Batman: Year One #1: Batman: Year One
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- Series
- Batman: Year One
- Issue number
- 1
- Cover date
- 1988-01-01
- Story arc
- Batman: Year One
- ComicVine ID
- 112492
Quick answer
Batman: Year One #1: Batman: Year One is cataloged as part of the Batman: Year One reading path, giving readers a specific checkpoint in that storyline rather than a generic issue listing. Gotham Vault connects it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon), Alfred Pennyworth, Batman: Year One, and the broader 1988-01-01 Batman publication timeline.
Issue summary
A young Bruce Wayne has spent his adolescence and early adulthood, traveling the world so he could hone his body and mind into the perfect fighting and investigative machine. But now as he returns to Gotham City, he must find a way to focus his passion and bring justice to his city. Retracing Batman's first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante, we watch as he chooses a guise of a giant bat, creates an early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon, inadvertently plays a role in the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a corrupt political system that infests Gotham. Collects: Batman #404-407
Citation summary
Batman: Year One #1: Batman: Year One is a Batman: Year One issue with cover date 1988-01-01. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon), Alfred Pennyworth and the Batman: Year One story arc.
Characters listed for this issue
Story arc / special series
Batman: Year One — Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's origin classic follows Bruce Wayne and Jim Gordon as they separately learn how corrupt Gotham really is.
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FAQ
What comic is Batman: Year One #1: Batman: Year One?
Batman: Year One #1: Batman: Year One is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman: Year One series as issue #1 with a cover date of 1988-01-01.
Who appears in Batman: Year One #1: Batman: Year One?
Gotham Vault currently identifies these characters for this issue: Batman (Bruce Wayne), Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon), Alfred Pennyworth.
Is Batman: Year One #1: Batman: Year One part of a story arc?
This issue is tagged as part of Batman: Year One. Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's origin classic follows Bruce Wayne and Jim Gordon as they separately learn how corrupt Gotham really is.
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