Story: "Ignition!" (21 Pages)

Credits:

Paul Dini (plot, script)
Dustin Nguyen (pencils)
Derek Fridolfs (inks)
Steve Wands (letters)
John Kalisz (colors)
Janelle Siegel (assistant edits)
Mike Marts (edits)

Feature Characters:

Batman III
Robin V
James Gordon

Villains:

Firefly (last in Battle of the Cowl: The Underground #1)
Harley Quinn (last in Battle of the Cowl: The Underground #1; next in Gotham City Sirens #1)
Mr. Charles (first appearance)
Hush (as Bruce Wayne)

Other Characters:

Abuse (first appearance)
Mendez
Randall (first appearance of both; two GCPD officers)
Katy (first appearance; a young girl)

Comment: Story continues in the next issue.

Second Story: "Strange Bedfellows" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Marc Andreyko (plot, script)
Georges Jeanty (pencils)
Karl Story (inks)
Sal Cipriano (letters)
Nick Filardi (colors)
Janelle Siegel (assistant edits)
Mike Marts (edits)

Feature Character:

Manhunter VI (last in the first story in issue #2; also in flashbacks in between Batman: Battle of the Cowl #3 and first story in issue #2)

Supporting Characters:

Ramsey Robinson (in flashback to three weeks previous)
James Gordon (in flashbacks to one month ago in between Batman #687, page 10 and Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive? #1, and in flashback to fifteen days previous)
Barbara Gordon (in flashback to one month previous)

Villain:

Willie (first appearance; a small-time crook)

Other Characters:

Sebastian Hady (first appearance; the mayor of Gotham City; in flashback preceding issue #2)
Linus Hampton (last in Batman: Battle of the Cowl #2; deceased; buried in flashback in this story)

Comment: Story continues in the next issue.