Batman Secret Files: The Gardener #1 [Christian Ward Minimal Trade Dress Cardstock Variant Cover]
(January 2022)

DC, 2022 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
5.99 USD
Pages
44
On-sale Date
2021-11-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941374192 00131
Printer
Transcontinental Printing Interweb Montreal
Editing
Ben Meares (credited) (associate editor); Arianna Turturro (credited as Amedeo Turturro) (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

Cardstock cover. Cover does not feature series logo. 1 in 25 limited retailer incentive cover.
This issue is a variant of Batman Secret Files: The Gardener (DC, 2022 series) #1 [Christian Ward Cover]. There exist further variants:

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The Gardener / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Christian Ward (credited) (signed as CJW)
Inks
Christian Ward (credited) (signed as CJW)
Colors
Christian Ward (credited) (signed as CJW)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Gardener [Bella Garten]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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The Gardener / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
James Tynion IV (credited)
Pencils
Christian Ward (credited)
Inks
Christian Ward (credited)
Colors
Christian Ward (credited)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It started with a seed.
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Gardener [Bella Garten]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jason Woodrue; Amanda Waller
Synopsis
The Gardener reveals herself to Batman and explains her past history with Poison Ivy and why she is worried about Ivy's current state of mind. However, knowing that Batman will ignore her warning, Bella takes her own actions to help Ivy.
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Indexer Notes

Story continues in Batman: Fear State: Omega #1.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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  2. 1. ["It started with a seed."]
    The Gardener
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