Just Imagine: Batman Vol 1 1

No one's gonna push me around ever again.

— Wayne Williams

Just Imagine: Batman #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of September, 2001.

Synopsis for "Batman"

After Wayne Williams' father was killed, he briefly fought his killer, Handz Horgum, who framed him for attempting to kill his boss, the next day. After Wayne was sentenced to prison for armed robbery, he befriended a bat that passed by his prison cell. After meeting an elderly scientist named Frederick Grant in prison, he was advised to build himself up and study bats, so he began bulking up. After a guard opened the prison cells, while entranced by the Church of Eternal Empowerment, who wanted the "hate-filled and vengeful to join their ranks."

After Wayne was pardoned, he decided to become a wrestler called Batman in order to make money and subsequently became famous under his new guise. Then, he visited Grant and had him give his suit the powers of a bat before fighting Handz in his penthouse and pushing him off of a balcony. Afterwards, Reverend Darrk vowed to destroy Batman.

Appearing in "Batman"

Featured Characters:

Batman (Wayne Williams)

Supporting Characters:

Frederick Grant
Ma Williams (Dies)
Nita (Single appearance)

Villains:

Church of Eternal Empowerment
- Reverend Darrk
Handz Horgum (Dies)
Korgo (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

Sam Williams (Mentioned only)
Steamroller (Single appearance)
Horzock Gang (Mentioned only)
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Locations:

Just Imagine (First appearance)
- California
  - Hollywood
  - Los Angeles

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "On the Street"

Several individuals each read the Los Angeles News headline of Batman before discarding the newspaper. When it finally came into the possession of a boy at a playground, he took the front page of the paper and used Batman's photo as a mask.

Appearing in "On the Street"