Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of February, 2021. It was published on December 29, 2020.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis for Wonder Woman in "Fight!"
- 2 Appearing in Wonder Woman in "Fight!"
- 3 Synopsis for Superman in "First & Last Men"
- 4 Appearing in Superman in "First & Last Men"
- 5 Synopsis for Batman in "The Batmen Who Laugh"
- 6 Appearing in Batman in "The Batmen Who Laugh"
- 7 Synopsis for The Atom in "Unstable Atoms"
- 8 Appearing in The Atom in "Unstable Atoms"
- 9 Synopsis for Lois Lane in "No More Superheroes"
- 10 Appearing in Lois Lane in "No More Superheroes"
- 11 Synopsis for Raven in "Falling Through the Cracks"
- 12 Appearing in Raven in "Falling Through the Cracks"
- 13 Synopsis for The Penguin in "Apicius"
- 14 Appearing in The Penguin in "Apicius"
- 15 Synopsis for John Constantine in "Armageddon Blues"
- 16 Appearing in John Constantine in "Armageddon Blues"
- 17 Synopsis for Swamp Thing in "Reign of the Swamp King"
- 18 Appearing in Swamp Thing in "Reign of the Swamp King"
- 19 Notes
- 20 Trivia
- 21 See Also
- 22 Links and References
Synopsis for Wonder Woman in "Fight!"
With the power of Truth turning into a being on par with the Darkest Knight, Diana fights without surrendering to the Darkest Knight's threats, and all the heroes are with her. During the battle, Wally and Roy reconcile and the speedsters come back from the Speed Force to help. Wonder Woman then remembers the story of Aella, an Amazon who regretted not dying on the battlefield, not giving it all for their sisters, even if she was one of the most respected heroes of Themyscira. And this fuels her will to keep on fighting...
Appearing in Wonder Woman in "Fight!"
Featured Characters:
- Wonder Woman (Prime Earth) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Amazons of Themyscira (Flashback only)
- Arsenal
- Flash Family
Antagonists:
- The Darkest Knight
- Dark Knights
- Groblins
- Last 52 Multiverse villains
- Aquaman
- Doomsday
- Fastest Killer Alive (Wally West) (Only appearance; dies)
- Green Lantern (Ch'p)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
- Nazi Justice Society
- Legion of Super-Pets
- The Last Sun
- Lois Lane
- Mister Zsasz
- Ocean Mother (First appearance)
- Parallax (Hal Jordan)
- Solomon Grundy
- Spectre (Dies)
- Steel Guardians
- Superman
- Swamp Thing
- Wonder Woman
- Robin King
Other Characters:
- The Atom (Ryan Choi) (In a vision)
- Batman
- Bizarro
- Cheetah
- Clayface
- Green Lantern Corps
- Hawk
- John Constantine (In a vision)
- Justice Incarnate
- Justice Society of America
- Lois Lane (In a vision)
- Orphan
- Red Arrow
- Red Tornado
- Swamp Thing (In a vision)
- Superman (Also in a vision)
- Wonder Woman (Earth 6)
- Wonder Woman Family
- Young Justice
- Hercules (Mentioned only)
- Lex Luthor (Mentioned only)
- Perpetua (Mentioned only)
- Teen Titans (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Dark Multiverse (Mentioned only)
- Earth -22 (Mentioned only)
- Crime Alley (Mentioned only)
- World Forge (Mentioned only)
- Earth -22 (Mentioned only)
- Multiverse
- Earth 0
- Hell (Flashback and main story)
- Last 52 Multiverse
- Earth 0
Items:
- Bracelets of Submission
- Golden Staff
- Green Lantern Ring
- Lasso of Truth
- Starheart Power Ring
- Trick Arrows
Synopsis for Superman in "First & Last Men"
Superman tries to make the Clark Kents of the Last 52 change, hoping a part of them is still on the side of hope and justice. But that does not work, and the Anti-Life is making the Man of Steel weaker and weaker. As the two Superboys try to fight back, attacking the Supermen of the Ancient House of El, also some of Clark's greatest villains, like Lex, Henshaw and Zod, come to help him fight back. Kara, as she sees Clark suffering for the Anti-Life, tells him they won't leave him, and they will never surrender the hope, the hope of being able to win. Because everyone with that "S" on their chest is a Superman.
Appearing in Superman in "First & Last Men"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Last 52 Multiverse villains
- House of El
- The Last Sun
- Saint
- Savior
- Shepherd
- House of El
Other Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen
- Jor-El (Mentioned only)
Locations:
Items:
- Anti-Life Equation (Behind the scenes)
- Kinetic Hammer
- Lex Luthor's Warsuit
Synopsis for Batman in "The Batmen Who Laugh"
Batman watches the members of his Family fight beyond the human abilities, and he is proud of them. He also knows this will be his last fight, and he even resurrected the Batman who Laughs' original corpse to fight at his side. But suddenly, the corpse attacks Bruce himself, ripping his arm off. He tells Batman he had his own Black Lantern Ring to counter his. But Bruce tells him he used Jason Blood's magic to bind the Batman who Laughs' zombie to him. As counter, the Batman who Laughs tells him he used the last water of the Lazarus Pit to fight against black magic, but Bruce doused his corpse in an anti-agent for the Pit before resurrecting him. Well, they could go on and on.
The Batman who Laughs tells Bruce he has only one thing to do: if his Darkest version succeeds, he wins as well. But it he fails, he needs to scare everyone enough to make sure he will be reborn in the Dark Multiverse. But Bruce makes him realize he only needs the fear of one person: him. And if he does not get his butt in the fight right now, Bruce will do anything in his power to forget him, so that he will never be reborn. The Batman who Laughs realizes he must join the fight, and Batman takes a rest...
Appearing in Batman in "The Batmen Who Laugh"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Barbatos
- The Batman Who Laughs (Zombie)
- Dark Knights
- Joker Dragons
- Last 52 Multiverse villains
Other Characters:
- Flash Family
- Poison Ivy
- The Darkest Knight (Mentioned only)
- Jason Blood (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Dark Multiverse (Mentioned only)
- Multiverse
Items:
- Black Lantern Ring
- Lazarus Pit (Mentioned only)
Synopsis for The Atom in "Unstable Atoms"
Ryan Choi is starting to lose all hope, seeing the plan of Mr. Terrific to make the Metal Men change the phasing of the worlds of the Last 52 Multiverse, combining them with his T-Spheres, as useless. A fight against Ra, his dark unstable counterpart, and his victory against him serves as the trigger to awaken his faith in the unknown again.
Appearing in The Atom in "Unstable Atoms"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Joker Dragons
- Last 52 Multiverse villains
- Ra (Flashback and main story) (Only appearance; dies) (Origin)
Other Characters:
- The Atom (Ray Palmer) of Ra's world (Dies in flashback) (Single appearance)
- Cyborg
- Doc Magnus
- Hawkgirl
- Metal Men
- Plastic Man
- Zatanna Zatara
- The Atom (Al Pratt) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Dark Multiverse (Mentioned only)
- Multiverse
- Earth 0
- Last 52 Multiverse (Flashback and main story)
Items:
Synopsis for Lois Lane in "No More Superheroes"
Lois is in Metropolis, seeing her Last 52 version leading an anti-superhero movement against the city. Soon, she comes face to face with her, who explains her what happened in her world: superheros were genetic monstrosities who thought they were superior. Lois and Maxima, who was a scientist for S.T.A.R. Labs, started exposing them for what they truly were. Until Maxima gave herself powers, and fought Superman in the middle of Metropolis: their clash destroyed a museum, and inside that museum was Lois' son, Jon.
Maxima died in the fight, and Superman started a damn apology tour. So Lois tricked him into an interview, and stole his powers with Amber Kryptonite. Than, she ripped his head off. And now, the evil Lois wants her counterpart to scream for her dear Clark to help, or fall to her death. As she falls from the sky, Lois decides this time she won't call Superman: he needs to stay where he is. So is this the end of Lois Lane...
Appearing in Lois Lane in "No More Superheroes"
Featured Characters:
- Lois Lane (Prime Earth) (Apparent Death)
Supporting Characters:
- Maxima (Dies)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen
- Perry White
- Superman from Last 52 Lois' universe (Appears only as a corpse)
- Wonder Woman from Last 52 Lois' universe (Appears only as a corpse) (Single appearance)
- Jon Kent (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
- Superman (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
- Jon Kent from Last 52 Lois' world (Mentioned only) (Deceased)
- Maxima from Last 52 Lois' world (Mentioned only) (Deceased)
Locations:
- Last 52 Multiverse (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis (Mentioned only)
- S.T.A.R. Labs (Mentioned only)
- Multiverse
Items:
- Amber Kryptonite (Mentioned only)
- Lasso of Truth
- Trident of Poseidon
Synopsis for Raven in "Falling Through the Cracks"
Raven and her Titans fight against a Teen Titans team who, in the Last 52 Multiverse, accepted to join Trigon and took his power for them. But thanks to her love, and to the fact she found in the Titans the family she never had, they gain the upperhand and defeat their evil counterparts.
Appearing in Raven in "Falling Through the Cracks"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Teen Titans from Last 52 Multiverse (Single appearance)
- Aqualad (Flashback and main story) (Only appearance; dies)
- Beast Boy (Flashback and main story) (Only appearance; dies)
- Raven (Only appearance; dies)
- Red Arrow (Flashback and main story) (Only appearance; dies)
- Robin (Damian Wayne) (Flashback and main story) (Only appearance; dies)
- Starfire (Flashback and main story) (Only appearance; dies)
- Terra (Flashback and main story) (Only appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Aquaman from Last 52 Teen Titans' world (Flashback only) (Only appearance; dies)
- Black Manta from Last 52 Teen Titans' world (Flashback only)
- Blackfire from Last 52 Teen Titans' world (Flashback only) (Only appearance; dies)
- Green Arrow from Last 52 Teen Titans' world (Flashback only) (Only appearance; dies)
- Ra's al Ghul from Last 52 Teen Titans' world (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
- Shado from Last 52 Teen Titans' world (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
- Teen Titans (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
- Trigon (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
- Trigon from Last 52 Teen Titans' world (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Multiverse
- Earth 0
- Last 52 Multiverse (Flashback only)
Items:
- Trident of Neptune (Flashback only)
Synopsis for The Penguin in "Apicius"
Oswald hates every single Last 52 version of himself, and shows them why he is the greatest survivor in Gotham.
Appearing in The Penguin in "Apicius"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Groblins
- Last 52 Multiverse villains
- Batgirl
- Blue Beetle
- Penguins (Dies)
- Scarecrow
Other Characters:
- Batman Family
- Bizarro (Earth 29)
- Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)
- Deathstroke
- Red Tornado
- Scarecrow
- Supergirl
- Two-Face
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for John Constantine in "Armageddon Blues"
Appearing in John Constantine in "Armageddon Blues"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Groblins
- Joker Dragons
- Last 52 Multiverse villains
Other Characters:
- The Batman Who Laughs (In a photograph only)
- Bizarro (Earth 29)
- Black Manta
- Clayface
- Harley Quinn
- Justice League
- The Penguin
- Robin King (In a photograph only)
- Sgt. Rock
- Superboy (Jon Kent)
- Jenny (Mentioned only)
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for Swamp Thing in "Reign of the Swamp King"
Appearing in Swamp Thing in "Reign of the Swamp King"
Featured Characters:
- Swamp Thing (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Anton Arcane (Dies)
- Brimstone (Annie Chamberlain) (Dies)
- Clayface (Dies)
- Frankenstein (Dies)
- Solomon Grundy (Dies)
Antagonists:
- Swamp King (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance) (Origin)
Other Characters:
- Abby Arcane from Swamp King's universe (Dies in flashback)
- Floronic Man from Swamp King's world (Dies in flashback)
- Parliament of Trees (Flashback only)
- Abby Arcane (Mentioned only)
- Joe Chamberlain (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Dark Multiverse (Flashback only)
- Multiverse
- Earth 0
- Last 52 Multiverse (Flashback and main story)
Concepts:
- The Green (Mentioned only)
- The Melt (Mentioned only)
- The Red (Mentioned only)
- The Rot (Mentioned only)
Notes
- Reprinted in Dark Nights: Death Metal - War of the Multiverses.
Trivia
- The Constantine story contradicts the actual events of Dark Nights: Death Metal, since Wonder Woman is shown fighting the Last 52 multiverse characters in her normal form, while Rock who is shown only retaining his torso, already had his body restored in Dark Nights: Death Metal #5.
- The variant cover was originally made for the "Generations" event, before the story got reworked.
See Also