Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 is an issue of the series Dark Knight III: The Master Race (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 2016. It was published on November 25, 2015.
Synopsis for "The Master Race, Book 1"
It has been 3 years since Batman was last active. In that time, most believe that he is gone or dead, rejecting the idea that he would ever come back. They were wrong. A photo of what appears to be Batman is taken, showing him mercilessly taking down cops who were going to shoot an unarmed boy. The media of course blows up, all that is talked about is the return of the Batman. Commissioner Ellen Yindel is asked for any comments on the return of the Dark Knight.
The scene changes to Wonder Woman, who is battling a minotaur with Jonathan, her son, in a papoose. Wonder Woman returns to the new Paradise City where she learns that her daughter Lara has once again visited the Fortress of Solitude to meet with her father, Superman. Lara talks with her father who has frozen himself in ice. Upon closer inspection, Lara notices the bottle city of Kandor has given a distress signal.
Once again back in Gotham, Ellen Yindel is alone on the roof of GCPD, pondering Batman's returns while viewing the neglected bat-signal. An officer reports that Batman is about to arrested, and she smiles.
At the chase, Batman has veered off into an alley and ditched the motorcycle he was using. Cops quickly surround him and beat him with nightsticks. A cop notices unusual features of the Batman, but before he can say what, he's knocked unconscious. Yindel gets on the scene and unmasks the beaten Batman, who turns out to be Carrie Kelly. When asked where Bruce Wayne was, Kelley falls to the ground and claims Bruce Wayne is dead.
Appearing in "The Master Race, Book 1"
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- Superman
- Jonathan Kent
- Baal
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Synopsis for "The Dark Knight Universe Presents: The Atom"
The Atom also known as Ray Palmer is having sparring lessons with some sort of reptile. Once finished, he returns to normal size and reads a notification detailing the arrest of Carrie Kelley. Upon hearing an intruder he arms himself. The intruder turns out to be Baal, a resident of the shrunken city of Kandor and Superman's daughter who asks for help to restore Kandor back to its original size.
Appearing in "The Dark Knight Universe Presents: The Atom"
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- Lara
- Baal (First appearance)
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Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Dark Knight III: The Master Race.
Trivia
Variant Cover Gallery
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Dark Knight III: The Master Race series
- Images from Dark Knight III: The Master Race Vol 1 1