About this Collection
This deluxe hardcover collects the opening chapters of Grant Morrison's acclaimed Batman run, featuring the story arcs 'Batman and Son' and 'The Black Glove.' It introduces Damian Wayne as Batman's son and sets up the mysterious, sinister organization known as the Black Glove, with art by Andy Kubert and J.H. Williams III. The volume includes issues #655-658, #663-669, and #672-675 of the main Batman series, plus the 'Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul' tie-in from #670-671.
Contains 15 stories
Untitled Superhero story
24 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Tim Drake]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonKirk Langstrom [Man-Bat]Francine LangstromTalia HeadDamian Wayne (Talia Head's son)Joker
Untitled Superhero story
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthJezebel JetDarius CageKirk Langstrom [Man-Bat]Francine LangstromTalia Head (villain)Damian Wayne (villainnamed)Man-Bats (villains)
Untitled Superhero story
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Tim Drake]Alfred PennyworthDamian WayneCommissioner James GordonVillain: The Spook
Untitled Superhero story
23 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Tim Drake]Alfred PennyworthDamian WayneKirk Langstrom [Man-Bat]Francine LangstromTalia HeadMan-Bats
Untitled Superhero story
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Jezebel JetJabariDialloDeShawnRoxyEllie
Untitled Superhero story
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Tim Drake]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonRoxyJezebel JetTalia HeadDamian Head
Untitled Superhero story
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashbackdeceased)Batman [Damian Wayne]Talia al Ghul (flashback)Commissioner Barbara GordonAlfred (cat)Batman (villaindeath)a Dollotron (villaindeath)Professor Pyg (villaindeceased)Madmen of Gotham [FlamingoJackanapesMax RobotoWeasel] (villains)Nikolai (villaindeath)
The Island of Mister Mayhew
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Tim Drake]John MayhewThe Club of Heroes [Dark Ranger (formerly The Ranger)The GauchoThe Knight [Cyril Sheldrake]The Legionary [Gio] (dies)Man-of-BatsThe MusketeerRaven Red (formerly Little Raven)The Squire [Beryl Hutchinson]The Wingman]The Black Glove
Now We Are Dead!
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Tim Drake]John Mayhew (also in flashback)The Club of Heroes [Dark Ranger (also in flashback)The Gaucho (also in flashback)The Knight [Percival Sheldrake] (flashback)The Knight [Cyril Sheldrake] (also as The Squire in flashback)The Legionary [Gio] (also in flashback, deceased)Man-of-Bats (also in flashback)The Musketeer (also in flashback)Raven Red (also in flashback)The Squire [Beryl Hutchinson]The Wingman (also in flashback)]Rachel (flashback)The Black Glove
The Dark Knight Must Die!
23 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Tim Drake]The Club of Heroes [Dark Ranger (deceased, also in flashback as The Ranger)The Gaucho (also in flashback)The Knight [Percival Sheldrake] (flashback)The Knight [Cyril Sheldrake] (also in flashback as The Squire)Man-of-Bats (also in flashback)The Musketeer (also in flashback)Raven Red (also in flashback)Wingman (also in flashback, dies)The Squire [Beryl Hutchinson]]Rachel (flashback)John Mayhew [as El Sombrero] (also in flashback, dies)
Untitled story
22 pp
Third Batman [Michael Vane]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Commissioner GordonJezebel JetVicki ValeAlfred PennyworthOfficer FarelliBat-Bane [Branca]Bat-Mite
In "null," the Gotham Police HQ is seized by the enigmatic Third Batman, who methodically eliminates officers in a chilling game that leads directly to Jim Gordon. As the clock ticks and the body count rises, Gordon recounts his past in a desperate bid to outwit the killer—whose ultimate prize remains the life of the Dark Knight himself.
Untitled Superhero story
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (also in flashback)Alfred Pennyworth (flashback)Thomas Wayne (flashback)Martha Wayne (flashback)Barbara Gordon [Oracle] (hallucination)Clark Kent [SupermanKal-El](hallucination)Oliver Queen [Green Arrow] (hallucination)Dick Grayson [Nightwingalso as Robin] (hallucination)Bat-Mite (hallucination)Doctor Hurt (flashback)Joe Chill (flashback)Third Batman [Michael Vane]
In "null," Batman's body lies in a coma, but his mind drifts through haunting memories—revisiting the night his parents were killed and the grueling Thogal ritual that forged him in the caves of Nanda Parbat. This introspective journey weaves past and present in a story that lingers in the shadows of Bruce Wayne’s origins.
Untitled Superhero story
22 pp · Superhero
Officer Farelli (also in flashback)Officer Josef Muller (flashback)Officer Branca (flashback)Third Batman [Michael Lane] (also in flashback)Doctor Hurt (flashback)Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback)Bat-Mite (hallucination)Commissioner GordonBat-Bane [Branca]
Untitled Superhero story
22 pp · Superhero
Bruce Wayne [Batman]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Robin [Tim Drake]Jezebel JetDialloTalia al GhulDamian WayneMerlyn (villain)Ten-Eyed Man (villain)
Untitled Superhero story
6 pp · Superhero
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