Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth [also as Penny-One]; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Jason Bard; Major J. Forbes; Grady (villain); Professor Pyg [Lazlo Valentin] (villain)
Synopsis
The story begins with Bruce Wayne, presumably in the future, tied to a shattered bat signal with the city burning in the background. Back in the present Professor Pyg's gang battles with Commissioner Gordon and Batman and when Pyg's gang runs the two split up to chase them. Gordon chases a henchman and corners him on the subway tracks. Gordon fires on the armed assailant, but his shot hits an electrical box that explodes and ultimately causes two trains to collide head on. Newly hired Lt. Bard arrives on the scene with the rest of the GCPD and Gordon is arrested on manslaughter charges.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth [also as Penny-One] (voice only); Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Red Hood [Jason Todd]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Commissioner James Gordon; Cullen Row; Eric; Harper Row; Harvey Bullock; Jason Bard; Jim Corrigan [Spectre]; Lucius Fox; Luke Fox [Batwing]; Mahreen; Major J. Forbes; Mario; Mayor Sebastian Hady; Officer Nancy Strode; Vicki Vale; Warren; Dr. Phosphorus [Alexander Sartorius] (villain); Grady (villain); Joseph Blackfire (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain)
Synopsis
Jim Gordon's friends and family rally around him and begin the search for evidence to prove him innocent. Meanwhile mysterious things are occurring at Arkham Asylum. Carmine Falcone makes it known he's back in town and planning to make it his again.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth [also as Penny-One]; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Crystal Brown (voice only); Harvey Bullock; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Major Jack Forbes; Mayor Sebastian Hady; Officer Nancy Strode; Stephanie Brown; Cluemaster [Arthur Brown] (villain); Firefly [Ted Carson] (villain); Hypnotic (villain); Imperceptible Man (villain); Lock-Up (villain); Mr. Combustible (villain); Mr. Mosaic (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Signalman (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain)
Synopsis
Stephanie Brown stumbles on a meeting of criminal minds hosted by her father and is forced to flee for her life. Batman rousts the Penguin in an effort to get a handle on Falcone, but finds out the Penguin is out of the loop. Falcone, through Mayor S. Hady, gives the nod for the interim commissioner to be Major Forbes who then makes Batman the sole focus of the GCPD. Falcone continues to muscle his way into Gotham by taking out the Penguin's weapon caches which in turn spurs the Penguin to prepare for war against Falcone.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Alfred Pennyworth; Crystal Brown; Harvey Bullock; Jack Forbes; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Stephanie Brown; Warden Agatha Zorbatos; Vicki Vale; Amygdala [Aaron Helzinger] (villain); Cluemaster [Arthur Brown] (villain); Emperor Blackgate [Ignatius Ogilvy] (villain); Mr. Toad (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain); Wrath [Elliot Caldwell] (villain)
Synopsis
Commissioner Gordon makes his first appearance in court and is denied bail which leads to a stay in Blackgate Prison until his trial. Stephanie Brown contacts her mother for help who unbeknownst to her is actually in contact with her father the Cluemaster. Batman pays a visit to Falcone to give him a warning. Batgirl's investigations turn up a suspect that may have been involved at the subway train crash site.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth [also as Penny-One]; Cullen Row; Harper Row; Joey Day (first appearance); Maxwell (a monkey); Vicki Vale; Warren Spacey
Synopsis
Red Robin investigates the infected children who were present during the fight against Professor Pyg. This leads him to a building in the Narrows where he finds that the sickness is caused by nanobots that he accidentally activates. Vicki Vale is also in the Narrows running down a lead on potential gang wars. She's saved from gang members by Harper Row. All three groups, Red Robin and the nanobots, Vicki and Harper, and the gang members all end up in the same apartment where the nanobots take out the gang members and enter Harper's brother Cullen. The nanobot activation is noticed in Japan.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwing [Luke Fox]; Alfred Pennyworth [also as Penny-One]; Jim Corrigan [Spectre]; Rory; Dr. Phosphorus [Alex Sartorius] (villain); Gentleman Ghost (villain); Joker's Daughter [Duela] (villain); Martin (villain); Maxie Zeus (villain); Professor Milo (villain)
Synopsis
Batman has Batwing meet up with Jim Corrigan to investigate the odd goings-on at Arkham Asylum. The Joker's Daughter meanwhile is preparing a summoning ritual underneath Arkham and is using the patients from above who show a strong reaction to the "dark dream" to further her actions.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth [also as Penny-One] (voice only); Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Commissioner Jack Forbes; Fishnet-Face [Otto Kruft] (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Professor Pyg [Lazlo Valentin] (villain); Roadrunner [Bixby Rhodes] (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain); Tiger Shark [Dr. Gaige] (villain)
Synopsis
Batman deals with the effects of an explosion at Professor Pyg's lab. Falcone, with the assistance of Roadrunner and Tiger Shark, launches an attack on the Penguins's casino while Catwoman is there to question the Penguin about the disappearance of members of the Gotham Underground. The casino ultimately sinks, but not before Catwoman rescues him.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth [also as Penny-One]; Commissioner Jack Forbes; Crystal Brown; Harvey Bullock; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Stephanie Brown; Vicki Vale; Cluemaster [Arthur Brown] (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain); Tiger Shark [Dr. Gaige] (villain)
Synopsis
Batman puts the kibosh on a number of jobs being done by Falcone's men and sends one home with a message for his boss. Falcone doesn't like it and puts in a call to Forbes to do something about it. Forbes and Bard set up a meeting with Batman, but it turns out to be a trap and Bard creates a distraction that allows Batman to escape. Batman then heads to Hong Kong to get more info on why Falcone has returned. Vicki Vale meets with Bard to discuss a drive by shooting that was intended to silence Stephanie Brown.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman of Japan [Jiro Osamu]; Alfred Pennyworth [also as Penny-One]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Commissioner Jack Forbes; Julia Pennyworth; Master Hong; Shy Crazy Lolita Canary [Kanaria]; Roadrunner [Bixby Rhodes] (villain); Shen Fang (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain)
Synopsis
Falcone's boys are hit again, this time by Catwoman, and he makes it known to Forbes that he is unhappy about it. Forbes' focus is now split between Batman and Catwoman. Batman meets up with the Japanese Batman in Hong Kong. The two Batmans head to Shen Fang's compound to get some more info on Falcone. Once there an unknown assailant gets in the way and ends up stabbed by Fang. Batman ultimately gets the info he wants from Fang and heads home with the mystery assailant who turns out to be Julia Pennyworth. Meanwhile in Gotham Catwoman gets caught by Falcone while trying to pull a job on him.
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth [also as Penny-One]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Commissioner Jack Forbes; Jason Bard; Jason Todd [Red Hood]; Julia Pennyworth; Officer Nancy Strode; Stephanie Brown; Vicki Vale; Cluemaster [Arthur Brown] (villain); Farm Hands [Horsehead (villain)]; Professor Pyg [Lazlo Valentin] (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain)
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Red Hood [Jason Todd]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Cullen Row; Harper Row; Harvey Bullock; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Joey Day; Julia Pennyworth; Lois Lane; Vicki Vale; James Gordon, Jr. (villain); Professor Pyg [Lazlo Valentin] (villain); Roadrunner [Bixby Rhodes] (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain)
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Beth (death); Captain Maggie Sawyer; Harper Row; Harvey Bullock; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Joey Day; Mario; Stephanie Brown; Vicki Vale; Warren; Cluemaster [Arthur Brown] (villain); James Gordon, Jr. (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain)
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Harper Row; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Mayor Sebastian Hady; Vicki Vale; James Gordon, Jr. (villain); Joker's Daughter [Duela] (villain); Lark (villain); Leo (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain)
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwing [Luke Fox]; Jim Corrigan [Spectre]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Dr. Double X [Dr. Simon Ecks]; Harper Row; Jason Bard; Sergei Alexandrov; Vicki Vale; Deacon Blackfire [Joseph Blackfire] (villain); Joker's Daughter [Duela] (villain); Magpie [Margaret Pye] (villain); Maxie Zeus (villain); Mr. Bygone [Martin Ware] (villain); Professor Milo [Achilles Milo] (villain); Professor Pyg [Lazlo Valentin] (villain)
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwing [Luke Fox]; Jim Corrigan [Spectre]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth; Harper Row; Julia Pennyworth; Maxwell (a monkey); Rory; Sergei Alexandrov; Deacon Blackfire [Joseph Blackfire] (villain); Joker's Daughter [Duela] (villain); Maxie Zeus (villain)
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Red Hood [Jason Todd]; Alfred Pennyworth; Carl; Jason Bard; Julia Pennyworth; Logan (death); Dr. Falsario (first appearance, villain); Fishnet Face [Otto Kruft] (villain); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain); Leo (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain)
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Red Hood [Jason Todd]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Harper Row; Jack Boone (corpse); Jade; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Maxwell (a monkey); Officer Crocker; Officer Leonard; Sergei Alexandrov; Warden Agatha Zorbatos; Dr. Falsario (villain); Fishnet Face [Otto Kruft] (villain, corpse); James Gordon, Jr. (hallucination, villain); Joker (hallucination, villain); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain); Leo (villain); Marcus Row (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Ten-Eyed Man [Philip Reardon] (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain); Volt [Thaddeus Volt] (villain)
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Red Hood [Jason Todd]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]; Alfred Pennyworth [as Penny-One] (voice only); Harvey Bullock; Jade; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Maggie Sawyer; Officer Leonard; Warden Agatha Zorbatos; Dr. Falsario (villain); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain); Leo [Rex Calabrese; also as The Lion] (villain); Marcus Row (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Ten-Eyed Man [Philip Reardon] (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain); Volt [Thaddeus Volt] (villain)
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Harvey Bullock; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Julia Pennyworth; Vicki Vale; Warden Agatha Zorbatos; Hush [Thomas Elliot] (villain); Leo [Rex Calabrese; also as The Lion] (villain); The Architect [Zachary Gates] (villain); The Roman [Carmine Falcone] (villain)