Ra's al Ghul, longlived ecoterrorist and founder of the League of Assassins, has proven through the years to be one of Batman's most formidable adversaries. Accompanied by his beautiful daughter Talia, Ra's has proven elusive, tempting and very, very dangerous. This volume collects the earliest Ra's a Ghul stories, all written by long time BATMAN author and editor Denny O'Neil, aided by some of the Batman's bestknown artists Neal Adams, Michael Golden, Irv Novick, Bob Brown and Dick Giordano. There's also an introduction by Sam Hamm, screenwriter of 1989's Batman.

One of the true and unanticipated highlights on a dull and tepid comic book scene in the late 1970's, the Steve Englehart/Marshall Rogers/Terry Austin run in Detective Comics is one of the most memorable eras of the Dark Knight's adventures. Now available in a single volume, Batman: Strange Apparitions featuring an introduction by Englehart and a new cover by Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin. Reprinting Detective Comics #469-476, #478, and #479 (which also includes work by writer Len Wein and artist Walter Simonson), these stories chroniclize Batman's struggles with a corrupt city government headed by "Boss" Rupert Thorne along with battling classic villians such as Hugo Strange, the Penguin, Deadshot, Clayface, Dr Phosphorus, and the Joker. This classic run was the blueprint for the first Tim Burton Batman movie and Batman: The Animated Series.

Originally published in single magazine form as DETECTIVE COMICS #469-479.

She was young, smart, talented and a super-hero. Life was good. Until the Joker came along.

A tale from Batgirl's early days as Gotham City's third major hero! From the beginning Batgirl's crimefighting career seemed almost charmed.

One of four prestige format one-off comics published in 1997 featuring the characters of the movie Batman and Robin .

Batgirl and Catwoman keep crossing paths and wrestling over a notebook stolen from Commissioner Gordon. But who's the mysterious third party involved? And why does he want the notebook so badly? It's up to his Super Hero daughter, Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) to keep the Commissioner's secrets out of the wrong hands. And to do that, she's have to wrestle her way through alleys, roof tops and even a nudist club to get the book back in her dad's hands!

When the Dark Knight suspects a modern-day rock-and-roll icon of masterminding a nationwide crime spree using teenaged fans as his henchmen, Batman runs into unexpected opposition from an unexpected source: his own ward, Robin. Certain that his idol is not guilty, Dick Grayson sets out to uncover a bizarre and elaborate frame-up in this dazzlingly illustrated graphic novel.

Batman must create an alliance with his parents' murderer to stop the Reaper, who pursued the criminals of Gotham City a generation earlier with cruel and violent methods.

October 31st in Gotham City - the scariest day of the year. It's the night when trick-or-treating can be terrifying and tragic. It's the night when people fear the darkness and beware the moonlight. It's the night they say he came home. For tonight, two very different people receive invitations to a very special party. They will be charged with surviving the night in the most horrifying haunted house imaginable. The the Monstrous Midnight and The Dark Knight Detective. The The Joker. Welcome
to Halloween in Gotham City.

Harvey Dent - former friend of Bruce Wayne, now the deadly, duality-obsessed villain Two-Face - hatches a plot of horrifying proportions. As a series of plastic surgeons are killed, a real-estate agent is seduced into a plot of blackmail and murder, all to steal an island from Bruce Wayne.

The sequel to the critically acclaimed BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, DARK VICTORY continues the story of an early time in Batman's life when James Gordon, Harvey Dent, and the vigilante himself were all just beginning their roles as Gotham's protectors.Once a town controlled by organized crime, Gotham City suddenly finds itself being run by lawless freaks, such as Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, and the Joker. Witnessing his city's dark evolution, the Dark Knight completes his transformation into the city's greatest defender. He faces multiple threats, including the apparent return of a serial killer called Holiday. Batman's previous investigation of Holiday's killings revealed that more than one person was responsible for the murders. So the question remains: who is committing Holiday's crimes this time? And how many will die before Batman learns the truth?

 

This volume collects Batman: Dark Victory #0-13.

In this tale from BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #86-88 featuring art by J.H. Williams III (BATWOMAN), a rash of ritual murders sends Batman on cross-country search for the source, even as the cult begins fashioning its own line of defense. Plus, from DETECTIVE COMICS #821, Gotham City's wealthiest citizens find themselves victimized by the mysterious new villain, Facade!

This paperback collects four Batman stories from the Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight comic book series: Mask (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #39 and #40 from November to December, 1992), Images (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #50 from September, 1993), Tao (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #52 and #53 from October, 1993) and Sanctum (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #54 from November, 1993). [courtesy dcDOTfandomDOTcom]

Four of Batman's moodiest thrillers, from the early days of his crime-fighting career, are collected in this volume. Included are "Masks" a tale of vengeance in which Batman nearly loses his grip on reality; "Images" chronicling the Dark Knight's first encounter with the Joker; "Tao", and "Sanctum".

Jordy is big and simple. He would never use his enormous strength to hurt someone – but inside him lurks something bad. Can Batman remove the demonic Bad without destroying Jordy? Reprinted from BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #146-148, plus a tale from LOTDK #179 starring Fat Man and Little Boy.

Green Arrow provides the focal point for two stories set early in the careers of Batman, Green Lantern and the Emerald Archer in this volume that collects LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE #7-9 and LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #127-131. Writer Dennis O'Neil contributes an introduction.

In a volume starring two villains from the movies The Dark Night and Batman Begins, the dark secrets of the Scarecrow are revealed, and, during election season, District Attorney Harvey Dent, a cop named Jim Gordon, and Batman struggle to keep Gotham from collapsing into chaos. Original.

When a series of crimes involving child abuse shocks the citizens of Gotham City, Batman and Commissioner Gordon embark on a quest to find the immoral perpetrator. But when Batman is accused of being the enraged killer of the child abuser, it is up to a young battered girl to come forth and clear his name.

Taking place during Batman's early days of crime fighting, this new edition of the classic mystery tells the story of a mysterious killer who murders his prey only on holidays. Working with District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant James Gordon, Batman races against the clock as he tries to discover who Holiday is before he claims his next victim each month. A mystery that has the reader continually guessing the identity of the killer, this story also ties into the events that transform Harvey Dent into Batman's deadly enemy, Two-Face.

A new edition of the classic Batman tale by writer Dennis O'Neil that introduces the strength-enhancing drug Venom. After Batman fails to save a young girl, he begins taking the drug in order to lift his limitations; however, when the Dark Knight becomes addicted to the substance, his entire life begins to spiral out of control. The drug Venom later goes on to play a major role in the KNIGHTFALL storyline that sees the villain Bane breaking Batman's back. Collects BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #16-20.

Collects Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #65-68 and 100. Written by J.M. DeMatteis, Eddie Campell and Daren White. Art by Joe Staton, Bart Sears and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Joe Staton and Steve Mitchell. "Discover whether The Joker would become sane if Batman disappeared in this thriller! After a life-and-death struggle, The Joker seemingly kills Batman. Faced with the loss of his nemesis, the insane Joker can only retreat...into sanity."

Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor compete for a defense contract, and when a Wayne Enterprises robot goes berserk and tries to kill Luthor, Batman attempts to find out what happened and thwart Luthor's evil plans.

A serial killer is loose in Gotham. He has no pattern, and he leaves no clues for the police or Batman to follow. The only certainty is that he will strike again.

Acclaimed writer Dwayne McDuffie (STATIC SHOCK, TV’s Justice League Unlimited) and artists Val Semeiks (DC ONE MILLION, LOBO) and Dan Green (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, Wolverine) present a team-up like no other with BATMAN: BLINK, collecting BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #156-158 and #164-167!