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Batman: Dark Victory 1

BATMAN: DARK VICTORY #1

Cover Date: December 1999
Cover Price: $4.95

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Cover Credits:
Art: Tim Sale
Colors: Mark Chiarello


Story: "War" (48 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJeph Loeb
ArtTim Sale
ColorsGregory Wright
Color separationsHeroic Age
LetteringRichard Starkings
EditingMark Chiarello

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner James Gordon
Janice Porter
Police Chief Clancy O'Hara (dies)

Villain(s):

Alberto Falcone
Calendar Man (next in ???)
Carmine Falcone (in flashback)
Umberto Maroni (first appearance; son of Salvatore Maroni)
Pino Maroni (first appearance; son of Salvatore Maroni)
Edward Skeevers (first appearance)
Anthony Zucco
Lucia Viti (first appearance)
Bobby Gazzo (first appearance)
Angelo "Killer" Mirti (first appearance)
Mario Falcone (first appearance; son of Carmine Falcone)
Catwoman (last in Batman: The Long Halloween #13)
Two-Face (last in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #99)
Sofia Falcone Gigante
Mad Hatter (last/next in ???)
Poison Ivy (last/next in ???)
Solomon Grundy (last/next in ???)

Other Character(s):

Judge Harkness (first appearance)
Arkham Asylum attendants

Cameo Appearance(s):

Thomas Wayne (in flashback)
Martha Wayne (in flashback)
Joe Chill (in flashback)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Arkham Asylum
Crime Alley (in flashback)

Comment(s):

The story takes place starting on August 2nd, the anniversary of Harvey Dent being attacked with acid and Carmine Falcone's birthday. It extends into unspecified dates in September and November.
Story continues in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: Dark Victory ([October] 2001)
Batman: Dark Victory ([September] 2002)
Absolute Batman: Dark Victory ([May] 2012)

Solicitation:

Gotham City is caught in the middle of a battle between what's left of the Falcone mob and freakish villains such as the Joker, Mr. Freeze and Catwoman. Plus, the serial killer named Holiday seems to have returned to a life of crime, but who is committing Holiday's murders this time?


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