Shadow War: Alpha (2022) #1

DC 2022–2022 series Cover date May 2022

EditionsStandard / direct Bogdanovic Mora Kirkham Virgin Kirkham Kirkham Trade

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Shadow War: Alpha #1 (2022) is issue #1 of DC's Shadow War: Alpha (2022–2022), with a cover date of May 2022. Written by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Viktor Bogdanović.

Creators

Writer: Joshua Williamson
Penciller: Viktor Bogdanović
Inkers: Viktor Bogdanović, Daniel Henriques
Colorist: Mike Spicer
Letterer: Troy Peteri
Cover artist: JonBoy Meyers

The story

“Shadow War Part One: Alpha”

Ra's Al Ghul shocks the world by agreeing to turn himself and Talia over to authorities in the hope of sharing his secrets to help benefit humanity. However, while addressing the public, Ra's is assassinated by Deathstroke, with Batman and Robin unable to save Ra's. This prompts Talia to gather all of Ra's agents to go after Deathstroke. However, was it really Deathstroke who pulled the trigger?

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.