Story: "War Games Prelude: No Help" (24 Pages)

Credits:

Devin Grayson (plot, script)
Ramon Bachs (pencils)
Raul Fernandez and Rodney Ramos (inks)
Rob Leigh (letters)
Steve Buccellato (colors)
Nachie Castro (assistant edits)
Matt Idelson (edits)

Feature Characters:

Spoiler (in between Batgirl #54 and #55)
Batman (last in ...; next in Detective Comics #797)

Guest Stars:

Orpheus II
Onyx I (both last in Detective Comics #796/2 and next in Detective Comics #797)
Nightwing II
Tarantula III (both probably between pages of Nightwing Vol. 2 #94)
Catwoman (last in ...; next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182)

Supporting Character:

Alfred Pennyworth (last in ...; next in Detective Comics #798)

Villains:

Pasquale Galante Junior (last in Catwoman Vol. 3 #25; dies)
Philo Zeiss (last in Catwoman Vol. 3 #33; next in Batman #632)
Kobra terrorists
Dr Grall (first appearance; an associate of the Kobra organisation; dies)
Otero (first appearance; head of the Latino Unified Gang; dies)
Manuel 'Manny' Escabedo (last in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #178; dies)
Franco (first appearance; Escabedo's bodyguard; next in Detective Comics #797)
Akahara (first appearance; head of the Yakuza in Gotham City; dies)
Penguin (last in Gotham Central #22; next in Detective Comics #797)
Deadshot (last in ...; next in Detective Comics #797)
Lew Moxon (last in ...; dies)
Hellhound (last in Birds of Prey #3; dies)
Ventriloquist & Scarface (last in Batman #625; next in Batman: Gotham Knights #56)
Mister Fun (last in Batman: Family #8; next in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97)
Victor Kosov (first appearance; named in graphic next issue; dies)
NKVDemon III? (last in ...; dies)
Kwan Lin (first appearance?; the new head of the Gotham Triads; dies)
Silver Monkey (last in ...; dies)
Able Crown (last in Detective Comics #744; dies)

Comment: Act One of War Games begins in Detective Comics #797

Synopsis:

Spoiler observes a gathering of Gotham's crime bosses, all summoned by a mysterious letter, and all bringing a bodyguard. Meanwhile, Batman encounters a group of Kobra terrorists - apparently the group has a new leader and have great plans. As Catwoman joins Spoiler, things turn sour between the bosses. Able Crown reaches for his cigarette lighter and the others assume he's going for his gun and a fire-fight breaks out which leaves many of them dead. Catwoman has to quit the scene, as she knows she could potentially be blamed for this, and Spoiler is desperate for some help, knowing she is way out of her depth.