watch over Laura as Batman. The same night, Harvey meets with Laura in secret and teaches her how to become a better dancer, but he flees when she sees his face. Following the night before the next performance of Red Death, Laura is nearly killed by two crooks when Batman saves her. He brings her to the Bat Cave, where she unmasks him as Bruce. He realizes that there is something sinister close to Laura, but she is not so concerned because she knows that Batman is watching her. The night of Red Death's re-opening, Harvey kills Nicholas Varchenko, the leading male, and takes his place in the performance. There, he confesses his love to Laura, but Harvey and Batman get into a large fight that ends with Harvey bringing down the large chandelier above the opera stage, killing himself. After being harassed by reporters, Laura flees to Wayne Manor. There, she tries to convince Bruce to give up his persona as Batman, but he cannot. He ends his relationship with her, realizing that her life is in danger every minute she is with him and that he truly belongs among the dark and the absurd. See also The Phantom of the Opera (adaptations) List of Elseworlds publications References Batman titles Elseworlds titles DC Comics one-shots The Phantom of the Opera Fiction set in 1890 Gothic comics