Batman Incorporated (Volume 2) #13 is an issue of the series Batman Incorporated (Volume 2) with a cover date of September, 2013.
Contents
Synopsis for "The Dark Knight and the Devil's Daughter"
Jim Gordon has arrested Bruce Wayne and taken him to the GCPD for interrogation. The commissioner doesn't understand — Bruce is cut, beaten and bruised. His family's company and Batman's name are little better. And Bruce himself is facing terrorism and murder charges.
Bruce tells Gordon a truth — he had an affair and a son with Talia Al Ghul and their passion had set fire to Gotham. While Gordon talks, Bruce remembers: Talia found him in the Batcave and passed him a sabre as a challenge; kissing before combat. Her lips were coated with deadly nightshade — more for nostalgia than malice as she knew that Batman had already taken the antidote.
Talia sets the stakes — if she doesn't return, Leviathan will dismantle its operation in Gotham. And they fight. They battle until their sabres finally shatter, embedding fragments in each combatant and those fragments have been poisoned. Batman has ten minutes to live, but will not beg Talia for the antidote. As Talia gloats, Jason - in the guise of Wingman — races into the Batcave and proposes a trade of the Oroboro trigger for Batman's antidote.
They trade, but the box is empty and Leviathan is defeated. Batman takes the antidote and rises again, while Talia continues to gloat, until Kathy appears in the cave, and shoots Talia in the head. Spyral pulls her back out, after she warns Bruce not to look for her, since she doesn't exist.
After all that's happened, Bruce tells Commissioner Gordon that Batman might just be dead, though Bruce will rebuild his life. Word from high comes down that the investigation into Bruce Wayne is closed — he is free to go, but Gordon hopes that Batman may still return.
At Wayne Manor, someone has used Bruce's absence as an opportunity to steal the bodies of Talia and Damian. Reinspired, Bruce puts back on the mantle of the Bat.
Elsewhere, Ra's Al Ghul schemes. He is out of Restoration Pits, and his technicians are harvesting Lord Death Man's Lazarus Blood to restore Talia and Damian. In the next lab, the Sons of Batman gestate in their nursary. And Ra's swears revenge against the Batman...
Appearing in "The Dark Knight and the Devil's Daughter"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Gotham City Police Department
- Commissioner Gordon (Flashback and main story)
- Harvey Bullock
- Batman Incorporated
- The Hood
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Kathy
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Bat-Cow
- Alfred the Cat
- Damian Wayne (Mentioned only)
- Leslie Thompkins (Flashback only)
- Thomas Wayne (Flashback only) (Deceased)
- Martha Wayne (Flashback only) (Deceased)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- GCPD Headquarters
- Park Row (Flashback only)
- Wayne Manor
- Batcave
- Graveyard
- Wayne Tower
- Pakistan
- Karachi (Unnamed)
Items:
- Batwing Suit
- Batsuit
- Deadly Nightshade
- Lazarus Pit (Mentioned only)
- Oroboro Trigger
- Sabres
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Batman Incorporated: Gotham's Most Wanted.
Trivia
- The Ghost of General Custer is never named but can be seen fighting the Man-of-Bats and Raven Red. His name was kindly provided by artist Chris Burnham
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
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- Issues Rated T
- Bobbie Chase/Executive Editor
- Chris Burnham/Cover Artist
- Nathan Fairbairn/Cover Artist
- Grant Morrison/Writer
- Chris Burnham/Penciler
- Chris Burnham/Inker
- Nathan Fairbairn/Colourist
- Dave Sharpe/Letterer
- Darren Shan/Editor
- Mike Marts/Editor
- Talia al Ghul (Prime Earth)/Quotes
- Bruce Wayne (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Gotham City Police Department/Appearances
- James Gordon (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Harvey Bullock (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Batman Incorporated (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Jiro Osamu (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- David Zavimbe (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Johnny Riley (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Santiago Vargas (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Beryl Hutchinson (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- William Great Eagle (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Bilal Asselah (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Richard Grayson (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Charles Great Eagle (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Timothy Drake (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Spidra (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Traktir (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Jason Todd (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- George Cross (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Leviathan Organization/Appearances
- Talia al Ghul (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Chimera II (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Manticore (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Mutants (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Veiniac (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Mumbo Jumbo (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- The Ghost of General Custer (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- League of Assassins (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Death Man (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Ra's al Ghul (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Katrina Netz (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Alfred Pennyworth (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Bat-Cow (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Alfred the Cat (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Sons of Batman/Appearances
- Leslie Thompkins (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Thomas Wayne (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Martha Kane (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Gotham City/Appearances
- GCPD Headquarters/Appearances
- Park Row/Appearances
- Wayne Manor/Appearances
- Batcave/Appearances
- Wayne Tower/Appearances
- Pakistan/Appearances
- Karachi/Appearances
- Batwing Suit/Appearances
- Batsuit/Appearances
- Utility Belt/Appearances
- Batcycle/Appearances
- Batmobile/Appearances
- The New 52
- Comics
- 2013
- 2013, September
- 2013, July (Publication)
- Batman Incorporated Vol 2
- New 52
- Synopsis Written
- Last Issues