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BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT GRAPHIC NOVEL!
1st Print. 1st Edition. Published by DC Comics in 1989.
FEATURES BATMAN HUNTING DOWN JACK THE RIPPER AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY!
OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM DRAWN BY MIKE MIGNOLA, THE CREATOR OF HELLBOY!
This item was never available for sale in any mass market retail outlet and could only be purchased in comic book specialty stores.
A fantastic story that asks the question of what would happen if Batman existed during the time of Jack the Ripper?
Gotham by Gaslight is a fascinating “alternate reality” story that puts the character of Batman back in Gotham City of 1890. In the young city known as Gotham, a winged vigilante has begun stalking criminals. All the while, the greatest villain of the age has begun a similar stalking of the innocent.
That criminal, who referred to himself merely as “Jack” in the taunting notes he sent authorities, has moved his reign of terror from London to Gotham. Soon, the vigilante and the ripper will face off in this turn-of-the-century thriller.
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What would Gotham City of 100 years ago have been like? In an age of Mysery and superstition how would the people of Gotham react to weird creture of teh night, a bat-garbed vigiante feared by the guilty and the innocent alike? Some would live in terror" Other would rest easier: Only one man would take no notice at all. a man with other matters to attend to. His name? no one knows for sure. Most people know him only Jack. Jack the Ripper.
Gotham by Gaslight is an exceptional tale that provides a true mystery, as Batman pursues the Ripper through late 19th century Gotham. But even more than a mystery, it's an excellent retelling of the origin of Batman.
Lavishly illustrated by Mike Mignola, best known as the creator of Hellboy and P Craig Russell, award winning artist on graphic novels such as Neil Gaiman's Sandman!