Batman: Gotham Nights #7 is a chapter in the digital-first series Batman: Gotham Nights (Volume 1 (Digital)) with a cover date of June, 2020.
Synopsis for "Unplanned Obsolescence"
This story is reprinted from Batman Giant (Volume 2) #5.
After beating up a thug, Batman learns that Killer Moth is the behind robberies of televisions from warehouses. Batman still fears him as he's outsmarted him many times despite being cornered, nor ever saw him resigning to defeat. After finding out his next probable target, Batman surveys Warehouse 36 and learns that someone is there after hearing noise from inside it.
Batman remembers that Killer Moth's guile made him better and then overhears gunshots ringing out. While he hopes that his adversary didn't see him enter, he finds that he's been shot dead by a security guard who states that he got startled and killed him. He informs him who he shot and reminisces how Killer Moth had outsmarted him by ambushing with bears, despite being lured into a false lair.
Batman ascertains the guard is Killer Moth after he talks about fighting off three bears, something he never told him. While trying to arrest him, he gets fired upon by Moth but stuns him with a light grenade. Moth surrenders and states he just wanted to quit his life of crime as it was getting too expensive to evade getting caught and his health was declining, which is why he chose to stole the televisions for easy money.
As to the corpse dressed in his outfit, Moth states that it's his mentor Night Moon who died of old age and had nothing left. He dressed him up and shot his corpse to make it look like that Killer Moth was killed, but Batman spoilt his plans. A year after having turned him in, Bruce visits the Arkham Asylum fitted with redesigned cells. Bruce is glad that he never saw the defeat in Killer Moth's eyes, as he's now happily living in the asylum.
Appearing in "Unplanned Obsolescence"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Night Moon (Dies in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Killer Moth (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Clayface
- The Penguin (Flashback only)
- The Riddler (Flashback only)
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See Also
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