DC Finest: Batman: The Curse of Crime Alley

Some scars fade. Crime Alley never does. Denny O Neil (Batman), and Len Wein (Swamp Thing) headline a run that fuses crime noir, gothic horror, and raw emotion. Night after night, Gotham throws its worst at Batman: killers who freeze their victims, arsonists who turn the city into a burning maze, mystics and vampires haunting alleys, assassins sworn to Ra s al Ghul, and a clown prince who treats murder as performance art. This era also marks the pivotal debut of Lucius Fox, a figure who will become essential to both Bruce Wayne s personal and corporate life. Threaded through it all is Bruce Wayne s ritual return to the place where it began Crime Alley and the allies and enemies who remind him why he can never stop. Guided by Denny O Neil (Green Lantern/Green Arrow) and Len Wein (Detective Comics), and including 'Wanted: Santa Claus Dead or Alive!' a crucial early Batman story by award-winning writer-artist Frank Miller (Batman: Year One) this era pairs hard-hitting scripts with striking art from Don Newton (Detective Comics), Irv Novick (The Flash), Ross Andru (Action Comics), and more. Collects Batman #307 324; Detective Comics #482 490; DC Special Series #21; and The Brave and the Bold #159.