Tales of the Batman: Don Newton #[nn]

On the anniversary of his parents’ murder, Batman returns to Crime Alley to visit Leslie Thompkins, seeking clarity amid the ghosts of the past. There, he uncovers a dangerous scheme orchestrated by Maxie Zeus, who’s targeting a former associate in a plan that threatens to draw in innocent lives.

In "The Vengeance Vow!", Batman races to protect Kathy Kane at her circus after a dire warning—only to arrive too late, as she falls to the League of Assassins. With Ra's Al Ghul implicating the Sensei and the Bronze Tiger standing in his way, Batman must confront both personal loss and a deadly test of wills.

In "Menace of the Murder Machines," Batman delves into the high-rise murder of industrialist Charles Gibson, uncovering a deadly robotic assassin lurking in the shadows. With Red Tornado by his side and the city's safety at stake, the duo races to stop a wave of rogue machines controlled by an unseen enemy—before Gotham becomes a battlefield of steel and silence.

In "Murder by Thunderbolt," Batman dives into the chilling mystery of a skydiver who died mid-fall, his body found with no sign of impact. As the investigation unfolds, he uncovers a dangerous power struggle within Gotham’s underworld, with Reuben Rice and Plowboy caught in the crossfire and Maxie Zeus watching from behind bars. With the Joker making a fleeting cameo and Gotham’s shadows growing darker, Batman must piece together a puzzle that could ignite a new war.

In "Corruption!", Batman teams up with Doctor Fate as Gotham's police force succumbs to a mysterious corruption, turning officers like Sergeant William Tyler and Whitey Kendall against the city they swore to protect. With Commissioner James Gordon caught in the chaos and a long-dead cop’s vengeful spirit seeking justice from beyond the grave, the Dark Knight and the mystical Doctor Fate must uncover the truth before Gotham descends into full-fledged darkness.

When the Spook takes on a high-stakes job to free a death row inmate, a twisted twist of fate strands Batman in the condemned cell—his identity hidden as the execution clock ticks down. With Alfred, Lucius Fox, and Commissioner Gordon scrambling to uncover the truth, Catwoman’s fleeting cameo adds another layer to the chaos, and the real question isn’t just who’s being executed—but who’s really in control.

In "Prescription for Tragedy," Batman investigates a drug smuggling operation that takes a dark turn when Man-Bat, desperate to save his ailing daughter Rebecca, sees the drugs as his only hope—putting him at odds with the very hero he once trusted. With Alfred, Gordon, and Jason Bard caught in the crossfire, and a mysterious doctor named Dundee pulling strings from the shadows, the line between justice and desperation begins to blur.

Batman confronts a chilling new adversary in "The Crime Doctor Calls at Midnight!"—a villain who wields medical expertise as a weapon, turning the operating room into a crime lab. With Commissioner Gordon and Dr. Douglas Dundee drawn into the mystery, and Alfred Pennyworth at his side, Batman must unravel a scheme that blurs the line between healer and criminal.

When the Crime Doctor realizes Batman knows his secret identity, he tries to escape Gotham—only to be seized by the enigmatic Sterling Silversmith, who subjects him to brutal interrogation in a desperate bid to uncover Batman’s true name. As the stakes rise, the line between hunter and hunted blurs in a tense game of secrets and survival.

When a horror film shoot unfolds on a Gotham Harbor cruise ship, the absence of Basil Karlo—long thought confined to Arkham—sparks a deadly retaliation. As the festivities turn sinister, Batman, Commissioner Gordon, and a host of guests find themselves trapped aboard the Mystery Ship, where the line between fiction and murder blurs.

In "Bad Night in Baja," Batman tracks a stolen cache of missile launch codes to a remote Baja hotel, where he must evade The Squid and his men while nursing a serious injury. With the help of a wary hotel owner and an unlikely pair of FBI agents, he tries to stay one step ahead—before the Squid’s next move turns the desert into a killing ground.