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''The Long Halloween'' is a [[Batman]] mini-series that ran from 1996 to 1997, produced by the creative team of [[Jeph Loeb]] and Tim Sale. The mini-series came out of the duo's semi-regular yearly Batman Halloween Specials that they did for DC Comics.
The series, which is a pseudo-sequel to ''[[Batman: Year One]]'', involves a number of intertwining plotlines. To begin with, a serial killer is targeting members of Gotham's crime families. Due to the killer striking once a month, each time on some holiday, and leaving a holiday-related trinket as a [[Calling Card]], the press quickly dubs them The Holiday Killer (the title refers to the first murder, which was on Halloween).
For Carmine "The Roman" Falcone, the head of Gotham's largest remaining crime family, Holiday is just the latest in a long series of problems. The Batman has been a thorn in his side and [[Catwoman (Comic Book)|Catwoman]] has been robbing him (prompting Falcone to put a bounty on both their heads), District Attorney Harvey Dent is crusading to shut him down, and he's facing competition both from other mobsters and from a new breed of criminals--the costumed supervillains.
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* [[An Offer You Can't Refuse]]: Maroni offers to testify against Falcone, an offer that Harvey, being District Attorney and all, jumps at.
** Falcone uses strongarm tactics to get the bank's board members on his side. His bodyguard Milos even offers to "convince" Bruce Wayne, but Falcone employs a much more subtle tactic against Gotham's favorite son.
* [[April Fools' Day]]: The seventh chapter, in which Holiday commits a fake-out killing.
* [[Asshole Victim]]: "Two shots to the head. If you ask me, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy".
** [[Ironic Echo|Twice, even.]]
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* [[Bulletproof Vest]]: Batman employs one at one point, though not as part of his standard attire.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: The Riddler, which carries over to ''Dark Victory'' as well.
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* [[Calling Card]]: Holiday leaves one at the site of each of the killings. A jack-o-lantern for Halloween, a cornucopia for Thanksgiving, etc.
* [[Consulting a Convicted Killer]]: Batman visits Calendar Man in his cell at Arkham Asylum to ask him where he might find the killer known as "Holiday". Calendar Man suggests that, the day Batman is paying this visit being a holiday, Holiday is likely looking to commit a murder.
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* [[The Vamp]]: Poison Ivy, of course.
* [[Wacky Wayside Tribe]]: The Joker's attempt to spread his poison into Gotham Square on New Year's Eve has remarkably little to do with the overall plot besides giving Batman something to do. [[Rule of Cool]] excuses it, though.
* [[Was It Really Worth It?]]: At the end of ''[[The Long Halloween]]'', in light of of Harvey Dent's transformation into Two-Face and his subsequent killing of Carmine Falcone, Batman and Jim Gordon have this moment.
{{quote| '''Batman''': The promise that we made to bring down the Roman. [[Pyrrhic Victory|What it cost us.]] [[Face Heel Turn|Harvey...]]<br />
'''Gordon''': If you're asking me "Did the good guys win?" Yes, the good guys won, Batman. But, I won't know if it was worth it for a very long time... }}
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Holiday's .22 pistol.
** Based of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruger_MK_III Ruger Mk. 3]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Alberto just wants to impress his father, but Falcone wants to keep Alberto out of the family business. Sofia too, as seen in "Father's Day".
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