Batman Retires

The police department announced that Gotham City's Knight of Justice, Harvey, had heroically fallen while bravely fighting criminals. The news caused a massive uproar across Gotham City. Many people were stunned. That righteous, good cop had just died like that? Gotham City's rare conscience, seen perhaps once in a century, had suddenly left them? This had to be a joke. He was supposed to lead them in fighting crime. When many people first heard the news, they thought it was a prank.