Batman / Superman 2021 Annual #1 [Bryan Hitch Connected Flip Cover]
(October 2021)

DC, 2021 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
5.99 USD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
2021-08-31
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941373850 00111
Printer
Transcontinental Printing Interweb Montreal
Editing
Ben Meares (credited) (assistant editor); Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (group editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; matte paper interiors
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

This issue is a flip book, the Superman story is on one side, then flip the book to read the Batman story.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman; Superman / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Bryan Hitch (credited)
Inks
Bryan Hitch (credited)
Colors
Alejandro Sánchez (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover that can be flipped to display either end as up. Superman is featured on one side, Batman is featured on the other.

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Superman in The World of the Knight! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Gene Luen Yang (credited)
Pencils
Francesco Francavilla (credited) (signed as Francavilla [box])
Inks
Francesco Francavilla (credited) (signed as Francavilla [box])
Colors
Francesco Francavilla (credited) (signed as Francavilla [box])
Letters
Troy Peteri of A Larger World Studios (credited as ALW's Troy Peteri)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Observer.Io; Archivists; Warden Luthor [Lex Luthor] (of The World of the Knight); Unknown Wizard [Lex Luthor] (of The World of Tomorrow); Commissioner James Gordon (of The World of the Knight); Eagle [Alfred Pennyworth] (of The World of the Knight); Superman (of The World of Tomorrow); Man-Bat (of The World of the Knight); Poison Ivy (of The World of the Knight); Metallo/Two-Face (of The World of the Knight); Parasite [Rudy Jones] (of The World of the Knight); Spider Lady [Lois Lane] (of The World of the Knight); Bibbo (of The World of the Knight); Alexandra Jones (of The World of the Knight); Ray Jones (of The World of the Knight)
Synopsis
Changing places with Batman and Robin, Superman of The World of Tomorrow travels to The World of the Knight to take on that world's Lex Luthor who has conquered the city of Metropolis and re-named it Lexopolis. When the villains recruited by Luthor prove too much for the Man of Steel, Superman recruits some unexpected allies to help him.
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Keywords
Archive of Worlds

Indexer Notes

The World of the Knight was previously shown in Batman / Superman (DC, 2019 series) #16-21.

The final page of this story connects to the final page of the Batman story in this issue.

Batman and Robin in The World of Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Gene Luen Yang (credited)
Pencils
Paul Pelletier (credited)
Inks
Mick Gray (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Troy Peteri of A Larger World Studios (credited as ALW's Troy Peteri)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Observer.Io; Archivists; Bizarro Two-Face [Bruce Wayne] (of The World of Tomorrow); Crazy Quilt (of The World of Tomorrow); Prankster (of The World of Tomorrow); Commissioner James Gordon (of The World of Tomorrow); Lois Lane (of The World of Tomorrow); Jimmy Olsen (of The World of Tomorrow); Batman [Bruce Wayne; Matches Malone] (of The World of the Knight); Robin [Dick Grayson] (of The World of the Knight); Martha Wayne (of The World of Tomorrow); Alfred Pennyworth [Doomsday] (of The World of Tomorrow)
Synopsis
Changing places with Superman, Batman and Robin of The World of the Knight travel to The World of Tomorrow to battle that world's first psychotic villain, Bruce Wayne who has become Bizarro Two-Face. When Wayne kidnaps his mother Martha Wayne, Batman and Robin must find a way to stop him before his split personality decides between harming or protecting Martha.
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Keywords
Archive of Worlds

Indexer Notes

The World of Tomorrow was previously shown in Batman / Superman (DC, 2019 series) #16-21.

The final page of this story connects to the final page of the Superman story in this issue.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman; Superman
  2. 1. Superman in The World of the Knight!
    Superman
  3. 2. Batman and Robin in The World of Tomorrow
    Batman and Robin
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  • John Monagle
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