Batman (Volume 3) #138 is an issue of the series Batman (Volume 3) with a cover date of December, 2023. It was published on October 3, 2023.
Synopsis for "The Gotham War Chapter 4"
Appearing in "The Gotham War Chapter 4"
Featured Characters:
- Batman/Batman of Zur-En-Arrh (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback and main story) (Also as an illusion)
Supporting Characters:
- The Riddler (Hologram)
- Robin (Damian Wayne)
Antagonists:
- Bat-Family
- Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
- Nightwing/Robin (Dick Grayson) (Flashback and main story)
- Red Hood (Jason Todd)
- Robin (Tim Drake)
- Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
- Vandal Savage (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
- League of Shadows/"Catwoman's Team"
- Marquise (Scandal Savage) (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Gotham City Police Department (Cameo)
- Ra's al Ghul (Flashback only)
- League of Assassins (Flashback only)
- Wayne Family (In a photograph only)
- Martha Wayne (In a photograph only) (Flashback and main story) (Also as a corpse)
- Thomas Wayne (In a photograph only) (Flashback and main story) (Also as a corpse)
- Failsafe (Mentioned only)
- Joe Chill (Mentioned only)
- God (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Prehistoric Era (Flashback only)
- 2023
- United States of America
- New Jersey
- Gotham City
- Batcave (Flashback only)
- Crime Alley
- The Garage
- Gotham City East End
- Alleytown
- 228 Marie Ave
- Training Compound
- 228 Marie Ave
- Alleytown
- Gotham Clock Tower
- The Nexus Point (Unnamed)
- The Secret Heart (First appearance)
- Gotham City
- New York
- Metropolis (Mentioned only)
- New Jersey
- United States of America
Items:
- Batarang
- Batbox (First appearance)
- Batcomputer
- Batsuit (Flashback and main story)
- Batrope
- Utility Belts (Flashback and main story)
- Catwoman's Whip (Flashback only)
- Fear Gas (Mentioned only)
- Lazarus Pit (Flashback only)
- Nightwing's Escrima Sticks (Destroyed)
- Robin's Battle Staff (Destroyed)
- Ra's al Ghul's Medallion (Flashback and main story)
Vehicles:
- Batmobile (Mentioned only)
Concepts:
- Magic
- The Shadow War (Mentioned only)
- Time Travel (Mentioned only)
- Zur-En-Arrh
Notes
- This issue has the legacy numbering of Batman #903.
- The Gotham War storyline continues from Catwoman (Volume 5) #57 and is continued in Catwoman (Volume 5) #58.
- Vandal Savage's flashback of Ra's al Ghul's resurrection takes place between the events of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 and Flashpoint Beyond #5.
- The flashback of Scandal Savage stealing Ra's al Ghul's medallion takes place some time between the events of Shadow War: Alpha #1 and Justice League (Volume 4) #75.
- This story ultimately reveals that the Lazarus Resin doesn't originate from Earth, but was actually brought to Earth by the meteorite that turned Vandal Savage, Klarn Arg and his siblings into Immortals, after coming in contact with the substance.
- Vandal Savage recognized the meteorite's magical properties, but speculated that it could be alien or from a possible future.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
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