Elseworlds: Batman Omnibus #1

Plot

Collects Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (1989 DC); Batman: Holy Terror (1991); Batman and Dracula: Red Rain GN (1992 DC) Elseworlds; Batman: Master of the Future GN (1991 DC) Elseworlds; Batman: The Blue, the Grey, and the Bat (1992); Robin 3000 (1992) #1-2; Batman/Houdini[: The Devils Workshop] (1993); Batman: Dark Joker - The Wild GN (1994 DC Edition) Elseworlds; Batman: In Darkest Knight (1994); Catwoman (1993-2001 2nd Series) Annual #1; Detective Comics (1937-2011 1st Series) Annual #7; Batman (1940-2011) Annual #18; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989-2007) Annual #4; Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1993-2000) Annual #2; Robin (1993-2009 DC) Annual #3; Batman: Castle of the Bat (1994); Batman: Bloodstorm GN (1994 DC) Elseworlds; Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat GN (1995 DC) Elseworlds; Batman: Dark Knight Gallery (1996); and Batman: Man-Bat (1995) #1-3. Welcome to a world of endless possibilities… In 1989, Brian Augustyn, Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell, David Hornung, and John Workman created comics history with GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT, an alternative-history tale that featured a novice Dark Knight investigating a series of murders in Victorian-era Gotham committed by Jack the Ripper. The success of this one-shot led to the creation of the Esleworlds imprint, which gave writers and artists the freedom to reinterpret the Caped Crusaders origin and adventures throughout different time periods or realities. What would happen if Batman became a literal creature of the night, a Western adventurer, or a high-seas swashbuckler? These questions – and more – are answered in these pages.