Batman #405: War Is Declared
Read a concise guide to Batman #405: War Is Declared, including cover date, series details, summary, characters, and collector-friendly context. Characters
- Series
- Batman
- Issue number
- 405
- Cover date
- 1987-03-01
- Story arc
- Batman: Year One
- ComicVine ID
- 27842
Quick answer
Batman #405: War Is Declared is cataloged as part of the Batman: Year One reading path, giving readers a specific checkpoint in that storyline rather than a generic issue listing. Gotham Vault connects it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon), Two-Face (Harvey Dent), Batman, and the broader 1987-03-01 Batman publication timeline.
Issue summary
Early in the morning Detective Gordon is called to a hostage crisis. He arrives just in time to prevent the hot-head Branden from leading a S.W.A.T Team raid that will surely end in disaster. Single-handedly, he manages to take out the bad guy, making him a hero in all the papers. But, James Gordon's heroism is soon eclipsed by 'The Batman' a vigilante who seems to be busting up criminals up the ladder from street level dealers and muggers to distributors to dealers and bosses. But when 'The Batman' breaks in on a party of bigwigs at the mayor's mansion and threatens them, he becomes Gotham's Public Enemy #1. 'The Batman' has found at least one ally, though, in the form of District Attorney Harvey Dent who's fed up with seeing his witnesses come up dead or missing whenever he tries to go after the big fish. Can Batman, even with Harvey's help escape the entire Gotham police dragnet? Reprinted in Batman: Year One (1988), Batman: Year One: The Deluxe Edition , DC Comics Essentials: Batman Year One .
Citation summary
Batman #405: War Is Declared is a Batman issue with cover date 1987-03-01. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon), Two-Face (Harvey Dent) and the Batman: Year One story arc.
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Story arc / special series
Batman: Year One — Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's origin classic follows Bruce Wayne and Jim Gordon as they separately learn how corrupt Gotham really is.
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FAQ
What comic is Batman #405: War Is Declared?
Batman #405: War Is Declared is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #405 with a cover date of 1987-03-01.
Who appears in Batman #405: War Is Declared?
Gotham Vault currently identifies these characters for this issue: Batman (Bruce Wayne), Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon), Two-Face (Harvey Dent).
Is Batman #405: War Is Declared part of a story arc?
This issue is tagged as part of Batman: Year One. Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's origin classic follows Bruce Wayne and Jim Gordon as they separately learn how corrupt Gotham really is.
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