A little boy makes his bedtime an exciting adventure, as he imagines Batman preparing to fight crime in Gotham City.

BATMAN has been kidnapped by the RIDDLER! The crook has left behind one of his infamous riddles, addressed to ROBIN. If ROBIN can solve the puzzle, he will locate the CAPED CRUSADER. But that first riddle leads to another. Then the RIDDLER turns off all the lights in GOTHAM CITY. What, ROBIN wonders, is the point? When will the riddles end? If the BOY WONDER cannot find his partner by the next sunrise, BATMAN will be gone forever.

When animals and people begin to disappear in one of GOTHAM CITY'S parks, BATMAN suspects that the deadly POISON IVY and her creepy plants are at work again. But the green villainess is locked behind bars. BATMAN goes to investigate, and just in the nick of time. When he arrives at the park, he sees a police officer dragged into the depths of the sewer system. The officer was pulled there by living vines!

Many years after the death of his parents, Bruce Wayne comes face to face with their killer, Joe Chill. While chasing down the cold-blooded crook, Bruce recalls the story of his own past and how he became the world's greatest crime fighter . . . Batman.

Batman needs help from Superman when the Joker and Lex Luthor team up.

"It's Valentine's Day in Gotham, but not everyone is celebrating. Victor Fries (aka Mr. Freeze) has never gotten over the death of his wife, Nora, and he's not about to let anyone enjoy this painful holiday. Only Batman can stop the cold-hearted criminal before Victor refrigerates the entire city"--Unedited summary from book.

Wealthy Bruce Wayne acquires the skills necessary to protect the people of Gotham City, adopting the disguise of a bat to safeguard his identity.

The Penguin has escaped from prison, and Batman must catch him.