Story: "The Mortician Part Two: Zombie Zero" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Devin Grayson (plot, script)
Leonardo Manco (pencils, inks)
Bill Oakley (letters)
Gloria Vasquez (colors) Wildstorm FX (color seperations)
Lysa Hawkins (edits)

Feature Characters:

Batman

Villains:

Keung Yuk
Fai
The Mortician

Other Characters:

Tat Yuk

Synopsis:

Batman discovers that the Mortician is only trying to perfect reanimation techniques in order to restore his parents to life. However, one of his zombies has committed a murder at the instruction of Tat Yuk, younger brother of a key member of the Lucky Hand Triad. Remorseful, the mortician gives up his plans.

Second Story: "No Escape" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Paul Kupperburg (plot, script)
John Watkiss (pencils, inks)
Jack Morelli (letters)
Mark Chiarello (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman (also in flashback to raining with Max Dodge)

Villain:

Riddler

Other Character:

Mac Dodge (an escapologist and former mentor of Bruce Wayne; first appearance, also in flashback; dies)

Synopsis:

The Riddler convinces Max Dodge, formerly a great escapologist to create a death trap for Batman; Dodge has little choice - either Batman dies or he does. However, Dodge realises that Batman is a former apprentice of his and shouts out how to escape the trap. He is shot by the Riddler's henchmen for this, but maybe it's not such a bad thing - he always used to say that 'of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.'