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Batman: The Long Halloween #[nn]
This landmark 13-issue mystery saga follows Batman, James Gordon, and District Attorney Harvey Dent as they pursue a serial killer who strikes only on holidays, terrorizing Gotham City over the course of a year. Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's noir-infused story weaves through the calendars of the city's iconic rogues—from the Joker and Catwoman to Calendar Man and Solomon Grundy—while charting Dent's tragic transformation into Two-Face. The collection is a definitive examination of Gotham's corruption and the fragile line between justice and vengeance.
In "Chapter One: Crime," the mystery of the Holiday killer deepens as Alberto Falcone’s arrest seems to bring closure—only for Harvey Dent to unleash Arkham’s most dangerous inmates, leading to Carmine Falcone’s brutal death. Batman swiftly restores order, but with the Falcone family in ruins and the city still trembling, one question lingers: was Alberto truly the Holiday killer, or is the real monster still at large? Written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated with chilling precision by Tim Sale, this issue sets a dark, atmospheric tone with haunting visuals from Sale’s cover art.
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Alberto Falcone is captured and confesses to all the Holiday murders. Harvey frees the worst villains in Arkham and they kill Carmine Falcone. All are captured by Batman and returned to Arkham. But was Alberto truly the Holiday killer?
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