The Riddler tries to shake his obsession with riddle-related crimes and joins the operation of a powerful Gotham City crime boss. But Edward Nigma's 'addiction' may prove to be too much to resist. Plus, Killer Croc is hounded through the Louisiana bayou by angry townspeople, and the origin of Mr. Zsasz is revealed.
An ancient journal reveals to Batman the tale of a mysterious immortal who has clashed with Ra's al Ghul repeatedly through the centuries. Then, at the dawn of his career, before his return to Gotham City, Bruce Wayne learns an important final lesson from a master detective. Last, in a story set in Colonial times, the circumstances surrounding the founding of Gotham City are revealed.
A 'Contagion' tie-in issue! Batman learns of a secret government entity that might be able to provide a cure for the Clench. Meanwhile, Huntress searches for a student who lost his family to the plague, and Robin lies dying from the plague in the Batcave, his body racked with pain and his mind racing with images of what could have been.
Events that led Barbara Gordon to become the master cyber-sleuth Oracle are revealed. Plus, a tale of young Bruce Wayne before the death of his parents forging the beginnings of a lifelong relationship with the man who would become friend, confidant, even surrogate father: Alfred Pennyworth.
A series of Elseworlds tales! Batman as a hero in Berlin in 1939; Batman as a seafarer in the 17th century; and Bruce Wayne as a private eye in the 1940s trying to track a mysterious cat-woman.
An array of Elseworlds tales of the Dark Knight! First, a teenage club hopper from another dimension is accidentally transported to a Gotham City where Batman is seen not as a scourge of evil but as a marketing tool. Then, in "Citizen Wayne"--written by Brian Michael Bendis--reporter Clark Kent strives to learn the terrible secret of mysterious billionaire Bruce Wayne. Finally, a wordless story set in a bizarre city full of Bat-people finds a Batman and Batwoman taking their young son on a fateful trip to the movies...a night that ends in tragedy.
From the hit film of 1999 comes this graphic novel that is filled with stories based on the legends surrounding the mysterious evil that haunts the woods of Burkitsville.
An unprecedented anthology of the greatest Two-Face stories ever told. He was Harvey Dent, Gotham City’s crusading district attorney and one of the Batman’s closest allies, until an act of vengeance changed everything. With the left side of his face horribly deformed, Dent’s mind shattered. One half of his personality remained the law-abiding D.A., the other became a crazed, murderous villain who calls himself Two-Face! Scarring one side of his “lucky” two-headed silver dollar, the criminal allows the coin to choose his actions-good or evil, there is nothing else. BATMAN ARKHAM: TWO-FACE collects work by some of the industry's greatest creators, including Peter Tomasi (BATMAN AND ROBIN), Curt Swan (SUPERMAN), Denny O’Neil (BATMAN), Bill Finger (DETECTIVE COMICS), Scott McDaniel (THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD), Guillem March (GOTHAM CITY SIRENS) and many more! Includes DETECTIVE COMICS #66, #68, #80, #513, #563, #564; BATMAN #234, #346, #397-98, #410, #411; BATMAN AND ROBIN #23.1; WORLD’S FINEST #173; BATMAN TWO-FACE #1; JOKER’S ASYLUM TWO-FACE #1; BATMAN CHRONICLES #8.