Batman #598 2001

Batman #598, published by DC in February 2002, features "Santa Klaus is Coming to Town!". In this holiday-themed story, Bruce Wayne grapples with Christmas traditions as Batman investigates a dangerous new villain, Santa Klaus. This delusional individual believes he possesses psychic powers and distributes deadly "presents" to those he judges as naughty. Batman, alongside Renee Montoya, must stop Santa Klaus's reign of terror through Gotham, culminating in a fiery confrontation. The issue continues to explore the evolving relationship between Bruce Wayne and Sasha Bordeaux.