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What it's all about...
In his second year as Batman, Bruce Wayne comes up against a psycho who will ultimately question his prodigious detective skills, his faith in his allies and his ability to make any real change on the crime-ridden streets of Gotham City. As various members of a vicious crime syndicate are murdered (every month on a day of celebration), Batman becomes embroiled in a sprawling case in which any number of newly surfaced "freaks" could be the so-called Holiday Killer. Could it be The Joker, The Mad Hatter, The Scarecrow? Or maybe former District Attorney turned acid-scarred sociopath Harvey Dent?

Why you should read it...
Quoted by screenwriter David S Goyer as being one of the major inspirations for The Dark Knight movie, The Long Halloween is a magnificent murder-mystery and an affecting origin story for Two-Face.