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Detective Comics 799

DETECTIVE COMICS #799

Cover Date: December 2004
Cover Price: $2.95

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jock (signed)


Story: "War Games: Act 3 Part 1. Good Intentions" (22 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAndersen Gabrych
PencilsPete Woods
InksCam Smith
LetteringJared K. Fletcher
ColorsJason Wright
Associate editingMichael Wright
EditingBob Schreck

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #632; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184)

Guest Star(s):

Batgirl III (last in Batman Vol. 1 #632; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184)
Nightwing II (last in Batman Vol. 1 #632; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184)
Onyx I (last in Batman Vol. 1 #632; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184)
Robin III (last in Batman Vol. 1 #632; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184)
Tarantula III (last in Batman: Gotham Knights #57; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184)

Supporting Character(s):

Arturo Rodriguez (last in Batman Vol. 1 #632; next in Batgirl #57)
Leslie Thompkins (last in Batgirl #56; next in Batman: Gotham Knights #58)
Michael Akins (last in Catwoman Vol. 3 #35; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184)
Oracle (last in Batman Vol. 1 #632; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184)

Villain(s):

Black Mask (last in Batman Vol. 1 #632; disguised as Orpheus II; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184)
Doctor Death (last in Batgirl #50; next in 52 #26)
Scarecrow (last in Batman Vol. 1 #630; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184)
Firefly II (next in Nightwing Vol. 2 #98)
Tweedledum (last in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #1; next in Villains United #5)
Tweedledee (last in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #1; next in Villains United #5)
Killer Croc (last in Batman: Gotham Knights #57; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184)
Carnivora (last in Outsiders Vol. 3 #6; next in flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #690)
Ventriloquist (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97)
Scarface (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97; next in Identity Crisis #1)
Electrocutioner III (last in Batman: Gotham Knights #56; next in Identity Crisis #2)

Guest Appearance(s):

Orpheus II (deceased)

Other Character(s):

Patty
Miguel (one of Tarantula's gang)

Comment(s):

Act Two of War Games concluded in Batman Vol. 1 #632.
Act Three continues in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184.

Synopsis:

Batman and his costumed allies, along with the Gotham City Police Department, have herded the criminal element of Gotham City into a stadium in Robinson Park. Here, Batman plans to use Orpheus to unite them all under a benevolent head. However, as Onyx discovers, Orpheus is dead, slain by the Black Mask, who has taken his place in order to take control of the Gotham underworld. Predictably, all hell breaks loose, with a host of gangsters, thugs and super-villains all in one place, with many of them intent on seeing Batman dead. Following an explosion, many of them stream from the stadium, causing numerous police casualties as they go. This is the final straw for Commissioner Akins. No more rubber bullets, no more turning a blind eye. From now on, the Gotham City Police Department's orders are the same when faced by anyone in a mask - shoot to kill.


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Second Story: "Low Part Three" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryShane McCarthy
PencilsTommy Castillo
InksRodney Ramos
LetteringKen Lopez
ColorsTony Aviña
EditingMichael Wright

Feature Character(s):

Riddler (next in flashback in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #185)

Guest Star(s):

Poison Ivy (next in Batman: Gotham Knights #60)

Supporting Character(s):

The Groundskeeper (Chris Colson)

Synopsis:

Poison Ivy and the Riddler's confrontation reaches a head, before Ivy allows Riddler to leave her domain, with not a shred of self-respect remaining. He may be physically alive, but to all other intents and purposes, the Riddler is dead.


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