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Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Volume 2) #3 is an issue of the series Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Volume 2) with a cover date of September, 2023. It was published on July 25, 2023.
Synopsis for Batman: "Mr. Baseball"
Appearing in Batman: "Mr. Baseball"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Bruce Wayne/"Matches Malone") (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Gotham City Police Department
- Dawson (First appearance)
- Unnamed sargent (First appearance)
- Witter (First appearance)
- Martha Wayne (Flashback only)
- Robin (Tim Drake) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
Antagonists:
- Gotham Organized Crime
- Vito Grande (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Cristian (First appearance)
- Jimmy (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
- Mikey Briffa (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
- Stefano (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
- Vito Grande (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Mister Baseball (Austin Clutch) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Ratcatcher (Flashback only) (Cameo)
Other Characters:
- Blackgate Penitentiary guards (Cameo)
- The Joker (Cover only)
- Gotham Knights (Mentioned only)
- Thomas Wayne (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Blackgate Penitentiary
- Knights Stadium (Flashback only)
- Wayne Manor (Flashback only)
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Stormwatch: "Down With the Kings, Part 3"
Appearing in Stormwatch: "Down With the Kings, Part 3"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Director Bones
- Winter
- Dr. Xanto Zema
Antagonists:
- Insomnia (Cameo)
- Malware
- Halo Security (Possessed)
- Dr. William Huskk
Other Characters:
- Dove (Dawn Granger) (Cameo)
- Hawk (Hank Hall) (Cameo)
- Nigel Keane
- Peacekeeper-01 (Sean Mahoney) (Infected)
- 7 Soldiers of Victory (Mentioned only)
- Grifter (Cole Cash) (Mentioned only)
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
- Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (Mentioned only)
- Cyborg (Mentioned only)
- The Flash (Barry Allen) (Mentioned only)
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Mentioned only)
- Leviathan (Mark Shaw) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Earth
- Star City
- Clark's Bar
- Halo Tower
- Detroit
- S.T.A.R. Labs (Mentioned only)
- Star City
- Skywatch II
- Earth
Items:
- Darkness Engine (Mentioned only)
- Dead Sea Blade (Mentioned only)
- Phantom-One's Sword
- Ravager's Swords
- Shado's Bow
Concepts:
- Event Leviathan (Mentioned only)
- Magic
- The Nightmare Wave
- Xebelian Virus
Synopsis for Superman: "Order of the Black Lamp, Part 3"
Appearing in Superman: "Order of the Black Lamp, Part 3"
Featured Characters:
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Hop Harrigan
- Lois Lane
Antagonists:
- Order of the Black Lamp
- Dr. Anthelme (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Tank Tinker (Unnamed) (Appears only as a corpse) (First full appearance)
- Kryptonians (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth
- Pacific Ocean
- Pakistan
- Muchu Chhish
- Eidos Citadel
- Muchu Chhish
- United States of America
- Kansas
- Smallville
- Kent Farm (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Smallville
- New York
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet (Cameo)
- Metropolis
- Kansas
Items:
- Order of the Black Lamp Decoder Ring
Vehicles:
- Hop Harrigan's Airplane
Synopsis for Batman Black & White: "City of Monsters"
Appearing in Batman Black & White: "City of Monsters"
Featured Characters:
- Bat-Man (Bruce Wayne) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom) (First appearance)
- Vampires (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Batman Villains (First appearance)
- Joker (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
- Onyx Mask (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Poison Ivy (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
- Scarecrow (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
- Wayne Family (First appearance) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Martha Wayne (First appearance) (Deceased) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Thomas Wayne (First appearance) (Deceased) (In a vision) (Cameo)
Locations:
- Unnamed Universe (First appearance)
- Gotham City
- Ace Chemical Processing Plant (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Man-Bat Tower (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
- Wayne Manor (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Gotham City
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- The second story takes place during the events of Knight Terrors: First Blood #1 and leads into the events of Knight Terrors: Ravager #1.
- Nigel Keane mentions that the events of WildC.A.T.s (Volume 2) #1 happened a few weeks before the events of this story.
- The fourth story is called "All Things Considered," the title of the previous issue's Batman: Black and White story, in the table of contents, but is called "City of Monsters" on its title page.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Batman: The Brave and the Bold series
- Images from Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol 2 3
Recommended Reading
Links and References
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