Batman #404

(February 1987)

Chapter 1: Who I Am and How I Came to Be [Batman: Year One] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Miller

Pencils:

David Mazzucchelli

Inks:

David Mazzucchelli

Colors:

Richmond Lewis

Letters:

Todd Klein

Job Number:

G-2835

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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.

Reprints:

• in Batman (Editora Abril, 1987 series) #1 (Setembro 1987)
• in The Complete Frank Miller Batman (DC, 1989 series) #1 (1988)
• in Batman: Year One (DC, 1988 series) #[nn] ([June] 1988)
which is reprinted
• in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[2] - Das erste Jahr (November 1989)
• in Batman: År ett (Carlsen/if [SE], 1989 series) #[nn] (1989)
• in Batman (Grupo Editorial Vid, 1987 series) #9 (Enero 11 de 1988)

Indexer 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.