batman (fictional character)

Collects issues one through four of "Batman Year 100" comics in which the murder of a federal agent in Gotham City in 2039 prompts a large-scale investigation and puts Detective Gordon, grandson of the former commissioner, on the trail of Batman--a person Gordon thought was an urban legend.

Batman, just beginning his crimefighting career, recruits allies to help him in his quest to keep Gotham City secure, but he realizes his mistake when super-powered villain, Mr. Freeze, makes an appearance, and the Caped Crusader must subdue the menace, protect the citizenry, and save his team.

Gotham's underworld figures meet for a summit and suspicion and paranoia result in a shootout in which several of them are killed, causing chaos to break out in the city, and Oracle, Batgirl, Nightwing, Orpheus, Onyx, and Tarantula try to keep order while Batman determines who caused these events.

Renee Montoya is implicated in a murder and her deepest secret is revealed, she must track down the one man who can prove her innocence and put him behind bars before he can destroy Gotham City. Presented in graphic novel form.

Batman and Robin must take down the Fright Club who are terrorizing the citizens of Gotham City.

The young Dark Knight faces the mighty Bane, a foe who is twice his size and has the wiles of ten men. Written in graphic-novel format.

Presents accounts of a number of cases solved by superhero Batman with the help of forensic science.

Reimagines the first meeting of Batman and Superman against a backdrop of the Cold War, following their collaborations in Gotham City and Metropolis as nuclear threats escalate and Lex Luthor schemes to build a military-industrial empire.

When a man posing as Bruce Wayne causes problems at the bank, Batman knows exactly who the impostor is. But it's hard to catch a criminal who can change shape.