Here we go again... Who is it this time? On everything... I swear... someone owes me the truth... and The Signal is done taking no and silence for an answer. Full. Stop. 
Batman Secret Files: The Signal #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of September, 2021. It was published on July 6, 2021.
Synopsis for the 1st Story
Appearing in the 1st Story
Featured Characters:
- The Signal (Duke Thomas) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Bat-Family (Flashback and main story)
- Izzy Ortiz
Antagonists:
- Clock King (Billy Tockman) (Cameo)
- Count Vertigo
- Detritus (First appearance)
- Giganta (Cameo)
- Girder (Cameo)
- Grodd
- Killer Croc (Cameo)
- Killer Moth
- Mammoth
- Merlyn (Cameo)
- Metallo (Cameo)
- Parasite (Rudy Jones)
- Prometheus
- Sonar (Cameo)
- Rainbow Raider (Cameo)
- Religion of Crime
- The Order of the Stone (First appearance) (On a TV or computer screen)
- Scorpiana
- Veronica Cale
- Xander Pearl (First appearance)
- Alt (Daxton Chill) (First appearance as Alt)
- Rook (Riko Sheridan) (First appearance as Rook)
- XP Technologies (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Andre Cipriani (On a TV or computer screen) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
- Darcy Thomas (On a TV or computer screen) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
- Doug Thomas (Jokerized) (Flashback and main story)
- Elaine Thomas (Jokerized) (Flashback only)
- Gotham City Police Department (Flashback and main story)
- Cousin Jay (First appearance)
- White Martians (Cameo)
- Damian Wayne (Mentioned only)
- Dick Grayson (Mentioned only)
- Jason Todd (Mentioned only)
- Joker (Mentioned only)
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
- Martha Wayne (Mentioned only)
- Mister Freeze (Mentioned only)
- Detective Murphy (Mentioned only)
- The Outsiders (Mentioned only)
- Scarecrow (Mentioned only)
- Thomas Wayne (Mentioned only)
- Wayne Enterprises (Mentioned only)
- We Are Robin (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Multiverse (Flashback and main story)
- Earth 0
- United States of America
- New Jersey
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- Gotham Clock Tower
- Gotham Harbor (On a TV or computer screen)
- Lucius Fox Center
- The Hatch
- Robinson Park
- S.T.A.R. Labs (On a TV or computer screen)
- Arkham Asylum (Mentioned only)
- Gotham Narrows (Mentioned only)
- Bludhaven (Mentioned only)
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- California
- Coast City (Mentioned only)
- Silicon Valley (Mentioned only)
- New York
- Metropolis (Mentioned only)
- New Jersey
- The White Market (First appearance)
- Teyestrix (First appearance)
- United States of America
- Earth 0
- Dark Multiverse (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Anti-Freeze Cream
- Batarang
- Bat-Signal (Mentioned only)
- Batsuit
- Crime Bible
- Green Lantern Ring (Mentioned only)
- Joker Toxin Serum
- Scarecrow Serum
- Trick Arrows
- Venom Serum
- Yellow Lantern Ring
Vehicles:
Concepts:
- Dark Multiverse Incursion (Mentioned only)
Notes
- This issue is part of a series of one-shots labeled "Batman Secret Files," focusing on different characters. Full list of one-shots:
- The events of this issue take place after The Next Batman: Second Son #3.
- The storyline is continued in Batman: Urban Legends #18.
- Reprinted in Batman: Secret Files.
See Also
Links and References
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