Episode notes
It may be April Fools’, but things are getting very serious in Gotham City! The Calendar Man sets out to prove he’s nobody’s fool. Where has he been since breaking out of Arkham Asylum, and why is the answer bad news for Batman? This episode is based on Batman: Dark Victory #7 (Apr. 2000), written by Jeph Loeb with artwork by Tim Sale. © & ™ DC. Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DC High Volume: Batman
by DC | Realm · English · Stories
Bringing essential DC comic stories to life off the page and into the audio space — DC High Volume: Batman begins with the four-part adaptation of Year One. After traveling the world for over a decade, Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City to find crime and corruption running rampant in the place he on
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