Story: "War Games: Act 1 Part 6. Total War" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Dylan Horrocks (plot, script)
Sean Phillips (pencils, inks)
Jason Wright (colors)
Nick J. Napolitano (letters)
Michael Wright (edits)

Feature Character:

Batgirl III (last in Batman: Gotham Knights #56, next in Batman #631)

Guest Stars:

Spoiler (last in Batman: The 12-cent Adventure #1, next in Catwoman Vol. 2 #34)
Batman (last in Batman: Gotham Knights #56, next in Batman #631)

Supporting Characters:

Oracle II (last in Batman: Gotham Knights #56, next in Batman #631)
Arturo Rodriguez (last in Robin Vol. 2 #129, next in Batman #631)

Villain:

Yakov (a member of the Odessa Mob)

Comment: Act One of War Games continued from Robin Vol. 2 #129 and continues in Catwoman Vol. 2 #34

Synopsis:

Batgirl saves a four-year-old boy from a mob hit, alerting Oracle to the fact that innocents have now become targets in the gang war which is sweeping the city. They then get word that a number of children are being held hostage at Louis E. Grieve Memorial High, Tim Drake's school. On the way there, Batgirl encounters Spoiler, who is out on the streets doing her best to help. She tells the younger hero to stay off the streets and makes her way to the school, hitching a ride from a television news helicopter. Once there, she and all the bystanders hear a single gunshot...