The evil Fun Haus plans to steal Christmas with his army of robot Santas and killer toys, including Dynamite Dolly and the Presto Play Pals! Red Tornado teams up with Batman to save the day and in the process, finds his holiday spirit. In our weekly teaser, Batman and Blue Beetle throw Sportsmaster a perfect strike when he sets up a deadly game with human bowling pins at the alley!
Batman and Ted Kord (the second Blue Beetle) try to regain the scarab from Jarvis Kord to whom Ted Kord lent it in order to find a way to get it to work. Two years later, the current Blue Beetle researches his roots following Batman's battle with Doctor Polaris. This leads him to Hub City and the lair of the Blue Beetle. Using Ted's Bug vehicle, Jaime finds himself on Science Island where he encounters Jarvis Kord (who is posing as Ted Kord). He asks the Beetle to activate an army of peaceful robots. His true goal is conquer the world and put an end to all the wars.
Batman's biggest fan, BatMite, is also his biggest nightmare when the 5th dimensional imp pops up and in an effort to make Batman a better hero, throws Gotham City into chaos. Kidnapping the Dark Knight and traveling to the surreal 5th dimension, the adventure continues with references to many of the classic villains.
Two years ago, Barry Allen and Batman worked together to save themselves from villains like Gorilla Grodd, Captain Boomerang, and Mirror Master. Two years later, the Rogues (consisting of Heat Wave, Weather Wizard and Captain Cold), Jay Garrick and Kid Flash are depressed over Barry Allen's apparent death. However, after seeing the mysterious ghost of Barry Allen, Batman and the two Flashes use the help of the Cosmic treadmill to travel to the 25th century, where Professor Zoom has taken over as the conqueror.
After a team-up with Black Orchid, Batman goes after Catwoman as she tries to steal the Cloak of Neferteri. However, Black Canary and Huntress arrive, on the trail of Two-face. Catwoman aids the heroes, but when Batman gets amnesia, he believes he's his undercover identity of Matches Malone... and goes on a criminal rampage.
In the future, Batman retires and marries Catwoman, with whom he has a son named Damian Wayne, while Dick Grayson has become the new Batman. When the Joker returns and brings his son Joker Jr. along, a reluctant Damian will have to assume his parents' legacy by becoming the new Robin to stop Joker and Joker Jr.
Bat-Mite presents three strange tales of the Batman of alternate dimensions: Batboy and Rubin tracking down a mysterious killer; Bat-Manga Batman fighting Lord Death Man; and Batman and Robin helping Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang take on the Footlight Phantom, who threatens to make Special Guest Star Weird Al Yankovic disappear for good.
Following fights with Metallo, Mister Mxyzptlk, and Toyman, Superman and Batman fight each other when Superman is infected with a red kryptonite necklace given to Lois Lane by Lex Luthor. Now, Batman must find a way to undo the effects of the red kryptonite so that he and Superman can stop Lex Luthor's latest plot.
Two years ago, Batman and the second Atom (Ray Palmer) worked together to save themselves from villains like Cannoneer and Thinker. Ray later retired and Ryan Choi takes up the mantle. Two years later, Palmer's arch-nemesis Chronos plans an attack and Batman goes looking for him. When Batman disappears, Aquaman and Atom (Ryan Choi) must shrink to a microscopic size in the Amazon Jungle to save the Caped Crusader and Ray Palmer from tiny aliens.
The Jokers of All Nations gatecrash the headquarters of the Batmen of All Nations in a bid to destroy them all. Captain Atom, the newest member of the Justice League International, is drained of his powers when the team takes on his old enemy Major Force. As the League try to stop the villain's rampage, Captain Atom struggles to fit in without powers.
The Joker, the Penguin, Grodd, Kite Man, Black Manta, Two-Face, Gentleman Ghost, Mr. Freeze, Riddler, Poison Ivy, Clock King, and Solomon Grundy conduct a roast of Batman, and Jeffrey Ross is brought in as the star guest, but he distracts the villains while Batman escapes from the death trap, leaving the Dark Knight free to take down his enemies. The Justice League International host a party on the Watchtower for themselves and the Justice Society of America, but the two teams fail to get along and a brawl breaks out. Meanwhile, Batman attempts to stop Ra's al Ghul's latest scheme but runs into trouble.
A compilation of four short stories, Batman appears as a cameo and a secondary character in all shorts: Adam Strange in Worlds War – Having picked up an anniversary gift for Alanna on Earth, Adam Strange spots that the zeta beams are firing everywhere in erratic fashion, and learns that Kanjar Ro, who is attempting to destroy Rann and take over the universe, is responsible. Flash in Double Jeopardy – After saving him from Captain Boomerang, Flash tells Batman about an encounter he just had with Mirror Master and Abra Kadabra. 'Mazing Man in Kitty Catastrophe – 'Mazing Man cat-sits for a couple while they are out, but inadvertently causes extreme damage to their home. The Creature Commandos in The War That Time Forgot – The Creature Commandos go to Dinosaur Island to investigate the disappearances of some of the Allies, including Batman, and end up confronting the brains behind the plan: the Ultra-Humanite.
In the year 1865, in parallel universe 5501, Batman helps foil an assassination attempt on the life of Abraham Lincoln by a steampunk armored John Wilkes Booth. Bat-Mite has grown weary of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, deeming its formula to be tired and repetitive, so he concocts a scheme to make it so bad that the network will have to cancel the show to make way for a darker one. Can Ambush Bug thwart his plan before it's too late?