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Batman: Fear State: Alpha #1

DC · Series began 2021 · October 2021

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Dates

Cover date
October 2021
On sale
August 31, 2021
In stores
August 31, 2021
Pages
44

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Editions and covers (22)

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

Story arc: Fear State

This is part 1 of 25. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Batman: Fear State: Alpha #1
  2. Batman #112
  3. Batman #113
  4. Catwoman #35
  5. Nightwing #84
  6. Detective Comics #1043
  7. Harley Quinn #7
  8. Batman #114
  9. Batman: Urban Legends #8
  10. I Am Batman #2
  11. Batman #115
  12. Catwoman #36
  13. Nightwing #85
  14. Detective Comics #1044
  15. Harley Quinn #8
  16. Batman #116
  17. Batman: Urban Legends #9
  18. I Am Batman #3
  19. Batman #117
  20. Batman Secret Files: The Gardener #1
  21. Nightwing #86
  22. Catwoman #37
  23. Detective Comics #1045
  24. Harley Quinn #9
  25. Batman: Fear State: Omega #1

Creators

pencils: Ben Oliver, Riccardo Federiciinks: Ben Oliver, Riccardo Federicicolors: Ben Oliver, Chris Sotomayorscript: James Tynion IVletters: Clayton Cowles

Stories

  • Fear State Alpha · 32 pages

    Months ago, Simon Saint recruits Scarecrow for help in his plans for Gotham. In the present, Scarecrow has Batman captive and explains his plans to create a "fear state" in Gotham. Peacekeeper-01, infected by Scarecrow's fear toxin, is on the loose in Gotham, while Saint tries to find a way to shut him down before he becomes a liability. Scarecrow hacks into Barbara's Oracle program to further spread fear through Gotham. The Unsanity Collective seeks shelter in Ivy's underground garden, while Harley and the Gardener attempt to help Queen Ivy.

Publisher’s description

The event over a year in the making begins. . . Fear State settles upon Gotham City, and no one is safe! Overwhelmed by the dual threat of the Scarecrow and Peacekeeper-01, Batman and his allies have been one step behind since the events of Infinite Frontier #0. . . and with the arrival of a mysterious anti-Oracle and the return of Poison Ivy. . . Batman might have more than he can handle!?

Reprinted in

Batman: Fear State Saga (2022), Batman: Fear State Saga (2023), Batman: Fear State Alpha 1 (2025 Edition) (2025)

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