Story: "Tabula Rasa, Part One: Skin Trade" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (plot, script)
Roger Robinson (pencils)
John Floyd (inks)
Bill Oakley (letters)
Gloria Vasquez (colors) Wildstorm FX (color seperations)
Lysa Hawkins and Matt Idelson (edits)

Feature Characters: Batman
Nightwing II
Robin III
Oracle

Guest Star:

Bane

Supporting Characters:

Alfred Pennyworth
Leslie Thompkins

Villains:

Pix (Ariadne Pinxit; first appearance)
Vin
Ricky (rapists; first appearance; Vin dies)

Guest Appearance:

Huntress II

Other Characters:

Kimmie Kariba (an influential figure in the Gotham art world)
Monique (her personal assistant)
Arnold J. Silverberg (a sleazy reporter; first appearance of all three)

Comment: One week elapses between pages 7 and 8. Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Oracle, Bane, and Pix all appear in both sections; Kimmie Kariba and Monique appear only in the first section; all other characters appear only in the second.

Synopsis:

Bane claims he may be Batman's relative and will not leave until the question is answered via a blood test. Batman's allies fear that he may be here for other, more sinister reasons and are determined to keep a close eye on him. Meanwhile, a conceptual artist takes revenge on the lowlives of Gotham after she is raped - she uses a nanite ink to create deadly tattoos. Batman and Bane set out to investigate the first of these disturbing deaths, while Huntress looks on, disgusted at what she sees.

Second Story: "The Delusions of Alfred Pennyworth" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Danielle Dwyer (plot, script)
Scott Morse (pencils, inks)
Todd Klein (letters)
Bob Schreck (edits)

Feature Character:

Alfred Pennyworth

Villain: An unnamed criminal

Supporting Characters:

Batman, Robin II (as a spirit)

Synopsis:

Alfred is convinced that a benevolent ghost is haunting Wayne Manor - to be precise, the spirit of Jason Todd, the second Robin. He socialises with the boy in whatever small ways he can but elects not to tell Batman about it, this is a delusion which Alfred would quite like to keep to himself.