"Knightfall" part 5, continued from DETECTIVE COMICS #660. The Joker and Cornelius Stirk go after Commissioner Gordon, but what goes around comes around as the Scarecrow tracks the Joker in a villainous game of cat and mouse. Continued in DETECTIVE COMICS #661.
"Knightfall" part 4, continued from BATMAN #493. Exhausted after his encounter with Zsasz, Batman is unable to come to Robin's aid as he is caught between Bane and Killer Croc in a death duel beneath the steamy streets of Gotham City. Continued in BATMAN #494.
The Grey Gargoyle has succeeded where so many have failed - he has DEFEATED IRON MAN! Who can possibly save Tony Stark now? And to make matters worse, Steve Rogers is considering the unthinkable…retiring as Captain America!?
The Kingpin has an unconscious Spidey and J. Jonah Jameson sealed up tight in a watery deathtrap! If they want to get out while still breathing, Jameson will have to wake Spider-Man up from his afternoon nap...
(Cover Date: September, 1967)
Features the death of Bugle reporter, Frederick Foswell.
The Kingpin has an unconscious Spidey and J. Jonah Jameson sealed up tight in a watery deathtrap! If they want to get out while still breathing, Jameson will have to wake Spider-Man up from his afternoon nap...
The battle with Titanium Man has pushed Iron Man to his absolute limit! Can he possibly survive in one piece?
When the Kingpin orders that J. Jonah Jameson be silenced for his negative press on Fisk's illegal activites, Spidey swings in to save the EIC. But can the Wallcrawler take the big guy in a one-on-one brawl?
"Knightfall" part 2, continued from BATMAN #492. The Ventriloquist and Amygdala tear the city apart searching for the lost Scarface, as Batman and Robin try to cope with the madness of Gotham City, under siege by escapees from Arkham Asylum. Continued in BATMAN #493.
"Knightfall" part 1! The Mad Hatter invites Batman and Robin to a deadly tea party and sends out Film Freak to investigate exactly who was behind the massive Arkham Asylum breakout. Continued in DETECTIVE COMICS #659.
The TITANIUM MAN lives again! Can Iron Man defeat a foe whose armor is superior to his own?
Hearing about the Vulture's defeat of Spider-Man, Kraven becomes furious that he was denied his right to defeat the wall crawler and vows to hunt down his new enemy.
Peter becomes frustrated with his life and decides to throw away his Spider-Man outfit and quit being Spider-Man.
i’ll tell you why this is my favorite spider-man issue so far: it doesn’t focus on spider-man, it’s all about peter. i honestly don’t care who’ll be the “villain of the week” or whatever, i care about peter being happy, being able to pay his bills, to go out with gwen, to enjoy being young, to take care of aunt may... and this issue gave me everything i could ask. the parts where spimore
Peter becomes frustrated with his life and decides to throw away his Spider-Man outfit and quit being Spider-Man.
This is the big one. Issue 50. It contains one of the quintessential, most well-known Spidey stories ever, "Spider-Man No More!". It is mostly known by the wider public for being adapted in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2, the best Spider-Man movie we had until Spider-Man: Homecoming (Change my mind).
What's most interesting to me here is how quickly Peter decides to drop being Spider-Man, and more
Peter becomes frustrated with his life and decides to throw away his Spider-Man outfit and quit being Spider-Man.
For the last time, Aunt May, it's "pussycat" & not "pussywillow"!
(Cover Date: June, 1967)
Hearing about the Vulture's defeat of Spider-Man, Kraven becomes furious that he was denied his right to defeat the wall crawler and vows to hunt down his new enemy.
When Iron Man is called to the battlefield for weapon testing, little does he know the true mission that awaits him - one that he might not survive! Plus: Cap races against time to stop a sinister plot: the assassination of Nick Fury!
The Mandarin is back and he's planning something big! The Avengers scramble across the globe to stop him, but can their efforts really triumph over the Mandarin's villainy? Plus, and unexpected appearance of Ultimo!
The criminal powerhouse Bane stages a breakout at Arkham Asylum, releasing many of its insane inhabitants to run wild through the halls unless Batman can stop them. A "Knightfall" Prelude, as events in this issue lead into the game-changing Batman epic.
With his withdrawal from the strength-enhancing narcotic Venom, Bane has lost his power and physique. But he soon proves he is one of Batman's most dangerous enemies, possessing a mind of calculating intelligence, relentless cunning and diabolical guile.
Featuring the first appearance of Bane, the man destined to one day break the Bat! The sole survivor of the "Venom" experiments, Bane has spent a lifetime on the South American island of Santa Prisca. The time he spent as the toughest inmate in their worst prison led him to develop berserk strength, savage intellect, and unparalleled megalomania. N...
Azrael. Batman. The demon Biis…their three-way conflict ends in a fiery cataclysm beneath an oil refinery in the Southwestern USA. What emerges are two new allies, separated by a shadow of violence, bound by a shared secret…the identity of the man behind the Dark Knight's mask! The conclusion to this miniseries leads into Batman (1940) #488.
Captured, drugged, his identity as Batman revealed, Bruce Wayne fights a duel of wills with the demon Biis. Meanwhile, to track Biis across Europe, an uneasy alliance is born…between Azrael and Alfred!
Batman has a dangerous encounter with the new Azrael, a new and important character making his debut in the Batman mythos with this miniseries, as the demon Biis wages a campaign of death against the Secret Order of Saint Dumas.
It will prove to be one of Batman's most challenging adventures as a new hero joins the Dark Knight's continuing cast of characters in BATMAN: SWORD OF AZRAEL. Azrael is the enforcer for the secret Order of Saint Dumas, a society whose existence dates back to the time of the Crusades. When this bullet-riddled angel of death crashes into the midst o...
A standalone story in the series as Ellis explores the silliness of cryogenics (a real thing!) with a serious rather than mocking tone. Spider Jerusalem sums it up in last page as he chucks away a smoking joint after some thought into a clearly ridiculous futuristic idea but people are still looking for fountains of youth.
In the self-contained "Another Cold Morning," Spider Jerusalem, outlaw journalist, walks with the Revivals--people who have come out from cryogenic freeze into a world they don't understand, clinging to life in a city that has forgotten them completely.
In the self-contained "Another Cold Morning," Spider Jerusalem, outlaw journalist, walks with the Revivals--people who have come out from cryogenic freeze into a world they don't understand, clinging to life in a city that has forgotten them completely.
In the first of three self-contained stories exploring different subcultures in the City, an acquaintance of Spider Jerusalem's opts to have his consciousness downloaded, so Spider watches him and discovers the bizarre, insular community of posthuman "foglets."
X-O Manowar and Ninjak unearth The Vine's ultimate endgame! Deep within the halls of the MI-6, a sinister plot by The Vine's alien agents is about to come to fruition. Their goal? Wipe humanity off the map - beginning with X-O Manowar. To get the job done, The Vine has enlisted Ninjak, the world's most lethal assassin, but by doing so, they may hav...
X-O Manowar vs. Ninjak. To the victor – Earth! Agents of the alien race known as The Vine have been living in secret among us for centuries and now they’ve just been activated for one final mission – purge the Earth of all human life! An invasion fleet is on its way and the only weapon in existence powerful enough to defeat it is the X-O Mano...