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However, the Falcone mob is in desperate need of a means to launder their ill-gotten gains, and the Roman sees the Gotham City Bank as a likely source. Jeph Loeb has stated that the genesis of the story was influenced by writer Mark Waid, who, when told that Loeb was working on a story set in the Year One continuity, suggested focusing on Harvey Dent's years prior to becoming Two-Face, as that had not been depicted in depth since the original Year One story.Ĭarmine "The Roman" Falcone and his mafia family hold Gotham City in an iron grip. It also tells the origin of Two-Face, adding along to the story in Batman: Annual #14. It also revolves around the transition of Batman's rogues gallery from simple mob goons to full-fledged supervillains. InĬontinuity terms, The Long Halloween continues the story of Batman: Year One. The story also ties into the events that transform Harvey Dent into Batman's deadly enemy, Two-Face. Working with District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant James Gordon, Batman races across the calender as he tries to catch Holiday, before he claims his next victim each month. Taking place during Batman's early days of crime-fighting, The Long Halloween tells the story of a mysterious killer named Holiday, who murders people on holidays, one each month. The series' success led to Loeb and Sale to reteam for the sequel, Batman: Dark Victory and Catwoman: When in Rome, which pararells the events of Dark Victory.

The entire series has been collected in both trade paperback, and as part of the DC Comics Absolute Editions. It was inspired by the three Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials, by the same creative team.

It was originally published by DC Comics in 19. Batman: Dark Victory Batman: The Long Halloween is a 13-issue limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale.