Tim Sale — “Mrrow!”
Batman: The Long Halloween, #6, June 1997
Wait.
It’s November 1, and we’re still discussing Halloween?
Of course — we are talking about Batman: The Long Halloween, one of the greatest long-form (13 issues) Batman stories ever created. Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale craft an inventive and gorgeous story that takes place early in Batman’s career, centered on a serial killer who only kills on holidays.
The story also features the Calendar Man, once a silver age joke, who taunts the caped crusader in the manner of Hannibal Lechter. He knows who the murderer is, but will only provide tantalizing and taunting clues, not the killer’s actual identity.
On this great action page, Catwoman attacks Poison Ivy in an attempt to break her spell over Bruce Wayne, but the somewhat hypnotized Bruce breaks Catwoman herself from the attack.
Mrrow indeed!
(And happy anniversary Mr. Wayne. Our next few posts are in honor of your 80th year as the Caped Crusader.)
