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DETECTIVE COMICS #743
Cover Date: April 2000
Cover Price: $2.50
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Cover Credits:
Art: Dave Johnson (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Greg Rucka |
| Pencils | Shawn Martinbrough |
| Inks | Steve Mitchell |
| Colors | Wildstorm FX |
| Color separations | Wildstorm FX |
| Lettering | Todd Klein |
| Editing | Dennis O'Neil |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Ra's al Ghul (last in Action Comics #760)
- Whisper A'Daire (first appearance)
- Kyle Abbot (first appearance)
- Able Crown (head of the Burnley Town Massive; behind the scenes)
- Burnley Town Massive
- Ekin Tzu (first appearance; Dai-lo of the Lucky Hand Triad)
- Lucky Hand Triad (first appearance)
- Emanuel Escabedo (head of the gangs in Coventry, connected to Escabedo Cartel; behind the scenes)
- Escabedo Cartel (first appearance)
- Vasily Kosov (behind the scenes)
- Odessa Mob
- Junior Galante (Pasquale "Junior" Galante; head of the Gotham Mafia; behind the scenes)
- Sicilian Mafia
Other Character(s):
- Mayor Daniel Danfort Dickerson II (first appearance; next in issue #745)
- Willis (first appearance; the Gotham City District Attorney; next in issue #747)
- Emma Jankow (first appearance; a violin protégé)
- Dirk Sims (first appearance; a gossip columnist at the Gotham Tribune)
- Congressman Chaffey (first appearance)
Synopsis: - Ra's al Ghul, archenemy of the Batman, sends two of his servants - Whisper and Abbot - on a mission in Gotham City, warning them that 'the detective' is a dangerous foe. Batman, of course, knows nothing of this, and has been spending much of the three months since Gotham reopened fighting back against the various factions of organized crime which have newly arrived in the city. Tonight, though, is the grand re-opening of the Gotham Public Library, funded by Bruce Wayne. The cream of Gotham society are there, as is the mysterious newcomer, Whisper, who seems to work her charms on everyone present. At the same time, Mr. Abbot murders Triad leader Ekin Tzu's wife, placing the blame at the door of the Russians.
- The reopening over, Bruce changes his clothes and goes on patrol as Batman, finding himself at the youth center funded by Able Crown, one of Gotham's new crime bosses. He spots a sign of break-in, and encounters Abbot inside, who displays signs of being a were and calls him 'detective' before setting off an explosion that destroys the youth center.