DC Database
Advertisement

"Statistics": A little girl is lost among the ruins of Gotham City and Robin decides to help her find her mother. Robin takes the little girl to the police and she told him that her mother left her to go with a man called Shakey. Robin told [[Bruce Wayne (New Ea

Quote1 What is it, Detective Montoya? The Joker's escaped? Bane is back? Whatever it is I can handle it. Quote2
James Gordon

Detective Comics #722 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1998. It was published on April 15, 1998.

Synopsis for "Statistics"

A little girl is lost among the ruins of Gotham City and Robin decides to help her find her mother. Robin takes the little girl to the police and she told him that her mother left her to go with a man called Shakey. Robin told Batman about that and Batman told Robin that the man used to work for The Penguin.

Commissioner Gordon was worrying about his wife, Sarah when he received a call from her telling him that she has been trapped in Tricorner and that the U.S. Army would take her to Gotham by water. When they were reunited, they shared a loving kiss.

Robin asked Cobblepot about the whereabouts of Shakey and the Penguin, reluctantly give him the place. Robin arrived at the place to find that the man and the little girl's mother were going to travel out of Gotham. The woman told Robin that she didn't care for the girl and asked if she still has a rag doll with her. Robin tells her that she doesn't and the woman leaves the place with Shakey.

Robin returns to the police station and searched the rag doll. Robin found a bundle of money inside it. Renee Montoya looked for any relatives of the girl and she found her grandparents. Robin makes sure that the money inside the doll would be used for the good of the little girl.

Appearing in "Statistics"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Penguin
  • Shakey Reardon (Single appearance)
  • Ms. Gilbert

Other Characters:

  • United States Army
    • Fontaine (Single appearance)
  • Mr. Eberley (Single appearance)
  • Bingo (Dog)

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

Notes

Trivia

  • It is stated that at this point it has been two weeks since the earthquake.
  • There are references to the Peter Pan mythos.


See Also


Links and References

Batman Shadow of the Bat Vol 1 73
Batman: Cataclysm Crossover
DC Bullet 2024

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.

Advertisement