assassin from Chicago on the latter's home turf, resulting in him suffering multiple wounds and becoming trapped in the slums of the Windy City. A cat-and-mouse game with the assassin ensues, as the Dark Knight struggles, and interacts, with the homeless men and women that populate the slums. The Darkness (#115) By Darren Vincenzo and Luke McDonnell No Man's Land (#116–126) Following a devastating earthquake and the manipulations of Lex Luthor, Gotham City is disowned by the United States government. Batman and his allies must try to keep what is left of civilization intact in the madness, while solving the mystery of who the new Batgirl is. Note: For the course of nearly an entire year (11 issues) Legends of the Dark Knight abandoned its anthology format and became a regular continuity Batman book, crossing over with its fellow Batman titles (Batman, Detective Comics and Shadow of the Bat) and spin-offs (Azrael, Catwoman, Robin, and Nightwing) for the duration of the No Man's Land storyline. The Arrow and the Bat (#127–131) By Dennis O'Neil, Sergio Cariello, and Matt Ryan Siege (#132–136) By Archie Goodwin, James Robinson Marshall Rogers, and Bob Wiacek Silver St. Cloud and an aging mercenary with ties to Bruce's grandfather return to Gotham as the mercenary and his allies attempt to destroy Wayne Manor and Gotham City. Note: The story is set during the timeframe in which Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth lived in a downtown penthouse, instead of Wayne Manor. The story is also one of the final stories written by Archie Goodwin before his death. Terror (#137–141) By Doug Moench, Paul Gulacy, and Jimmy Palmiotti Professor Hugo Strange resurfaces and breaks Dr. Jonathan Crane (the Scarecrow) out of Arkham Asylum to terrorize Batman and Catwoman. Strange enhances Crane's fear toxin with a hallucinogen and gives him a subconscious hatred of Batman, in addition to a "haunted" house as a base of operations. Note: A spiritual sequel to the earlier Moench Legends of the Dark Knight story "Prey". The Demon Laughs (#142–145) By Chuck Dixon, Jim Aparo, and John Cebollero Ra's al Ghul recruits the Joker in his latest scheme to kill off 95% of the world's population and the Ace of Knaves is all too happy to accept. An attempted double-crossing on the Joker's part, however, results in him being gunned down by Ra's' followers, and if Batman is to have a hope of stopping