Changes: Detective Comics Vol 1 743

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"Evolution One: Whispers in the Dark"

Part of the "Batman: Evolution" storyline.

Cover

Evolution One: Whispers in the Dark

Editors

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We're going to start a war, Mr Abbott.

— Whisper A'Daire

Detective Comics #743 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 2000.

Synopsis for "Evolution One: Whispers in the Dark"

Ra's al Ghul sends two of his followers to Gotham City, armed with a supply of elixir that will last them for 20 weeks. Part of their mission involves destablising the five organised crime operations that have been carving Gotham City up for the past 3 months, turning them against each other. One of them, Whisper A'Daire, encounters Bruce Wayne at the gala reopening of the Gotham Public Library, where she sets mental alarm bells ringing both for him and Barbara Gordon. At this opening, it becomes clear that there is a great social rift developing between those who stayed in Gotham over the terrible past year and those who deserted the city but have now returned, the so-called DeeZees.

At the same time as the gala, al Ghul's other operative, Kyle Abbott, attacks the home of the Lucky Hand Triad's leader, Ekin Tzu, killing his wife and leaving one man standing, telling him that he was sent by the Russians. Later, Batman is on patrol and stops at the Able Crown Youth Center, funded by the head of the Burnley Town Massive. Noticing that a door is ajar, he investigates and encounters Abbott, who assumes a semi-bestial form when he fights Batman. Abbott leaves, setting off a massive explosion and saying "goodbye, detective" and blowing the place to pieces with Batman inside.

Appearing in "Evolution One: Whispers in the Dark"

Featured Characters:

Batman

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Ra's al Ghul
- Whisper A'Daire (First appearance)
- Kyle Abbott (First appearance)
Lucky Hand Triad
- Ekin Tzu (First appearance)
Escabedo Cartel (First appearance)
- Emanuel Escabedo (In a photograph only) (First appearance)
Odessa Mob
- Vasiliy Kosov (In a photograph only)
Sicilian Mafia
- Junior Galante (In a photograph only)
Burnley Town Massive
- Able Crown (In a photograph only)

Other Characters:

Mayor Daniel Dickerson (First appearance)
District Attorney Willis (First appearance)
Mei Ling (Ekin Tzu's wife) (Single appearance) (Dies)
Emma Jankow (violinist) (Single appearance)
Dirk Sims (Tribune gossip columnist) (Single appearance)
Congressman Chaffey (Single appearance)
Sarah Essen (In a photograph only)

Locations:

Gotham City
- Gotham City Police Headquarters
- Wayne Manor
  - Batcave
- Gotham City Public Library
- Able Crown Youth Center
Libya

Items:

Vehicles:

Bruce Wayne's limousine

Notes

There is a special thanks to Alex Combach in the credit box for research assistance.
Collected in Batman: Evolution and Batman: New Gotham Vol. 1.

Links and References

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 | Month               = 4
 | Year                = 2000
+| Event               = Batman: Evolution
-| Executive Editor    =
+| Executive Editor    = Mike Carlin
 | CoverArtist1        = Dave Johnson
-| Editor1_1           = Denny O'Neil
+| Editor1_1           = Dennis O'Neil
+| Editor1_2           = Joseph Illidge
 | Writer1_1           = Greg Rucka
 | Penciler1_1         = Shawn Martinbrough
 | Inker1_1            = Steve Mitchell
-| Colourist1_1        =
+| Colorist1_1        = Wildstorm FX
 | Letterer1_1         = Todd Klein
-| Quotation           = We're going to start a war, Mr Abbott.
+| Quotation           = We're going to start a war, [[Kyle Abbot (New Earth)|Mr Abbott]].
 | Speaker             = [[Whisper A'Daire (New Earth)|Whisper A'Daire]]
 | StoryTitle1         = Evolution One: Whispers in the Dark
+| Synopsis1           =
-| Synopsis1           =[[Ra's al Ghul (New Earth)|Ra's al Ghul]] sends two of his followers to Gotham, armed with a supply of elixir that will last them for 20 weeks.  Part of their mission involves destablising the five organised crime operations that have been carving Gotham City up for the past 3 months, turning them against each other.  One of them, [[Whisper A'Daire (New Earth)|Whisper A'Daire]], encounters [[Bruce Wayne (New Earth)|Bruce Wayne]] at the gala reopening of the Gotham Public Library, where she sets mental alarm bells ringing both for him and [[Barbara Gordon (New Earth)|Barbara Gordon]].  At this opening, it becomes clear that there is a great social rift developing between those who stayed in Gotham over the terrible past year and those who deserted the city but have now returned, the so-called DeeZees.
+[[Ra's al Ghul (New Earth)|Ra's al Ghul]] sends two of his followers to [[Gotham City]], armed with a supply of elixir that will last them for 20 weeks.  Part of their mission involves destablising the five organised crime operations that have been carving Gotham City up for the past 3 months, turning them against each other.  One of them, [[Whisper A'Daire (New Earth)|Whisper A'Daire]], encounters [[Bruce Wayne (New Earth)|Bruce Wayne]] at the gala reopening of the Gotham Public Library, where she sets mental alarm bells ringing both for him and [[Barbara Gordon (New Earth)|Barbara Gordon]].  At this opening, it becomes clear that there is a great social rift developing between those who stayed in Gotham over the terrible past year and those who deserted the city but have now returned, the so-called DeeZees.
-At the same time as the gala, al Ghul's other operative, [[Kyle Abbott (New Earth)|Kyle Abbott]], attacks the home of the Lucky Hand Triad's leader, Ekin Tzu, killing his wife and leaving one man standing, telling him that he was sent by the Russians.  Later, Batman is on patrol and stops at the Able Crown Youth Center, funded by the head of the Burnley Town Massive.  Noticing that a door is ajar, he investigates and encounters Abbott, who assumes a semi-bestial form when he fights Batman.  Abbott leaves, setting off a massive explosion and saying "goodbye, detective", a clear clue that al Ghul is involved.
+At the same time as the gala, al Ghul's other operative, [[Kyle Abbot (New Earth)|Kyle Abbott]], attacks the home of the Lucky Hand Triad's leader, [[Ekin Tzu (New Earth)|Ekin Tzu]], killing his wife and leaving one man standing, telling him that he was sent by the Russians.  Later, Batman is on patrol and stops at the Able Crown Youth Center, funded by the head of the Burnley Town Massive.  Noticing that a door is ajar, he investigates and encounters Abbott, who assumes a semi-bestial form when he fights Batman.  Abbott leaves, setting off a massive explosion and saying "goodbye, detective" and blowing the place to pieces with Batman inside.
-| Appearing1 =
+| Appearing1          =
 '''Featured Characters:'''
-* [[Bruce Wayne (New Earth)|Batman]]<br/>
+* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (New Earth)|Batman]]}}
 '''Supporting Characters:'''
+* {{a|[[Gotham City Police Department]]}}
-* [[James Gordon (New Earth)|James Gordon]]<br/>
-* [[Mackenzie Bock (New Earth)|Hardback Bock]]<br/>
+** {{a|[[James Gordon (New Earth)|James Gordon]]}}
-* [[Harvey Bullock (New Earth)|Harvey Bullock]]<br/>
+** {{a|[[Mackenzie Bock (New Earth)|Hardback Bock]]}}
-* [[Barbara Gordon (New Earth)|Oracle]]<br/>
+** {{a|[[Harvey Bullock (New Earth)|Harvey Bullock]]}}
-* [[Alfred Pennyworth (New Earth)|Alfred Pennyworth]]<br/>
+* {{a|[[Barbara Gordon (New Earth)|Oracle]]}}
-* [[Lucius Fox (New Earth)|Lucius Fox]]<br/>
+* {{a|[[Alfred Pennyworth (New Earth)|Alfred Pennyworth]]}}
+* {{a|[[Lucius Fox (New Earth)|Lucius Fox]]}}
-'''Villains:'''
+'''Antagonists:'''
-* [[Whisper A'Daire (New Earth)|Whisper A'Daire]] {{1st}}<br/>
-* [[Kyle Abbott (New Earth)|Kyle Abbott]] {{1st}}<br/>
+* {{a|[[Ra's al Ghul (New Earth)|Ra's al Ghul]]}}
-* [[Ra's al Ghul (New Earth)|Ra's al Ghul]]<br/>
+** {{a|[[Whisper A'Daire (New Earth)|Whisper A'Daire]]}} {{1st}}
+** {{a|[[Kyle Abbot (New Earth)|Kyle Abbott]]}} {{1st}}
-* Lucky Hands Triad<br/>
+* {{a|[[Lucky Hand Triad]]}}
-:* [[Ekin Tzu (New Earth)|Ekin Tzu]] {{1st}}<br/>
+** {{a|[[Ekin Tzu (New Earth)|Ekin Tzu]]}} {{1st}}
-* [[Escabedo Cartel]]<br/>
+* {{a|[[Escabedo Cartel]]}} {{1st}}
-* [[Odessa Mob]]<br/>
+** {{a|[[Emanuel Escabedo (New Earth)|Emanuel Escabedo]]}} {{photo}} {{1st}}
-* Sicilian Mafia<br/>
+* {{a|[[Odessa Mob]]}}
-* [[Burnley Town Massive]]<br/>
+** {{a|[[Vasily Kosov (New Earth)|Vasiliy Kosov]]}} {{photo}}
+* {{a|[[Five Families|Sicilian Mafia]]}}
+** {{a|[[Pasquale Galante, Jr. (New Earth)|Junior Galante]]}} {{photo}}
+* {{a|[[Burnley Town Massive]]}}
+** {{a|[[Able Crown (New Earth)|Able Crown]]}} {{photo}}
 '''Other Characters:'''
-* [[Daniel Dickerson (New Earth)|Mayor Daniel Dickerson]] {{1st}}<br/>
+* {{a|[[Daniel Dickerson (New Earth)|Mayor Daniel Dickerson]]}} {{1st}}
-* District Attorney Willis {{1st}}<br/>
+* District Attorney Willis {{1st}}
-* Mei Ling (Ekin Tzu's wife) {{only}} {{dies}}<br/>
+* Mei Ling (Ekin Tzu's wife) {{only}} {{dies}}
-* Emma Jankow (violinist) {{only}}<br/>
+* Emma Jankow (violinist) {{only}}
-* Dirk Sims (Tribune gossip columnist) {{only}}<br/>
+* Dirk Sims (Tribune gossip columnist) {{only}}
-* Congressman Chaffey {{only}}<br/>
+* Congressman Chaffey {{only}}
+* {{a|[[Sarah Essen (New Earth)|Sarah Essen]]}} {{Photo}}
 '''Locations:'''
-* [[Gotham City]]<br/>
+* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
-:* [[Gotham City Police Headquarters]]<br/>
+** {{a|[[GCPD Headquarters|Gotham City Police Headquarters]]}}
-:* [[Wayne Manor]]<br/>
+** {{a|[[Wayne Manor]]}}
-:* [[Batcave]]<br/>
+*** {{a|[[Batcave]]}}
-:* Gotham Public Library<br/>
+** {{a|[[Gotham City Public Library]]}}
-:* Able Crown Youth Center
+** Able Crown Youth Center
+* {{a|[[Libya]]}}
 '''Items:'''
-* [[Batcomputer]]<br/>
+* {{a|[[Batcomputer]]}}
+* {{a|[[Batsuit]]}}
+* {{a|[[Batrope]]}}
 '''Vehicles:'''
 * Bruce Wayne's limousine<br/>
 | Notes               =
+* There is a special thanks to Alex Combach in the credit box for research assistance.
+* Collected in {{co|Batman: Evolution (Collected)}} and {{co|Batman: New Gotham Vol. 1 (Collected)}}.
 | Trivia              =
 | Recommended         =