As a brilliant scientist with an almost limitless bank account, Bruce Wayne can afford the best of the best when it comes to his Batsuit. But there’s one question DC has never answered before now. Does Batman wear socks underneath those fancy boots? That’s finally changed thanks to the new Batman #1.
The reveal comes as DC announces that Batman #1 has sold over 500,000 copies, likely making it the best-selling single issue of 2025 (though we’ll see what the numbers for Deadpool/Batman #1 and Batman/Deadpool #1 end up being). The publisher will be issuing a second printing of the book in October, featuring a pair of new covers by artists Jorge Jiménez and Dan Mora. And Jiménez’s cover addresses the all-important socks question at long last:
As you can see, Bruce is rocking some very ordinary white socks. Evidently, even with all his Bat-resources, there’s still no substitute for the classics.
Batman #1 kicks off a new series written by Hawkeye’s Matt Fraction and illustrated by Jiménez (who was a mainstay on the previous volume of the series for the past several years). The new series introduces both a new Batmobile and a redesigned blue and gray Batsuit, while exploring a status quo where Batman is operating out of Pennyworth Manor and butting heads with the GCPD and their new comissioner, Vandal Savage.
At 500,000 copies sold, Batman #1 eclipses both Skybound’s Battle Beast #1 and Batman #158 (the first issue of the Hush 2 storyline), both of which were reported to have sold around 400,000 copies. Both Batman #1 and Battle Beast #1 featured blind bag variant covers, a marketing strategy that will no doubt be sticking around for the foreseeable future.
Batman #1 is available in stores now, though you may have trouble tracking down a print copy at this point. You can find your local comic shop to hunt down the issue or reserve a copy of the second printing before its October 15 release.
For more Bat-fun, see how the new Batsuit compares to the ten greatest Batman costumes of all time.
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