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“The Final Lesson” -- 20 pages
- written by Gregg Hurwitz; pencils by Tony S. Daniel and Pere Perez; inks by Richard Friend and Pere Perez
- occurs “ten years ago,” during Batman’s training
- ends with Batman learning the lesson not to let people get close to him
“The Long Wait” -- 8 pages
- written by James Tynion IV; pencils by Henrik Jonsson; inks by Sandu Florea
- occurs “seven years ago”
- Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham just as he’s about to be declared dead
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cover by Tony S. Daniel and Richard Friend; published by DC Comics; $3.99; cover-dated Nov 2012; published 5 Sept 2012
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“Bright New Yesterday” -- 20 pages
- written by Scott Snyder; pencils by Greg Capullo; inks by Jonathan Glapion
- Bruce Wayne, not yet Batman, battles the Red Hood’s gang and meets with Jim Gordon
- a prelude to “Zero Year”
“Tomorrow” -- 8 pages
- written by James Tynion IV; art by Andy Clarke
- Commissioner James Gordon, talking with his daughter Barbara, unveils the Bat-signal
- the story checks in on Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, and Tim Drake at the time
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cover by Greg Capullo; published by DC Comics; $3.99; cover-dated Nov 2012; published 12 Sept 2012
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“Zero Year: Secret City, Part One” -- 22 pages
- written by Scott Snyder; pencils by Greg Capullo; inks by Danny Miki
“Where the Hell Did He Learn to Drive?” -- 6 pages
- written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV; art by Rafael Albuquerque
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published by DC Comics; cover-dated Sept 2013
“A Fire in the Heavens” -- 20 pages
- written by Gail Simone; art by Ed Benes
- begins “four years ago,” as the police are still investigating Batman
- when violence breaks out at police headquarters, Barbara takes the cops’ mock-up Batman suit, beats the villain, and meets Batman when he arrives
- after this incident, a montage shows her with Batman and Robin, then jumps to a year later (ostensibly “three years ago”) when we learn Barbara has retired when the Joker shows up at her door
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cover by Ed Benes; published by DC Comics; $2.99; cover-dated Nov 2012; published 12 Sept 2012
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