Batman #5

In "Fear State Part 1," Batman emerges from Scarecrow’s terror-inducing trap, his mind fractured by fear, as Simon Saint’s Magistrate program promises order on Gotham’s screens—while secretly hunting a deranged Peacekeeper-01. Back with Oracle, Cassandra, and Stephanie, he confronts the terrifying scale of Scarecrow’s psychological campaign. Meanwhile, Harley Quinn and the Gardener devise a plan to bring Ivy back from the brink, unaware of how deeply the fear has spread.

In "Fear State Part 2," Batman, besieged by Gotham’s escalating chaos, turns to the enigmatic Ghost-Maker in a desperate bid to clear his mind and confront Scarecrow and the Magistrate before the city collapses further. The line between fear and control blurs as Batman races to reclaim his focus in a city ruled by paranoia.

In "Fear State Part 3," Batman finds himself caught between two deadly forces as Simon Saint unleashes Peacekeeper-X on the now-infected Peacekeeper-01, whose mind has unraveled under Scarecrow’s fear toxin. Meanwhile, Miracle Molly begins to piece together something unsettling about Scarecrow’s true plans, adding a new layer of urgency to the chaos unfolding across Gotham.

In "Fear State Part 4," Simon Saint weighs a shocking shift in his ambitions as Scarecrow’s grip on Gotham tightens through Peacekeeper-01. With Miracle Molly and Batman racing to uncover the truth, they learn Scarecrow has stolen the Unsanity Collective’s Mind Machine—its purpose still unknown, its power terrifying.

In "Fear State Part 5," Ghost-Maker fights to defend the Unsanity Collective as Peacekeepers storm Queen Ivy’s hidden garden, pushing Ivy to the edge of using her amplified powers to level Gotham. Meanwhile, Batman and Miracle Molly close in on Scarecrow, setting the stage for a tense showdown with the enigmatic Peacekeeper-01.

In the explosive finale of "Fear State," Batman faces off against Peacekeeper-01 in a climactic showdown, while Miracle Molly races against time to disarm Scarecrow’s citywide fear bomb. As Dick, Barbara, Tim, and the Batgirls assault Simon Saint’s skybase stronghold, Harley Quinn works to pull Ivy back from the brink, confronting the chaos she’s unleashed—before Gotham’s fate is sealed.