- He robs some and just kills others. Makes announcements for a few. Then murders others randomly. Why?
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Volume 2) #5 is an issue of the series Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Volume 2) with a cover date of November, 2023. It was published on September 26, 2023.
Synopsis for Batman: "The Winning Card, Part 3"
Appearing in Batman: "The Winning Card, Part 3"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Gotham City Police Department
- Commissioner Grogan (First appearance)
- Det. James Gordon
- Sam (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Sara (First appearance) (Voice)
Antagonists:
- The Joker (Impersonates Commissioner Grogan)
Other Characters:
- Judge Drake (Single appearance; dies)
- Jackson (Single appearance)
- Jackson's mother (Single appearance; dies) (Unnamed)
- Queen Elizabeth II (Mentioned only)
- British Army (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Gotham City
- Central Gotham
- North Gotham
- Northwest Gotham
- 1010 Austin Ave.
- Drake Residence
- Southeast Gotham
- GCPD Headquarters
- Novick Expressway
- St. Von Eden Carnival Grounds
- West Gotham
- Rogers Apartments
- Unit 3773
- Rogers Apartments
- Aparo Park (Mentioned only)
- Gotham City
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Stormwatch: "Down With the Kings, Part 5"
Appearing in Stormwatch: "Down With the Kings, Part 5"
Featured Characters:
- Stormwatch
- Core
- Flint
- Peacekeeper-01 (Sean Mahoney) (Infected)
- Phantom-One
- Ravager (Rose Wilson) (Infected)
- Shado
Supporting Characters:
- Amanda Waller (Cameo)
- Director Bones
- Winter
- Dr. Xanto Zema
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Aesir (Mentioned only)
- Reginn (Mentioned only)
- Aesir (Alternate Future) (Mentioned only)
- Gods of Olympus (Mentioned only)
- Zeus (Mentioned only)
- Gods of Olympus (Alternate Future) (Mentioned only)
- Dr. Huskk (Mentioned only)
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Timestream (Behind the scenes)
- Alternate Future (Apollo causes a war between the Aesir and the Olympians) (Unnamed) (Erased) (Mentioned only)
- Alternate Future (Apollo murders Stormwatch) (Unnamed) (Erased) (Mentioned only)
- Sphere of the Gods
- Skyland
- Mount Olympus (Mentioned only)
- Skyland
Items:
- Apollo's Sunbow and Arrows
- Darkness Engine (Mentioned only)
- Dead Sea Blade (Mentioned only)
- Peacekeeper-01's Armor
- Phantom-One's Sword
- Ravager's Swords
- Shado's Bow
Concepts:
- Chernobyl disaster
- Vessels of Prophecy
- Xebelian Virus/Dead Sea Blade Pathogen (Behind the scenes)
Synopsis for Harcourt: "Second Life, Part 2"
Appearing in Harcourt: "Second Life, Part 2"
Featured Characters:
- Emilia Harcourt (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- "Karla" (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Amanda Waller (Flashback only)
- Crazy Quilt (Dies)
- Opal City Underworld
- Weapons Master (Flashback and main story) (Dies)
- Silence McCall (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- God (Mentioned only)
- Mr. Harcourt (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Mrs. Harcourt (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Icicle (Cameron Mahkent) (Mentioned only)
- National Security Agency (Mentioned only)
- Rag Doll (Peter Merkel Jr.) (Mentioned only)
- Task Force X (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Multiverse (Mentioned only)
- Earth 0
- Earth
- United States of America
- Maryland
- Opal City
- Club 539-0
- Opal City
- Louisiana
- Belle Reve (Mentioned only)
- Maryland
- United States of America
- Earth
- Earth 0
Items:
- Lazarus Pit (Flashback only)
Concepts:
Synopsis for Batman Black & White: "The Angel of Gotham"
Appearing in Batman Black & White: "The Angel of Gotham"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Gotham City Police Department
- Kaz (Single appearance)
- Penguin
Antagonists:
- Lionel Vernon (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Angels (Statue only)
- The Angels of Gotham (Single appearance)
- Mandy Mercer (Single appearance) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
- Rudy Barnett (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Also as an hallucination) (Also as a corpse)
- Mandy Mercer's parents (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
- Rudy Barnett's family (Single appearance) (Cameo)
- Amanda Flint (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Bogeyman (Mentioned only)
- James Nadiger (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Penguin's Gang (Mentioned only)
- The Bouncer (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Theo Klempt (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Gotham City
- Gotham Cemetery (Cameo)
- Iceberg Lounge
- Mandy Mercer's Apartment
- The Narrows
- Gotham City
- Sphere of the Gods
- Hell (Mentioned only)
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- "The Winning Card" story continues from Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Volume 2) #2 and is concluded in Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Volume 2) #9.
- In this story, Commissioner Grogan makes his first appearance in the Post-Flashpoint continuity; he was first mentioned in The Joker (Volume 2) #5.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Batman: The Brave and the Bold series
- Images from Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol 2 5
Recommended Reading
Links and References
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Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.
Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.