Story: "A Gotham Tale, Part I: Gargoyles" (22 Pages)

Credits: John Wagner (plot, script); Cam Kennedy (pencils, inks); Adrienne Roy (colors); Albert DeGuzman (letters); Kelley Puckett (assistant edits); Dennis O'Neil (edits)

Feature Character: Batman (last in Detective Comics #643; also in flashback to several years ago preceding flashback in issue #478)

Villain: Doctor Morris Eagleton (first appearance; last in flashback in issue #478; senior biochemist at the Gotham Institute; also in flashback preceding flashback in issue #478)

Other Characters: Christina Creighton (first appearance; last in flashback in issue #478; the daughter of David Creighton; also in flashback preceding flashback in issue #478), David Creighton (also as the gargoyle; in flashback preceding flashback in issue #478), Michael, Rodney, Derek (first appearance of all three; employees at a Gotham museeum)

Comments: Continues in the next issue. The covers of this issue and that of issue #478 combine to form a single image.