Written by Steve Niles Art and cover by Kelley Jones Trick-or-treating in Gotham City can be terrifying - and tragic. Tonight, two people are invited to a party where they will be challenged to surviving the night in the most horrifying haunted house imaginable. Collecting the 12-issue series from Steve Niles and Kelley Jones! Advance-solicited; on sale September 2 - 296 pg, FC, $19.99 US

The penultimate issue of the mysterious maxiseries begins with the return of Batman’s most fearsome foes! The maniacal Midnight has freed the Dark Knight’s most dangerous rogues for an ultimate showdown and the fate of Gotham City! The Scarecrow, Man-Bat, Killer Croc and Catwoman all join Midnight in a monster mash against the Batman. Beware!

The Batman has been ambushed by a gang of thugs who want only one thing: the death of the Dark Knight Detective. But there is more to this nefarious plan than it seems. For at the stroke of midnight, the mysterious monster behind this gang wants to strike fear into the hearts of all the citizens of Gotham City!

The new year starts off with a bang as the villainous Midnight strikes throughout Gotham City, killing those he deems corrupt—which, in Gotham, is almost everybody. But knowing that he can't defeat the Dark Knight, Midnight instead targets those who are close to him. And neither Batman nor Bruce Wayne can stop the madman!

"Go back to Batman's roots and learn where the Dark Knight got the weapons he uses in his war on crime. Discover when Batman first developed his arsenal of technological weapons to combat Lex Luthor's evil plans to move in and take over Gotham City!"--Publisher's website.

October 31st in Gotham City—the scariest day of the year. It's the night when trick-or-treating can be terrifying and tragic. It's the night when people fear the darkness and beware the moonlight. It's the night they say he came home. For tonight two very different people receive invitations to a very special party. They will be charged with surviving the night in the most horrifying haunted house imaginable. The guests: the monstrous Midnight and the Dark Knight Detective. The host: The Joker. Welcome to Halloween in Gotham City.

When the full moon rises and casts its eerie glow over the land, the creatures of the night come out to hunt and feast and prey on the innocent citizens of Gotham City, and only one man stands in their way: the Batman. These are the bizarre and frightening case files of the Dark Knight Detective, featuring grave-robbers, men making monsters, night terrors and the debut of an all-new moonlight monster known only as Midnight.