This listing is for Batman: The Widening Gyre #1, a single issue comic book published by DC Comics. This issue is the first of six in the series and was released in October 2009. The story is written by Kevin Smith with art by Walter Flanagan and Thibert, as credited on the cover. The cover features a striking illustration with a pentagram design over Batman's face.

The comic is a direct sales edition with a cover price of $3.99 and includes the usual barcode and DC Comics branding. There are no variant or special edition labels visible. The back cover features an advertisement for Batman Arkham Asylum video game, rated T for Teen with content advisories for alcohol and tobacco reference, blood, mild language, suggestive themes, and violence. No additional packaging or inclusions are indicated. This issue is in English and part of the US Comics tradition.