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| Title = Detective Comics
  
| Title = Detective Comics
 
| Image = Detective Comics 797.jpg
  
| Image = Detective Comics 797.jpg
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| Image2 = Detective Comics Vol 1 797 Textless.jpg
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| Image2 = Batman 0381.jpg
 
| Image2Text = Textless
  
| Image2Text = Textless
 
| Volume = 1
  
| Volume = 1
 
| Issue = 797
  
| Issue = 797
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| Day = 4
 
| Month = October
  
| Month = October
 
| Year = 2004
  
| Year = 2004
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| CoverArtist1 = Jock
  
| CoverArtist1 = Jock
   
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| Editor1_1 = Bob Schreck
  
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| Editor1_2 = Michael Wright
  
 
| Writer1_1 = Andersen Gabrych
  
| Writer1_1 = Andersen Gabrych
 
| Penciler1_1 = Pete Woods
  
| Penciler1_1 = Pete Woods
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| Colourist1_1 = Jason Wright
  
| Colourist1_1 = Jason Wright
 
| Letterer1_1 = Pat Brosseau
  
| Letterer1_1 = Pat Brosseau
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| Editor1_1 = Bob Schreck
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| Editor1_2 = Michael Wright
   
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| Editor2_1 = Michael Wright
  
 
| Writer2_1 = Shane McCarthy
  
| Writer2_1 = Shane McCarthy
 
| Penciler2_1 = Tommy Castillo
  
| Penciler2_1 = Tommy Castillo
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| Colourist2_1 = Tony Avina
  
| Colourist2_1 = Tony Avina
 
| Letterer2_1 = Ken Lopez
  
| Letterer2_1 = Ken Lopez
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| Editor2_1 = Michael Wright
   
 
| Quotation = In an '''ideal''' world, no blood would have to be spilled. Unfortunately, this is the '''real''' world. And the chasm between the '''two''' is far and wide.
 
| Quotation = In an '''ideal''' world, no blood would have to be spilled. Unfortunately, this is the '''real''' world. And the chasm between the '''two''' is far and wide.
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| StoryTitle1 = [[Batman: War Games|War Games]]: Act 1, Part 1 of 8: Flashpoint
  
| StoryTitle1 = [[Batman: War Games|War Games]]: Act 1, Part 1 of 8: Flashpoint
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| Synopsis1 = Word of the gun fight is starting to spread. The police and news media are investigating as Batmam arrives. He checks out the scene with Batgirl's help, reported the information back to Oracle. He determines the survivors; Scarface, Orpheus, Penguin, Mr. Fun, Onyx, Deadshot, Zeiss and Escabedo's bodyguard, who turned up at Leslie Thompkins clinic in bad shape.
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| Synopsis1 = Word of the gun fight is starting to spread. The police and news media are investigating as [[Bruce Wayne (New Earth)|Batman]] arrives. He checks out the scene with [[Cassandra Cain (New Earth)|Batgirl]]'s help and reports the information to [[Barbara Gordon (New Earth)|Oracle]]. He determines the survivors; Scarface, Orpheus, Penguin, Mr. Fun, Onyx, Deadshot, Zeiss and Escabedo's bodyguard, who turned up at Leslie Thompkins clinic in bad shape.
   
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Oracle and Batman review the night's events at the clocktower. Meanwhile, retaliation for the shootout stared to ramp up. Batgirl fights in Chinatown to try and stop the violence. Batman tries to talk to Escabedo, but he blames Batman, and it turns into a fight, which is interrupted by an attack by the Odessa Mob.
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Oracle and Batman review the night's events at the clocktower. Meanwhile, retaliation for the shootout stared to ramp up. Batgirl fights in Chinatown to try and stop the violence. Batman tries to talk to Escabedo, but he blames Batman, and it turns into a fight, which is interrupted by an attack by the Odessa Mob.
   
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Orpheus meets with Penguin. Penguin denies starting the war. The violence continues to spread, erupting on the Hill. Batman, Orpheus and Batgirl struggle without success to quell the tide, but it spreads too far, too fast for them to do more than fight fires.
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[[Gavin King (New Earth)|Orpheus]] goes to the [[Iceberg Lounge]], where he meets with [[Oswald Cobblepot (New Earth)|Penguin]], who denies starting the war. The violence continues to spread, erupting on the Hill. Batman, Orpheus and Batgirl struggle without success to quell the tide, but it spreads too far, too fast for them to act quick enough.
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| StoryTitle2 = Low, Part I
  
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| Synopsis2 =
 
   
 
| Appearing1 =
 
| Appearing1 =
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* {{a|[[Gavin King (New Earth)|Orpheus]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Gavin King (New Earth)|Orpheus]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Onyx Adams (New Earth)|Onyx]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Onyx Adams (New Earth)|Onyx]]}}
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
 
* {{a|[[Gotham Organized Crime]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Gotham Organized Crime]]}}
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:* {{a|[[Escabedo Cartel]]}}
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** {{a|[[Escabedo Cartel]]}}
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::* {{a|[[Diego Escabedo (New Earth)|Diego Escabedo]]}}
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*** {{a|[[Diego Escabedo (New Earth)|Diego Escabedo]]}}
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:* {{a|[[Hill Gang]]}}
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** {{a|[[Hill Gang]]}}
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:* {{a|[[Latino Unified Gang]]}}
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** {{a|[[Latino Unified Gang]]}}
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:* {{a|[[Lucky Hand Triad]]}}
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** {{a|[[Lucky Hand Triad]]}}
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::* [[Ekin Tzu (New Earth)|Ekin Tzu]] {{mentioned}}
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*** {{a|[[Ekin Tzu (New Earth)|Ekin Tzu]]}} {{mentioned}}
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::* [[Kwan Lin (New Earth)|Kwan Lin]] {{mentioned}}
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*** [[Kwan Lin (New Earth)|Kwan Lin]] {{mentioned}}
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:* {{a|[[Odessa Mob]]}}
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** {{a|[[Odessa Mob]]}}
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::* {{a|[[Alexandra Kosov (New Earth)|Alexandra Kosov]]}}
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*** {{a|[[Alexandra Kosov (New Earth)|Alexandra Kosov]]}}
 
* {{apn|[[Oswald Cobblepot (New Earth)|The Penguin]]|Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1|Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182}}
  
* {{apn|[[Oswald Cobblepot (New Earth)|The Penguin]]|Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1|Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182}}
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:* {{apn|[[Floyd Lawton (New Earth)|Deadshot]]|Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1|Batman: Gotham Knights #56}}
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** {{apn|[[Floyd Lawton (New Earth)|Deadshot]]|Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1|Batman: Gotham Knights #56}}
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
 
* {{a|[[Able Crown (New Earth)|Able Crown]]}} {{corpse}}
  
* {{a|[[Able Crown (New Earth)|Able Crown]]}} {{corpse}}
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* Franco {{green|Escabedo Cartel}}
  
* Franco {{green|Escabedo Cartel}}
 
* {{a|[[Gotham City Police Department]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Gotham City Police Department]]}}
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* {{a|[[Manuel Escabedo (New Earth)|Manuel Escabedo]]}} {{TV}}
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* {{a|[[Emanuel Escabedo (New Earth)|Manuel Escabedo]]}} {{TV}}
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* Patty {{green|nurse}}
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* {{a|[[Patty Jenkins (New Earth)|Patty]]}} {{green|nurse}}
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* Vera {{green|doctor}}
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* {{a|[[Vera Cesares (New Earth)|Vera Cesares]]}} {{green|doctor}}
 
* {{a|[[Arnold Wesker (New Earth)|Ventriloquist]]}} {{TV}}
  
* {{a|[[Arnold Wesker (New Earth)|Ventriloquist]]}} {{TV}}
 
* {{a|[[Victor Kosov (New Earth)|Victor Kosov]]}} {{TV}}
  
* {{a|[[Victor Kosov (New Earth)|Victor Kosov]]}} {{TV}}
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
 
* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
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:* {{a|[[Gotham Clock Tower]]}}
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** {{a|[[Gotham Clock Tower]]}}
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:* Gotham Harbor
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** {{a|[[Gotham Harbor]]}}
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:* {{a|[[Iceberg Lounge|The Iceberg Lounge]]}}
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** {{a|[[Iceberg Lounge|The Iceberg Lounge]]}}
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:* Chinatown
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** {{a|[[Gotham City Chinatown|Chinatown]]}}
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:* The Hill
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** {{a|[[The Hill]]}}
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:* The North End
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** The North End
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** {{a|[[Thompkins Clinic|Thomas Wayne Memorial Clinic]]}}
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'''Items:'''
  
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* {{a|[[Batarang]]s}}
  
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
 
* Orpheus' Motorcycle
  
* Orpheus' Motorcycle
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| StoryTitle2 = Low, Part I
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| Synopsis2 =
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[[Edward Nashton (New Earth)|Riddler]] has arrived at [[Pamela Isley (New Earth)|Poison Ivy]]'s lair after she offered him protection from the people who wants him dead for the [[Batman: Hush|Hush]] fiasco.
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Riddler believes he is safe, but soon, Ivy appears, tangles him with her vines and makes him understand that he has come to his doom.
   
 
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| Notes =
 
| Notes =
 
* The events of this issue take place directly after "[[Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure Vol 1 1|Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1]]." The story is continued in "[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol 1 182|Legends of the Dark Knight #182]]."
  
* The events of this issue take place directly after "[[Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure Vol 1 1|Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1]]." The story is continued in "[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol 1 182|Legends of the Dark Knight #182]]."
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* This is part of the ''[[Batman: War Games|War Games]]'' saga running through all of the [[Batman Titles]] in [[2004]].
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* This is part of the ''[[Batman: War Games|War Games]]'' saga running through all of the [[Batman Titles]] for the most part of [[2004]].
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| Trivia =
 
| Trivia =
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* As usual, a doll can be seen in Oracle's office. This time is a Superman doll.
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| Recommended = {{Batman RR}}
  
| Recommended = {{Batman RR}}
 
| Links =
 
| Links =

Revision as of 20:28, 9 January 2019

"War Games: Act 1, Part 1 of 8: Flashpoint": Word of the gun fight is starting to spread. The police and news media are investigating as Batman arrives. He checks out the scene with Batgirl's help and reports the i

Quote1 In an ideal world, no blood would have to be spilled. Unfortunately, this is the real world. And the chasm between the two is far and wide. Quote2
— Batman

Detective Comics #797 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2004. It was published on August 4, 2004.

Synopsis for "War Games: Act 1, Part 1 of 8: Flashpoint"

Word of the gun fight is starting to spread. The police and news media are investigating as Batman arrives. He checks out the scene with Batgirl's help and reports the information to Oracle. He determines the survivors; Scarface, Orpheus, Penguin, Mr. Fun, Onyx, Deadshot, Zeiss and Escabedo's bodyguard, who turned up at Leslie Thompkins clinic in bad shape.

Oracle and Batman review the night's events at the clocktower. Meanwhile, retaliation for the shootout stared to ramp up. Batgirl fights in Chinatown to try and stop the violence. Batman tries to talk to Escabedo, but he blames Batman, and it turns into a fight, which is interrupted by an attack by the Odessa Mob.

Orpheus goes to the Iceberg Lounge, where he meets with Penguin, who denies starting the war. The violence continues to spread, erupting on the Hill. Batman, Orpheus and Batgirl struggle without success to quell the tide, but it spreads too far, too fast for them to act quick enough.

Appearing in "War Games: Act 1, Part 1 of 8: Flashpoint"

Featured Characters:

  • Template:Apn

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Locations:

Vehicles:

  • Orpheus' Motorcycle


Synopsis for "Low, Part I"

Riddler has arrived at Poison Ivy's lair after she offered him protection from the people who wants him dead for the Hush fiasco.

Riddler believes he is safe, but soon, Ivy appears, tangles him with her vines and makes him understand that he has come to his doom.

Appearing in "Low, Part I"

Featured Characters:

  • Template:Apn

Supporting Characters:

  • Template:Apn

Notes

Trivia

  • As usual, a doll can be seen in Oracle's office. This time is a Superman doll.


See Also

Recommended Reading

Links and References
Batman War Games Act 3 TP
War Games Crossover
The events from this issue or series are related to Batman: War Games, a massive Batman Title crossover involving a massive conflict between the different factions of Gotham Organized Crime, culminating in the rise to power of Black Mask.

This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the War Games Crossover category.

Act One: Outbreak
Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1 • Detective Comics #797 • Legends of the Dark Knight #182 • Nightwing #96 • Gotham Knights #56 • Robin #129 • Batgirl #55 • Catwoman #34 • Batman #631
Act Two: Tides
Detective Comics #798 • Legends of the Dark Knight #183 • Nightwing #97 • Gotham Knights #57 • Robin #130 • Batgirl #56 • Catwoman #35 • Batman #632
Act Three: Endgame
Detective Comics #799 • Legends of the Dark Knight #184 • Nightwing #98 • Gotham Knights #58 • Robin #131 • Batgirl #57 • Catwoman #36 • Batman #633
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