Cover: David Mazzucchelli

Batman #405

Mar 1987 · DC · 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

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“Batman Year One Chapter Two: War Is Declared”

In "Batman Year One Chapter Two: War Is Declared," Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli launch a gripping chapter of Gotham’s transformation, as Bruce Wayne steps into the shadows as Batman, determined to dismantle the city’s corruption. With the police now ordered to stop him, the vigilante’s first real clash with authority begins—setting the stage for a brutal, no-holds-barred war on crime. The cover by David Mazzucchelli captures the intensity of this pivotal moment, with stark, powerful lines that mirror the story’s unflinching tone.

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writer Frank Miller · artist, inker David Mazzucchelli · colorist Richmond Lewis · letterer Todd Klein · cover David Mazzucchelli

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Cast · 10 characters

Barbara Gordon Batman Branden Carmine Falcone Commissioner Gillian Loeb Detective Flass Detective Sarah Essen Harvey Dent Lieutenant James Gordon Stanley Merkel

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writer Frank Miller

artist, inker David Mazzucchelli

colorist Richmond Lewis

letterer Todd Klein

cover pencils, inks David Mazzucchelli

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Bruce dons his new guise as Batman and begins to clean up Gotham. When he starts to harass the corrupt officials of the city, the police are commanded to take him down.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).