Story: "Gazing Back" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Devin Grayson (plot, script)
Staz Johnson (layouts)
James A. Hodgkins (finishes)
Bill Oakley (letters)
Gloria Vasquez (colors) Digital Chameleon (color seperations)
KC Carlson (edits)

Feature Character: Batman (also in flashbacks from childhood to becoming Batman)

Supporting Characters:

Alfred Pennyworth (in flashbacks)
Thomas & Martha Wayne (die in flashback)

Other Characters:

Nikolai and his family (a man having a heart attack, first appearance)

Synopsis:

Batman interrupts a mugging which has triggered a heart attack in its victim while his son watches. While Batman performs artificial respiration in order to keep the man going, he considers the path his life has taken since he saw his own parents killed in a similar situation.

Feature: "Who is Bruce Wayne?" (3 Pages)

Credits:

Chuck Dixon (text)

Comment: A magazine article about the enigmatic Bruce Wayne, in which the reporter comes to the conclusion that he is simply the dullest man in Gotham. Also a sidebar on Lucius Fox, the C.E.O. of Wayne Enterprises.

Second Story: "The Guided Tour: Batcave" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Graham Nolan (plot, script, pencils)
Bob McLeod (inks)
Albert DeGuzman (letters)
Tom McCraw (colors)
KC Carlson (edits)

Feature Characters:

Robin III
Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis:

Robin and Alfred pursue a rat through the Batcave when it steals one of Alfred's culinary masterpieces. They eventually discover it is not a rat, but the mother of a samily of foxes, whereupon Alfred relents and brings food for them all.

Feature: "Interview: Alfred Pennyworth" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Doug Moench (text)
Jim Aparo (pencils)
Bill Sienkiewicz (inks)

Comment: A Brave and the Bold magazine interview with Alfred Pennyworth, where Bruce Wayne is a major topic of conversation. The interviewer gets a good taste of Alfred's caustic British wit.

Feature: "The Men Behind Gotham" (4 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (text)

Comment: A chapter from Cecil Longacre's book "Upon the Shoulders of Giants: The Men Behind Gotham", which details the long connection of the Wayne family and the city. The author is not optimistic for the future of this relationship, despairing of the current Wayne, millionaire playboy Bruce.

Third Story: "[Lost Pages: How Batman Gets His Equipment]" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Chuck Dixon (plot, script)
Jim Aparo (pencils)
Tom Palmer (inks)
Albert DeGuzman (letters)
Tom McCraw (colors)
KC Carlson (edits)

Feature Characters:

Bruce Wayne
Lucius Fox

Synopsis:

Lucius Fox tells Bruce Wayne about various items of equipment that have mysteriously gone missing from Waynetech over the years, but Wayne does not seem too bothered. Of course, Lucius doesn't know that this is because Wayne is using them himself in his other life as Batman.

Feature: "Timeline" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (text)

Comment: A time-line of major events in Batman's career to date.

Feature: "From the Desk of Dr Dennis O'Goodwin" (1 Page)

Credits:

Kelley Puckett (text)

Comment: A premilimary psychological report on Batman, based on news reports and interviews with members of the G.C.P.D.

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Profile Pages

Credits:

Scott Beatty (text)
Mark Buckingham (pencils, inks - Batman)
Scott McDaniel (pencils - Nightwing; inks - G.C.P.D.)
Karl Story (inks - Nightwing)
Staz Johnson (pencils - Robin)
Stan Woch (inks - Robin, Spoiler)
Lee Weeks (pencils, inks - Commissioner Gordon, Alfred)
Jim Aparo (pencils - G.C.P.D.)
Gary Frank (pencils - Birds of Prey)
John Dell (inks - Birds of Prey)
Brian Apthorp (pencils - Huntress)
Wayne Faucher (inks - Huntress)
Jim Balent (pencils, inks - Catwoman)
Roger Robinson (pencils - Azrael, Azrael Supporting Cast)
James Pascoe (inks - Azrael, Azrael Supporting Cast)
Stefano Raffaele (pencils - Spoiler)
Tom McCraw (colors)
KC Carlson (edits)

Comment: Profile pages on the major good guys (and gals) in Gotham City, costumed or otherwise.