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The early years · 1999–2000

Batman: Dark Victory

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The Long Halloween's sequel: a new killer murders cops and leaves a hangman's game as a calling card; collects all 14 issues of the miniseries

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Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main storynot included
  • Chronological3 of 16
  • Everything8 of 16
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Quick recap

A few years after The Long Halloween, a killer called the Hangman murders corrupt cops and leaves a game of hangman on the bodies. Two-Face fights for what is left of the Falcone family. Bruce, blaming himself for Harvey Dent's fall, shuts out Gordon and Catwoman. At the same time, he takes in Dick Grayson, a circus boy who lost his parents. The clues point to Dent, but the real killer is Sofia Gigante, who had faked her paralysis and framed him. In the showdown, Dent shoots Sofia and is shot by the Joker, and his body is never found. Dick, now in a Robin suit, helps round up the villains, and the two swear an oath in the Batcave.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesTim Sale didn't want Robin

    Artist Tim Sale didn't care for Robin, who clashed with his take on Batman. Jeph Loeb insisted the pairing was essential to the story.

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  2. Behind the scenes14 parts, counting a #0

    The miniseries runs 14 parts because it opens with a #0 issue before #1.

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  3. Behind the scenesCatwoman in Italy

    In 2004 Loeb and Sale released Catwoman: When in Rome, which follows Catwoman in Italy during the events of Dark Victory.

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  4. ReferenceIn Bale's and Pattinson's DNA

    Dark Victory was a minor influence on Batman Begins and one of the sources for The Batman, per the films' Wikipedia pages.

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