Batman: Comic Chapter Books

The Scarecrow is on the loose in this exciting comics and chapter book hybrid! Now the Scarecrow has fitted the Dark Knight with a helmet that slowly gives him fear gas as part of a twisted experiment. Batman has no choice but to play along — the mask is tamper-proof and if he tries to remove it, he'll get a toxic dose of the nightmare-inducing fumes! Will Batman outsmart the crazed villain, or will he be driven bat-bonkers?

Once again, BATMAN catches the PENGUIN in the act, meaning more prison time for the villain. Since the fowl felon has a bad habit of escaping his cell, the DARK KNIGHT delivers PENGUIN finds a way to gain the upper hand... and appoint himself warden! With all the thieves, thugs, and crooks under his sway, the Penguin hatches a plan to unleash his new army on Gotham City. The only shot BATMAN has at preventing the PENGUIN'S entire army from flying free is to go inside the prison and battle the bird-brained villain on his own turf...

After stealing a prized necklace, CATWOMAN manages to escape BATMAN'S pursuit only to find the PENGUIN waiting for her in her apartment. The PENGUIN asks her to kidnap the Ventriloquist's prized puppet, SCARFACE so he can hold it hostage so the Ventriloquist's gang will stop stealing the PENGUIN'S profits. CATWOMAN flawlessly pulls off the caper only to discover that the Ventriloquist has decided to wage war on the PENGUIN'S forces in retaliation--and neither ultra-violent villain is willing to back down! Not wanting blood on her hands, CATWOMAN decides to team-up with BATMAN to set things right--but even with the DARK KNIGHT'S assistance, the odds are severely stacked against them.

Bruce Wayne is in the rainforests of Brazil in this comics and chapter book hybrid, but there's trouble in the local villages - people are disappearing! Corporate developers are tearing down the forest, and a legend tells of a giant bat creature that will defend the plant life from those who would destroy it. Batman takes up the case, and he soon finds out the strange goings-on are more than just folklore – it's Man-Bat and Posion Ivy!