Greatest Batman Comic Book Arcs of All Time

By Anadya Narain DC Comics

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[{"selector":"#anim-1b504bb1-bb71-44d3-a745-91d570ceb846 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.284090795523493%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-29523c13-f882-4281-bd29-5ea669301f31","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth This Batman story is not a superhero tale, but more of a horror story with thim being sent into Arkham Asylum after the inmates took control. DC Comics

JLA: Tower of Babel

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Death of the Family

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Hush

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The Black Mirror

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Three Joker

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The Long Halloween

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Thankyou For Reading

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