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"Cataclysm, Prelude: Sound and Fury": Several prisoners are being transported to Blackgate Prison. A man named Morgan "Morgue" Tice tells them a story about how he defeated Batman during a great hesit. This is told through flashbacks that cle

Quote1 This is Dr. Relazzo. I know I'm only supposed to call when there's something to report -- well, I think this fits the bill. At least, if you count a shifting of tectonic plates on a biblical scale. There's a slow train heading Gotham's way, and when it gets here nobody's safe. Quote2
Jolene Relazzo

Detective Comics #719 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1998.

Synopsis for "Cataclysm, Prelude: Sound and Fury"

Several prisoners are being transported to Blackgate Prison. A man named Morgan "Morgue" Tice tells them a story about how he defeated Batman during a great hesit. This is told through flashbacks that clearly display he is flagrantly lying about the entire thing and actually got his ass kicked during a petty robbery. At the end, when they arrive, he screams in terror at the shadow of a bat passing overhead, and the rest of his inmates laugh at him.

Jolene Relazzo is a seismologist working for Wayne Enterprises. She's recording notes in Bristol Township because Gotham City is overdue for an earthquake... but the data she takes is shocking and horrifying. These readings lead her to believe that there's going to be a tremendous earthquake coming on a biblical scale... the likes of which nobody's seen in years. Placing a call to her superiors, she desperately pleads for them to pick up the phone... the call goes right to the Batcave and there's nobody there.

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  • Blackgaters
    • Morgan "Morgue" Tice (Single appearance)

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Batman Shadow of the Bat Vol 1 73
Batman: Cataclysm Crossover
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This issue is a part of the Cataclysm crossover that swept through all Batman Family Titles during 1998. Gotham City was almost completely destroyed by a massive earthquake. This story led into the events that would eventually create No Man's Land.

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