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The Batman Strikes
Comic

The Batman Strikes

Released by DC Comics

2004
Contains 50 issues

Tie-in comic for the WB animated series The Batman which aired from 2004 to 2008. It’s a time of challenge for young Bruce Wayne, heir and CEO of Wayne Industries by day, caped vigilante by night. The Batman has patrolled Gotham’s streets for three years, and, though he’s still an urban legend to most citizens, he’s made a dent in crime. But now Gotham’s attracted a new class of villains like the Joker, Penguin, Man-Bat, Bane and Catwoman. And a young detective of the Gotham P.D. is determined to restore the force’s reputation and unmask the vigilante!

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Issue guide

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  • Issue 1

    Penguin Rising

  • Issue 2

    City of Bats

  • Issue 3

    Outlaw and Disorder

  • Issue 4

    Without a chance

  • Issue 5

    Deadly partner

  • Issue 6

    The Cat's Prize

  • Issue 7

    Icestorm

  • Issue 8

    Firefall

  • Issue 9

    Sanity Plea

  • Issue 10

    Illumination

  • Issue 11

    Man of Service

  • Issue 12

    Break in at Gotham Central

  • Issue 13

    Prowler : Catwoman on the Prowl!

  • Issue 14

    Sands of Time

  • Issue 15

    The Lost Ones : Dracula Comes to Gotham!

  • Issue 16

    The Brand new Jokermobile!

  • Issue 17

    Who is Batman?!?

  • Issue 18

    The Greenhouse effect

  • Issue 19

    Born on a Monday

  • Issue 20

    20. Title Card - Batman vs. Bane

  • Issue 21

    The Burning Cold : Hot Time in the City!

  • Issue 22

    Demolition

  • Issue 23

    Learning to Fly : Chaos Over Gotham!

  • Issue 24

    Waiting to Pounce

  • Issue 25

    Behind Bars

  • Issue 26

    Escape

  • Issue 27

    Once a Thief...

  • Issue 28

    The Comic and the Straight Man : Joker's Got a New Toy ... And It's Scarface!

  • Issue 29

    While the Bat's Away: Robin Hits the Scene!

  • Issue 30

    Young at Art : The Chase Is on!

  • Issue 31

    An Hour of your Time

  • Issue 32

    How to Take Out a Room full of Goons : Batman's Going Down!

  • Issue 33

    Growth

  • Issue 34

    Shtick Shift

  • Issue 35

    The Clown Prince of Late Night

  • Issue 36

    Gearhead 2.0

  • Issue 37

    Depths

  • Issue 38

    Pretty Poison

  • Issue 39

    Hostile Takeover

  • Issue 40

    The Burning Question

  • Issue 41

    Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

  • Issue 42

    Hotwire

  • Issue 43

    Grounded

  • Issue 44

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • Issue 45

    Gotham Girls: Honor Among Thieves

  • Issue 46

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Issue 47

    20 Minutes

  • Issue 48

    Ice Age

  • Issue 49

    School Day

  • Issue 50

    Night Of The Demon

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