A ghost from Batmans past returns with a vengeance. The mysterious Red Hood is taking Gothams underworld by stormand he knows all of Batmans secrets.

Batman is confronted with a hidden face from the pastits the return of the vigilante Red Hood who appears to be Batmans one-time partner Jason Todd, the same Jason Todd that died many years ago. But the Red Hoods violent ways pit him against the Dark Knight in his hunt for the very person responsible for his death: The Joker.

Batman: Under the Red Hood DC Compact Comics Editioncollects the full original Red Hood saga fromBatman#635641, #645650, andBatman Annual#25.