Story: "The Black Spider" (24 Pages)

Credits:

Alan Grant (plot, script)
Norm Breyfogle (pencils, inks)
Todd Klein (letters)
Adrienne Roy (colors)
Dennis O'Neil (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman

Supporting Character:

James Gordon

Villains:

Black Spider I (dies)
Brett Yale (a drug dealer; dies)

Other Characters:

Linda (Black Spider's girlfriend)
Mikey (their son; both die)

Synopsis:

Batman has his last encounter with the Black Spider. The vigilante had rediscovered his former girlfriend, and their son, a son he never knew he had. While pursuing some new drug dealers in town, Black Spider earns their ire, and they have his girlfriend and son killed. He takes his revenge on them by strapping explosives to himself and destroying the entire operation, taking himself out at the same time.