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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 Trivia
- 20 See Also
- 21 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 (Earth 29)
- 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:
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
- Hawkman (Dies)
- John Constantine (Only appearance; dies)
- Superman (Dies)
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)
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
Links and References
- Issues Rated T
- Bob Harras/Executive Editor
- Dan Mora/Cover Artist
- Gary Frank/Cover Artist
- Brad Anderson/Cover Artist
- Joshua Williamson/Writer
- Scott Snyder/Writer
- Magdalene Visaggio/Writer
- James Tynion IV/Writer
- Kyle Higgins/Writer
- Regine Sawyer/Writer
- Che Grayson/Writer
- Marguerite Bennett/Writer
- Matthew Rosenberg/Writer
- Justin Jordan/Writer
- Dexter Soy/Penciler
- Scott Koblish/Penciler
- Dexter Soy/Inker
- Scott Koblish/Inker
- Veronica Gandini/Colourist
- Tom Napolitano/Letterer
- Katie Kubert/Editor
- Liz Erickson/Editor
- Paul Pelletier/Penciler
- Norm Rapmund/Inker
- Adriano Lucas/Colourist
- Carlos M. Mangual/Letterer
- Alex Maleev/Penciler
- Alex Maleev/Inker
- Matt Hollingsworth/Colourist
- Rob Leigh/Letterer
- Scott Kolins/Penciler
- Scott Kolins/Inker
- John Kalisz/Colourist
- Alitha Martinez/Penciler
- Mark Morales/Inker
- Emilio Lopez/Colourist
- Pop Mhan/Penciler
- Pop Mhan/Inker
- Chris Sotomayor/Colourist
- Troy Peteri/Letterer
- Inaki Miranda/Penciler
- Inaki Miranda/Inker
- Eva de la Cruz/Colourist
- Rob Guillory/Penciler
- Rob Guillory/Inker
- Marissa Louise/Colourist
- Andworld Design/Letterer
- Mike Henderson/Penciler
- Mike Henderson/Inker
- Dave Sharpe/Letterer
- Alexander Luthor (Prime Earth)/Quotes
- Diana of Themyscira (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Amazons of Paradise Island/Appearances
- Aella (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Hippolyta (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Roy Harper (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Flash Family/Appearances
- Avery Ho (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Barry Allen (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Jason Garrick (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Wally West (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Jesse Chambers (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Wallace R. West (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Max Mercury (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Earth -22)/Appearances
- Dark Knights (Dark Multiverse)/Appearances
- Bryce Wayne (Earth -11)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Earth -12)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Earth -52)/Appearances
- Robins (Earth -22)/Appearances
- Fastest Killer Alive (Last 52 Multiverse)/Appearances
- Last Sun (Last 52 Multiverse)/Appearances
- Lois Lane (Last 52: No More Superheroes)/Appearances
- Ocean Mother (Last 52 Multiverse)/Appearances
- Steel Guardians (Last 52: Hard Traveled)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Dark Multiverse: King of Pain)/Appearances
- Ryan Choi (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Bizarro-Superman (Earth 29)/Appearances
- Barbara Minerva (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Basil Karlo (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Green Lantern Corps/Appearances
- Guy Gardner (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)/Appearances
- John Stewart (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Kyle Rayner (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Thaal Sinestro (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Henry Hall (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- John Constantine (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Justice Incarnate/Appearances
- Rodney Rabbit (Earth 26)/Appearances
- Kalel (Earth 23)/Appearances
- Justice Society of America (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Alan Scott (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Carter Hall (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Shayera Thal (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Ted Grant (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Lois Lane (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Cassandra Cain (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Emiko Queen (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Red Tornado (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Alec Holland (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Kal-El (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Maria Mendoza (Just Imagine)/Appearances
- Wonder Woman Family/Appearances
- Donna Troy (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Cassandra Sandsmark (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Young Justice (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Jackson Hyde (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Bart Allen (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Multiverse/Appearances
- Prime Earth/Appearances
- Paradise Island/Appearances
- Last 52 Multiverse/Appearances
- Bracelets of Submission/Appearances
- Tapac-Yauri/Appearances
- Green Lantern Ring/Appearances
- Lasso of Truth/Appearances
- Starheart/Appearances
- Trick Arrows/Appearances
- Superman Family/Appearances
- John Henry Irons (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Kon-El (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Jonathan Samuel Kent (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Kara Zor-El (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Superman Villains/Appearances
- Henry Henshaw (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Eradicator II (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Dru-Zod (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Alexander Luthor (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- House of El/Appearances
- Saint (Last 52 Multiverse)/Appearances
- Savior (Last 52 Multiverse)/Appearances
- Shepherd (Last 52 Multiverse)/Appearances
- James Olsen (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Anti-Life Equation/Appearances
- Kinetic Hammer/Appearances
- Lex Luthor's Warsuit/Appearances
- Batman Family/Appearances
- Barbara Gordon (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Richard Grayson (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Timothy Drake (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Duke Thomas (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Barbatos (Dark Multiverse)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Earth -32)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Earth -1)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Dark Multiverse: The Grim Knight)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Earth -44)/Appearances
- Joker Dragons/Appearances
- Pamela Isley (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Black Lantern Ring/Appearances
- Michael Holt (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Ryan Choi (Last 52: Unstable Atoms)/Appearances
- Origin Issues
- Raymond Palmer (Last 52: Unstable Atoms)/Appearances
- Victor Stone (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- William Magnus (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Kendra Saunders (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Metal Men (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Gold (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Iron (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Lead (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Mercury (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Platinum (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Tin (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Patrick O'Brian (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Zatanna Zatara (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Bio-Belt/Appearances
- T-Spheres/Appearances
- Maxima (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Perry White (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Kal-El (Last 52: No More Superheroes)/Appearances
- Diana of Themyscira (Last 52: No More Superheroes)/Appearances
- Metropolis/Appearances
- Daily Planet/Appearances
- Trident of Poseidon/Appearances
- Raven (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Soul-Self/Appearances
- Garfield Logan (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Damian Wayne (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Koriand'r (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Teen Titans (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Jackson Hyde (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Garfield Logan (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Raven (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Emiko Queen (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Damian Wayne (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Koriand'r (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Tara Markov (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Arthur Curry (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- David Hyde (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Komand'r (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Oliver Queen (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Ra's al Ghul (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Shado (Last 52: Falling Through the Cracks)/Appearances
- Trident of Neptune/Appearances
- Oswald Cobblepot (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Jason Todd (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Theodore Kord (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Slade Wilson (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Jonathan Crane (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Harvey Dent (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Penguin's Umbrella/Appearances
- John Constantine (Last 52: Armageddon Blues)/Appearances
- David Hyde (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Harleen Quinzel (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Justice League (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Franklin Rock (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Anton Arcane (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Annabeth Chamberlain (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Frankenstein (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Cyrus Gold (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Swamp King (Dark Multiverse)/Appearances
- Parliament of Trees/Appearances
- Dark Multiverse/Appearances
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