Beware the Batman 28, 2014. The series is set during Bruce Wayne's early years as the Batman, following his initial period of battling organized crime. Over the course of the season, he hones his skills with the assistance of his butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce is introduced to Alfred's goddaughter Tatsu Yamashiro. Tatsu is a martial arts swordsmaster hired to act as Bruce's bodyguard, but also recruited to act as a superhero partner to Batman. Crime-fighting vigilante Batman teams up with swordmistress Katana and his ex-secret agent butler Alfred Pennyworth to face the criminal underworld led by Anarky, Magpie, Ra's al Ghul, Tobias Whale,
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Mignola, Bill Willingham, Matt Wagner and Marshall Rogers. In 2012, DC Comics revived the series as "Legends of the Dark Knight", a digital-first weekly series. The series is similarly self-contained stories with revolving creative teams. The first issue "The Butler Did It" by Damon Lindelof and Jeff Lemire debuted in June 2012. The original series was published from 1989 to 2007, as "Legends of the Dark Knight" for issues #1–36 and "Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight" for issues #37–214. Seven "Annual"s were also published. Three one-issue Halloween specials, "Fears", "Madness" and "Ghosts", a fourth one-issue special based on the