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[[File:thelonghalloween_6474.jpg|frame|"I believe in Jim Gordon. I believe in Harvey Dent. [[The Godfather ~~(Film)~~|I believe in Gotham City]]."]]

[[File:thelonghalloween_6474.jpg|frame|"I believe in Jim Gordon. I believe in Harvey Dent. [[The Godfather|I believe in Gotham City]]."]]

''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.

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* [[Asshole Victim]]: "Two shots to the head. If you ask me, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy".

** [[Ironic Echo|Twice, even.]]

* [[Back for ~~The~~ Dead]]: Used somewhat in ''The Long Halloween'' - Most of the mobsters from Year One return with the ultimate purpose of being killed, although it's not a straight example due to them being alive for most of the story] ''Dark Victory'' contains far more [[Egregious]] examples - Various cop characters from Year One - pretty much anyone who was named, and even including characters who had retired such as Loeb - return briefly to serve as victims of the Hang Man.

* [[Back for the Dead]]: Used somewhat in ''The Long Halloween'' - Most of the mobsters from Year One return with the ultimate purpose of being killed, although it's not a straight example due to them being alive for most of the story] ''Dark Victory'' contains far more [[Egregious]] examples - Various cop characters from Year One - pretty much anyone who was named, and even including characters who had retired such as Loeb - return briefly to serve as victims of the Hang Man.

* [[Bald of Evil]]: Calendar Man.

* [[Bedsheet Ladder]]: Well, straw rope ladder if you want to get technical.

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''[Batman strangles him]'' <br />

'''Joker:''' I guess that's a no...<br />

''[ Batman [[Talk to ~~The~~ Fist|punches]] him]'' }}

''[ Batman [[Talk to the Fist|punches]] him]'' }}

* [[Gayngster]]: Possibly Alberto. Falcone is always advising his effete son to go "chase girls", but Alberto is markedly disinterested in anything but business.

* [[Good Cop, Bad Cop]]: Gordon and Batman take on the respective roles when interrogating Mickey Sullivan.

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* [[Not So Harmless]]: Calendar Man, although ''Dark Victory'' shows this better.

* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: When Batman goes[[Incredibly Lame Pun|batshit]] when he finally gets his hands on Holiday, breaking both of the killer's arms.

* [[No Longer ~~With~~ Us]]: No, the [[Almost-Dead Guy]] meant Dent escaped the operating chamber, not that he died.

* [[No Longer with Us]]: No, the [[Almost-Dead Guy]] meant Dent escaped the operating chamber, not that he died.

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Batman giving Solomon Grundy (this is BEFORE Grundy became a super-villain again) a Thanksgiving dinner.

* [[Pyrrhic Victory]]: Organized crime has been almost completely neutralized, only to be replaced by the arguably worse supervillain element. And of course, Gotham's DA was a casualty of the conflict.

* [[Rats in A Box]]: The interrogation of the Irish Gang.

* [[Rats in a Box]]: The interrogation of the Irish Gang.

* [[The Resenter]]: Harvey.

* [[The Reveal]]

* [[A Riddle Wrapped in A Mystery Inside An Enigma]]:

* [[A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside An Enigma]]:

{{quote| '''The Riddler:''' It's a mystery. Broken into a jigsaw puzzle. Wrapped in a conundrum. Hidden in a Chinese box. ''A riddle''.}}

* [[Rogues Gallery Showcase]]

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* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]: Alberto.

* [[Serial Killer]]

* [[Shout-Out]]: Many, especially to ''[[~~The Godfather (Film)|~~The Godfather]]''.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Many, especially to ''[[The Godfather]]''.

* [[Shrug of God]]: Fans are divided on whether to take the twist ending in the final pages literally, or just write it off as the rantings of a delusional person. Jeph Loeb has refused to clarify which interpretation is correct, claiming the answer "is in the text".

* [[Smoking Is Cool]]