Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Volume 2) #1 is an issue of the series Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Volume 2) with a cover date of July, 2023. It was published on May 16, 2023.
Synopsis for Batman: "The Winning Card, Part 1"
Appearing in Batman: "The Winning Card, Part 1"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- The Joker
- Unnamed criminal (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Brute Nelson (First appearance)
- Helen (First appearance)
- Helen's father (Single appearance; dies) (Unnamed)
- Henry Claridge (First full appearance) (Dies)
- Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb (Mentioned only)
- Demons (Mentioned only)
- Dinosaurs (Mentioned only)
- Ghosts (Mentioned only)
- Gotham Knights (Mentioned only)
- Helen's mother (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- United States Army (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- United States of America
- New Jersey
- Gotham City
- North Gotham
- Northeast Gotham
- Claridge Estate (First full appearance)
- The Railroads
- Northwest Gotham
- West Gotham
- Adams Park
- Gotham Morgue (Mentioned only)
- Gotham City
- New Jersey
- United States of America
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Stormwatch: "Down With the Kings, Part 1"
Appearing in Stormwatch: "Down With the Kings, Part 1"
Featured Characters:
- Stormwatch
- Core
- Flint
- Peacekeeper-01 (Sean Mahoney)
- Phantom-One (Joins team)
- Ravager (Rose Wilson)
- Shado
- Winter
- Dr. Xanto Zema (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Black Hole
- The Singularity (First appearance)
- Dr. William Huskk (Full name revealed) (On a TV or computer screen)
Other Characters:
- Iron Heights guards (Cameo)
- Bat-Family (Mentioned only)
- Ghost-Maker (Mentioned only)
- D.E.O. (Mentioned only)
- Deathstroke (Slade Wilson) (Mentioned only)
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
- The Flash (Barry Allen) (Mentioned only)
- United Nations (Mentioned only)
- Weatherman (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Speed Force
- Negative Speed Force (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Dr. Huskk's Gauntlet
- Lightning Guns
- Peacekeeper-01's Armor
- Phantom-One's Sword
- Ravager's Swords
- Shado's Bow
- Time-Storm Bomb (Single appearance)
Vehicles:
- Black Hole's Airplane
Synopsis for Superman: "Order of the Black Lamp, Part 1"
Appearing in Superman: "Order of the Black Lamp, Part 1"
Featured Characters:
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Unnamed bank robbers (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Hop Harrigan (First appearance) (Flashback only) (As a fictional character)
- Martha Kent (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Order of the Black Lamp (Behind the scenes)
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Mentioned only)
- Jimmy Olsen (Mentioned only)
- Jon Kent (Mentioned only)
- Perry White (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- United States of America
- Kansas
- Smallville
- Wilson Lake (Mentioned only)
- New York
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- First Metropolis Bank (Flashback only)
- Metropolis
- Kansas
- United States of America
Items:
- Order of the Black Lamp Decoder Ring (Flashback and main story)
Concepts:
Synopsis for Batman: Black & White: "Heroes of Tomorrow"
Appearing in Batman: Black & White: "Heroes of Tomorrow"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (First appearance)
- V2 (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Jason (First appearance)
- Richard (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- The Joker (First appearance)
- Royal Flush Guardsmen (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Jason & Richard's little brother (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Heroes of Tomorrow (First appearance; unnamed)
- Gotham City (First appearance)
Items:
- Bat-Armor (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Batcycle (First appearance)
Notes
- Batman's story takes place during his Year One.
- Stormwatch's story takes place after the events of Wildstorm 30th Anniversary Special #1 as well as Batman Incorporated (Volume 3) #5.
- Superman's story takes place some time after the events of Action Comics #1050 and, possibly, after Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1.
Trivia
- Adams Park is a reference to the late Batman writer, Neal Adams.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Batman: The Brave and the Bold series
- Images from Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol 2 1
Links and References
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