BATMAN 80-PAGE GIANT #2

Luck plays tricks on the Batman family of characters in stories set before Gotham City became a "No Man's Land." Included: the assassin known as Deadshot sets his sights on the Batman (written by Scott Beatty with art by William Rosado); Nightwing follows Tim Drake on the night before he became Robin (written by Ian Edgington with art by Steve Pugh); Huntress matches wits with the Riddler with lives hanging in the balance (written by D.G. Chichester, with art by N. Steven Harris and Rich Faber); and Two-Face plays a game of Russian Roulette with Batman and a mobster as his prisoners (written by Jim Alexander with art by Karl Woller). Plus: A poker game at Arkham Asylum leads to trouble for its inmates and for the Dark Knight (written by Ben Raab with art by Sal Buscema); Batman and the Gotham City Police face the menace of Poison Ivy and her plant menagerie (written by Peter Hogan with art by Jordan Raskin); and a mysterious black cat leads Catwoman on a trail of violence and horror (co-written by Jim Balent and Janet Harvey with art by Balent and David Roach).