The heroes have so much to smile about. But let them have their day in the sun... while I stay down in the shadows and aim for their heads. 
Dawn of DC Primer Special Edition #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of July, 2023. It was published on May 16, 2023.
Synopsis for the 1st Story
Amanda Waller meets with the remaining members of Deathstroke's Secret Society and offers full pardons and expunged records to anyone who manages to kill a superhero. Meanwhile, Peacemaker and Peacewrecker journey to Lazarus Island and retrieve a remnant of the Helmet of Fate, which regenerates itself to form the "Helmet of Hate".
Appearing in the 1st Story
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Council of Light (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Brainiac Prime (Vril Dox) (Unnamed) (Silhouette only)
- Brainiac 13 (Post-Flashpoint) (Unnamed) (Silhouette only)
- Brainiac (Earth 12) (Unnamed) (Silhouette only)
- Brainiac (Futures End) (Unnamed) (Silhouette only)
- Brainiac/Milton Fine (Pre-Flashpoint) (Unnamed) (Silhouette only)
- Brainiac/Vril Dox (Pre-Crisis) (Unnamed) (Silhouette only)
- Brainiac/Vril Dox (Pre-Flashpoint) (Unnamed) (Silhouette only)
- Gunsmith (Douglas Worth) (Dies)
- Peacemaker
- Peacewrecker (Real name revealed) (First full appearance)
- Secret Society of Super-Villains
Antagonists:
- Lazarus Island's sentry drones (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Amazons
- Amazons of Themyscira
- Donna Troy (Cameo)
- Queen Nubia (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (Cameo)
- Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark) (Cameo)
- Wonder Girl (Yara Flor) (Cameo)
- Amazons of Themyscira
- Aquaman Family
- Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (Cameo)
- Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) (Cameo)
- Bat-Family
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Cameo)
- Robin (Damian Wayne) (Cameo)
- Batman (Jace Fox) (Cameo)
- Doom Patrol (Cameo)
- Beast Girl (Cameo)
- The Chief (Kay Challis) (Cameo)
- Elasti-Woman (Cameo)
- Negative Man (Cameo)
- Robotman (Cliff Steele) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern Corps
- Hal Jordan (Cameo)
- John Stewart (Cameo)
- Jo Mullein (Cameo)
- Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) (Cameo)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall) (Cover only)
- Kid Flash (Wallace R. West) (Cover only)
- Shazam (Billy Batson) (Cameo)
- Superman Family
- Power Girl (Cameo)
- Steel (Natasha Irons) (Cameo)
- Superboy (Conner Kent) (Cameo)
- Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) (Cameo)
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Cameo)
- Superman (Jon Kent) (Cameo)
- Super-Man (Kong Kenan) (Cameo)
- Super-Twins
- Team Arrow
- Arsenal (Cameo)
- Black Canary (Cameo)
- Green Arrow (Connor Hawke) (Cameo)
- Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) (Cover only)
- Titans
- Deathstroke (Slade Wilson) (Mentioned only)
- Suicide Squad (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Lazarus Island
- Lazarus Volcano (Mentioned only)
- Themyscira (Cameo)
- United States of America
- Bludhaven (Cameo)
- Titans Tower (Cameo)
- Washington, D.C.
- Hall of Justice (Cameo)
- Gotham City (Mentioned only)
- Bludhaven (Cameo)
- Lazarus Island
Items:
- Batsuits (Cameo)
- Utility Belts (Cameo)
- Bracelets of Submission (Cameo)
- Donna Troy's Shield (Cameo)
- Donna Troy's Sword (Cameo)
- Golden Boleadoras (Cover only)
- Green Lantern Ring (Cameo)
- Helmet of Hate (First appearance)
- Kinetic Hammer (Cameo)
- Lasso of Truth (Cameo)
- Nth Metal (Cameo)
- Steel's Armor (Cameo)
- Natasha's Armor (Cameo)
- Staff of Understanding (Cameo)
- Thanagarian Mace (Cover only)
- Trick Arrows (Cameo)
- Trident of Poseidon (Cover only)
- Waterbearers (Cameo)
- Wonder Girl's Sword (Cameo)
- Wonder Girl's Tiara (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman's Shield (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman's Sword (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman's Tiara (Cameo)
Concepts:
- Dark Crisis (Mentioned only)
- Lazarus Eruption (Mentioned only)
- Lazarus Planet (Mentioned only)
- Magic
Notes
- The standard edition of this issue is free. The variant cover editions are not.
- An ad for Shazam! (Volume 5) is said to come out on June 6 despite already coming out.
- This story takes place some time after Amanda Waller's meeting with the Light from the epilogue of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7.
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