Batman: Dark Victory

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Batman: Dark Victory
Trade paperback of Dark Victory
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Publication date	November 1999 – December 2000
No. of issues	14
Main character(s)	Batman Jim Gordon The Hangman Two-Face Robin Catwoman
Creative team
Written by	Jeph Loeb
Artist(s)	Tim Sale
Collected editions
Hardcover	ISBN 1563897385
Hardcover (Titan Books)	ISBN 184023332X
Trade Paperback	ISBN 1563898683
Trade Paperback (Titan Books)	ISBN 1840234172
Absolute Edition	ISBN 1401235107
2014 Trade Paperback	ISBN 1401244017
Noir	ISBN 1401271065
Deluxe Edition	ISBN 1779514832

Batman: Dark Victory is a 14-part American comic book limited series (including a #0 issue) published by DC Comics, featuring the superhero Batman. The series, which ran from 1999 until 2000, was written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Tim Sale, and it serves as a sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween.^[1] Batman: Dark Victory takes place primarily four to five years into Batman's career as a vigilante crimefighter. The plot centers on a series of murders involving Gotham City police officers by a mysterious serial killer only known as the Hangman. Central to the storyline is a territory war between Two-Face and the remnants of the Falcone mob, led by Sofia Falcone.

The story is also a re-telling of the origins of Batman's sidekick Robin and his adoption by Bruce Wayne. The story brings closure to many characters introduced in Frank Miller's Batman: Year One.

There is also a sequel, Robin: Year One, by Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty.

In 2004, Loeb and Sale produced a follow-up titled Catwoman: When in Rome, focusing on Catwoman's movements in Italy. The story takes place during the events of Dark Victory, between Valentine's Day (when Catwoman leaves Gotham) and Labor Day.