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DETECTIVE COMICS #745
Cover Date: June 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, John Watkiss |
| Inks | Steve Mitchell |
| Lettering | Todd Klein, Bill Oakley |
| Colors | Wildstorm FX |
| Color separations | Wildstorm FX |
| Editing | Dennis O'Neil |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Ra's al Ghul (behind the scenes)
- Whisper A'Daire
- Kyle Abbot
- Ekin Tzu
- Lucky Hand Triad (Nine Pound named)
- Able Crown
- Vasily Kosov (deceased; last appearance)
- Emanuel Escabedo (deceased; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #177)
Other Character(s):
- Mayor Daniel Dickerson (in between issues #743 and #748)
Synopsis: - Two of Gotham's crime bosses are dead, killed by two of the others, as arranged by Whisper A'Daire. Whisper herself has become close friends, perhaps more, with the mayor. Using the excuse of dropping of a tuxedo off to the mayor (as Bruce Wayne), Batman gets a closer look at Whisper, and manages to get a sample of a scaly substance on her back. When he analyzes this, he finds that it matches the data for a king cobra.
- Meanwhile, the Burnley Massive and the Triads begin work on importing an immortality serum to Gotham, and prepare to make a huge amount of money selling it on the streets. Batman is interrupted in his investigations by Abbot, who fights him as a wolf-like creature. Batman comes out the victor and discovers both the information that Whisper and Abbot have been gathering on Gotham's organized crime and a cast-off skin from Whisper. Elsewhere, Whisper offers Ekin Tzu a taste of the immortality serum, which transforms him into a bird-like creature.