- Whatever the case, I won't stop until I have rescued Gotham City.
- — Batman
Batman: No Man's Land #0 is an issue of the series Batman: No Man's Land (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1999.
Synopsis for "Ground Zero"
Bruce Wayne is having trouble coming to grips with the No Man's Land syndrome. He goes to Monaco to play up his playboy reputation, but finds little satisfaction in how things are preceding. He hates playing the role of Bruce Wayne.
The Huntress meanwhile tries to maintain law and order in the impoverished Gotham streets. The locals do not fear her in the same way that they fear Batman however. To compensate for this, the Huntress tries out a new tactic. She dons a new costume and assumes the guise of Batgirl!
Bruce eventually returns and realizes that he can no longer sit idly by and do nothing. He patrols the streets of Gotham and finds the new Batgirl. He immediately recognizes her as the Huntress, but there is little to criticize her - a new adversary has entered the mix, Ferak.
Ferak is a living plant woman, possibly one of Poison Ivy's creations (as Batman surmises). Batman decides to let Huntress take lead on this to see how well she fares. He's concerned that she may go over the line, in which case, Batman is ready to stop her. The Huntress calms Ferak down, realizing that she is just a confused creature. She leads her to Robinson Park where she can be with other plants. Batman is impressed. No longer concerned about the Huntress' motives, Batman swings off to save Gotham.
Appearing in "Ground Zero"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Flashback and main story)
- Batgirl/Huntress
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Ferak (First appearance chronologically)
- LoBoys
- Xhosa
Other Characters:
- Bane (Flashback only)
- Martha Wayne (Flashback only)
- Thomas Wayne (Flashback only)
- Joe Chill (Flashback only)
- Tim Drake (Flashback only)
- Chester Barnicky III (Single appearance)
- Pete Peterson (Single appearance)
- Salamei Hinda (Single appearance)
- Xung Wei (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- The events of this issue take place before Batman: No Man's Land #1.
- Despite the reading order, this issue is a prequel to the No Man's Land event.
- This issue is reprinted in Batman: No Man's Land Vol 5 and Batman: No Man's Land (2011/2012 Edition) Vol 4.
Trivia
- Chronologically, this is the first time that Helena Bertinelli wears the Batgirl suit. This issue also marks the first time chronologically that Batman changed his utility belt to a bigger one.
- Among the flashbacks featured in this comic book are the following
- Batman: Year One from issue Batman #405. Besides the flashback, Bruce also wears the same clothes he used the first time he went to the East End of Gotham in Batman #404.
- Batman: Knightfall from issue Detective Comics #664
- Batman: Contagion
- Batman: Cataclysm
- Road to No Man's Land