Wow. The Black Canary said I was "talented." 
- — Spoiler
Birds of Prey #43 is an issue of the series Birds of Prey (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 2002. It was published on May 22, 2002.
Synopsis for "Blind Spot"
Oracle and Nightwing are going through the new evidence of somebody entering the Batcave, Wayne Manor and altering Bruce's and Vesper's journals two weeks before the murder, but they aren't getting any closer to discover the identity of the person who did it all.
At that moment, Deathstroke finishes one more mission successfully.
After talking to Robin and Alfred, Barbara goes to a private room to communicate with Dinah, who is learning the details of her future mission with Dr. Orenstein. He explains Dinah that his laboratories have received information about a man who was rescued at sea but who was declared lost along with the ship he was on, in 1944. To add to the mystery, the man's immune system was completely different from a normal human and that the ship he was in contained samples from biological weapons from the past. Dinah suspects there is something involving time travel and the doctor agrees, leaving her to do her job. On another corporation, Deathstroke is hired to investigate the same case.
Oracle calls the Batman Family and tells them that they already have enough proof that Bruce is innocent, but it is useless for any legal procedure as it will reveal Batman's identity. Nightwing is satisfied with knowing for sure that Bruce didn't murdered Vesper.
At her place, Dina prepares to go out on her mission and Spoiler complains that she needs training and that she should tag along with her on the mission. Black Canary refuses and tells Stephanie to go back to the "bat-boys" because she is talented enough to deal with them.
Elsewhere, a man called Slim hires Eddie Fyers to investigate the mysterious case of the phantom island and before they make a deal, Green Arrow appears and tells them that he is also part of the mission.
Appearing in "Blind Spot"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Vesper Fairchild (Flashback only)(Appears only as a corpse)
- Dr. Orenstein
- Slim
- Eddie Fyers
- Green Arrow
Locations:
- United States of America
- Oahu
- Gotham City
- Wayne Manor (Flashback only)
- Oracle Watchtower
- Japan (Flashback only)
- Korea (Flashback only)
Items:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in:
- Batman: Bruce Wayne - Fugitive Vol 1 (pages 1-3, 7, 17)
- Bruce Wayne: Fugitive
- This is the tenth part of the storyline titled Bruce Wayne: Fugitive. The previous chapter is Nightwing (Volume 2) #69 and the story continues in Batman #603.
Trivia
- As always, some Bat-merchandise can be found among Barbara's things over her desk. This time, there is a bat-mug.
See Also
Links and References
  This comic issue is a part of the Bruce Wayne: Murderer? and Bruce Wayne: Fugitive story that went through every Batman Family title in 2002. Bruce Wayne was framed for the murder of his love interest Vesper Fairchild and forced to go on the run from the law so he could prove his innocence. This adventure almost completely compromised his identity from the inside. Bruce Wayne: Murderer?
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive
Batman #600 • Birds of Prey #41 • Gotham Knights #27 • Batman #601 • Detective Comics #769 • Batgirl #27 • Nightwing #68 • Gotham Knights #28 • Detective Comics #770 • Nightwing #69 • Birds of Prey #43 • Batman #603 • Detective Comics #771 • Batgirl #29 • Gotham Knights #30 • Azrael #91 • Detective Comics #772 • Gotham Knights #31 • Batman #605 |