Human Nature' part 1! Things are heating up in Gotham in the wake of a startling revelation about Hush, and Ivy's Robinson Park orphans have started turning up dead—by their own hands. So why does Ivy feel so guilty?

The eclectic early millennium stories of Batman, Nightwing, and the extended Bat-family continue as Dick Grayson returns to his acrobat roots to take on the criminal sister duo, Double Dare! Then, Batman calls Aquaman for a favor, Scarecrow unleashes his fear toxin in Arkham, and Superman pays a visit to Gotham City! Collects the lead stories from Batman: Gotham Knights #14-24 and #29.

Batman knew his deadliest new enemy Hush, who first appeared in the Jeph Loeb/Jim Lee hit storyline, was going to come back, but he never expected him to return so quickly!And with his reappearance come more questions about his true identity, origins and motivations.As the new battle of wits begins, the trail leads to Star City and an encounter with its protector, Green Arrow.

Batman and Batgirl fight to save a group of kidnapped Gothamites from being sold overseas as slave labor, but Batgirl's personal struggle with her killer instincts may prove to be the death of not only her, but everyone else! Plus, a backup tale written and drawn by John Byrne!

Writer Devin Grayson's final issue follows Bruce Wayne through a typical day to see just how many lives Batman—and Bruce—have an impact upon. Plus, a Batman Black & White backup tale by Mark Askwith and Michael Kaluta!

The weight of the world on Batman's shoulders plus the weight of the world on Bruce Wayne's shoulders may be too much for one man to bear, especially one under the effects of the Scarecrow's fear-causing chemicals. Plus, a Batman black-and-white short illustrated by Darwyn Cooke!

In a long-forgotten summer home that belonged to Thomas and Martha Wayne, a body turns up that will lead Bruce Wayne to a part of his parents' past he never imagined existed, forcing him to ask himself if his parents' marriage was nothing but a sham!