Issue Batman 405
Subtitle War is Declared (Year One part 2)
Date March 1987
Writer(s) Frank Miller
Artist(s) David Mazzucchellli
storyline Gordon ended a hostage situation before it turned ugly, gaining the attention of the media and the adoration of the people. Batman made his first appearance; Gordon briefed the force on the sightings of this new vigilante. Batman began taking on the corrupted higher-ups of Gotham society. Gordon believed that the Batman was actually Assistant District Attorney Harvey Dent. He and his partner, Sarah Essen, witnessed the Batman first hand and chased him into an abandoned apartment complex.