Sometimes being a loner gets lonely. 
- — Batman
Batman #392 is an issue of the series Batman (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1986.
Synopsis for "A Night on the Town"
On his usual night patrol, Batman comes across petty crooks and he gets the unexpected assistance from Catwoman against them. For this reason, they decide to spend a night together. While the two of them try to enjoy normal activities that couples would do, they are forced to fight crime on each occasion, ending the night capturing three drunks, one hitman, two muggers, three cokehead swingers and one armed robber for a total of ten criminals. However, there is something that keeps Catwoman concerned and that is the refusal from the Gotham City Police Department to accept her as the new vigilante in town. Knowing her concern, Batman comes up with a plan.
During the night, Commissioner Gordon endures hours of Harvey Bullock talking against Catwoman and how she is a menace to the city, but in his usual clumsy performance, Bullock destroys Gordon's office almost entirely. A few hours before dawn, Bullock leaves the GCPD Headquarters and Batman goes to Gordon's office with a surprise hanging outside the window. When Batman tells Gordon that he captured all those criminals with Catwoman's help, the lady enters the office with a couple of pizzas for them to enjoy. After they have devoured the pizzas, Catwoman asks if she is welcome as the new vigilante, to which Gordon replies that he was convinced much earlier by Harvey Bullock.
Appearing in "A Night on the Town"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Franco (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Tony (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- Bat-Signal (Cameo)
- Batarang
- Catwoman's Whip (Destroyed)
Vehicles:
Notes
- The events of this issue take place after Detective Comics #558 and after the conclusion of Crisis on Infinite Earths.
- The story continues in Detective Comics #559.
- Beginning with this issue, the Batman series starts a short period where the Batman of Earth-One (and all his supporting characters and villains) exist on the post-Crisis New Earth. This period ends when the effects of the Crisis "catch up" with Batman (et al) in Batman #401.
- It is unclear why, in-universe, the Crisis did not affect Batman immediately. At the time there were several powerful beings who were trying to delay, reverse or control the effects of Crisis (including Mekanique, Aphrodite and the Infinite Man), and perhaps this was a side-effect.
- Reprinted in Catwoman: Nine Lives of a Feline Fatale and Batman: The Bat and the Cat: 80 Years of Romance.
Trivia
- There is a reference to the Walt Disney movie the Lady and the Tramp as Batman and Catwoman recreate the famous spaghetti scene.
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