* In narrative, Bruce Wayne references several Gotham City landmarks, namely Robinson Park, the Finger Memorial and the Sprang Mission. These locales are named after creators Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger and Dick Sprang.
* Bruce's moment of inspiration in his father's study is a re-imagining of a scene first depicted in Detective Comics #33.
Chicago police lieutenant James Gordon relocates to Gotham City and begins working under Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb. thumb|right|220px|"I'm not ready. I have the means, the skill -- but not the method." Already he finds himself detesting the grime of the city, but his thoughts are on his pregnant wife, Barbara. Inwardly, he hopes her tests come back "negative".
Meanwhile, Gotham City's most eligible bachelor [[W:C:DC:Bruce Wayne
* This issue is reprinted in the Batman: Year One trade paperback.
* The events from this issue take place in both Post-Crisis New Earth continuity as well as [[W:C:DC:Earth-31
Without warning it comes... crashing through the window of your study... and mine... I have seen it before... somewhere... it frightened me... as a boy... frightened me... Yes, father. I shall become a bat.