Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1 [Daniel Sampere Cover]

(July 2022)

Team-Up (Table of Contents: 1)

Nightwing; Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joshua Williamson (credited)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited)

Colors

Hi-Fi (credited)

Letters

Josh Reed (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Jon Kent]; Brick [Danny Brickwell]; Kid Amazo; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Robin [Tim Drake] (flashback); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback); Wonder Woman [Diana of Themyscira] (flashback); John Grayson (flashback); Mary Grayson (flashback); Alfred Pennyworth (flashback)

Synopsis

Jon seeks out Dick's help on dealing with the death of their mentors, Dick and Jon deal with the situation in different ways.

Reprints

• in Tales from Dark Crisis (DC, 2023 series) ([August] 2023)

Indexer Notes

Story takes place after the Death of the Justice League in Justice League (DC, 2018 series) #75.

Story includes flashbacks to Superman's previous death in Funeral for a Friend, and Batman's previous death in Final Crisis.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

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Reprints

• in Tales from Dark Crisis (DC, 2023 series) ([August] 2023)

Indexer Notes

Credit page listing the creator credits for this issue's stories and covers.

Life of Purpose (Table of Contents: 3)

The Flash / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jeremy Adams (credited)

Pencils

Rosi Kämpe (credited)

Inks

Rosi Kämpe (credited)

Colors

Matt Herms (credited)

Letters

Josh Reed (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Wally West]; Kid Flash [Wallace West] (second Wally West); Iris West; Linda Park; Giganta [Doris Zeul]; Trench creatures; Lion-Mane; Malcolm Merlyn; The Flash [Barry Allen] (statue)

Synopsis

Wally tries to help cheer up Wallace after the disappearance of Barry and Avery by teaming up to stop villains who are striking in the League's absence.

Reprints

• in Tales from Dark Crisis (DC, 2023 series) ([August] 2023)

Survivors (Table of Contents: 4)

Aquaman; Green Lantern / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Chuck Brown (credited)

Pencils

Fico Ossio (credited)

Inks

Fico Ossio (credited)

Colors

Sebastian Cheng (credited)

Letters

Josh Reed (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman [Jackson Hyde]; the Viro (alien)

Synopsis

Hal and Jackson team-up to battle an alien monster that becomes more powerful when it reaches Earth's oceans.

Reprints

• in Tales from Dark Crisis (DC, 2023 series) ([August] 2023)

Indexer Notes

Hal was off-planet when the other Justice Leaguers died, and only learns of their demise from Jackson.

The Pariah (Table of Contents: 5)

Pariah / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Phillip Kennedy Johnson (credited)

Pencils

Leila del Duca (credited)

Inks

Leila del Duca (credited)

Colors

Jordie Bellaire (credited)

Letters

Josh Reed (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Pariah [Kell Mossa]; Sondra; Tarran; Mart

Synopsis

Pariah is haunted by the memories of his family and of his world that was destroyed by his actions, and believes he should live out his life without interfering in the existence of the Multiverse, but he comes under the influence of the Great Darkness.

Reprints

• in Tales from Dark Crisis (DC, 2023 series) ([August] 2023)

Keywords

Multiverse; The Great Darkness

Indexer Notes

Story takes place before the Death of the Justice League in Justice League (DC, 2018 series) #75.

Because the Night (Table of Contents: 6)

Nocturna / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stephanie Phillips (credited)

Pencils

Clayton Henry (credited)

Inks

Clayton Henry (credited)

Colors

Marcelo Maiolo (credited)

Letters

Josh Reed (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Nocturna [Natalia Mitternacht]; Batgirl [Stephanie Brown]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Secret Society [Firefly [Garfield Lynns]; Doctor Phosphorous; Angle Man; Silver Banshee; Copperhead (female assassin); Bug-Eyed Bandit; Multiplex; Gentleman Ghost; Phobia; Body Doubles [Carmen Leno; Bonny Hoffman]; Black Spider; Shadow Thief; Hyena; Doctor Destiny; Dollmaker; Prometheus; Neutron; Hellhound; Girder; Shrapnel; Skorpio; Felix Faust; Flamingo; Warp; Shaggy Man; Typhoon]

Synopsis

Nocturna attempts to rob a museum, but even though she is confronted by Stephanie Brown, the thrill is not the same for Nocturna without Batman to stop her. After the museum, she is recruited by Firefly to join the Secret Society.

Reprints

• in Tales from Dark Crisis (DC, 2023 series) ([August] 2023)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Dark Crisis (DC, 2022 series) #1.