Written by Len Wein, Dennis OâNeil, Bob Rozakis, and others
Art by Irv Novick, Don Newton, John Calnan, and others
Cover by Jim Aparo
Trade Paperback, 664Â pages, 10.2 in H | 6.6 in W | 0.8 lb Wt
Some scars fade. Crime Alley never does. Denny OâNeil (Batman), and Len Wein (Swamp Thing)Â headline a run that fuses crime noir, gothic horror, and raw emotion.
Night after night, Gotham throws its worst at Batman: killers who freeze their victims, arsonists who turn the city into a burning maze, mystics and vampires haunting alleys, assassins sworn to Raâs al Ghul, and a clown prince who treats murder as performance art.
This era also marks the pivotal debut of Lucius Fox, a figure who will become essential to both Bruce Wayneâs personal and corporate life. Threaded through it all is Bruce Wayneâs ritual return to the place where it beganâCrime Alleyâand the allies and enemies who remind him why he can never stop.
Guided by Denny OâNeil (Green Lantern/Green Arrow) and Len Wein (Detective Comics), and including "Wanted: Santa ClausâDead or Alive!"âa crucial early Batman story by award-winning writer-artist Frank Miller (Batman: Year One)âthis era pairs hard-hitting scripts with striking art from Don Newton (Detective Comics),  Irv Novick (The Flash), Ross Andru (Action Comics), and more.Â
Collects Batman #307â324; Detective Comics #482â490; DC Special Series #21; and The Brave and the Bold #159.
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