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Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1

DC · Series began 2021 · February 2021

Dates

Cover date
February 2021
On sale
December 29, 2020
In stores
December 29, 2020
Pages
84

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Editions and covers (2)

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

Story arc: Dark Nights: Metal

This is part 29 of 29. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Dark Nights: Metal #1
  2. Dark Nights: Metal #2
  3. Teen Titans #12
  4. Batman: The Red Death #1
  5. Nightwing #29
  6. Batman: The Murder Machine #1
  7. Suicide Squad #26
  8. Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1
  9. Green Arrow #32
  10. Dark Nights: Metal #3
  11. Batman: The Drowned #1
  12. Batman: The Merciless #1
  13. The Flash #33
  14. Batman: The Devastator #1
  15. Justice League #32
  16. Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32
  17. Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1
  18. Justice League #33
  19. Batman: Lost #1
  20. Dark Nights: Metal #4
  21. Hawkman Found #1
  22. Dark Nights: Metal #5
  23. Dark Nights: Metal #6
  24. Justice League #53
  25. Justice League #54
  26. Justice League #55
  27. Justice League #56
  28. Justice League #57
  29. Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1

Creators

pencils: Dan Mora, Dexter Soy, Paul Pelletier, Alex Maleev, Scott Kolins, Alitha Martinez, Pop Mhan, Inaki Miranda, Rob Guillory, Mike Henderson, Scott Koblishinks: Dan Mora, Dexter Soy, Norm Rapmund, Alex Maleev, Scott Kolins, Mark Morales, Pop Mhan, Inaki Miranda, Rob Guillory, Mike Henderson, Scott Koblishcolors: Dan Mora, Veronica Gandini, Adriano Lucas, Matt Hollingsworth, John Kalisz, Emilio Lopez, Chris Sotomayor, Eva de la Cruz, Marissa Louisescript: Joshua Williamson, Scott Snyder, Magdalene Visaggio, James Tynion IV, Kyle Higgins, Regine L. Sawyer, Che Grayson, Marguerite Bennett, Matthew Rosenberg, Justin Jordanletters: Tom Napolitano, Carlos M. Mangual, Rob Leigh, Troy Peteri, AndWorld Design, Dave Sharpe

Stories

  • Fight! · 10 pages

    Wonder Woman leads the heroes and villains against The Darkest Knight and their counterparts from the Dark Multiverse.

  • First & Last Men · 8 pages

    Superman and the Super Family battle four Dark Multiverse versions of Superman. Superman's villains join the heroes to turn the tide against the Dark Supermen.

  • The Batmen Who Laugh · 8 pages

    Batman leads the Bat Family against the Dark Knights, versions of Batman from the Dark Multiverse. The corpse of the Batman Who Laughs, resurrected by Batman using a Black Lantern ring to fight against the Dark Multiverse armies, turns against Batman unexpectedly, but Batman is prepared for him.

  • Unstable Atoms · 8 pages

    As Ryan Choi, Mister Terrific, and Will Magnus prepare to launch a plan against the Dark Multiverse utilizing the Metal Men, Ryan is confronted by his Dark Multiverse counterpart.

  • No More Superheroes · 8 pages

    Lois Lane is confronted by her Dark Multiverse counterpart, who has killed Superman and the other heroes on her Earth, and wants to do the same thing in the regular Multiverse.

  • Falling Through the Cracks · 8 pages

    Raven must lead the Teen Titans against their counterparts from the Dark Multiverse, who are led by a dark version of herself.

  • Apicius · The Penguin · 8 pages

    Penguin faces horrific versions of himself from the Dark Multiverse, and is determined to do whatever he has to do to survive.

  • Armageddon Blues · John Constantine · 8 pages

    In the midst of the battle against the Dark Multiverse, John Constantine is confronted by his Dark Multiverse counterpart, and they decide to leave the battle to go have a drink.

  • Reign of the Swamp King · 8 pages

    Swamp Thing leads a team of "monsters" against his Dark Multiverse counterpart, the Swamp King.

  • Fight! [Part 2] · 6 pages

    As Wonder Woman faces off against the Darkest Knight, the Darkest Knight tries to convince Wonder Woman of the hopelessness of the situation, but Wonder Woman draws upon a childhood memory to strengthen her resolve to fight.

Publisher’s description

What would it take to get every being left in the Multiverse to side together in the ultimate, final showdown? Total decimation and the complete undoing of all existence? The Batman Who Laughs has made his final move, bringing the most horrifying opposition to the battleground, and now every hero and villain left alive will stand and fight together. This epic battle book details every side of the last war across the Multiverse-Wonder Woman leading the heroes, Superman leading the villains, and Batman leading the dead-everyone has to play their part. Everyone and everything is at stake…so join here for the last of the DCU as we know it!

Reprinted in

Dark Nights: Death Metal: War of the Multiverses (2021)

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