| Characters |
FEATURE: Batman [Bruce Wayne; Not in costume]; GUESTS: Alfred; Lt. James Gordon; Selina Kyle [Catwoman; Not in costume; 1st app. in Modern Age]; Holly; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Thomas Wayne (Death); Martha Wayne (Death) |
| Synopsis |
Bruce and Gordon both arrive in Gotham on missions that are sure to put their paths on a collision course; Gordon joins the GCPD which is rife with corruption and he is taught a savage lesson when he tries to buck this new system; Bruce tries out his years of training in a simple street brawl that does not go as planned; Wounded and searching for inspiration, Bruce finds it as a bat flies through the window. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Frank Miller |
| Pencils |
David Mazzucchelli |
| Inks |
David Mazzucchelli |
| Colors |
Richmond Lewis |
| Letters |
Todd Klein |
| Notes |
Story continues in Batman #405. Previous regular cast member Julia ReMarque (Pennyworth) disappears from storylines. Revamped origin of Batman. First (?) post-Crisis Batman story. |
| Reprinted |
in Batman: Year One (DC, 1988 series) #[nn]; In The Complete Frank Miller Batman; in Batman: År ett (Carlsen/if, 1989 series) #nn |