Gotham by Gaslight

Gotham by Gaslight
Cover to Gotham by Gaslight (February 1989) by Mike Mignola.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Format	One-shot
Genre	Steampunk, superhero
Publication date	February 1989
No. of issues	1
Main character(s)	Batman Jack the Ripper
Creative team
Written by	Brian Augustyn
Artist(s)	Mike Mignola
Inker(s)	P. Craig Russell
Colorist(s)	David Hornung
Editor(s)	Mark Waid
Collected editions
Gotham by Gaslight	ISBN 0-930289-67-6
Gotham by Gaslight (inc. Batman: Master of the Future)	ISBN 1-4012-1153-4

Gotham by Gaslight is a DC Comics one-shot by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola, with inks by P. Craig Russell. The story revolves around a 19th-century version of Bruce Wayne making his debut as Batman just as Jack the Ripper has arrived in Gotham City.

Gotham by Gaslight is considered to be the first Elseworlds story in which DC Comics characters from alternate timelines or realities are featured in stories outside of the DC Universe canon. At the time the story was first published, the Elseworlds concept had not been established yet and initial printings were not labeled as such. Subsequent printings of Gotham by Gaslight, however, have incorporated the Elseworlds logo. It spawned one sequel, Batman: Master of the Future (1991), also written by Augustyn, with art by Eduardo Barreto. A third book in the series, Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, is scheduled for release in June 2024.^[1]