THE CAPED CRUSADER

Batman leaves the crime-riddled streets of Gotham City for the snowy cityscape of Moscow to hunt a disciple of the KGBeast known as the NKVDemon who is mercilessly killing members of the Soviet Union's Politburo. Bruce Wayne must first ditch the Soviet agents keeping a watchful eye on him to don his cowl and cape and confront this new Soviet assassin.

Back in Gotham, Batman confronts a new scheme by the Penguin who has enlisted the help of Harold, a hunchback genius who has invented a technology to control birds to use them as an unconventional army--and as assassins. Then the Caped Crusader must deal with a newly vicious and bloodthirsty Riddler, as the villain kidnaps innocent babies and leads Batman through a labyrinth of grim trials to rescue them.

An all-star cast of talent, led by legendary writer Marv Wolfman (Crisis on Infinite Earths) and featuring the dynamic art of Jim Aparo (The Brave and the Bold), and Norm Breyfogle (Detective Comics), presents Batman: The Caped Crusader Vol. 3, collecting Batman #445-454, Batman Annual #14, and Detective Comics #615.