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Cover: Tim Sale

Batman: The Long Halloween #[nn]

Dec 1998 · DC · 29.95 USD; 44.95 CAD
“Crime”

In "Crime," the chilling mystery of the Holiday killer deepens as Alberto Falcone's arrest seems to bring closure—only for the truth to unravel when Harvey Dent unleashes Arkham's most dangerous inmates, leading to Carmine Falcone's violent death. With Batman swiftly restoring order, the question lingers: if Alberto confessed, why does the real Holiday still walk free? Written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated with haunting precision by Tim Sale, this pivotal issue delivers a tense, atmospheric chapter in the saga, with cover art by Tim Sale that captures the story’s grim elegance.

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writer Jeph Loeb · artist, inker Tim Sale · colorist Gregory Wright · letterer Richard Starkings · cover Tim Sale

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writer Jeph Loeb
artist, inker Tim Sale
cover pencils, inks Tim Sale

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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?

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).