Batman: Gotham Knights #23 is an issue of the series Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 2002. It was published on November 21, 2001.
Synopsis for "Fear of Success"
The company Multigon somehow made it possible that Arkham Asylum inmate Jonathan Crane will hold a lecture to business people about the fear of success. Bruce Wayne decides to attend this lecture accompanied by his bodyguard Sasha Bordeaux. As expected Crane pulls a stunt to get to his Scarecrow mask and to spread some of his fear toxin. Bruce Wayne was able to put on his Batman costume in time and before following Scarecrow he slips an oxygen mask onto Sasha Bordeaux's face. Batman and Sasha are able to apprehend Scarecrow pretty quickly, but without Batman being exposed to the fear gas. Now Batman has to mentally fight hallucinations of Sasha who informs him something bad happened to several of his closest friends. First she mentions Alfred Pennyworth, then Tim Drake, then Leslie Thompkins and at last Lucius Fox.
Next morning, Bruce Wayne is arriving at Wayne Enterprises where a horde of journalists are waiting for somebody to drop a comment. Bruce has no clue what this is about until Sasha Bordeaux tells him (again) that Lucius is in the hospital because he had a stroke ...
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Synopsis for "Here Be Monsters"
Batman pursues Madame X, who is threatening to poison Gotham City. She throws a toxin in his face that causes him to see Commissioner Gordon and the police with him as grotesque monsters, taunting him with his failure to save Gotham since he can't even save himself. He looks up at the night sky and refuses to become a monster too. The police arrest Madame X.
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Notes
- Fear of Success is reprinted in Batman: Scarecrow Tales.
- Here Be Monsters is reprinted in Batman: Black & White, Vol. 3 and Batman: Ego and Other Tails.
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