About this Collection
This volume continues the dark and gothic run from writer Doug Moench and artist Kelley Jones, collecting issues of the 1990s Batman titles where the Caped Crusader faces supernatural and psychological threats. It includes the storylines 'The Venom Seed' and 'The God of Fear,' featuring iconic villains like the Scarecrow and Poison Ivy in a haunting, stylized Gotham City.
Contains 17 stories
Darkest Night of the Man-Bat Part One: Predation
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanMan-BatRenee MontoyaHarvey BullockAlfred PennyworthCommissioner James Gordon
In the endless night of Gotham, where the sun has vanished and shadows stretch without end, Man-Bat spirals deeper into madness as his rage grows unchecked. Batman races against time to find a cure, but with the city plunged into perpetual darkness, every step forward feels like a descent into chaos.
Darkest Night of the Man-Bat Part Two: Pursuit
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Man-BatCommissioner James GordonHarvey Bullock
Darkest Night of the Man-Bat Part Three: Predemption
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanMan-BatCommissioner James Gordon
Boneyard Blues
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanCommissioner James GordonMackenzie BockAlfred Pennyworth
The Spectre of Vengeance Part One: Gotham Welcome
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanSpectre (Guest star)Alfred PennyworthVesper FairchildCommissioner James Gordon
The Spectre of Vengeance Part Two: Mask of Guilt
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanSpectre (Guest star)Lucius FoxVesper FairchildAlfred PennyworthCommissioner James Gordon
Faceless Part One: Murdicide
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanVesper FairchildAlfred PennyworthFaceless (villain)Commissioner James GordonRobin [Tim Drake]
Faceless Part II: Postmarked: Murder
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanFacelessRobin [Tim Drake]Alfred PennyworthVesper Fairchild
Major Arcana Part One: Jokin' With Mister D.
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanJoker (villain)Demon (Guest star)Harvey BullockJeremiah Arkham
Major Arcana Part Two: Night of the Dying Jokers
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanJoker (villain)Demon (Guest star)Alfred PennyworthVesper FairchilcCommissioner James Gordon
Major Arcana Part III: Hell to Pay
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanJoker (villain)Demon (guest star)Commissioner James GordonHarvey Bullock
Dark Genesis
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanCommissioner James GordonOracle [Barbara Gordon] (Guest star)Harvey BullockRenee MontoyaAlfred PennyworthVesper Fairchild
The Penguin Returns Part One: Burning Faces
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanPenguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)Commissioner James GordonRenee MontoyaHarvey Bullock
The Penguin Returns Part Two: The Egyptian Falcon
22 pp · Superhero
BatmanPenguin (villain)Vesper FairchildAlfred PennyworthHarvey BullockRenee Montoya
Chasing Clay
38 pp · Superhero
BatmanClayface [Cassius]Clayface [Basil Karlo] (flashback)Clayface [Matt Hagen] (flashback)Clayface [Preston Payne] (flashback)Clayface [Sondra Fuller] (flashback)Cameron Chase (introduction)Claything [Dr. Peter Malley]Harvey BullockCommissioner James GordonOracle [Barbara Gordon]
Suit of Evil Souls
22 pp · Superhero
Inks Mike Gray
BatmanRagman (Guest star)Vesper FairchildCommissioner James Gordon
The Greatest Evil
22 pp · Superhero
Inks Mike Gray
BatmanRagman (Guest star)Vesper Fairchild
