Batman: Cataclysm

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"Batman: Cataclysm"
Cover of Batman: Cataclysm trade paperback collected edition (1999). Art by Matt Hollingsworth.
Publisher	DC Comics
Publication date	March - May 1998
Title(s)	Batman #553-554 The Batman Chronicles #12 Batman: Arkham Asylum - Tales of Madness #1 Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men #1 Batman: Huntress/Spoiler: Blunt Trauma #1 Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73-74 Catwoman vol. 2, #56 Detective Comics #719-721 Nightwing vol. 2, #19-20 Robin vol. 2, #53
Main character(s)	Batman
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"Cataclysm" is an 18 chapter crossover story arc that ran through the various Batman family comics.

Injury is added to injury as Gotham City, already weakened by a debilitating plague (Batman: Contagion and Batman: Legacy) is hit by a massive earthquake, the epicenter of the which is less than a mile from Wayne Manor, which comes tumbling down on top of Batman and Alfred.

In the aftermath of the destruction Batman and his allies join the frantic rescue efforts around the devastated city. This story arc is followed by No Man's Land.