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'''Batman: Dark Victory''' is a 13-part comic book series written by [[Jeph Loeb]] and drawn by Tim Sale. The series is a sequel to ''Batman: [[The Long Halloween]]'' and was originally published from 1999 to 2000 by DC Comics. The series takes place primarily during the third/fourth year of Batman's career. The plot centers on a series of murders involving Gotham City police officers by a mysterious serial killer only known as The Hangman. Central to the storyline is a territory war between Two-Face and the remnants of the Falcone mob, led by Sofia Falcone. The story brings closure to many characters introduced in Frank Miller's [[Batman: Year One]], and also re-tells of the origins of [[Nightwing|Dick Grayson]], the first [[Robin]], and his adoption by Bruce Wayne.
In 2004, Loeb and Sale produced a follow-up titled [[Catwoman: When in Rome]], focusing on [[Catwoman (comics)|Catwoman]]'s movements in Italy. The story takes place during the events of Dark Victory, between Valentine's Day (when Catwoman leaves Gotham) and Thanksgiving.
Not to be confused with the 1939 film ''[[Batman: Dark Victory]]'' starring [[Bette Davis]].
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* [[Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop]]: The Gotham City Police Department is still a cesspool of corruption and greed, but Gordon is working to clean it up and has already made significant progress since ''Year One'' and ''The Long Halloween''. Many characters discuss the different stages of the GCPD, remembering the distant past when it was full of proud and honest cops, the immediate past when it was filled with nothing but disgust, and the present, when people on both sides of the line are hoping to direct the future to one or the other,
* [[Bald of Evil]]: Both Calendar Man and Sofia Falcone.
* [[Bat Deduction]]
* [[Batman Gambit]]: A given.
* [[Bat Signal]]: The traditional signal makes several appearances.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Mario Falcone honestly believes that he can make the Falcone family a legitimate and respected part of Gotham City's upper crust, much like the Wayne's, {{spoiler|and even helps the DA's office take down the remainder of his family's criminal organization}}. It does not end well.
* [[Cain and Abel]]: {{spoiler|Sofia Falcone and her brother Alberto}}.
* [[Circus Brat]]: Dick Grayson
* [[Officer O'Hara|Chief O'Hara]]: He briefly appears {{spoiler|before becoming the first victim of the Hangman}}, but his personality is a far cry from [[Batman (TV series)|the old 60s show]]'s version.
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* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: {{spoiler|''The Calender Man''}} of all people.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Mario Falcone claims that, with his majority control of the legitimate Falcone businesses, Sofia Falcone is no longer allowed to use the Falcone name. She now uses "Sofia ''Gigante''," which had previous been used as her middle/nickname. "Gigante" is the Spanish word for "Giant", and Sofia clearly is [[The Big Girl]] of the Falcone siblings.
* [[The Mole]]: {{spoiler|District Attorney Janice Porter is sleeping with and feeding information to Two-Face, Mario is feeding Porter information on the Falcone Crime Family, and Detective Laureen Wilcox is working for the Falcone Crime Family}}
* [[Murder by Cremation]]: Almost happens to [[Catwoman (comics)|Catwoman]].
* [[Obfuscating Disability]]: {{spoiler|Sofia Falcone}}.
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* [[The Starscream]]: Joker constantly tries to undermine Two-Face's authority though Dent keeps him forcibly in check. {{spoiler|Joker eventually just shoots him at the end.}}
* [[Taking Up the Mantle]]: Detective Lopez is considering leaving the force at the end of the series, but Gordon convinces her to stay when he explains that Chief O'Hara wanted to make the Gotham Police a respectable and honorable organization again. {{spoiler|Now that O'Hara is dead Gordon will need a new Chief of Police, and Lopez decides to continue where O'Hara left off}}.
* [[To the Bat Noun]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: What the Joker implies {{spoiler|Harvey Dent}} still is.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]?: The fate of Carmine Falcone's body. {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|It is revealed that Two Face has kept it as a trophy using Mister Freeze's technology.]]}}
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