The DC Comics that inspired Batman

Batman: Year One
Collection Batman #404-407, the story of Bruce’s first year of crime-fighting, the origin of the alliance between Batman and Lt. Jim Gordon. Vowing to clean up the crime-infested streets of Gotham City, the vigilante declares war on corrupt cops and mob boss Carmine Falcone. To become the greatest crime fighter the world has ever known, Bruce Wayne becomes what scared him as a child: a bat.
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Batman: The Long Halloween
As the Dark Knight’s Crusade begins, the Batman Triumvirate, Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent wage a war against crime and Carmine “The Roman” Falcone. Unfolding over several months as Batman fights against the schedule to solve the mystery of the elusive holiday killer, Batman: The Long Halloween evolves the gallery of costumed criminals from Batman’s rogues – madmen like the Joker, the Riddler, the Scarecrow and Dent, whose descent into madness gives rise to the villainous Two-Face.

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Batman: Shaman
Collection Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1-5, Batman: Shaman sees Bruce Wayne return to Gotham after his travels abroad and 12 years of preparation to become Batman. Revenge incarnate, the Batman brutally defeats a gang of thugs before issuing a warning to the city’s underworld: “Tell them the streets belong to the Batman”. This detective tale delves more mystically into the bat behind Batman as part of Bruce’s life-saving encounter with a healing shaman.

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Batman: Ego
In Batman Ego: a psychotic slide into the heart of darkness, the suicide of a criminal triggers a crisis of faith in Batman. In this psychoanalytical story exploring the duality between Bruce Wayne (the superego) and the monstrous Batman (the id), Bruce/Batman considers leaving his crusade before accepting the truth: Bruce’s sacrifice of a normal life means that Batman is both a terrifying symbol for the underworld – and a beacon of hope for the people of Gotham.

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