Originally published as Detective Comics #575-8 (June-Sep 1987) and Batman: Full Circle (Aug 1991)

Gotham is haunted by a ghost from its past when the Reaper returns to show criminals no mercy. This scythe-wielding killer leaves a string of bodies in his wake, just as Bruce Wayne is beginning to find hope for a better future with the idealistic young Rachel Caspian. Unable to defeat the Reaper on his own, the Batman concocts a dangerous plan that will serve justice to both the Reaper, and the killer of his parents, Joe Chill...

Collects: Batman #237