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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | $13.90 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 2013-12-01 |
| 9.2 | $18.83 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 2013-12-01 |
| 9.6 | $12.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 2013-12-01 |
| 9.8 | $11.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 2013-12-01 |
| RAW | $8.57 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 2013-12-01 |
| 10.0 | $14.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 2013-12-01 |
| 4.0 | $4.08 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 2013-12-01 |
| 6.0 | $9.83 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 2013-12-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 42 graded copies for Damian: Son of Batman #1 (2013). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Next of Kin
While investigating a crime scene at Gotham's Tricorner Docks, Batman) and Robin) are disgusted to *smell* the pile of corpses and *fish* that lie piled there. Whoever killed all of these people - mostly vagrants - was highly efficient, leaving few clues. Batman, though, discovers a very *obvious* clue - a fish with a horrifying rictal grin. This, though, is *too* obvious, and Robin realizes too late that it is a trap. Within moments of his noticing it, Batman is caught in an explosion caused by a device hidden within the fish.
Damian falls unconscious and wakes up as it begins to rain. Struggling to stand, he wonders how Batman failed to hear the trigger mechanism that *he* heard. He spots Batman's crumpled cape beneath the rubble, and desperately digs the hero out, but he is too late. The Batman is *dead*.
Even at the burial, Damian cannot help but feel *responsible*. He had heard the trigger. If he had acted sooner, he might have been able to save Batman's life. He even begins to feel as though it should have been *him* who died.
Weeks later, Damian returns to the isle of Murjeno, his place of birth and one of several homes to the League of Assassins and his grandfather Ra's al Ghul). His arrival is unexpected, but he is greeted by his mother Talia) and Ra's, though they have not seen him for some time. Damian announces that the Batman is dead, and he needs *their* help to catch the assassins who remain at large. However, his decision to join the Batman rather than lead the League of Assassins as a warrior king *displeased* his mother and grandfather, and as such, they *refuse* to help. However, Ra's reminds that Damian is the *heir* to the legacy of Batman, and they will be *severing* his ties to the League. The legacy that Damian inherits is a proud and honorable one that *must* be upheld. Damian must take his place as the *next* Batman.
In the hopes of avenging Batman, Damian spends the next several days using process of elimination to determine which of the hundreds of Gotham crooks *claiming* to have killed Batman might be making those claims *legitimately*. Whether their claims were legitimate or not, though, - he did not care. He would take *all of them* out. Permanently. Even so, he is at odds with himself, and enters a church confessional. The clergyman inside wonders if Damian has come out of guilt, warning that he *knows* the Wayne family, and Damian's methods are against the moral code that Bruce Wayne stood by most strongly. Killing makes Damian just as bad as a criminal. The Batman did not *need* to kill. Angrily, Damian responds that Batman's methods were not *definitive* enough. The criminals *always* returned. Frustrated, he leaves the confessional, leaving Father James Gordon) to mourn the loss of his friend, and his friend's legacy of moral strength.
Likewise, when Alfred Pennyworth) discovers Damian's actions, he warns that Batman would *never* have blamed Damian for his death. He *knew* the risks of being a vigilante. However, he would *certainly* condemn Damian for premeditated *murder*. Damian responds that the Batman is *gone*, and he will handle this *his* way, promising himself that he *will* find and kill the Joker. He is surprised, though, when Bruce Wayne - his father - demands to know just what the *hell* he is doing.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Robin) **Supporting Characters:** * Batman) * Father James Gordon) * League of Assassins) ** Talia al Ghul) ** Ra's al Ghul) **Antagonists:** * Chipmunk) * Jackanapes) * Killer Croc) * Mister Freeze) **Other Characters:** * Alfred Pennyworth) * Alfred the Cat) * Barbara Gordon) * Bruce Wayne) * Sons of Batman (Damian's Clones) * Tim Drake) **Locations:** * Gotham City ** Gotham Harbor ** Wayne Manor ** Batcave * Isle Murjeno **Items:** * Batcomputer * Gotham Gazette * Joker Fish **Vehicles:** * Batcycle
| Notes = * This issue is set in the possible future known as Batman in Bethlehem. * This issue is reprinted in Damian: Son of Batman (Collected). | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Andy Kubert
Interior art: Andy Kubert
Color: Brad Anderson
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