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Annual #1 - Going Straight / Puppet Show / 24 Hours / Study Hall / Laughter After Midnight
Cover Date - 1994
Going Straight - Written by Paul Dini; art by Bruce Timm; cover by Bruce Timm
Puppet Show - Art by Mike Parobeck & Matt Wagner
24 Hours - Art by Mike DeCarlo & Bruce Timm
Study Hall - Art by Klaus Janson
Laughter After Midnight - Written by Paul Dini; art by John Byrne, Rick Burchett


Batman recounts tales of when members of his rogues gallery attempted to go straight.
 
Annual #2 - Demons
Cover Date - 1995
Plot by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm; written by Paul Dini; art by Bruce Timm; cover by Bruce Timm


Batman teams up with Jason Blood for the first time to stop Ra's Al Ghul from getting his hands on a demon artifact.
 
 
The Batman Adventures: Mad Love (Soft Cover)
Cover Date - 1994
Plot by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm; written by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm; art by Bruce Timm; cover by Bruce Timm


Harley recounts how she became involved with the Joker, and is determined to prove that she is still useful by trapping Batman.
 
The Batman Adventures: Mad Love (Prestige Format)
Cover Date - 1994.
Plot by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm; written by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm; art by Bruce Timm; cover by Bruce Timm


Harley recounts how she became involved with the Joker, and is determined to prove that she is still useful by trapping Batman.
 
Official Comic Movie Adaptation: Mask of the Phantasm (Soft Cover)
Cover Date - January 1994.
Adapted by Kelley Puckett; art by Mike Parobeck, Rick Burchett


When Gotham City's most-feared gangsters are systematically eliminated, the worst is feared: that Batman is to blame. But prowling the Gotham night is a shadowy new villain, the Phantasm, a sinister figure with a troublesome link to Batman's past.
 
Official Comic Movie Adaptation: Mask of the Phantasm (Prestige Format)
Cover Date - January 1994.
Adapted by Kelley Puckett; art by Mike Parobeck, Rick Burchett


When Gotham City's most-feared gangsters are systematically eliminated, the worst is feared: that Batman is to blame. But prowling the Gotham night is a shadowy new villain, the Phantasm, a sinister figure with a troublesome link to Batman's past.

A smaller version of this comic was included in with the VHS release of Mask of the Phantasm.
 
The Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1
Cover Date - January 1995.
Intro - Written by Paul Dini; art by Dan Riba
Jolly Ol' St. Nicholas - Written by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm; art by Bruce Timm
The Harley and the Ivy - Story by Paul Dini, Ronnie Del Carmen; Written by Paul Dini; art by Ronnie Del Carmen
White Christmas - Written by Paul Dini; art by Glen Murakami
...What are you doing New Years Eve?! - Story by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm; written by Paul Dini; art by Kevin Altieri and Butch Lukic
Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot - Written by Paul Dini; art by Dan Rib
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Batman has to stop an angry Mr. Freeze; Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy kidnap Bruce Wayne with Ivy's hypnotic lipstick, and use his credit cards to treat themselves to a Christmas shopping spree; Bullock and Montoya stake out a Gotham Department Store for pick pockets, but in actuality, it turns out to be the return of Clayface; Joker plans to kill all the people celebrating in Gotham Square on New Year's Eve with a sonic weapon. It is up to Batman and Robin to stop him before the stroke of midnight.
 
The Batman Adventures TPB
Cover Date - 1993
Writers Kelley Puckett, Martin Pasko; pencils by Ty Templeton, Brad Radar; inks by Rick Burchett; cover (of TPB) by Ty Templeton


Collections issues #1-6, and includes an intro by Paul Dini.

 
The Dark Knight Adventures TPB
Cover Date - 1994.Writers Kelley Puckett; pencils by Mike Parobeck; inks by Rick Burchett; cover (of TPB) by Mike Parobeck and Rick Burchett

Collections issues #7-12, and includes an intro by Bruce Timm.


 
Batman: Dangerous Dames and Demons TPB
Cover Date - April 2003
Written by Paul Dini; art by Bruce Timm, Mike Parobeck, Matt Wagner, Dan DeCarlo, Klaus Janson and Glen Murakami; Painted cover by Timm


Some of the greatest animated-style adventures of Batman ever told, collected under one cover! Featuring the Eisner Award-winning BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE by Dini & Timm, THE BATMAN ADVENTURES ANNUALS #1 and #2, and tales from THE BATMAN ADVENTURES HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 and ADVENTURES IN THE DC UNIVERSE #3, this is a must-have volume for any Batman fan. Plus, a commentary on the stories by Timm, who also provides a painted cover!
Batman: Mad Love and Other Tales HC/TPB
Cover Date - May 2008 (HC), July 2011 (TPB)
Written by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm and Glen Murakami; art by Bruce Timm, Mike Parobeck, Matt Wagner, Dan DeCarlo, Klaus Janson and Glen Murakami; painted cover by Timm


The centerpiece of this fantastic collection is the Eisner Award-winning BATMAN: MAD LOVE, the surprisingly dark origin of Harley Quinn, co-starring The Joker and Poison Ivy as well as Batman. Also included are tales by Dini, Timm and others that feature the Scarecrow, Ra's al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Batgirl and more, from BATMAN ADVENUTURES ANNUAL #1-2 and stories from the BATMAN ADVENTURES HOLIDAY SPECIAL, ADVENTURES IN THE DC UNIVERSE #3 and BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #1!

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