Dark Crisis: Big Bang #1 [Mikel Janín Foil Cardstock Variant Cover]
(February 2023)

DC, 2023 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
[none]
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2022-12-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941378978 00161
Printer
Solisco Printers, Scott, QC, Canada
Editing
Rebecca Bohanan (credited) (assistant editor); Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor); Brittany Holzherr (credited) (editor); Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; matte paper interiors
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mikel Janín (credited) (signed as JANIN)
Inks
Mikel Janín (credited) (signed as JANIN)
Colors
Mikel Janín (credited) (signed as JANIN)

Genre
superhero
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Prepare for Your Future! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The Kubert School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dark Crisis: Big Bang (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid (credited)
Pencils
Dan Jurgens (credited)
Inks
Norm Rapmund (credited)
Colors
Federico Blee (credited)
Letters
Troy Peteri (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen] (Earth 0); Bat-Lantern [Bruce Wayne] (Earth 32); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth 17); biOMAC [Ben Boxer] (Earth 51); Doc Fate [Kent Nelson] (Earth 20); Formula-I (Earth 34); Kid Flash [Wallace West] (second Wally West) (Earth 0); Miss Martian (unknown Earth); Shazam (unknown Earth); Sunshine Superman (Earth 47); Superboy (Earth 1956); Krypto (Earth 1956); Superdemon Etrigan (Earth 13); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (unknown Earth); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (Earth 12); Super-Man [Kong Kenan] (Earth 0); Tesla Strong (Earth 25); Wonder Woman (Earth 19); Anti-Monitor (Post-Flashpoint); Anti-Monitor (Pre-Flashpoint); The Atom [Adam Thompson] (Earth 9); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth 66); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth 789); Batman Blue (Earth 162); Batman Gray (Earth 162); Bat-Prince [Bruce Wayne] (Earth 118); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth 43); Green Lantern (Earth 43); Ultraman (Earth 43); Wonder Woman (Earth 43); Princess Diana (Earth 118); The Flash [Wally West] (Earth 28); Flintstein (Earth 41); Green Lantern [Leonard Lewis] (Earth 6); Green Lantern (Earth 9); Green Lantern [Guy Gardner] (Earth 55); Green Lantern [Jessica Cruz] (Earth 49); Ibn al Xu'ffasch (Earth 22); Icon [Augustus Freeman] (Earth 93); John Stewart (Earth 28); The Joker (Earth 66); The Joker (Earth 789); Jurassic League [Batsaur; Supersaur; Wonderdon]; Ms. Terrific [Paula Holt] (Earth 23); President Superman [Calvin Ellis] (Earth 23); Wonder Woman [Nubia] (Earth 23); Kal-El (Earth 28); Kara Zor-El (Earth 55); Madame .44 (Earth 18); Nightstar (Earth 22); Owlman (Earth 3); Captain Atom [Allen Adam] (Earth 4); Peacekeeper (Earth 4); The Question [Vic Sage] (Earth 4); Prince Kal-El (Earth 118); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (Earth 20); Lady Blackhawk (Earth 20); Stargirl [Kortni Duginovna] (Earth 24); The SuperMan [Harvey Dent] (Earth 9); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (Earth 22); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (Earth 49); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (Earth 55); Two-Face (Earth 18); Uncle Sam (Earth 10); Marsha Manhunter (Earth 11)
Synopsis
Barry and Wallace travel across the many worlds of the Multiverse to battle the Anti-Monitor, and the heroes from many different Earths join them in the battle.
Reprints
Keywords
House of Heroes; Multiverse

Who Decides Our Worth? (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Catwoman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Danger Street (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Dark Knight vs. Hell's Elite Soldier (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Batman; Spawn / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Carlos Pacheco 1961-2022 (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jesús Merino (credited) (testimonial); Kurt Busiek (credited) (testimonial); Carlos Pacheco (credited)
Pencils
Carlos Pacheco (illustration)
Inks
Jesús Merino (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To say that Carlos was a giant among giants is an understatement.
Characters
Flash; Batman; Green Lantern; Superman; Wonder Woman; Plastic Man; Martian Manhunter
Synopsis
Memorial to artist Carlos Pacheco.

Indexer Notes

Memorial to artist Carlos Pacheco with illustration from the cover of JLA / JSA Secret Files & Origins (DC, 2003 series) #1, in gray tones.

From the Notes of Barry Allen (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Colors
? (page design)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Barry Allen's guide to the Multiverse, an updated listing of the known parallel Earths. For the first time, the Jurassic League heroes are identified as being on Earth-27 and the DC: Mech heroes are identified as being on Earth-28. DCeased is listed as taking place on Earth-55 and DC vs. Vampires takes place on Earth-63.

DC Nation Spotlight On Action Comics #1050 (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

DC Doom Patrol (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

HBO Max / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

DC Titans (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

HBOMax / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Prepare for Your Future!
    The Kubert School
  3. 2. Dark Crisis: Big Bang
    The Flash
  4. 3. Who Decides Our Worth?
    Catwoman
  5. 4. Danger Street
  6. 5. The Dark Knight vs. Hell's Elite Soldier
    Batman; Spawn
  7. 6. Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths
  8. 7. Carlos Pacheco 1961-2022
  9. 8. From the Notes of Barry Allen
  10. 9. DC Nation Spotlight On Action Comics #1050
    DC Nation
  11. 10. DC Doom Patrol
    HBO Max
  12. 11. DC Titans
    HBOMax
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  • John Monagle