Story: "Faces of Death" (22 Pages)

Credits: Doug Moench (plot, script); Tom Grindberg & Trevor Scott (pencils, inks); Adrienne Roy (colors); Richard Starkings (letters); Dennis O'Neil (edits)

Feature Character: Batman

Supporting Characters: Lucius Fox, Robin III, James Gordon, Sarah Essen, Harvey Bullock, Renée Montoya

Villains: Black Mask (next in Detective Comics #684), The False Face Society, Tattoo

Other Characters: Circe, Howard Rambeau (a WayneCorp executive; dies)

Comment: Story continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

Disguised as a member of Black Mask's False Face Society, Batman has to save Lucius Fox from torture, or possibly death. In the mean time, he is unintentionally putting strain on the relationship between James Gordon and his wife to be, Sarah Essen. He is able to rescue Lucius Fox, with unexpected help from Black Mask's former love, Circe, but although the False Face Society's second in command, Tattoo, is captured, Black Mask remains free.