Knightfall (DC), book 1
Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant et Collectif2012

Every man has a breaking point. Even the Batman!

The Dark Knight's deadliest enemies have escaped Arkham Asylum! The Joker, Two-Face, The Mad Hatter, The Riddler, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Killer Croc, Firefly, and Zsasz—one by one, Batman must face them in mortal combat. But lurking at the end of this seemingly endless gauntlet is the deadliest menace of all—a mysterious man-mountain known as Bane!

Will Bane break the Bat, or can The Dark Knight save Gotham City from the latest reign of terror to be unleashed upon its citizens? Read the blockbuster story that introduced the featured villain in The Dark Knight Rises.

(Collects Batman #491-500, Detective Comics #659-666, Showcase '93 #7-8, Shadow of the Bat 16-18 and Vengeance of Bane #1)