"Our younger viewers will not remember the Batman. A recent survey shows that most high schoolers consider him a myth. But real he was. Even today, debate continues on the right and wrong of his one-man war on crime" (Book 1, Pages 1-15, page 11).

"And he laughs at me, curses me. Calls me a fool. He fills my sleep, he tricks me. Brings me here when the night is long and my will is weak. He struggles relentlessly, hatefully, to be free" (Book 1, Pages 16-30, page 19).

"If it's Harvey, we'll catch him... the trick will be to keep him alive. He's possessed, Jim. Out of control. I think he wants to die" (Book 1, Pages 46-55, page 46).

"He's tapped into the TV antenna - no doubt ransoming the lives of thousands - while the timer he doesn't know about is moments away from taking it all out of his hands...