CATALOG RECORD

Dark Days: The Casting #1

DC · Series began 2017 · September 2017

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Dates

Cover date: September 2017
On sale: July 12, 2017
Pages: 44

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover

Barcode 76194135160500111
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Andy Kubert Variant Cover

Barcode 76194135160500121
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John Romita Jr. / Danny Miki Variant Cover

Barcode 76194135160500131
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Convention Exclusive John Romita Jr. Foil Cover
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Creators

pencils: Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr.inks: Scott Williams, Klaus Janson, Danny Mikicolors: Alex Sinclair, Jeremiah Skipperscript: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IVletters: Steve Wands

Stories

Dark Days: The Casting · 30 pages
Hawkman and Hawkgirl consult with a group on immortals about a secret ancient metal that changed history in some unknown way. Wonder Woman helps Batman in his quest to find the truth about the ancient metal and gives him the Sunblade, made of the Eigth Metal. At the Batcave, the Joker tells Hal Jordan and Duke Thomas of his connection with the metal. Hawkman enlists the Blackhawks and the Challengers of the unknown to help unravel the mystery, while Batman bargains with Talia for the source of the Ninth Metal, and the Joker turns the tables on Hal and Duke.

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)