When suddenly both Arkham and the federal prison are rocked by explosions freeing all the macabre and insane villains at once. Opening upon Arkham Asylum and quickly transitioning to an unnamed “upstate penitentiary” we are given a quick run-down of all the various villains of Batman’s rogue gallery and their current status. This story serves as the final pre-Crisis On Infinite Earths or “Silver Age Batman” story and there are plot elements and canonical origins that we never see again after this. The basic premise is this story occurs on the anniversary of the night Bruce Wayne chose the guise of a bat in his upcoming war on criminals. Written by Gerry Conway and art handled by Don Newton and Alfredo Alcala, this is a gorgeously drawn and expertly written story that I highly recommend.īatman #400 with a story entitled “Resurrection Night” was published in October 1986. It is as heartwarming as a Batman comic might be able to be (particularly one that deals with a recently orphaned child). Leaving Robin and Batgirl to clean up the last of the villains.īy the end of this story Jason knows his parents have died and Bruce tells the boy he wants to adopt him. This was a quick and one-sided victory for Batman as he quickly defeats Croc and frees Talia and Catwoman. With the Bat captured – Killer Croc comes out of the shadows and demands the opportunity to break Batman himself proclaiming he is going to snap him like a twig. Both leap to help Batman and in the long run are integral to the overall plot.Įventually Batman, Talia and Catwoman are captured by the Joker and left in an overly elaborate trap (imagine how many times the Joker COULD have defeated Batman if he was just straight forward!!). At this point in the mythos it was well established that the Cat and the Bat were in love, but so too was Talia (and much less insane than modern versions). One of the more amusing parts of the story involves both Talia al Ghul and Catwoman cat fighting (pun intended) over Batman. Killer Croc and his involvement in the death of Jason’s parents and his plans to defeat the Bat. Jason Todd discovering Batman’s identity and becoming another Robin The remainder of the issue bounces back and forth across 3 main plot points.īatman defeating the various groupings of Joker led villains that lay traps for him. If only to avoid the shame of not being involved in killing Batman. Called together by the Joker for one reason – to beat the Bat before Killer Croc does. His parents were murdered by gangster Killer Croc, and the rest of his initial origin runs fairy close to that of Dick Grayson’s.Īs the story begins we open upon the Penguin arriving late (in order to make a GRAND entrance) to a meeting of Batman’s greatest (and lamest) Bronze Era foes. As Dick was part of the “Flying Grayson’s” acrobatic show at the circus so too was Jason a part of the “Flying Todd’s” acrobatic show at the circus. It is important to note that in pre- Crisis On Infinite Earths continuity, Jason Todd’s origin essentially mirrored that of Dick Grayson’s. Jason first discovers the death of his parents at the hands of Killer Croc in this very issue, which also marks the first time we see a red headed Jason Todd wear a “Robin-like” costume and his adoption by Bruce Wayne. It takes place shortly after the introduction of Jason Todd, and his parents death is a key plot point throughout. Published in May 1983, this story rests in the pre- Crisis On Infinite Earths continuity and would no longer align with current canon, technically. Detective Comics #526 celebrated the 500th appearance of Batman with an extra long story entitled “All My Enemies Against Me!”.
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