Narrator)

Supporting Characters:

• Alfred Pennyworth (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Dr. Grayson (City of Tomorrow Future) (First appearance)
• Lucius Fox (First appearance) (Flashback only)
• Selina Kyle (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Wayne Family (First appearance) (Flashback only)
  • Martha Wayne (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
  • Thomas Wayne (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)

Antagonists:

• Gotham City Police Department (First appearance) (Flashback only)
  • Officer Gordon (First appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Cameo)
• The Pariah/Kell Mossa (Unknown Earth) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Roman Sionis (First appearance) (Flashback only)
  • False Face Society (First appearance) (Flashback only)
    • Wayne Enterprises Board (First appearance) (Flashback only)
• Selina Kyle's boyfriend (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

• Angels (Only as statues) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Barbara Gordon (City of Tomorrow Future) (First appearance; unnamed) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Bats (Flashback only)
• Bruce Wayne's schoolmates (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Lord Buckingham (As a fictional character only) (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Cavemen (Only as statues) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Dick Grayson (City of Tomorrow Future) (First appearance; unnamed) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Dinosaurs (Only as statues) (Cameo)
• Gotham Knights baseball team (First appearance) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Gotham zookeepers (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
• The Gray Ghost (In picture only) (As a fictional character only) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Justice League (First appearance; unnamed) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Aquaman
  • Black Canary
  • The Flash
  • Green Arrow
  • Green Lantern
  • The Superman
  • Wonder
• King Richard III of England (As a fictional character only) (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Wayne Manor gardener (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• God (Mentioned only)
• United States Government (Mentioned only)
• Jack Kerouac (Mentioned only)
• Zorro (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Hypertime (Behind the scenes)
  • City of Tomorrow Future (First appearance; unnamed)
    • 2030
      • United States of America
        • Gotham City/"The City of Tomorrow" (First appearance)
          • Wayne Manors (First appearance)
• Multiverse-2 (Behind the scenes)
  • Dark Age Universe (First appearance; unnamed)
    • 1957
      • United States of America
        • Gotham City
          • Gotham Museum of Antiquities (First appearance) (Flashback only)
          • Gotham Zoo (In picture only) (Flashback only)
          • Monarch Theater (First appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
          • Wayne Tower (First appearance) (Flashback only)
          • Wayne Manor (First appearance) (Flashback only)
            • Wayne Manor's Cave (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
    • 1963
      • United States of America
        • Gotham City
          • Gotham City Courthouse (First appearance) (Flashback only)
          • Gotham Precint 13 (First appearance) (Flashback only)
          • Gotham Zoo (First appearance) (Flashback only)
          • Wayne Manor (Flashback only)
    • 1965
      • United States of America
        • Gotham City
          • Belfry Coffee Shop (First appearance) (Flashback only)
          • Blackgate Penitentiary (First appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
          • Gotham City Courthouse (Flashback only)
          • Wayne Manor (Flashback only)
          • Wayne Tower (Flashback only)
    • 20th Century
      • United States of America
        • Gotham City (Flashback only)
          • Wayne Tower (Flashback only)
    • 1985 (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Batsuit (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback only)
  • Batrope (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback only)
  • Utility Belt (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback only)

Vehicles:

• Wayne Enterprises Limo (First appearance)

Concepts:

• Crisis on Infinite Earths (Unnamed) (Behind the scenes)
  

Notes

• This story is implied to be set in a Pre-Crisis reality different from Earth-203495-B that is the setting of Superman: Space Age (Volume 1).

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Batman: Dark Age series

Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading

• Superman: Space Age (Volume 1)

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