Batman: Times Past: Sketches of the Caped Crusader, Chapter 4: 1964: Introducing the Darktown Defender
by Nadra Enzi Return to chapter list Gotham City, 1964: The Darktown section of Gotham City was where the city’s Negro citizens lived. Ironically, Gotham’s high crime rate didn’t discriminate, and criminals who didn’t live there somehow considered Darktown easy pickings. Fortunately, recently Darktown had gained its own caped crusader — a masked mystery-man named . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Batman: Times Past: Sketches of the Caped Crusader, Chapter 3: 1956: An Interview with Batman
by Nadra Enzi Return to chapter list Somewhere in Gotham City, 1956: For Unusual Stories Magazine. So far my latest interview has gone fine, considering tonight’s subject is a big guy dressed up like a bat. Batman is reputed to hit harder than Joe Louis, is smarter than even J. Edgar Hoover when it comes . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Batman: Times Past: Sketches of the Caped Crusader, Chapter 2: 1945: The Debriefing
by Nadra Enzi Return to chapter list TOP SECRET REPORT TO: Control FROM: Capt. Mark Bailey, OSS DATE: March 3, 1945 RE: Debriefing the Batman Regarding His Conduct In European Theatre Covert Operations. Look, how I pulled this straw only God and the Allied High Command know. I’ve seen my share of action, but never . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Batman: Times Past: Sketches of the Caped Crusader, Chapter 1: 1944: Secret Rescuer
by Nadra Enzi Return to chapter list The following is an excerpt from the book Secret Rescuers: Batman and Other Mystery-Men Behind Enemy Lines in World War Two (1960), as told by a retired United States Army and Defense Intelligence Agency veteran who asked to have his name withheld. This excerpt is from Chapter 25, . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Batman: 1978: Merry Christmas, Mr. Batman
by Immortalwildcat 
Quick question: When was the last time Bruce Wayne, the original Batman, wore his cape and cowl before his death in 1979? If you said when his wife Selina (Catwoman) died, you haven’t read this story. This is the story of the Batman’s last Christmas. And this is also the one and only team-up story between the Batman and the Huntress. It’s been ten years since then, and now Helena Wayne (the Huntress) is finally ready to reveal that tale for her adopted daughter Sonia.
Batman: 1978: Merry Christmas, Mr. Batman, Epilogue, 1988: Daughter of the Batman
by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list Christmas Eve, 1988: “And that’s how Dad and I spent our last Christmas together.” Helena Wayne lay her head back on the sofa, eyes closed. “Hard to believe it’s been ten years.” “Is that why people know the Huntress is Batman’s daughter?” Helena straightened up and looked at her . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Batman: 1978: Merry Christmas, Mr. Batman, Chapter 4: Christmas Day
by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list It was a little after midnight when Helena Wayne stood looking out a window as a car sped out toward Wayne Manor’s front gate. She chuckled and turned away from the window, only to find someone standing right behind her. “Whoops! Here, let me take that before you spill . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Batman: 1978: Merry Christmas, Mr. Batman, Chapter 3: Playing Santa
by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list “Are you all right?” asked the Huntress as soon as she could speak to her father without others overhearing. “Think I pulled a muscle or two in my back, and my left knee is sore. The cat left a few scratches on my back, too.” Batman smiled and said, . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Batman: 1978: Merry Christmas, Mr. Batman, Chapter 2: The Guardian of Gotham City
by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list On the third floor of the building, smoke filled the corridor, making it nearly impossible to see. Batman reached for the respirator on his utility belt and slipped it into his mouth. For now, it was simply filtering the smoke, but there was a small air tank in his . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Batman: 1978: Merry Christmas, Mr. Batman, Chapter 1: Born to Be the Huntress
by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list Christmas Eve, 1978: Twenty-one-year-old Helena Wayne whistled a Christmas melody as she adjusted the garland over the French doors in her new townhouse. The feelings of guilt over moving out of her father’s home were still there, but his constant reassurances kept those feelings dampened most of the time. . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Batman: 1978: Merry Christmas, Mr. Batman, Prologue, 1988: Another History Lesson
by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list Christmas Eve, 1988: “Time to hang up the phone and get to bed, Sonia!” called Helena Wayne from the kitchen of her Gotham City townhouse. “Don’t want to be awake when Santa comes, do you?” Sonia Wayne, Helena’s thirteen-year-old adopted daughter, appeared in the doorway with the kind of . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Johnny Thunder: 1946: Bolt from the Blue
by Nadra Enzi 
Johnny Thunder is often dismissed as the sidekick of the Justice Society, the comic relief of the mystery-man set. But the U.S. government knows why Johnny is a force to be reckoned with.
Hourman: 1941: Time Management
by Nadra Enzi 
Rex Tyler only has one Miraclo-fueled hour at a time to spend as Hourman. Is it any wonder that the man of the hour seeks to make the most of it?
Superman: 1940: Bullies
by Nadra Enzi 
In the early days of his career, Superman may not have known where he came from, but he knew enough to use his powers against those he hated most of all — bullies.
Mister Terrific: 1947: A Thousand Weapons to Choose From
by Nadra Enzi 
It’s no easy task measuring yourself against a man with a thousand talents. Just ask Agent Freeman when he’s instructed to find out what makes Mister Terrific what he is!