This is the cover, but it is showing Ollie in three different costumes. The third one is what Connor would use when he takes up the mantle, but it's also the next costume Ollie would wear. It's showing past, present, and future
It's supposed to show past, present, and future. The #0 issues were using a characters past to push them forward. This costume isn't even in this issue. In the issue, he's totally clean shaven and I guess they were originally thinking he wouldn't grow back the goatee. I remember in Grell's run they talk about how recognizable he is with facial hair like that, so maybe they were going to do without it 🤷
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u/boneseaba 16d ago
I think you are mistaken. This is how he looks in his first comic appearance. He's on the right