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Batman: The Long Halloween#5
Cover: Tim Sale
Batman: The Long Halloween #5
“Valentine's Day”
In "Valentine's Day," the Holiday killer makes their first move against Salvatore Maroni's gang, setting a chilling tone for the season. Bruce Wayne shares a tense Valentine’s Day with Selina Kyle before being taken by Poison Ivy, plunging Gotham into deeper mystery. Written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated with haunting precision by Tim Sale, the cover by Tim Sale captures the issue’s dark, romantic dread.
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writer Jeph Loeb · artist, inker Tim Sale · colorist Gregory Wright · colorist Heroic Age · letterer Richard Starkings · letterer Comicraft · cover Tim Sale
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Full credits
writer Jeph Loeb
artist, inker Tim Sale
colorist Gregory Wright
colorist Heroic Age
letterer Richard Starkings
letterer Comicraft
cover pencils, inks Tim Sale
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The Holiday killer strikes at Salvatore Maroni's gang for the first time. Bruce Wayne spends Valentine's day with Selina Kyle, but is captured by Poison Ivy.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).