An exciting crime story full of puzzles The Long Halloween is a classic detective story by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, which follows Batman during the early days of his crime-fighting career, and tells the story of a mysterious killer who only kills his victims on holidays. Working with District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lt. James Gordon, Batman is in a race against time as he tries to find out who Holiday is, before he kills the next victim. In addition to the tense crime story, The Long Halloween also brings the events that transformed Harvey Dent into Batman's mortal enemy - Duplicitous. This edition also features four additional pages removed from the original edition, sketches by Tim Sale, and an introduction by the director and screenwriters of The Dark Knight Returns, Christopher Nolan and David Goyer.