Comic Title: Man of Steel #3 [Best Western Exclusive]
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1997
Approx. On Sale Date: January 1, 1997
Cover Price: No Price
Page Count: 32

Notes:
Special Edition Replica

Title: "One Night in Gotham City..."
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Superman (Post-Crisis)

Writer/Penciller: John L. Byrne
Inker: Dick Giordano
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Thomas J. Ziuko

Reprinted From:
Man of Steel #3 (1986)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Man of Steel #2; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #642)

Guest Star(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Legends of the Dark Knight #10; next appearance in Legends of the Dark Knight #11)

Villain(s)

• Magpie (Margaret Pye; earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Batman #401)
• Magpie's henchmen (Bull Carter, Carling, and Gruenbach named; Bull dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Henry Jarrell (a jewelry store owner; dies in flashback; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story takes place eight months after Superman's debut and features the first meeting of Superman and Batman.

This issue went on sale the same day as Batman #401 which also features Batman and Magpie. Therefore both stories technically qualify as the first appearance of both characters. However, Batman's appearance in his own magazine shall be considered his first appearance.

Synopsis:
Superman visits Gotham City and attempts to capture Batman, a new costumed vigilante. Batman is prepared for the Man of Steel and utilizes a force field to keep his adversary at bay. Batman then convinces Superman to help him stop the Magpie, a female crook with a murderous love for jewels. After defeating the villain, Superman admits that Gotham City is different than Metropolis. He acknowledges that although he doesn't agree with Batman's methods, he knows that Batman is committed to stopping crime. The two heroes part ways respecting each other, but not as friends.