Issue Batman 404
Subtitle Who I Am, How I Came To Be (Year One part 1)
Date February 1987
Writer(s) Frank Miller
Artist(s) David Mazzucchellli
storyline James Gordon arrived in Gotham City from Chicago for his new job on the police force. Bruce Wayne returned to his home after 18 years abroad. Gordon didn't fit in well with the corruption that was running rampant in the police force. Wayne began checking out the night-life, following up on the vow he made to his parents. His first time out was disastrous - he was stabbed, shot, and picked up by the police (though he escaped). While thinking of his father, Bruce received an omen - a bat flew through a window in his house.