Comic Title: Batman Begins #1
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2005
Approx. On Sale Date: October 18, 2005
Cover Price: No Price
Page Count: 32

Notes:
Miniature included with video

Title: "The Man Who Falls"
Pages: 16

Feature(s):
Batman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Dennis J. O'Neil
Artist: Dick Giordano
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Tom J. McCraw

Reprinted From:
Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes TPB (1990)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Justice League Europe #10; next appearance in Batman #445)

Other Character(s)

• Thomas Wayne (in flashback to his death; last appearance in Batman #404; next appearance in Batman #404)
• Martha Wayne (in flashback to her death; last appearance in Batman #404; next appearance in Batman #404)
• An FBI recruiter (in flashback to Bruce's training; no further appearances)
• Kirigi (in flashback to Bruce's training; last appearance in Batman #431; next appearance in Batman #431)
• Henri Ducard (in flashback to Bruce's training; last appearance in Detective Comics #600; next appearance in Detective Comics #600)
• Willy Doggett (in flashback to Bruce's training; last appearance in Legends of the Dark Knight #1; next appearance in Legends of the Dark Knight #1)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Bruce Wayne (as a young boy; last appearance in Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2; next appearance in Secret Origins #39)
• Bruce Wayne (during the murder of his parents; last appearance in Batman #404; next appearance in Batman #404)
• Bruce Wayne (age 20; Bruce briefly enters FBI training; last appearance in Detective Comics Annual #2; next appearance in Batman #431)
• Bruce Wayne (training with Kirigi; last appearance in Batman #431; next appearance in Batman #431)
• Bruce Wayne (training with Henri Ducard; last appearance in Detective Comics #600; next appearance in Detective Comics #600)
• Bruce Wayne (training with Willy Doggett; last appearance in Legends of the Dark Knight #1; next appearance in Legends of the Dark Knight #1)
• Bruce Wayne (a bat crashes through the window; last appearance in Batman #404; next appearance in Batman #404)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Alfred Pennyworth (in flashback)

Comments:
This story retells the origin of Batman. It includes retelling of several scenes which originally appeared in other comics including:

• Bruce's discovery of the Bat-Cave in Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2
• The death of the Waynes in Batman #404
• Bruce's training with Kirigi in Batman #431
• Bruce's training with Henri Ducard in Detective Comics #600
• Bruce's training with Willy Doggett in Legends of the Dark Knight #1
• A bat crashes through Bruce's window in Batman #404

Synopsis:
Batman perches on a rooftop in Gotham City. As he prepares to crash through a window to confront a drug dealer, he reflects on other falls in his life. In only a moment, he remembers discovering the Bat-Cave, the death of his parents, and events from his training that all led to him becoming Batman. Just as he has done before and will do again, Batman falls.