Batman: The Dark Knight #1

Dates

Cover date

January 2011

On sale

December 29, 2010

In stores

December 29, 2010

Pages

36

Editions and covers (5)

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

• David Finch Cover

  Barcode 76194129662300111

  Source ↗
• Andy Clarke Cover

  Barcode 76194129662300121

  This edition’s page
• David Finch Sketch Cover

  Barcode 76194129662300131

  This edition’s page
• 2nd printing

  Second Printing

  Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

  Barcode 76194129662300112

  This edition’s page
• David Finch Retailer Incentive

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Batman Incorporated

This is part 7 of 43. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Red Robin #17
2. Azrael #14
3. Batman #704
4. Batman Incorporated #1
5. Batman: The Return #1
6. Detective Comics #871
7. Batman: The Dark Knight #1
8. Detective Comics Annual #12
9. Batman #705
10. Azrael #15
11. Batman Annual #28
12. Batman Incorporated #2
13. Detective Comics #872
14. Azrael #16
15. Batman #706
16. Detective Comics #873
17. Batman Incorporated #3
18. Azrael #17
19. Batman #707
20. Detective Comics #874
21. Batman Incorporated #4
22. Azrael #18
23. Batman Incorporated #5
24. Batman Beyond #4
25. Batman Incorporated #6
26. Batman Incorporated #7
27. Batman Incorporated #8
28. Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #1
29. Batman Incorporated #1
30. Batman Incorporated #2
31. Batman Incorporated #3
32. Batman Incorporated #0
33. Batman Incorporated #4
34. Batman Incorporated #5
35. Batman Incorporated #6
36. Batman Incorporated #7
37. Batman Incorporated #8
38. Batman Incorporated #9
39. Batman Incorporated #10
40. Batman Incorporated #11
41. Batman Incorporated #12
42. Batman Incorporated #13
43. Batman Incorporated Special #1

Creators

Stories

• Golden Dawn, Part One · 22 pages

Publisher’s description

Comics superstar David Finch takes full creative control (both writing and illustrating!) on this brand-new Batman monthly series! Joined by the best of the best — Scott Williams — on inks, this new series is sure to be on everyone's must-read pile! Delving into the more supernatural and esoteric areas of Gotham City, the 5-part storyline explores the horrific murder of one of Bruce Wayne's childhood friends… and the terrible ramifications the brutal crime has on Batman's life!

Characters

Reprinted in

Batman - The Dark Knight: Golden Dawn (2012), Batman - The Dark Knight: Golden Dawn Deluxe Edition (2012), Batman The Dark Knight Unwrapped: David Finch (2015), DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (2017)