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Name: Contagion
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Alan Grant

"Contagion" brings together a series of Batman and DC title arcs in which a deadly plague sweeps through Gotham City. Batman teams up with Robin, Nightwing, Catwoman, Azrael, and other allies to track a cure and confront the infected while battling iconic villains such as Poison Ivy, Ra’s al Ghul, and Bane. The collection compiles issues from "Batman: The Shadow of the Bat" (pp. 53–54), "Batman" (pp. 533–534), "Detective Comics" (pp. 700–702), "Catwoman" (p. 36), "Robin" (pp. 32–33), and "Batman: Bane," and serves as a bridge to the subsequent events of "Batman: Cataclysm" and "Batman: No Man's Land."

First publish date: 2000

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Superhero Comics

Authors: Alan Grant

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