It's Valentine's Day in GOTHAM, but not everyone is celebrating. VICTOR FRIES (aka MR. FREEZE) has never gotten over the death of his wife, Nora, and he's not about to let anyone enjoy this painful holiday. Only BATMAN can stop the cold-hearted criminal before VICTOR refrigerates the city!

Barbara Gordon, the secret super hero BATGIRL, has been invited to the biggest Halloween party of year. Unfortunately, she already agreed to spend the night with ROBIN, her younger crime-fighting partner. Instead of arguing with her mentor, BATMAN, Barbara decides to bring ROBIN along. That night, the teens arrive at the costume party, hosted by an eccentric collector of Halloween artifacts. Suddenly, all of the lights go out! When they turn on, his prized artifact, a black cat made of rar...

As the sun sets in METROPOLIS, the electricity suddenly goes out, and crime wave erupts throughout the darkened city. This is a job for SUPERMAN! But as the MAN OF STEEL restores order, an even bigger problem arrives . . . the evil PARASITE. This power-hungry monster won't let SUPERMAN save the day without a fight. If the MAN OF STEEL isn't careful, it'll be lights out for him as well.

It's fall in GOTHAM CITY. The air is getting colder, the leaves are changing color, and the people are . . . turning into monsters! These evil creatures are taking over the city, and the problem appears to be spreading. Luckily, BATMAN and his teenage crime-fighting partner, ROBIN, are investigating. Soon, they trace this monster mess back to the GOTHAM CITY CLINIC. Apparently, the evil HUGO STRANGE has been posing as a physician and turning his patients into troublesome terrors. The DYNAM...

Tools of warfare began to evolve during the U.S. Civil War. Rifles were more accurate. Cannons were more powerful. And the first submarines were tested in battle. Read all about the amazing weapons, special gear, and unique uniforms used by the Union and the Confederacy.

World War I was one of the messiest and bloodiest wars ever seen. Soldiers often fought from trenches and used gas warfare, grenades, and machine guns. The war also saw great advancements in vehicles and other tools of war. Learn about the uniforms, amazing weapons, and unique gear used by the Central and Allied powers.

The story of an evil Persian king, who marries a new wife each day and then kills her the next morning. To stop this murderous ruler, a brave woman named Scheherazade risks her own life and marries the king herself . . . but not without a plan. On their wedding night, she will entertain him with the tale of the Fisherman and the Genie, a legend so great, he'll never want it to end.

BATMAN has been kidnapped by the RIDDLER! The crook has left behind one of his infamous riddles, addressed to ROBIN. If ROBIN can solve the puzzle, he will locate the CAPED CRUSADER. But that first riddle leads to another. Then the RIDDLER turns off all the lights in GOTHAM CITY. What, ROBIN wonders, is the point? When will the riddles end? If the BOY WONDER cannot find his partner by the next sunrise, BATMAN will be gone forever.

The JOKER escapes from ARKHAM ASYLUM and tricks BATMAN into following him into an old warehouse. But the building has been remodeled into the JOKER'S fun house. BATMAN must outwit clown robots and escape deadly amusement rides to make sure that the JOKER does not have the last laugh!

Billionaire BRUCE WAYNE is asked to support the military's newest weapon, the ParaBomb X, a high-tech orb that emits a paralyzing light. But during the weapon's demonstration, a general grabs the orb, crashes through the window, and falls to the street below. BRUCE WAYNE is stunned. When he looks down at the street, he sees the thief turn into a gooey pile of mud and slip down a storm drain with the stolen weapon. He wasn't a general at all, he was one of BATMAN'S strangest enemies, CLAYFA...

When animals and people begin to disappear in one of GOTHAM CITY'S parks, BATMAN suspects that the deadly POISON IVY and her creepy plants are at work again. But the green villainess is locked behind bars. BATMAN goes to investigate, and just in the nick of time. When he arrives at the park, he sees a police officer dragged into the depths of the sewer system. The officer was pulled there by living vines!

The JOKER has created a nasty videogame virus, an electronic version of his JOKER VENOM. If BATMAN can't get gamers to put down their handheld gaming devices, JOKER will soon have an army of obedient JOKER-zombies at his command.