Issue: #651 B
One Year Later The Batman returns as suddenly as he vanished in part 2 of Face the Face! While Gotham speculates where Batman was, Batman and Robin battle Poison Ivy, as old Batman Rogues are turning up dead. Also, Jim Gordon has, at some point, returned to his role as Commissioner of Gotham, one thing's for sure, whatever happened in the time jump certainly has shaken things up!
Creators: Dan DiDio, Peter J. Tomasi, Pat Brosseau, Don Kramer, James Robinson, Keith Champagne, Simone Bianchi, John Kalisz
Characters: Batman, Harvey Bullock, Poison Ivy, Tim Drake, James Gordon, Magpie
Story arcs: One Year Later, Face the Face