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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 = Batman 0381.jpg
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| 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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| Event = Batman: War Games
   
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| Executive Editor =
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| Executive Editor = Dan DiDio
 
| 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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| Writer2_1 = Shane McCarthy
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| PreviousIssue = [[Detective Comics 796|Detective Comics #796]]
  
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| Penciler2_1 = Tommy Castillo
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| NextIssue = [[Detective Comics 798|Detective Comics #798]]
  
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| Inker2_1 = Rodney Ramos
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| Colourist2_1 = Tony Avina
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| Letterer2_1 = Ken Lopez
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| Editor2_1 = Michael Wright
   
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| 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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| Quotation =
 
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| Speaker =
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| Speaker = [[Bruce Wayne (New Earth)|Batman]]
   
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| StoryTitle1 = "War Games: Act 1 Part 1 - Flashpoint"
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| 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 [[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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| Synopsis1 =
 
   
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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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| Appearing1 =
 
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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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| Appearing1 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Bruce Wayne (New Earth)|Batman (Bruce Wayne)]]
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* {{apn|[[Bruce Wayne (New Earth)|Batman]]|Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1|Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* [[Arturo Rodriguez (New Earth)|Arturo Rodriguez]]
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* {{a|[[Arturo Rodriguez (New Earth)|Arturo Rodriguez]]}}
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* [[Gavin King (New Earth)|Orpheus]]
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* {{a|[[Cassandra Cain (New Earth)|Batgirl]]}}
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* [[Onyx Adams (New Earth)|Onyx]]
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* {{a|[[Leslie Thompkins (New Earth)|Leslie Thompkins]]}}
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* {{a|[[Barbara Gordon (New Earth)|Oracle]]}}
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'''Villains:'''
  
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* {{a|[[Gavin King (New Earth)|Orpheus]]}}
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* The Gotham Crime Syndicates
  
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* [[Oswald Cobblepot (New Earth)|The Penguin]]
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* {{a|[[Onyx Adams (New Earth)|Onyx]]}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* [[Floyd Lawton (New Earth)|Deadshot]]
  
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* {{a|[[Gotham Organized Crime]]}}
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** {{a|[[Escabedo Cartel]]}}
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*** {{a|[[Diego Escabedo (New Earth)|Diego Escabedo]]}}
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** {{a|[[Hill Gang]]}}
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** {{a|[[Latino Unified Gang]]}}
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** {{a|[[Lucky Hand Triad]]}}
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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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** {{a|[[Odessa Mob]]}}
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*** {{a|[[Alexandra Kosov (New Earth)|Alexandra Kosov]]}}
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* {{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}}
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* [[Cassandra Cain (New Earth)|Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)]]
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* {{a|[[Able Crown (New Earth)|Able Crown]]}} {{corpse}}
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* [[Barbara Gordon (New Earth)|Oracle]]
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* {{a|[[Akahara (New Earth)|Akahara]]}} {{TV}}
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* Charlie {{green|cameraman}}
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* [[Leslie Thompkins (New Earth)|Leslie Thompkins]]
  
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* Franco {{green|Escabedo Cartel}}
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* {{a|[[Gotham City Police Department]]}}
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* {{a|[[Emanuel Escabedo (New Earth)|Manuel Escabedo]]}} {{TV}}
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* {{a|[[Patty Jenkins (New Earth)|Patty]]}} {{green|nurse}}
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* {{a|[[Vera Cesares (New Earth)|Vera Cesares]]}} {{green|doctor}}
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* {{a|[[Arnold Wesker (New Earth)|Ventriloquist]]}} {{TV}}
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* {{a|[[Victor Kosov (New Earth)|Victor Kosov]]}} {{TV}}
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* [[Gotham City]]
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* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
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** {{a|[[Gotham Clock Tower]]}}
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* [[Iceberg Lounge|The Iceberg Lounge]]
  
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** {{a|[[Gotham Harbor]]}}
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'''Items:'''
  
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** {{a|[[Iceberg Lounge|The Iceberg Lounge]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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** {{a|[[Gotham City Chinatown|Chinatown]]}}
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** {{a|[[The Hill]]}}
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** The North End
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** {{a|[[Thompkins Clinic|Thomas Wayne Memorial Clinic]]}}
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
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* Orpheus' Motorcycle
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* <br/>
  
   
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| Cast1 = Bruce Wayne (New Earth)
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| StoryTitle2 = Low, Part I
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| Cast2 = Arturo Rodriguez (New Earth)
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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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| Cast3 = Gavin King (New Earth)
  
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| Cast4 = Onyx Adams (New Earth)
  
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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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| Cast5 = Oswald Cobblepot (New Earth)
  
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| Cast6 = Floyd Lawton (New Earth)
  
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| Cast7 = Cassandra Cain (New Earth)
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| Appearing2 =
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'''Featured Characters:'''
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| Cast8 = Barbara Gordon (New Earth)
  
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* {{apn|[[Edward Nashton (New Earth)|The Riddler]]|Batman: Gotham Knights #55}}
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| Cast9 = Leslie Thompkins (New Earth)
  
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
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| Cast10 =
 
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* {{apn|[[Pamela Isley (New Earth)|Poison Ivy]]|Batgirl #52}}
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| Cast11 =
 
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| Cast12 =
 
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| Cast13 =
 
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| Cast14 =
 
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| Cast15 =
 
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| Cast16 =
 
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| Location1 = Gotham City
  
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| Location2 = Iceberg Lounge
  
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| Item1 =
 
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| Item2 =
 
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| Vehicle1 =
 
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| Vehicle2 =
 
   
 
| Notes =
 
| Notes =
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* The events of this issue take place directly after "[[Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure 1|Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1]]." The story is continued in "[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 182|Legends of the Dark Knight #182]]."
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* 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 =
 
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| Recommended = {{Batman RR}}
 
| Links =
 
| Links =
 
}}
  
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{{WarGames}}
  
{{WarGames}}
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{{Comic Stub}}
  

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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