Story: "[Fatal Wish]" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Jim Starlin (plot, script)
Jim Aparo (pencils)
Mike DeCarlo (inks)
Adrienne Roy (colors)
John Costanza (letters)
Dan Raspler (assistant edits)
Dennis O'Neil (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman (also in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

James Gordon
Thomas and Martha Wayne (in flashback to the last day of their lives)

Villain:

Tim Conrad (first appearance; dies)

Synopsis:

Shortly after the death of Jason Todd, Batman is called in when a man who loses his job starts shooting people at random from the top of a Gotham building. He is distracted by his guilt over Jason and memories of the day his parents were killed, a day when he argued with his father and, in a childish tantrum, told him he wished he was dead. His lack of focus means he is unable to prevent the sniper being killed by a police marksman.