Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files and Origins #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of December, 1999.
Synopsis for "The Message"
A man called Jason Braun began hearing voices after a bat bit him. The bat got inside his house after the earthquake and Jason was determined to leave Gotham City when the United States Government declared it No Man's Land. However, when he tried to leave, the voice in his head told him not to go.
The voice in Jason's head was Gotham talking to him. The city told him to deliver a message before midnight, when they bridges were going to be taken down. The voice guided Jason to Oracle and asked her for the city's guardian angel. Before leaving, Jason told Oracle that the city had a message for her; that she has served the city in that way more than ever before.
On his way to the guardian angel, Jason came across Penguin and his thugs. They tried to steal from Jason but the man ran away. A couple of Penguin's thugs followed him to Robinson Park. In the park, Jason stumbled with some branches and the thugs were about to catch him, when out of nowhere, Poison Ivy appeared and killed the Penguin's henchmen. Jason saw the magnificent figure of Ivy and before she could harm him, he left the park.
Jason was feeling bad and his vision turned all blurry. He arrived at the courthouse as Oracle told him. Two-Face reached Jason and asked him what he was doing. Jason told him that he was looking for the cemetery near the courthouse. Two-Face took the man to the cemetery and Jason finally found the crouching angel statue in the cemetery. He went to it but his condition worsened. Two-Face tossed his coin and was about to kill Jason when Huntress appeared and stopped him. Jason reached the angel but he was in a terrible state. Huntress approached Jason to see if he was alright but Jason saw Batman instead of Huntress. The voice in Jason's head then told him that the city needed him and that he must not leave yet. Jason spoke those words to Huntress who got the message. After a while, Huntress asked Jason if he was bitten by an animal and Jason remembered the bat. Jason died but instead of leaving the city, his spirit joined the guardian angels of the city: thousands of shining bats.
Appearing in "The Message"
Featured Characters:
- Jason Braun (Single appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- False Face Society (Flashback only)
- Penguin
- Quentin (Single appearance; dies)
- Peabody (Single appearance; dies)
- Poison Ivy
- "Trickster" (Flashback only)
- Two-Face
Other Characters:
- Batman (Hallucination)
- LoBoys
- False Face Society (Flashback only)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Batcaves"
A brief tour through the many Batcaves around Gotham City for Batman and his Batsquad to gather and plan their next moves. These Batcaves where placed by Bruce Wayne during the time he was out of Gotham.
Appearing in "Batcaves"
Locations:
- Central Batcave
- Batcave East
- Batcave South
Synopsis for "Day in the Life"
The chief editor of the National Inquisitor sent one of his employees to find and get an interview with Bruce Wayne after the closing of Gotham City. The girl looked for Bruce Wayne all around the world but in the end she was unable to find him. The National Inquisitor published a story about how Bruce Wayne was abducted by aliens.
Appearing in "Day in the Life"
Featured Characters:
- National Inquisitor
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Cannes
- Paris
- Brandywine
- London
- National Inquisitor's office
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "No Man's Land: The Animated Series"
Batman and Batgirl spotted a suspicious man with a violin case in No Man's Land. The man was walking alone when he came across some street gangs. They tried to steal whatever was inside the case, but when the man opened it, there was just a violin. The thugs asked him to play some music for them and they were all delighted to listen to real music in such a long time. Batman and Batgirl were left speechless.
Suddenly, a woman turned off the TV and told her son to go out and exercise. The kid said that he would rather practice the piano. The mother was so surprised that she said that she would have expected Metropolis to become a No Man's Land instead of listening to her son speaking that way.
Appearing in "No Man's Land: The Animated Series"
Featured Characters:
- Batgirl
- Batman
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Vincent Enzo (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Top 10 Reasons to Stay in Gotham"
A list of ten points that make No Man's Land Gotham, a good place to stay.
Appearing in "Top 10 Reasons to Stay in Gotham"
Featured Characters:
- Killer Croc (Mentioned only)
- Joker (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Gotham City (Mentioned only)
Synopsis for "Senate No Man's Land Notes"
A folder with all the important files regarding Gotham City and the No Man's Land declaration.
Appearing in "Senate No Man's Land Notes"
Featured Characters:
- Tim Drake (In picture only)
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Lois Lane (Mentioned only)
- Summer Gleeson (Mentioned only)
Locations:
Items:
- Blüdhaven Gazette
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Timeline"
A description of the events of No Man's Land from January to December, in order.
Appearing in "Timeline"
Featured Characters:
- All Characters (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Gotham City (Mentioned only)
Synopsis for "Profile Pages"
Basic information of many important characters during the No Man's Land Crossover and pictures of them.
Appearing in "Profile Pages"
Featured Characters:
- Cain
- Echo
- Harley Queen
- Leslie Thompkins
- "Outside Interest"
- Bane
- Lex Luthor (Behind the scenes)
- Mercy Graves
Other Characters:
- Martha Wayne (In picture only)
- Thomas Wayne (In picture only)
Locations:
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Notes
- This Batman: No Man's Land tie-in, has no relation with the main storyline and thus it can be readed in any order.
- This issue is reprinted in Batman: Road to No Man's Land Vol. 2 (Collected).
Trivia
- In the second story, Batcaves, the places showcased appeared in the following comics:
- Central Batcave in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88
- Batcave South in Detective Comics #730 and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #118
- Nortwest Batcave in Detective Comics #731
- Batcave East in Batman #565
- The fourth story, Animated Series is written as if real people were watching the New Batman Adventures on the TV. However, this story is not canon to the DCAU. There is also a reference to the folk song Danny Boy.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Batman Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman (Volume 3)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 3)
- Batman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
- Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
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