"Who wants to live forever? As the 1960's ended and the Batman TV show faded from the airwaves, a new atmosphere began to take hold in Gotham City - a darker more serious tone, generated by the expressive, richly-rendered artwork of Neal Adams, Dick Giordano and Irv Novick that accomapnied the intricate, thoughtful stories of Dennis O'Neil and Frank Robbins. By the early 1970's, those talents burned brightest around Batman's newest and deadliest foe - the immortal Ra's al-Ghul. In such celebrated tales as "Daughter of the Demon," "The Lazarus Pit," and "The Demon lives again," the Dark Knight Detective faced the greatest challenges of his life from this most ruthless of antagonists - but the threat of death from Ra's Al-Ghul paled in comparison to the danger posed by his daughter Talia's all-consuming love!" -- Page [4] of cover.

To the fear-filled eyes of criminals everywhere, he is a man without a past--a Darknight Defender of the helpless and oppressed, a towering symbol of swift and vengeful justice, a wraith-like guardian of Gotham City's asphalt corridors. But to comic book fans throughout the world he is...Batman and he is a man with a mission. Now, for the first time in paperback, readers can discover the deepest secrets of the masked crimefighter, from his own origin to his first meeting with Robin, his partner in the war on crime. This spectacular re-telling of The Batman legend includes his initial encounters with his most menacing foes, as well as a fact filled tour through the Darknight Detective's secret headquarters, The Batcave. A veritable encyclopedia of the Cowled Crimefighter's past, The Untold Legend of the Batman will delight comic adventure fans everywhere!

This adventure pits Christopher Chance against the organized crime of the world! When he's tasked with protecting a highly placed informant and collecting damaging evidence throughout Europe, every assassin and goon from Paris to Prague will be gunning for the human target!