Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol 1 22

Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol 1 #22
February, 2024
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Dan Mora
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Jerome Opeña Tomeu Morey
Cover Variant #2	Gerald Parel
Cover Variant #3	Travis Charest
Cover Variant #4	Olivier Coipel
Heir To The Kingdom, Chapter Three: The Gospel of Gog
Writers	Mark Waid
Pencilers	Dan Mora
Inkers	Dan Mora
Colorists	Tamra Bonvillain
Letterers	Steve Wands
Editors	Paul Kaminski Chris Rosa
Previous Issue	Batman/Superman: World's Finest # 21
Next Issue	Batman/Superman: World's Finest # 23

"Heir To The Kingdom, Chapter Three: The Gospel of Gog": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

I was expecting something less well-intentioned. And less hopeless, frankly. Batman (Bruce Wayne)

Batman/Superman: World's Finest #22 is an issue of the series Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 2024. It was published on December 19, 2023.

Appearing in "Heir To The Kingdom, Chapter Three: The Gospel of Gog"

Featured Characters:

• Batman/Bruce Wayne (Earth 0)
• Superman/Clark Kent (Earth 0)

Supporting Characters:

• Batman/Bruce Wayne (Earth 22)
• Metron (Flashback and main story)
• Superman/Clark Kent (Earth 22)

Antagonists:

• Gog (Post-Flashpoint) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
  • Justice Brigade (Earth 22) (Unnamed) (First full appearance) (Also in a vision)
    • Ace (Cameo) (In a vision)
    • Alloy (Cameo)
    • Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (In a vision) (Cameo)
    • Booster Gold (In a vision) (Cameo)
    • Blue Beetle (Also in a vision) (Cameo)
    • Boruka (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
    • Cadejos (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
    • Captain Atom (Cameo)
    • Captain Marvel (Also in a vision) (Cameo)
    • Cyborg (Unnamed) (Also in a vision) (Cameo)
    • Doctor Fate (Unnamed) (Also in a vision) (Cameo)
    • Etrigan the Demon (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
    • Firestorm (Unnamed) (First full appearance) (Also in a vision)
    • Green Arrow (Unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
    • Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
    • Green Lantern (John Stewart) (Unnamed) (First full appearance) (Also in a vision)
    • Hawkgirl (Unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
    • Hawkman (Unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
    • Judomaster (Cameo)
    • Kid Flash (Wally West) (Also in a vision)
    • Martian Manhunter (In a vision) (Cameo)
    • Metamorpho (Also in a vision) (Cameo)
    • Nightshade (Cameo)
    • Nightwing (Dick Grayson) (Cameo)
    • Peacemaker (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
    • Plastic Man (Unnamed) (Cameo)
    • Rana Dorada (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
    • Raven (Unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
    • Red Tornado (Unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
    • Robin (Tim Drake) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
    • Supergirl (Also in a vision)
    • Swamp Thing (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
    • Vigilante (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
    • Wonder Woman (Also in a vision)
    • Zatanna (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
  • Magog/Thunderman/David Sikela (Unknown Earth) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)

Other Characters:

• Darkseid (In a vision)
  • Parademons (In a vision)
• Dinosaurs (Earth 22) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Earth 22 villains
  • Bane (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Bizarro (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Black Adam (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Black Manta (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Captain Cold (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Catman (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Cheetah (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Clayface (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Deadshot (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Deathstroke (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Gorilla Grodd (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Killer Croc (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Killer Moth (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom) (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Metallo (John Corben) (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Mister Freeze (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Parasite (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Penguin (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Poison Ivy (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Riddler (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Scarecrow (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Silver Banshee (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Sinestro (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Solomon Grundy (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Two-Face (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
• Mammoths (Earth 22) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Old Gods/Then-Gods (First appearance as Then-Gods)
  • Thor (Post-Flashpoint) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Angle Man (Earth 22) (Mentioned only)
• Asher Sikela (Unknown Earth) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Brainiac (Earth 22) (Mentioned only)
• Demons (Mentioned only)
• Gayle Sikela (Unknown Earth) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Joker (Earth 22) (Mentioned only)
• Kryptonians (Mentioned only)
• New Gods (Mentioned only)
• Phantom Zoners (Mentioned only)
• Zyklon (Earth 22) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Multiverse (Flashback and main story)
  • Orrery of Worlds (Behind the scenes)
    • Earth 22
      • Prehistoric Era
        • Earth (Flashback only)
      • 20th Century
        • Apokolips (In a vision) (Cameo)
        • Earth
          • Sahara Desert
            • Gog's Citadel (First full appearance)
              • The Catacombs
          • United States of America
            • Smallville
              • Kent Farm (In ruins)
        • Krypton (Mentioned only)
    • Earth 0 (Mentioned only)
  • Sphere of the Gods (Flashback and main story)
    • Apokolips (Flashback only) (Origin)
    • New Genesis (Flashback only) (Origin)
    • Skyland
      • Asgard
        • Valhalla (Flashback only) (Cameo)
    • Urgrund/"Third World" (Flashback only) (Destroyed)
    • Heaven (Mentioned only)
    • Underworld
      • Phantom Zone (Mentioned only)
  • The Bleed (Mentioned only)
  • Source Wall (Mentioned only)
  • Speed Force Wall (Mentioned only)
• The Void (Flashback only)
• Hypertime
  • David Sikela's Earth (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Batsuits
  • Utility Belts
• Bracelets of Submission (Also in a vision)
• Firestorm Matrix (Also in a vision)
• Green Lantern Rings (Also in a vision)
• Helmet of Fate (Cameo) (Also in a vision)
• Mjolnir (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Earth 22's Mobius Chair (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Lancing Spear (Origin)
• Trident of Poseidon (Cameo) (In a vision)
• Wonder Woman's Shield (Cameo) (In a vision)
• Wonder Woman's Sword (Cameo) (In a vision)
• Wonder Woman's Tiara (Also in a vision)

Concepts:

• Anti-Life Equation (Unnamed)
• Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum
• The Green
• Klurkor
• Magic
• Omega Beams (In a vision)
  

Notes

• As explained in the issue, the Darkseid and Apokolips mentioned are from beyond the Speed Force Wall and The Bleed, meaning these are the versions from the Sphere of the Gods, the actual beings and not mere manifestations.

Trivia

• Dan Mora revealed on an Instragram post that the three members of the Justice Brigade, who, according to Batman, don't have a counterpart on Earth 0, are inspired by the Costa-Rican folklore.
  • The Werewolf-like being, Cadejo, is inspired by the mythological creature, El Cadejo.
  • The jaguar-themed warrior is called Boruka. Her name is inspired by the Boruca tribe of Costa Rica. The jaguar is considered a sacred animal for the Boruca people.
  • It will be later revealed that Batman was actually wrong about these heroes not having a Prime Earth counterpart.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Batman/Superman: World's Finest series
• Images from Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol 1 22