Issue: #405
Last valuation update: 2026-07-20
Early in the morning Detective Gordon is called to a hostage crisis. He arrives just in time to prevent the hot-head Branden from leading a S.W.A.T Team raid that will surely end in disaster. Single-handedly, he manages to take out the bad guy, making him a hero in all the papers.But, James Gordon's heroism is soon eclipsed by 'The Batman' a vigilante who seems to be busting up criminals up the la...
First appearances: Sarah Essen, Jefferson Skeevers, Branden, Albert Blume, Carmine Falcone
Creators: Dennis O'Neil, Todd Klein, Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Richmond Lewis
Characters: Batman, James Gordon, Two-Face, Sarah Essen, Jefferson Skeevers, Barbara Kean, Stan Merkel, Arnold Flass, Branden, Gillian B. Loeb, Albert Blume, Carmine Falcone
Story arcs: Batman: Year One