History ComicBook / TheLongHalloween

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Batman goes [[IncrediblyLamePun batshit]] when he finally gets his hands on Holiday, breaking both of the killer's arms.

* RememberTheNewGuy: When the supervillains of the story gather in Falcone's office in the final chapter, the Penguin--who hasn't appeared in the plot at all--is part of the group, although he doesn't get any lines. Penguin would get more attention in ''Dark Victory'', so presumably this was an EarlyBirdCameo ([[IncrediblyLamePun tee hee]]).

* ArcWords: "I believe in [Gotham City/Harvey Dent/Batman]."

* SpoilerCover: Dowbplayed. Two-Face is featured on the cover of the book, although Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face is a twist that doesn't happen until late in the story. However, people who are familiar with the Batman franchise should already know it's coming, considering that the character had already been around for over 50 years at the comic's release.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:: According to Loeb, this is how Editor Archie Goodwin roped him and Tim Sale into what would become ''The Long Halloween''. During breakfast at the San Diego Comic-Con in the mid-1990's, he wondered aloud whatever happened to Carmine Falcone and the mobsters from ''Year One''. Once they'd confirmed Miller wasn't going to use them again, the rest is history.

* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler: Gilda became Holiday and started killing mafiosos in a desperate effort to end the Mob's rule over Gotham and thus allow Harvey the freedom to start a family with her. The Holiday murders do destroy the Falcone and Maroni families...but they also lead to the rise of Gotham's supervillain era and corrupt Harvey Dent into Two-Face, destroying the Dent marriage forever.]]

* HitThemInThePocketbook: In the first chapter, Carmine Falcone, TheDon of Gotham's most powerful Mafia family, is forced to quite literally stockpile millions of dollars in cash when his attempts to launder it through Gotham City Bank are frustrated by Bruce Wayne. ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} learns of the money's location--a warehouse on Gotham's docks--and tips off Batman, who in turn sets fire to the place with Harvey Dent's help. This is the first successful strike against Falcone in years (he's bought nearly every cop and judge in town), although it's a PyrrhicVictory since it leads to the mobster blowing up Dent's home.

''The Long Halloween'' is a Franchise/{{Batman}} mini-series that ran from 1996 to 1997, produced by the creative team of Creator/JephLoeb and Tim Sale. The mini-series came out of the duo's semi-regular yearly Batman Halloween Specials that they did for Creator/DCComics.

For Carmine "The Roman" Falcone, the head of Gotham's largest remaining crime family, Holiday is just the latest in a long series of problems. The Batman has been a thorn in his side and Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} has been robbing him (prompting Falcone to put a bounty on both their heads), District Attorney Harvey Dent is crusading to shut him down, and he's facing competition both from other mobsters and from a new breed of criminals--the costumed supervillains.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Gilda]], if one believes [[spoiler:her MotiveRant at the end of the story]].
* KnifeOutline: April Fool's. Riddler. Bullet outline.

* MonsterClown: Joker.

The comic would greatly inspire other Batman media going forward, most notably ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/TheBatman2022'', both of which loosely adapt some of its plot beats[[note]]In fact, the director of ''The Batman'' — Creator/MattReeves — studied screenwriting under Jeph Loeb[[/note]]

The comic's events would greatly inspire other Batman media going forward, with two films in particular — ''Film/BatmanBegins'' and ''Film/TheBatman2022'' — taking heavy inspiration from the comic and loosely adapting some of its plot beats[[note]]In fact, the director of ''The Batman'' — Creator/MattReeves — actually studied screenwriting under Jeph Loeb[[/note]]

The comic's events would greatly inspire other Batman media going forward, with two films in particular — ''Film/BatmanBegins'' and ''Film/TheBatman'' — taking heavy inspiration from the comic and loosely adapting some of its plot beats[[note]]In fact, the director of ''The Batman'' — Creator/MattReeves — actually studied screenwriting under Jeph Loeb[[/note]]

The comic is also cited by Creator/MattReeves to be a massive inspiration for ''Film/TheBatman2022'', which acts as a sort of loose adaptation of the comic, adapting some of the plot beats and moments from the comic, but taking them in a very different direction.[[note]]In fact, Matt Reeves actually studied screenwriting under Jeph Loeb[[/note]]

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''Who is Holiday?'''