Zero Hour Strikes! Batman's Zero Issues

We said we'd do it and we are! All ZERO ISSUES following Zero Hour will be covered. What's changed? What's new? What stays? And we start with sacred cow Batman and his four Zero issues - Batman, Shadow of the Bat, Legends of the Dark Knight, and Detective Comics - to see where the Bat is going next as this is - tag line please - The Beginning of Tomorrow!

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Highlights from Batman #0 by Doug Moench, Mike Manley and Josef Rubinstein; Batman Shadow of the Bat #0 by Alan Grant and Bret Blevins; Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #0 by Archie Goodwin and Vince Giarrano; and Detective Comics #0 by Chuck Dixon, Graham Nolan and Scott Hanna

From Batman #0, young Bruce Wayne is quite taken with the new butler.

Batman does the legwork, or at least, Matches Malone does.

From Shadow of the Bat #0, some acrobatic fighting.

The yellow oval, warning or target?

From Legends of the Dark Knight #0, a demonic hero and villain.

From Detective Comics #0, some of Alfred's dry wit.

Batman weaponizes fear.

But it's only meant to work on SOME people.

So does he know?

Credits:
Relevant teaser clip: "Groundhog Day" by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Angela Paton

Bonus clip: "U Can'T Touch This" by MC Hammer.

End theme music from "The Time Tunnel Theme" by John Williams

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