num_pages: 176
description: After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city hes sworn to protect.Batman has heard tales of Gotham Citys Court of Owls: that the members of this powerful cabal are the true rulers of Gotham. The Dark Knight dismissed the stories as rumors and old wives tales. Gotham was his city. Until now.A brutal assassin is sinking his razor-sharp talons into the citys best and brightest as well as its most dangerous and deadly. If the dark legends are true his masters are more powerful predators than the Batman could ever imagine.Collects: Batman #1-7.
language: English
title: Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls
publisher: DC Comics