Batman pursues a cop killer known as "Hangman," who pins a children's game to the body of each victim, with the help of an orphaned boy named Robin.

Johns, the writer of "Green Lantern" and "Infinite Crisis," re-teams with superstar artist Frank to create this original graphic novel that gives new insight into Bruce Wayne's transformation into Batman and his first year as The Dark Knight.

During Japan's Month of Waters, Aquaman calls upon the Bat-family to face off against all manner of sea creatures. And when Uncle Sam steals all of the fireworks on Independence Day, Batman must stop him before he can detonate one explosive celebration!

It is April and Mr. Freeze is being released from Arkham Asylum, and it is up to Batman to make sure he has really mended his ways--then on Cinco de Mayo, Robin leads his friends into battle in Gotham's seedy underworld.

Batman fan Ernest Fann takes on the secret persona Gerbilwing and sets up a crime fighting unit with his friends and dog, but things become a little too real when Ernest and his friends visit a bank in the middle of a robbery.