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Batman Stories for Beginners (6)

Batman: Year One

Batman: Year OneWriter Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli created the definitive Dark Knight origin tale, influencing most every Batman interpretation that followed.

Batman: Year Two

Batman: Year TwoWhen the murderous Reaper stalks Gotham City, Batman is forced to team up with his most unlikely ally -- the man who killed his parents!

Batman: Hush

Batman: HushWriter Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee explore the Dark Knight's rogues gallery and introduce a new personal threat to Bruce Wayne in their twelve-issue blockbuster.

Batman: The Long Halloween

Batman: The Long HalloweenThe Dark Knight faces the murderous Holiday in writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale's year-long crime story set in the early days of Batman's career.

Batman: Court of Owls

Batman: Court of OwlsBatman discovers a secret society controlling Gotham City for centuries in writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo's famed storyline.

Batman: Strange Apparitions

Batman: Strange ApparitionsWriter Steve Englehart teams up with artist Marshall Rogers for some of the most iconic Batman stories of the 1970s, featuring Hugo Strange, Deadshot, and The Joker!