Sometimes the lines get blurred. Sometimes the only thing between you and them is the mask and cape. 
- — Batman
Batman: Streets of Gotham #8 is an issue of the series Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 2010.
Synopsis for "Hardcore Nights, Part 1 of 2"
Commissioner Gordon calls in Batman to investigate a series of killings targeting small-time criminals. The latest is found with a business card featuring a woman's outline. When a plastic surgeon with no criminal history is killed and the same card is found on his person, Batman realizes their profession isn't the connection between the victims. He breaks into the plastic surgeon's office and finds a photograph of him with an unknown woman as well as a phone number that leads him to a sex club using Qetesh, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of sex, as its logo.
Under the alias “James,” Dick enters the sex club and obtains an introduction to the woman in the photograph. He convinces her to leave with him. On their way out of the club, she is grabbed by a man she claims is an ex-boyfriend; Dick easily breaks his hold. They go back to her apartment where Dick waits for the killer to come find him.
Appearing in "Hardcore Nights, Part 1 of 2"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth
- James Gordon
- Sophia (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Anthony (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Benedita (Single appearance)
- Charlie (Single appearance)
- Frank Hohimer (Single appearance; dies)
- Gotham City Police Department
- McIntyre (Single appearance)
- Marcus Feinberg (Single appearance; dies)
- Roland Davis (First appearance)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Gotham City Police Department
- Mickey's Irish Tavern
Synopsis for "Strange Bedfellows"
Manhunter pushes Two-Face off the roof, and Batman and Robin dive after him while she retreats. She decides that if she can't get him as Manhunter, she will as the district attorney, but on the word of Jeremiah Arkham, the judge is an old friend who allows Two-Face to defend himself.
Kate Spencer tries to convince Jane Doe to testify against Two-Face because she has no proof besides her word that he ordered the hit on DA Hampton. She will come back tomorrow for her answer, but after she leaves, an Arkham guard brings Jane Doe to Two-Face's cell where he has a proposition for her.
Ramsey overhears his father and stepmother discuss Kate's case against Two-Face, which they are trying to keep from him, and he decides he's going to protect his mother.
Appearing in "Strange Bedfellows"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Judge Gene van Dyke
- Jane Doe
- Jeremiah Arkham
- Julie Robinson
- Peter Robinson
- Ramsey Spencer
- Violet Robinson
Locations:
Items:
Notes
- "Hardcore Nights, Part 1 " is reprinted in Batman: Streets of Gotham: Leviathan.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Batman: Streets of Gotham series
- Images from Batman: Streets of Gotham Vol 1 8
Recommended Reading