Dates
- Cover date
- August 2017
- On sale
- June 14, 2017
- In stores
- June 14, 2017
- Pages
- 44
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Editions and covers (5)
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- 2nd printing
2nd Printing
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
Barcode 76194135159900112
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Story arc: Dark Days
This is part 1 of 2. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Dark Days: The Forge #1
- Dark Days: The Casting #1
Creators
Stories
- Dark Days: The Forge · 30 pages
Batman has been keeping secrets about a mystery involving a mysterious metal. Batman rescues a scientist from a secret base in the Bermuda Triangle to retrieve the data he has collected on the metal. Ganthet assigns Hal Jordan to investigate. Hal infiltrates the Batcave and, along with Duke Thomas, finds that Batman has a hidden chamber in the Batcave with hidden secrets. Hawkman is also trying to solve the mystery of the metal. Batman compares notes with Mr. Terrific who has been working for him, and then travels to the Fortress of Solitude to retrieve a secret he has hidden there.
Publisher’s description
DARKNESS COMES TO THE DC UNIVERSE WITH THE MYSTERY OF THE FORGE! Aquaman, The Flash and more of DC’s pantheon of heroes suspect Batman of hiding a dark secret that could threaten the very existence of the multiverse! It’s an epic that will span generations—but how does it connect to the origins of one of DC’s most legendary heroes? The great comics event of summer 2017 is about to begin courtesy of superstar writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion III and illustrated by a master class of comics artists: Andy Kubert, Jim Lee and John Romita Jr.! You do not want to miss this one!
Reprinted in
Dark Days: The Forge / Casting Director's Cut (2018), Dark Days: The Road to Metal (2018), Dark Days: The Road to Metal (2018), Dark Nights: Metal Compendium (2025)