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W) Scott Snyder (A) Jock, Francesco Francavilla (CA) Jock Originally published in DETECTIVE COMICS #871-877, this epic from the writer of BATMAN, SWAMP THING and AMERICAN VAMPIRE forces Batman to confront one of Gotham City's oldest evils! Plus: The corpse of a killer whale shows up on the floor of one of Gotham City's foremost banks, setting a deadly mystery in motion!

THE COMICS DEBUT OF BATMAN, ROBIN, CATWOMAN, AND THE JOKER! To most people, Bruce Wayne is just another wealthy socialite with too much time and money on his hands. But little does anyone suspect that the tragic murder of his parents inspired him to dedicate his life to honing his mind and body so that one day he could avenge their deaths. Knowing that criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot, Bruce patrols Gotham’s rooftops as a justice-seeking creature of the night known as the Batman! This DC Finest volume collects Batman’s introduction in The Case of the Chemical Syndicate, plus other early appearances from DETECTIVE COMICS #27-52, BATMAN #1-5, and WORLD'S BEST COMICS #1 featuring Robin the Boy Wonder, Catwoman, and the Clown Prince of Crime: The Joker!

Graphic novels to read anywhere: DC Compact Comics collect DC’s bestselling, most iconic stories in a new size! Considered one of the greatest stories in the Dark Knight's historic lore, BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS SAGA is an epic tale told by two of comics' finest storytellers. After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he's sworn to protect. Could the Court of Owls, once thought to be nothing more than an urban legend, be behind the crime and corruption? Or is Bruce Wayne losing his grip on sanity and falling prey to the pressures of his war on crime? Collects Batman (2011) #1-11.

GOTHAM CITY BELONGS TO THE BATMAN. Together with inker Klaus Janson and colorist Lynn Varley, writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in his saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, 10 years after the Dark Knight’s retirement. This masterpiece of modern comics storytelling brings to vivid life a dark world and an even darker man.

This compelling look into the Dark Knight's early career features some of the most deadly and cunning members of Batman's rogues gallery and a dramatic retelling of the origin of the tragic villain Two-Face!

כריכה קשה THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SAGA THAT STANDS AS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BATMAN STORY OF ITS ERA MAKES ITS TRIUMPHANT RETURN! Art by Tim Sale, Eduardo Risso, Bill Sienkiewicz and More In 1996, you thought you knew the whole story of Batman: The Long Halloween. Now, acclaimed writer Jeph Loeb presents the much-anticipated final chapter: The Last Halloween, a captivating new mystery. Each issue pairs Loeb with one of the industry's foremost artists, creating a stunning homage to the artistry and legacy of Tim Sale. Featuring art by Eduardo Risso, Klaus Janson, Mark Chiarello, Cliff Chiang, Bill Sienkiewicz, Enrico Marini, Dave Johnson, Becky Cloonan, Chris Samnee, Matteo Scalera, and Dave Stewart. Gotham City will come to fear Halloween once more! In a city of liars, masked vigilantes, and criminals...can anyone be trusted? Includes BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN: THE LAST HALLOWEEN #1-10 and the final collaboration between Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, THE LAST HALLOWEEN #0.

(W) Tom King, Scott Snyder (A) David Finch & Various (CA) David Finch

כריכה קשה Ra's al Ghul has begun his campaign to take over Gotham. His private security force is aiding the GCPD, his nuclear power plant is supporting the city's electric grid, his good friend Bruce Wayne is backing his every move...but Wayne's proteges don't trust him. Could there be more to al Ghul's plans that he hasn't revealed? The Court of Owls, the evil genius known as Simulacrum, and the dimension-hopping Chiaroscuro are all working for him...and he's influencing the Batman trials underway to determine the best man to take over the hero's mantle! Batman vs. Ra's al Ghul collects the complete miniseries, the culmination of Neal Adams's contributions to Gotham.