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| Issue #1-20 | Issues #21-40 | Issues #41 - End | Specials | Issue #21 - The Burning Cold Cover Date - May 2006 - May 10th - 32 pages Written by Bill Matheny Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty Cover by Dave McCaig When Firefly and Mr. Freeze put Batman on ice - literally - it's up to Batgirl to save the day in her first solo adventure!   Issue #22 - Demolition Cover Date - June 2006 - June 14th - 32 pages Written by Bill Matheny; Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty; Cover by Dave McCaig It's a race against time for Batman when Gearhead comes back to town! Will Gearhead's control over all vehicles allow him to take over the Batmobile and the streets of Gotham? It's going to be a high—speed demolition derby through the city!   Issue #23 - Learning to Fly Cover Date - July 2006 - July 12th - 32 pages Written by J. Torres; Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty; Cover by Dave McCaig Batman's having a very, very rough night. It's bad enough Man-Bat is running riot through the skies of Gotham City — it's worse when Batgirl is attached to the flying monster!   Issue #24 - Waiting to Pounce Cover Date - August 2006 - August 9th - 32 pages Written by Matt Manning; Art by Wes Craig and Terry Beatty; Cover by Dave McCaig It's a wild night in Gotham City! Batman and Batgirl know that Catwoman's planning to steal a priceless piece of art. But can they keep an eye on her when some of Gotham's most dangerous criminals are loose?   Issue #25 - Behind Bars Cover Date - September 2006 - September 13th - 32 pages Written by Jai Nitz; Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty, Cover by Dave McCaig Killer Croc has spent his life being kept in cages. Now he's broken free, and only the Batman can keep Croc from taking an explosive revenge on all of Gotham City!   Issue #26 - Escape Cover Date - October 2006 - October 11th - 32 pages Written by Jai Nitz; Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty; Cover by Dave McCaig Clayface was once Bruce Wayne's closest friend. Now he wants to be forever free of his past and only live as a villain. The mad doctor Hugo Strange wants to help the Clayface side, but Batman wants to bring his human side back. Who will win the battle for Clayface's mind?   Issue #27 - Once a Thief... Cover Date - November 2006 - November 8th - 32 pages Written by Scott Beatty; Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty; Cover by Dave McCaig When is a Catwoman not a thief? When she's been hired by a bank to test their security, that's when. But when Bruce Wayne finds out about the bank's shady dealings, only Batman save Catwoman from a trap that even she can't escape!   Issue #28 - The Comic and the Straight Man Cover Date - December 2006 - December 13th - 32 pages Written by Jai Nitz; Art and Cover by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty It's the most unlikeliest Dynamic Duo ever when Joker gets a new helper, Scarface! As if that wasn't strange enough, Batman has to ask for help from the only person who can stop Scarface, the Ventriloquist!   Issue #29 - While the Bat's Away Cover Date - January 2007 - January 10th- 32 pages Written by Jai Nitz; Art and cover by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty Introducing…Robin! The Dark Knight's newest partner must join forces with Batgirl to protect Gotham City without Batman at his side. The young'uns will need all their training and instincts if Gotham's going to stand a chance!   Issue #30 - Young at Art Cover Date - February 2007 - February 14th - 32 pages Written by Russell Lissau; Art by Sanford Green and Nathan Massengill; Cover by Green When a squad of high-tech thieves hit the Gotham Musuem, only the unlikely dynamic duo of Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth can stop them! But even they may not be enough to save a priceless artifact when Catwoman gets involved!   Issue #31 - An Hour of Your Time Cover Date - March 2007 - March 14th - 32 pages Written by Matt Manning; Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty; Cover by Dave McCaig Batman has only one night to solve a baffling kidnapping in Gotham. The problem? The police think he's the kidnapper! The catch? They're right! With the mind-controlling Spellbinder in his head, the Dark Knight must unravel the secrets of this perfect crime before it's too late!   Issue #32 - How to Take Out a Room Full of Goons Cover Date - April 2007 - April 11th - 32 pages Written by Scott Beatty; Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty; Cover by Sanford Green The Joker's sick of Batman, and he's putting together a posse of Gotham's baddest bad guys to put the Bat out of their misery, once and for all! Can even the Dark Knight handle the Joker, Poison Ivy, Clayface, Firefly and more?   Issue #33 - Growth Cover Date - May 2007 - May 9th - 32 pages Written by Jai Nitz; Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty; Cover by Dave McCaig Poison Ivy's figured out the perfect way to get Batman out of her way…make The Batman into a Batboy! A now-young Bruce Wayne will have to fight alongside Batgirl and Robin through Poison Ivy's plant army and puberty!   Issue #34 - Shtick Shift Cover Date - June 2007 - June 13th - 32 pages Written by J. Torres; Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty; Cover by Sanford Greene and Nathan Massengill The Riddler's playing a deadly game, and Batman's the prize! Batgirl and Robin will need all of their training, wits and guts to save the Batman.   Issue #35 - The Clown Prince of Late Night Cover Date - July 2007 - July 11th - 32 pages Written by Russell Lissau and Christopher Jones; Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty; Cover by Dave McCaig When the Joker and Harley Quinn late over a late-night talk show, Batman and Robin end up in a race against time! They’ll have to keep the crowd from being Jokerized while making sure the Clown Prince of Crime doesn’t become the Clown Prince of Late Night!   Issue #36 - Gearhead 2.0 Cover Date - August 2007 - August 8th - 32 pages Written by Josh Elder; Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty; Cover by Sanford Greene and Nathan Massengill Gearhead's turning Gotham City into a gigantic demolition derby! Batman's going to need all the help he can get, even if that means letting Batgirl get behind the wheel of the Batmobile!   Issue #37 - Depths Cover Date - September 2007 - September 12th - 32 pages Written by Russell Lissau; Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty; Cover by Sanford Greene & Nathan Massengill Poison Ivy's out for a night out on the town, but don't worry - Batman and Robin are hot on her tail! What can the Dynamic Duo do when no one in Gotham City has seen Ivy committing a crime?   Issue #38 - Pretty Poison Cover Date - October 2007 - October 17th - 32 pages Written by Bill Matheny; Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty; Cover by Sanford Greene & Nathan Massengill Killer Croc's home are the sewers of Gotham City, and that "home" has led him straight to the Batcave! Batman's not going to be happy when he meets the cave's newest guest?   Issue #39 - Hostile Takeover Cover Date - November 2007 - November 14th - 32 pages Written by Jai Nitz; Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty; Cover by Sanford Greene & Nathan Massengill The streets of Gotham City are free of criminals, and it’s Black Mask’s fault! Can Batman figure out how to stop a criminal who isn’t committing crimes?   Issue #40 - The Burning Question Cover Date - December 2007 - December 12th - 32 pages Written by Jai Nitz; Art by Adam Archer; Cover by Sanford Greene & Nathan Massengill The Riddler’s on the rampage, trying to prove himself as the cleverest person in all of Gotham City! Can Batman outwit the Master of Riddles before Gotham burns?   Check out much more at The World's Finest. The Batman and all characters and related indicia are (c) and TM of their respective owners. Original content, copyright The World's Finest. Contact us. Follow The World's Finest on Twitter - Facebook - YouTube

 

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