The Dark Knight Strikes Again (Volume 1) Issue 1

The Dark Knight Strikes Again #1 is the first issue in the three issue mini-series collectively known as Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again.

Synopsis
It's been three years since the events of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Ripe with conspiracies, the United States government now rules the nation with an iron fist. People who speak out, such as journalist James Olsen, now find themselves framed for crimes they never committed. Even the president is just a machine created to decieve the public from knowing who really controls the nation. Ever since Bruce Wayne staged his death after defeating Superman and going into hiding, he has fully trained Carrie Kelly and the Sons of Batman. Seeing how corrupt the nation has become, Wayne has decided to come out of hiding and reveal himself to the public once again as Batman. Batman, Carrie Kelly (now known as Catgirl), and the Sons of Batman begin by breaking the Atom and the Flash out of government captivity.

Superman, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel gather for an emergency meeting when they discover through a broadcast that Lex Luthor now controls the United States government and much of the world. Luthor reveals that he has agents everywhere, even on Wonder Woman's home of Themyscira, and that he has been spying on each of them. Luthor also reveals that he is working with Brainiac and has the bottled city of Kandor captive. Luthor then blackmails each of the heroes to follow his orders.

Desperate, Superman breaks into the Batcave in a threatening manner but is quickly overpowered by the security and the other superheroes that Batman has rallied.

Appearances
Superheroes:
 * Batman
 * Catgirl
 * Sons of Batman
 * The Atom
 * Superman
 * The Flash
 * Wonder Woman
 * Captain Marvel
 * Green Arrow
 * The Question
 * Wilfredo Mendoza/Green Lantern
 * Hal Jordan (Flashback)
 * Mary Marvel (Mentioned)
 * Kara Zor-El

Supporting characters:
 * James Olsen
 * Rick Rickard
 * James Gordon

Villains:
 * Lex Luthor
 * Brainiac

Other characters:
 * Snark

Locations:
 * Palmer Laboratories
 * Gotham City
 * Batcave
 * Justice League Watchtower

Vehicles:
 * Tweety
 * Herb

Items:
 * Fido the Dinosaur
 * Batarangs
 * Bizarro Superman robot