Batman / Superman: Authority Special #1 [Rodolfo Migliari Cover]
(January 2022)

DC, 2022 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
5.99 USD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
2021-11-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941375199 00111
Printer
Transcontinental Printing Interweb Montreal
Editing
Arianna Turturro (credited as Amedeo Turturro) (associate 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 has variants:

The Dark Knight Joins Superman's Brave New World (Table of Contents)

The Authority; Batman; Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rodolfo Migliari (credited) (signed as MIGLIARI)
Inks
Rodolfo Migliari (credited) (signed as MIGLIARI)
Colors
Rodolfo Migliari (credited) (signed as MIGLIARI)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; The Authority [Steel [Natasha Irons]; Midnighter; Lightray [Lia Nelson]; Apollo; Enchantress [June Moone]; Manchester Black; O.M.A.C.]
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Empire of Shadows (Table of Contents: 1)

The Authority; Batman; Superman / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Phillip Kennedy Johnson (credited)
Pencils
Trevor Hairsine (credited) (Earth-Zero); Ben Templesmith (credited) (Shadow Earth)
Inks
Jonathan Glapion (credited) (Earth-Zero); Scott Hanna (credited) (Earth-Zero); Ben Templesmith (credited) (Shadow Earth)
Colors
Rain Beredo (credited) (Earth-Zero); Ben Templesmith (credited) (Shadow Earth)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; The Authority [Steel [Natasha Irons]; Midnighter; Lightray [Lia Nelson]; Apollo; Enchantress [June Moone]; Manchester Black; O.M.A.C.]; Saif Al Ghul (Shadow Earth); Taj Al Ghul (Shadow Earth); Janan Al Ghul (Shadow Earth); Talia Al Ghul (Shadow Earth); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Shadow Earth); a Fuginaut (death)
Synopsis
Batman enlists the aid of Superman and the Authority to travel to a Shadow Earth, where Ra's Al Ghul's descendants control the Empire of Shadows that rules that world completely, and now they are planning to expand their reach to Earth Zero.
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Keywords
Dark Multiverse; Earth 0; Empire of Shadows; Shadow Earth
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Dark Knight Joins Superman's Brave New World
    The Authority; Batman; Superman
  2. 1. Empire of Shadows
    The Authority; Batman; Superman
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