In the Victorian era, an age of mystery and superstition, how would the people of Gotham react to a weird creature of the night, a bat-garbed vigilante feared by the guilty and the innocent alike?

Some would live in terror. Others would rest easier.

Only one man would take no notice at all...a man with other matters to attend to. His name? No one knows for sure. Most people know him only as Jack.

Jack the Ripper.

Brian Augustyn (The Flash), Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and Eduardo Barreto (The New Teen Titans) spin the classic tale of the Victorian-era Bat-Man's encounter with the Butcher of Whitechapel and a crazed prophet determined to prevent Gotham City from entering the 20th century, all presented in stark black and white. Collects both Gotham by Gaslight and Master of the Future.

A former DC Comics editor, Brian Augustyn wrote some of the first DC Elseworlds tales, including Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. His other comics credits include The Flash, Impulse, The Ray, Black Condor and more, as well as the indie comics sensation Trollords.