

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 Green Lantern flies off, Gordon tells district attorney Harvey Dent that he mistrusts vigilantes, especially those with that much power. Using a combination of his powers and skills, Bruce manages to subdue the criminals and turn them over to Commissioner James Gordon. His first mission is a botched robbery at a chemical plant, overseen by the criminal Red Hood. Bruce hides the rocket in the cave beneath his mansion and begins his crimefighting career. Inside, the dying Green Lantern Abin Sur gives Wayne 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 father 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. 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 story draws heavily from related Batman comics, including Batman: Year One and The Killing Joke. This one change creates a domino effect which changes 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. Barr Jerry Bingham Batman: In Darkest Knight is a one-shot comic book, published in 1994 and written by Mike W.
