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Listing of stories in this issue with creator credits.
- Script
- Scott Snyder (credited); James Tynion IV (credited); Joshua Williamson (credited)
- Pencils
- Tony S. Daniel (credited)
- Inks
- Tony S. Daniel (credited)
- Colors
- Marcelo Maiolo (credited)
- Letters
- Tom Napolitano (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Darkest Knight [The Batman Who Laughs; Batmanhattan; Batman; Bruce Wayne] (Dark Multiverse); Alfrood (Alfred from the Dark Multiverse); Cyborg Alfred (from the Dark Multiverse); muscular Alfred (from the Dark Multiverse); Thomas Wayne (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Martha Wayne (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Joe Chill (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Alfred Pennyworth (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Robin (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Commissioner James Gordon (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Catwoman (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Scarecrow (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Clayface [Basil Karlo] (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Poison Ivy (Dark Multiverse, flashback); The Joker (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Mister Freeze (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Two-Face (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Penguin (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Justice League [Wonder Woman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Plastic Man] (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Dark Robins (flashback); Barbatos (flashback); Dark Knights [The Devastator; The Murder Machine; The Merciless; The Dawnbreaker; The Red Death; The Drowned] (flashback); Suicide Squad [Harley Quinn; Deadshot; Katana; Killer Croc; Captain Boomerang] (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Teen Titans [Kid Flash; Wonder Girl; Superboy; Red Robin] (Dark Multiverse, flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Lex Luthor (flashback); The Infected [Scarab [Blue Beetle; Jaime Reyes]; King Shazam [Billy Batson]] (flashback); Perpetua (flashback); Wonder Woman [Diana of Themyscira] (flashback); Batmage (mystical Batman from another world, flashback); Dr. Arkham (from another world, flashback); Harley Quinn (from another world, flashback); Bathomet (sea-monster Batman from another world, flashback); Batman-Luthor (Batman from another world, flashback); Batman-Ra's Al Ghul (Batman from another world, flashback); Batman-Court of Owls (Batman from another world, flashback); The Grim Knight (Batman from another world, flashback); Caveman-Batman (Batman from another world, flashback); Batman-Mr. Freeze (Batman from another world, flashback); Batman-Bane (Batman from another world, flashback); B. Rex (dinosaur robot with Batman's consciousness from another world)
- Synopsis
- The Batman Who Laughs recounts his life from seeing his parents murdered to becoming the Batman to avenge their deaths, then to killing the Joker on his world, only to have the Joker's body release a toxin upon his death transforming Batman into The Batman Who Laughs, who then killed all the heroes on his world before turning his attention to Earth 0. When he is killed by Wonder Woman, he had arranged to have his brain transplanted into the body of Batmanhattan by the 3 Alfreds from the Dark Multiverse, and now he as he fully explores his cosmic powers, he evolves into the Darkest Knight.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Dark Multiverse
Story takes place after the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal (DC, 2020 series) #2.