A giant-size “30th Anniversary Special” featuring five classic tales, including “The Origin of Robin,” “Here Comes Alfred,” “The Game of Death,” “The Man Behind the Red Hood,” and “The Challenge of Clay-Face.”

"THE ORIGIN OF BRUCE WAYNE!” If Mattie could grow up to be anybody, he’d grow up millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne. But what would happen if he was forced to relive the worst tragedy of Bruce’s life and his parents were murdered? Batman’s hunt for the killer puts him face to face with a strange mirror version of his own past.

It's 1962: a world of Jazz music, beatniks and Bohemians. JFK is in the white house. The Beatles are still in Hamburg and Elvis is out of THE service. And in Gotham City... two thrill-crazed youths are calling themselves Batgirl and Robin, grabbing headlines and making waves. Grayson, sparks fly right from the start. But when Dick's family are murdered, mere mischief becomes serious business as Batgirl and Robin arm themselves and set out to get justice. At the same time, Gotham's newly appointed Commissioner of Police has assigned Detective Bruce Wayne, to take down the young thrill-seekers and solve the murder mystery.

Dick Grayson is struggling in his training to be Robin, and the Batman decides the young man needs a break…and takes him to meet the Justice League! In an awe-inspiring moment, he meets the World’s Greatest Heroes…and their sidekicks! Will these teen titans get along?

A graphic novel in the BATMAN series in which the alluring Poison Ivy arrives in Gotham City, desperate to seek revenge against the businessman who destroyed her island paradise, but how can Batman resist a villain who uses his own desires against him?

Will the Red HoodÕs latest campaign be his last? JasonÕs hot on the heels of the drugs he and Arsenal recently tracked to Beijing, but instead of finally encountering the mysterious Solitary, he finds himself face to face with a figure from his past. Plus, whoÕs the new Wingman, and whyÕs he tracking the Red Hood? And how can he and Jason be in the same place at the same time? Find out in ÒOutlawÓ part five!

To reconcile his trauma and move toward an optimistic future, Dick Grayson must first confront his tragic past. Unfortunately, that step includes a confrontation with an enraged Killer Croc, who is out for Grayson blood! This action-packed issue concludes the epic tale of a young man learning to live and love in a nightmarish world.

The Joker is prepared to deliver his fatal punchline as everythingÑand the kitchen sink, tooÑhits the fan for Batman and Robin. Even with Dick GraysonÕs help, the Dynamic Duo of tomorrow and Bruce Wayne may not stand a chance. Will The Joker turn TerryÕs brother into the new Jason Todd? Is now a good time for Terry and Bruce to clash? And why are Neo-Gothamites cheering on the Clown Prince? Will anyone survive ÒThe Final JokeÓ?

In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places—some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can’t, couldn’t or shouldn’t exist. The result: stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow. Gotham City is caught in a vortex of corruption and decay, and those who feed on blood and despair are about to suck any remaining life from her dying veins. All that stands against them is the Batman, their legendary companion in the darkness, the last line of defense between the innocent and the screaming chaos of mindless appetite. To combat this primeval threat, however, the Dark Knight must give up everything he holds dear, including life itself—for death is only the first step toward the final reckoning between good and evil. Written by Doug Moench and illustrated in full gothic glory by Kelley Jones, John Beatty and Malcolm Jones III, ELSEWORLDS: BATMAN VOL. 2 gives free rein to the darker side of the World’s Greatest Detective, collecting BATMAN & DRACULA: RED RAIN, BATMAN: BLOODSTORM and BATMAN: CRIMSON MIST.

"Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger; Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family"--Copyright page.