Collection: Batman: Gotham Nights II – DC Comics – (1995) – Volume 1 – Limited Series – #1–4

📘 Series Summary

Batman: Gotham Nights II is a four‑issue 1995 miniseries that follows four new Gotham citizens whose lives intersect around an aging amusement park district known as Little Paris.[conversation_history:1] As in the first Gotham Nights series, Batman moves through the background and shadows while the narrative focuses on how ordinary people are affected by crime, corruption, and the Dark Knight’s presence.[conversation_history:1]

Written by John Ostrander with art by Mary Mitchell and inks by Dick Giordano, the story begins with a string of accidents and disasters at the amusement park that hint at deliberate sabotage.[conversation_history:1] Batman and Robin go undercover in Little Paris to uncover who is behind the attacks, leading to a deadly fire that forces Batman into an impossible choice over whom he can save as the park burns.[conversation_history:1]

⭐ Why This Series Stands Out

• Builds on the structure of the first Gotham Nights, again centering the story on everyday Gothamites whose paths converge around a single volatile location—here, the Little Paris amusement park.[conversation_history:1]
• Pairs John Ostrander’s grounded, character‑focused writing with Mary Mitchell’s storytelling and Dick Giordano’s classic inking, giving the miniseries a distinctly 90s Gotham feel.[conversation_history:1]
• Uses Batman and Robin undercover, emphasizing detective work and observation rather than straightforward superhero spectacle, until the final catastrophe.[conversation_history:1]
• Escalates tension issue by issue: first mysterious “disasters,” then undercover investigation, then the revelation of the saboteur and a raging fire that threatens everyone in the park.[conversation_history:1]
• Released in the then‑“New Format” with a modest cover price, making it a compact, four‑part character study rather than a sprawling crossover or event.[conversation_history:1]

📦 Inventory Notice

This four‑issue miniseries is typically collected together with the original Batman: Gotham Nights for readers who enjoy street‑level Gotham anthologies centered on civilians rather than super‑villains.[conversation_history:1]

Having all issues #1–4 gives the complete Little Paris arc, from the first strange accidents through Batman and Robin’s undercover work and the fiery climax in which the saboteur is finally exposed.[conversation_history:1]