![]() ![]() He and two other Green Lanterns fight against Monarch in the second issue. This character appears in Countdown: Arena #1-2. This Elseworld is part of Earth 32 of the 52 universes of the Multiverse. The three Lanterns beg him to stay and teach them, but Bruce refuses, asking them to protect the Earth while he hunts down Sinestro. Rushing home, he finds Alfred dead and Sinestro escaped. Bruce is subdued, but senses that Alfred is in danger and regains his ring as it responds to his will. Taking advantage of his distraction, Sinestro leads his forces to attack Bruce's cave, injuring Alfred Pennyworth in the process, and begins tampering with the power battery when the three new Green Lanterns appear and battle the villains. Some time later, Bruce is patrolling the city when four Lanterns, including Katma Tui, attack him and attempt to restrain him. However, he refuses to give up his ring, leading the Guardians to contact three other worthy Earthlings - Clark Kent, Queen Hippolyta of the Amazons, and Barry Allen - to become additional Green Lanterns. During his absence, Sinestro has been causing chaos on other planets in the sector, causing the Guardians to question Bruce's role as a Lantern. Though Bruce defeats Dent and Kyle, they escape back to Sinestro, who watches as Bruce sets up a system of observer satellites in orbit. ![]() Bruce manages to drive the criminal off, which leads Sinestro to acquire allies on Earth.ĭays later, Bruce has an encounter with two people who have been empowered and mind-altered by Sinestro: Attorney Dent has been scarred on the face and driven mad by the transformation, and cat burglar Selina Kyle has become a Star Sapphire. When Bruce shows up to investigate Chill's dead body, he is ambushed by Sinestro, who exhibits dual personalities thanks to Chill's mind. Sinestro finds Joe Chill and uses his power ring to absorb the man's mind. He steals the information and kills Gordon, then sets off. Initially refusing, Gordon later sets to work and has almost found the answer when Sinestro appears, bearing a yellow power ring from the Weaponers of Qward. Sinestro swears vengeance on Bruce before he is banished to Qward.īack on Earth, Bruce goes to Gordon and asks for help in figuring out the identity of his parents' killer (without divulging his identity). When one of them, Katma Tui, says that Bruce is their hero, he gives her Sinestro's power ring before returning to Oa. Bruce manages to subdue Sinestro, leaving the people he once dominated despondent. Shortly afterwards, the Guardians of the Universe give Bruce his first official mission: stop the errant, power-hungry Sinestro, who abuses his Green Lantern ring for personal gain. ![]() As Bruce flies off, Gordon tells district attorney Harvey Dent that he mistrusts vigilantes, especially those with super powers. Using a combination of his powers and skills, Bruce manages to subdue all three and turn them over to Officer James Gordon, thus preventing the creation of The Joker. His first mission is to capture the Red Hood robbers at a chemical plant. Bruce hides the rocket in the Batcave beneath his mansion and begins his crimefighting career. Inside, the dying Green Lantern Abin Sur gives Bruce his power ring and tells him to wait for contact from its masters. The figure heals his wounds and leads him to a crashed rocket on his property. Suddenly, a ghostly image comes from a bust before him, telling him that he has been chosen. As he sits in his study, wounded, he pleads with his dead father's image for some means by which to terrify the criminals of Gotham City. The story begins after Bruce Wayne's disastrous first attempt at crimefighting. The comic is dedicated to the memory of Bill Finger, who was "present at the birth of both" according to the afterword. The story draws heavily from related Batman comics, including Batman: Year One and The Killing Joke. This one change creates a domino effect which alters many events and characters in the DC Universe. The comic is an Elseworlds story in which Bruce Wayne becomes the Green Lantern instead of Hal Jordan. Batman: In Darkest Knight is a one-shot, comic book, published in 1994 and written by Mike W. ![]()
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