Commissioner Gordon is shot by an unknown assailant, and the Batman Family must investigate the attempted murder while their longtime friend in the police department is in a coma.
Batman: Officer Down is a 2001 storyline part of the "Batman: New Gotham" series, taking place right after the events of "No Man's Land" when Gotham City had just been rebuilt.
Synopsis
Commissioner Gordon is shot by an unknown assailant, and the Batman Family must investigate the attempted murder while their longtime friend in the police department is in a coma.
Issues
- Batman #587 (Part 1)
- Robin (Volume 2) #86 (Part 2)
- Birds of Prey #27 (Part 3)
- Catwoman (Volume 2) #90 (Part 4)
- Nightwing (Volume 2) #53 (Part 5)
- Detective Comics #754 (Part 6)
- Batman: Gotham Knights #13 (Part 7)
Tie-In
- Batgirl #12 (takes place at the same time as part 2 in Robin (Volume 2) #86.)
Trivia
- "Officer Down" bears many similarities to the episode "I Am the Night" of Batman: The Animated Series.
- This storyline was a thinly-veiled tribute to long-time Batman editor Denny O'Neil, who exited the company around this time and was replaced by Bob Schreck.
Recommended Reading
Links and References
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