Batman Secret Files: The Gardener Vol 1 1

"The Gardener": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"The Gardener"
Part of the "Fear State" event.
Batman Secret Files: The Gardener
January, 2022
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Christian Ward
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Ejikure
The Gardener
Writers	James Tynion IV
Pencilers	Christian Ward
Inkers	Christian Ward
Colorists	Christian Ward
Letterers	Tom Napolitano
Editors	Ben Meares Ben Abernathy Arianna Turturro

The costumed heroes are far too set in their ways to enact the changes the world actually needs.

— The Gardener

Batman Secret Files: The Gardener #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of January, 2022. It was published on November 16, 2021.

Appearing in "The Gardener"

Featured Characters:

• The Gardener (Bella Garten) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)

Supporting Characters:

• Animal-Plant Hybrids (Unnamed) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
• Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback and main story)
• Poison Ivy (Flashback and main story) (Origin)

Antagonists:

• Dr. Jason Woodrue (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

• Dr. Alec Holland (Flashback only)
• Harley Quinn (Flashback only)
• The Joker (In a photograph only) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Dr. Linda Holland (Flashback only)
• Dr. Philip Sylvian (First appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• United States Government (Behind the scenes)
  • Amanda Waller (Flashback only)
  • United States Army (Flashback only)
    • Bella Garten's biological father (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Dies in flashback)
    • Bella Garten's biological mother (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Dies in flashback)
    • Mr. Garten (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
• William Cole (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Bigfoot (Mentioned only)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (Mentioned only)
• Mrs. Garten (Mentioned only)
• Interpol (Mentioned only)
• Unicorns (Mentioned only)
• William Cole's children (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• William Cole's fourth wife (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth 0
  • Earth
    • Germany (Flashback only)
      • Munich
    • United States of America
      • Louisiana
        • Belle Reve (Flashback only)
      • New Jersey
        • Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
        • Arkham Asylum (Flashback only)
        • The Greenhouse
      • Ivy Town
        • Ivy University (Mentioned only)
      • Missouri
        • Central City (Mentioned only)
    • Ecuador (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Batsuit
• Bio-Restorative Formula (Mentioned only)
• Harley's Mallet

Concepts:

• The Green (Behind the scenes)
• Metahumans
  

Notes

• This issue is part of a series of one-shots labeled "Batman Secret Files", focusing on different characters. Full list of one-shots:
  • Batman Secret Files: The Signal #1;
  • Batman Secret Files: Huntress #1;
  • Batman Secret Files: Clownhunter #1;
  • Batman Secret Files: Peacekeeper-01 #1;
  • Batman Secret Files: Miracle Molly #1;
  • Batman Secret Files: The Gardener #1.
• The issue is reprinted in Batman: Secret Files.

Trivia

• One of the Gardener's flashbacks shows Poison Ivy warning her about wanting to make every human fall in love with her which is a reference to the events of Batman (Volume 3) #41-#43.

See Also

• Images from Batman Secret Files: The Gardener Vol 1 1

Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading

Links and References

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