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| Batman: Haunted Knight | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Main character(s) | Batman Scarecrow Mad Hatter |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Jeph Loeb |
| Artist | Tim Sale |
| Collected editions | |
| Trade Paperback | ISBN 1563892731 |
| Trade Paperback (Titan Books) | ISBN 1852867396 |
| Absolute Edition | ISBN 1401251226 |
| 2018 Trade Paperback | ISBN 1401284868 |
| Deluxe Edition | ISBN 177951638X |
Batman: Haunted Knight is an anthology trade paperback published byDC Comics in 1996. It reprinted threeone-shot specials from the previous three years (threeBatman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials). Each of the stories was written byJeph Loeb and featured art byTim Sale. The popularity of these three stories led to the threeminiseriesBatman: The Long Halloween #1-13,Batman: Dark Victory #0-13 andCatwoman: When in Rome #1-6.
During the story "Fears",Batman is hunting down and trying to capture theScarecrow. As the title suggests, fear plays a large part in the story, with Batman nearly dying of fear while trapped in a large, poisonous thorn maze.
"Madness" tells the story of CaptainJames Gordon's daughter,Barbara, being kidnapped by theMad Hatter and forced to participate in a twisted tea party with other kidnapped children. Batman and Gordon finally save Barbara and bring down the Mad Hatter.
"Ghosts" is a Batman universe version ofA Christmas Carol, with Bruce's fatherThomas Wayne taking the place ofJacob Marley, and the three spirits beingPoison Ivy (theGhost of Christmas Past), theJoker (theGhost of Christmas Present), and a Grim Reaper figure (theGhost of Christmas Yet to Come) who turns out to be Batman's ghost. The message from the spirits is that Bruce should not let Batman take over his entire life.
The graphic novel reprintsBatman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special #1 (1993),Batman: Madness - A Legends Of The Dark Knight Halloween Special (1994), andBatman: Ghosts - A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special (1995) written by Loeb and art by Sale respectively. These stories were specials and spin-offs ofBatman: Legends of the Dark Knight series.
The entire series has been collected intrade paperbacks, anabsolute edition, and a deluxe edition:
