Defending a planet and cleaning up a city are two very different things.
- — Batman
The Man of Steel #3 is an issue of the series The Man of Steel (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1986.
Contents
Synopsis for "One Night in Gotham City"
Superman and Batman meet each other for the first time. Batman is on the trail of the criminal known as Magpie. He is interrupted in a lead by Superman who regards him as an outlaw. Rather than risk capture, Batman informs Superman that should the latter attempts to come near him, a signal will be activated that will trigger a bomb and kill an innocent person somewhere in Gotham City. The two are forced to work together and eventually capture Magpie. Afterwards, Batman reveals to Superman that the endangered person is himself (the bomb was in his utility belt all the time). Superman departs, cautioning Batman against crossing any further lines. Batman admits to himself of a respect for Superman's innate goodness and wonders if, in a different reality, they could have been friends.
Appearing in "One Night in Gotham City"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Magpie (First appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Gotham Museum of Antiquities (First appearance)
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in The Man of Steel 1986 and Batman vs. Superman: The Greatest Battles.
- This issue re-imagines the first meeting between Batman and Superman, first depicted in Superman #76 (1952) and World's Finest #94 (1958). DC Comics has since retroactively re-imagined their first encounter with one another in Superman/Batman Secret Files & Origins 2003 and Superman/Batman Annual #1 (2006). In Prime Earth continuity, the first encounter of the two heroes is again reimagined in Batman/Superman #1 (2013).
- This story appears to take place early in Batman's career, as the Dark Knight is mentioned as working outside the law. Batman also has no Batmobile at this point, driving instead a two-door dark blue sedan which has a portable crime lab installed in the trunk ("One of the most advanced such labs in the state").
Trivia
- Magpie kills one of her henchmen using a re-enactment of the "Happy Birthday" gag from the Looney Tunes cartoon "It's Hummer Time!" in which she puts a dynamite right in the henchman's mouth.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Superman Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Action Comics (Volume 2)
- Adventures of Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
- Superman (Volume 1)
- Superman (Volume 2)
- Superman (Volume 3)
- Superman (Volume 4)
- Superman (Volume 5)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- Superman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Man of Steel (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (Volume 1)
- Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Batman Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman (Volume 3)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
- Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
Links and References
Post-Crisis Reboot After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a 1985–1986 maxiseries which completely reset the continuity of the entire DC Universe, all of DC's major characters and franchises needed to be updated to reflect the changes in the events of their lives. Multiple story arcs were put out to explain these rebooted versions of popular characters. The Man of Steel #1 • The Man of Steel #2 • The Man of Steel #3 • The Man of Steel #4 • The Man of Steel #5 • The Man of Steel #6 |
- Dick Giordano/Executive Editor
- John Byrne/Cover Artist
- Dick Giordano/Cover Artist
- John Byrne/Writer
- John Byrne/Penciler
- Dick Giordano/Inker
- Tom Ziuko/Colourist
- John Costanza/Letterer
- Andrew Helfer/Editor
- Bruce Wayne (New Earth)/Quotes
- Kal-El (New Earth)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (New Earth)/Appearances
- Margaret Pye (New Earth)/Appearances
- Gotham City/Appearances
- Gotham Museum of Antiquities/Appearances
- Batarang/Appearances
- Comics
- 1986
- 1986, November
- 1986, September (Publication)
- The Man of Steel Vol 1
- Modern-Age
- Synopsis Written