The Batman Chronicles 1995 2000 5

Events that led Barbara Gordon to become the master cyber-sleuth Oracle are revealed. Plus, a tale of young Bruce Wayne before the death of his parents forging the beginnings of a lifelong relationship with the man who would become friend, confidant, even surrogate father: Alfred Pennyworth.

An ancient journal reveals to Batman the tale of a mysterious immortal who has clashed with Ra's al Ghul repeatedly through the centuries. Then, at the dawn of his career, before his return to Gotham City, Bruce Wayne learns an important final lesson from a master detective. Last, in a story set in Colonial times, the circumstances surrounding the founding of Gotham City are revealed.

Robin must battle the remorseless Feedback, a crazed killer who is about to kill his last hostage. Plus, Commissioner Sarah Gordon faces a crisis at police headquarters. And in the final tale, Harold, the Batcave's mechanic, shows his mettle when he witnesses a crime in progress.

A series of Elseworlds tales! Batman as a hero in Berlin in 1939; Batman as a seafarer in the 17th century; and Bruce Wayne as a private eye in the 1940s trying to track a mysterious cat-woman.

In the first tale, James Gordon and the Huntress are trapped on a hijacked subway car and must take the situation into their own hands. Plus, an Anarky tale by Alan Grant and Doug Moench focuses on the Dark Knight.

A 'Contagion' tie-in issue! Batman learns of a secret government entity that might be able to provide a cure for the Clench. Meanwhile, Huntress searches for a student who lost his family to the plague, and Robin lies dying from the plague in the Batcave, his body racked with pain and his mind racing with images of what could have been.

Bruce Wayne hires some gangsters to help rescue people trapped by the earthquake. Ra's al Ghul tries to determine the best way to take advantage of the earthquake while the Penguin tries to take advantage of the earthquake by winning favors from trapped victims. Robin helps rescue a person trapped under some rubble; and some crooked cops who try to turn in Two-Face to the police have the tables turned on them. 'Cataclysm' part 10.

Tales of the Gotham Central PD, including Detectives Montoya and Blazak tracking down a man who is terrorizing the waterfront by shooting people with a harpoon gun.