Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman #[nn]

In "The Strange Death of Batman!", Batman and Robin foil the Bouncer’s crime spree by stripping his elastic costume of its powers—yet writer Gardner Fox imagines an alternate path where Batman didn’t survive, leaving Robin to find a way to stop the Bouncer without his mentor.

In "Robin's Revenge," ten years after the Automator killed Batman, Robin has become a relentless hunter, driven by a single mission. When a new criminal known as Golden Gloves emerges, using technology eerily like the Automator’s, Robin and Superman follow the trail—only to uncover a shocking truth about the man behind the mask.

In "Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?: The Testimony of the Catwoman!" from Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman #nn, Catwoman takes the stand before a shadowy tribunal of Gotham’s criminal elite, where she recounts her version of the night Batman fell. With Ra's al Ghul presiding and Two-Face pressing charges, her account is scrutinized down to the smallest detail—only for a single inconsistency to unravel her testimony.

In "Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?: The Testimony of the Riddler!" from *Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman* #nn, the Riddler takes the stand to recount his whereabouts on the night of Batman’s death, weaving a tale of puzzles and alibis. But when the prosecutor Two-Face uncovers a critical inconsistency, the Riddler’s account collapses—just like the case itself.

In "The Testimony of Luthor!" from *Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman* #nn, Lex Luthor stands on trial for the murder of Batman, facing off against a courtroom where even Superman takes the stand—though not to confirm Luthor’s guilt, but to challenge the very premise of his alibi. With the trial’s outcome hanging in the balance, Luthor’s claim is upended not by evidence, but by a revelation that reframes everything.

In "The Testimony of the Joker," the Clown Prince of Crime takes the stand in a bizarre courtroom drama, claiming to have killed Batman—only to be challenged by Two-Face to produce proof. When the trial pauses and Two-Face slips away, his true identity is revealed in a shocking twist, setting off a chain of revelations that expose a deeper deception.

In "Buried Alive!" from *Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman* #nn, when Ed Wiley detonates atop the Metropolis Bridge after claiming to have captured Batman, Superman must decode Wiley’s final words to locate the missing hero—only to discover Batman has already escaped from being buried alive. The mystery deepens as the Caped Crusader’s fate hangs in the balance, leaving Superman to piece together clues from a maniac’s final, explosive message.