Best Selling Books by Scott Peterson

ScarecrowÕs psych evaluation of Batman takes its darkest turn yet, as it completely dismantles the Dark Knight and keeps him from Gotham City! And a threat of immense magnitude will ravish the city unless Batman snaps out of ScarecrowÕs control.

Batman''s giving his all to help one of Gotham City''s denizens get on the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, the subject of all of his efforts couldn''t care less whether he''s on the right side of the law.

Batman finds himself in the middle of a family matter when a mob leader tries to kidnap the young son of immigrants--a boy the leader claims is his son.

Everyone from the CIA and the FBI to the local Gotham mobs are in search of Kristov...and they''re willing to kill to get it! Batman doesn''t know what Kristov is, but he''s not going to let anyone kill--or die--for it!

A young girl has been kidnapped and the only ''eyewitness'' is a blind jazz musician. Can even Batman use the information the old man provides to find the girl before the kidnapper takes his revenge?

A disillusioned Robin must face the ferocious Lion Man and the alluring Prairie Girl. But what''s the mystery behind these new villains and how will they change Robin''s perception of crimefighting?

Final Issue! The series based on the Emmy Award-winning ''Batman: The Animated Series'' wraps up with the Dark Knight facing his greatest foe! Batman and the Joker have a standoff over some very, very important hostages.

Riddle me this! Bent on proving he''s the smartest of all villains, the Riddler captures Batman and goes one-on-one with Robin, preying on his worst fears.

A baffling series of jewelry store heists puts the Dark Knight on the trail of an unlikely suspect--and a brand-new villain!

Batman and Batgirl must track down the missing Nightwing and Robin, who are being held by a villain who has outwitted them both!

The Man of Steel is tracking down a Metropolis mobster who''s hiding out in Gotham, but he needs the help of Gotham''s hometown hero in his search.

The Flash pays an unexpected visit to Batman''s city, but Batman''s not the best representative for Gotham''s welcome wagon!

Two-Face is loose, Nightwing''s down, and at the critical moment, Batman''s gone! With one decision, the Dark Knight becomes a total stranger to his team.

Gotham''s wild and woolly Lower East Side has a new hero...and it''s not the Dark Knight. No, these days the kids are going wild...for Bane?!

The Scarecrow is up to his usual sinister tricks as he unleashes a deadly gas that has the entire city of Gotham going completely crazy!

A super-plant with roots running clear to the Batcave strangles Gotham! It''s got Poison Ivy written all over it, but where is she? And has she uncovered the Dark Knight''s secret?

As Catwoman faces off with Batman, the cat burglar takes a bomb. The mystery of who planted it is one the Dark Knight must solve with his heart instead of his head.

As Batman tackles a mysterious mission, a tale unfolds within the walls of the Batcave--a tale of a revealing moment from the year young Dick Grayson entered his life.

When Scarface and Ventriloquist disagree on how to pull off a job, they become each other''s worst enemies--but they''re also twice as deadly.

A new cereal called ''Eden''s Own'' has taken Gotham City by storm, but there''s a serpent hiding behind the all-natural breakfast choice of millions...and her name is Poison Ivy!

Colin Turner and Sam Jones own a pretty awesome comic book shop, the Splash Page. Business is great, they have a brand new employee, Nate, and Colin''s ex-girlfriend MacKenzie is back. Everything seems like it''s fantastic. That is, until this week''s new comic books don''t show up. Then things get really complicated and everything starts getting messed up and other important stuff also happens, but we don''t want to spoil it for you. That''s what the internet is for.

Bruce Wayne finds himself on the jury of a man he helped capture, and worse yet, the perpetrator is about to go free!

Scarecrow is loose in the streets of Gotham City, and Batman must drag him back to Arkham Asylum! To make matters worse, heÕs doused Batman with the strongest batch of fear gas in his arsenal, turning the city the Dark Knight Detective protects into his worst nightmare and enemy!

Mr. Freeze is back in Gotham City, and he''s looking for a way to bring about a new Ice Age. But he''s not working alone this time--there''s a mysterious person who has gotten Freeze to implement this latest plan.

Batman must enlist the aid of Clayface to help a young child afflicted with a rare skin disease. Can the Dark Knight convince Clayface to do what''s right?

A popular musician is kidnapped by the Riddler, who proceeds to leave baffling riddles for Batman, Robin and Nightwing.

"From the fiery pits of hell comes a demonic foe whose very presence chills the bones of even the most noble of heroes. Making twisted bargains with the forces of evil, he will change the balance of power in the DC Universe forever... if he cannot be defeated." -- Back cover

After several citizens of Gotham City mysteriously disappear, Batman''s search leads to the maniacal Maxie Zeus! But what would Maxie want with carpenters and stonecutters?

In "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" part 17, Batman tracks who was behind the Bruce Wayne smear campaign and discovers how much absolute power this enemy actually wields! Plus, a Batman Black & White backup, "Hands."

A retelling of Dick Grayson''s origin tale—from his early days as Robin to taking on the title of Nightwing—offering hints of where the Nightwing name came from! Also: Nightwing and Oracle discuss Dick Grayson''s lost loves, a ''lost pages'' sequence focusing on the Teen Titans, and more!

It''s a hot time in Gotham, as buildings mysteriously explode in flames all over town. It''s up to Batman and Robin to put out the inferno!

Robin and Batgirl track down a ski-masked criminal who is targeting middle-aged males and sending them to the hospital. But what connection does this have to little league hockey games?

When Batman and Batgirl investigate odd, possibly dangerous occurrences at a production of Macbeth, they''re surprised to discover that the leading man is actually a very large and malleable Arkham inmate in disguise.

Gotham''s toughest father-daughter team takes center stage in a special issue starring Commissioner Gordon and Batgirl! Keeping it all in the family, our heroes must track down a pair of criminal siblings who have escaped from jail and are now somewhere in Gotham City.

A plot involving the kidnapping of oil magnates and the acquisition of their property leads Batman on a globe-hopping adventure that takes him to the frozen wilds of Northern Canada.

Original Batgirl, Barbara Gordon helps Cassandra Cain join Batman''s crusade as the new Batgirl, but during her quest for justice, she meets many obstacles.

"Raised by her father to be the ultimate human weapon, Cassandra Cain is a fighter like no other. At only 17, the teenaged assassin takes down enemies three times her size without batting an eye. Her incredible skills come at a cost, however: unable to speak or write, Cassandra instead reads body language as naturally as breathing, an ability that makes her even deadlier. But after Batman witnesses her save the life of Commissioner Gordon during the events of "No Man''s Land," the Dark Knight sees in Cassandra the successor to the Batgirl name. Now, under the tutelage of Barbara Gordon, the original Batgirl herself, Cassandra Cain must find a new purpose in keeping Gotham City safe, and make amends for her violent past. But can someone who was born to kill ever be worthy to take up the cowl of a fallen legend?"--Cover.

TRADITIONAL STORIES (CHILDREN''S / TEENAGE). Mowgli has lived in the jungle for as long as he can remember. But when a vengeful tiger makes a vow to remove the man-cub from the Jungle, Mowgli''s world is turned upside down. Will the man-cub be able to find his place in the Jungle?