Story: "Beauty and the Beast" (38 Pages)

Credits:

Devin Grayson (plot, script)
Rodolfo Damaggio (pencils)
Robert Campanella (inks)
Willie Schubert (letters)
Lee Loughridge (colors)
Darren Vincenzo (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman (also in flashback)

Guest Star:

Arsenal IV (last in Arsenal Special #1; next in Titans Secret Files #1/4; also in flashback to his days in the Teen Titans)

Supporting Characters:

Nightwing II (also in flashback to his days in the Teen Titans)
Lian Harper (last in ???; next in ???)

Villains:

KGBeast
Cheshire
Gustave Erhard (first appearance; an arms dealer)

Guest Appearances:

Superman
Wonder Woman
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Flash II
Green Arrow I (all four along with Batman as the Justice League of America)
Kid Flash
Aqualad
Wonder Girl I (latter three along with Robin and Speedy as the Teen Titans; all in flashback only)
Checkmate (Kostmayer and Reggie named)

Other Character:

Martin Santos (Lian's babysitter)

Synopsis:

Cheshire is kidnapped by the KGBeast and Arsenal asks for Nightwing's help to rescue her, but instead wind sup working with Batman. They track the 'Beast across two continents and discover that Cheshire is actually working with him, but only because he had in fact kidnapped her and Arsenal's daughter Lian. With a little extra help from Nightwing things are soon put right.