Batman: The Cult #1 (Book One: Ordeal) - Bernie Wrightson Cover - DC Comics

Writer Jim Starlin and legendary illustrator Bernie Wrightson plunge the Dark Knight into a harrowing psychological ordeal in this groundbreaking prestige format premiere. Operating from the subterranean depths of Gotham City's sewer system, a charismatic and ruthless new antagonist, Deacon Blackfire, has amassed a dangerous underground army composed of the city's disenfranchised populace. When Batman is captured, starved, and subjected to extreme physical and psychological conditioning, he must confront his own absolute breaking point and the terrifying erosion of his sanity. This essential issue establishes a gritty, horror-driven narrative milestone in the Batman mythos, elevated by Wrightson's macabre, heavily detailed artwork that flawlessly captures Gotham's descent into fanatical chaos.

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