Besides Batman-related materials, much of Bruce’s scrapbook ephemera is found among the remnants of his parents’ old stuff at Wayne Manor, which Bruce presumably combs through at this juncture. As we have already done in regard to his nearly constant journaling, we must imagine-sprinkled invisibly on our timeline below-Batman obtaining old photos, new photos, flat historical artifacts, dossiers, schematics, blueprints, and clippings, all of which get inserted into the scrapbook. Batman now begins the added practice of keeping a scrapbook. Ever since he was a teenager, Bruce has kept a personal journal/diary. –REFERENCE: In JLA #119, Batman/Nightwing: Bloodborne, and The Batman Files. (Miller has stated in interviews that Batman’s birthday is in November, but he never made this official in any canon Modern Age comic book, so his November statement should likely only be attributed to the alternate Miller-verse timeline.) While not specifically mentioned by Frank Miller, Bruce’s birthday, according to pre-original Crisis stories, was February 19, so if this still holds true then Bruce turns 26-years-old in February. It’s not long before the entire Gotham Force hates Gordon for doing honest police work. The vile Commissioner Gillian Loeb pairs Gordon with the loathsome Detective Arnold Flass. Jim has transferred back to the extremely corrupt Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) from the Chicago PD. The Batman Files also tells us that Bruce, at this juncture, begins learning how to pick locks and begins studying maps of the city, something he will continually do for the rest of his superhero career.) Meanwhile, Lieutenant James Gordon and his pregnant wife Barbara Gordon arrive in Gotham on the same day. As is an example of Alfred’s delicious and nutritious food menu, which begins Alfred’s daily practice of delivering three solid meals befit for a well-oiled and fully-effective crime-fighter. Furthermore, Bruce’s exact body training regiment from February 20 through February 26 is given to us via a reference in The Batman Files. (Both of these scenes are shown via flashback from Batman Annual #13 Part 2. (This graveside visit is also shown via flashback from Infinite Crisis #3.) Not yet ready to patrol the streets, he continues training. (The arrival scene at Wayne Manor is also shown with more detail in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1 and via flashback from Batman Annual #13 Part 2 and Batman Secret Files and Origins #1 Part 1.) Bruce visits his parents’ graves. Bruce returns to his hometown of Gotham City and reunites with his trusted friend and butler, Alfred Pennyworth, at Wayne Manor. His goal is to avenge the murders of his parents by taking down all evildoers using non-lethal force. Twenty-five-year-old multimillionaire Bruce Wayne has spent the last twelve years of his life training to fight crime. –“Batman Year One” by Frank Miller/David Mazzucchelli ( Batman #404) February 1987 After all contemporary time-sliding, the correct calendar period for Bat Year One is 1989. Frank Miller’s “Year One” is literally one year long, spanning January until December, although Batman doesn’t go out in-costume until April. Year One gives us the first major Batman stories in chronological order. Welcome to the start of Batman’s “Early Period”-an over-arching term that describes his first ten years in action.
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