Batman: The Cult

    (DC, 1988, 1991, 1998, 2024)
DC

A shadow has fallen upon the city of Gotham. A man calling himself Deacon Blackfire has used strange, charismatic powers to entrance half the city. The homeless, the criminal, the dispossessed have rallied around him. They are his foot soldiers, willing to do anything he commands. Any who oppose him are brutally cut down.

Thus a reign of terror begins, with the authorities, the government, and even the national guard unable to control the situation. When Batman—Gotham’s protector—tries to stop him, he ends up drugged and brainwashed. The Deacon had managed to do what no other could: break the Batman.

This controversial and compelling four-issue series was written by Jim Starlin and drawn by the master of horror himself, Bernie Wrightson.
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  • 1
    #1
    Painted cover by Bernie Wrightson
    Aug 1988
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Versus Deacon Blackfire
    24 copies from $1.63
  • 1/NS
    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Bernie Wrightson
    Aug 1988
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Versus Deacon Blackfire
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Sep 1988
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Versus Deacon Blackfire
    19 copies from $2.41
  • 2/NS
    #2 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Bernie Wrightson
    Sep 1988
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Versus Deacon Blackfire
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Painted cover by Bernie Wrightson
    Oct 1988
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Versus Deacon Blackfire
    9 copies from $3.00
  • 3/NS
    #3 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Bernie Wrightson
    Oct 1988
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Versus Deacon Blackfire
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    Painted cover by Bernie Wrightson
    Nov 1988
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Death of Deacon Blackfire; Versus Deacon Blackfire
    18 copies from $1.10
  • 4/NS
    #4 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Bernie Wrightson
    Nov 1988
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Death of Deacon Blackfire; Versus Deacon Blackfire
    No copies available
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Painted cover by Bernie Wrightson
    Mar 1991
    Cover: $14.95
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Collects Batman: The Cult #1-4
    No copies available
  • Bk 1-2
    Book #1 - 2nd printing
    Painted cover; 2nd Printing
    Mar 1991
    Cover: $14.95
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Collects Batman: The Cult #1-4
    No copies available
  • Bk 1-3
    Book #1 - 3rd printing
    Painted cover; 3rd Printing
    Cover: $14.95
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Collects Batman: The Cult #1-4
    No copies available
  • Bk 1-4
    Book #1 - 4th printing
    4th Printing
    Mar 1991
    Cover: $14.95
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Collects Batman: The Cult #1-4
    No copies available
  • Bk 1-5
    Book #1 - 5th printing
    5th Printing
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Collects Batman: The Cult #1-4; ca. 2009
    No copies available
  • Bk 1-6
    Book #1 - 6th printing
    Oct 2024
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Collects Batman: The Cult #1-4
    No copies available
  • Bk 1/HC
    Book #1 Hardcover
    Deluxe Hardcover Edition with cover by Bernie Wrightson
    Cover: $39.99
    W: Jim Starlin  ·  A: Bernie Wrightson
    Collects Batman: The Cult #1-4
    No copies available