Cover: David Mazzucchelli

Batman #404

Feb 1987 · DC · 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

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“Batman: Year One Chapter One: Who I Am How I Came to Be”

In the gritty dawn of Gotham City, a new cop and a new vigilante each arrive with purpose—Gordon, fresh to the GCPD and already tested by its rot, and Bruce, whose first test in the streets ends in a brutal defeat. As he recovers from the fight, a bat bursts through his window, igniting a moment of clarity. Written by Frank Miller and illustrated with stark, cinematic precision by David Mazzucchelli, this is the first chapter of a landmark origin, with cover art by Mazzucchelli.

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writer Frank Miller · artist, inker David Mazzucchelli · colorist Richmond Lewis · letterer Todd Klein · cover David Mazzucchelli

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writer Frank Miller

artist, inker David Mazzucchelli

colorist Richmond Lewis

letterer Todd Klein

cover pencils, inks David Mazzucchelli

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Bruce and Gordon both arrive in Gotham on missions that are sure to put their paths on a collision course. Gordon joins the GCPD which is rife with corruption and he is taught a savage lesson when he tries to buck this new system. Bruce tries out his years of training in a simple street brawl that does not go as planned. Wounded and searching for inspiration, Bruce finds it as a bat flies through the window.

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