Story: "[Knightfall 7]: Strange Deadfellows" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Doug Moench (plot, script)
Jim Aparo (pencils)
Bob Wiacek (inks)
Adrienne Roy (colors)
Richard Starkings (letters)
Dennis O'Neil (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman (between Detective Comics #661 and #662)

Supporting Characters:

Jean-Paul Valley (next in Detective Comics #664)
Alfred Pennyworth (between Detective Comics #661 and #662)
Armand Krol (last in Detective Comics #661)
Shondra Kinsolving (next in #497)
James Gordon (next in flashback in Showcase '93 #7)
Harvey Bullock (between Detective Comics #661 and #662)
Leslie Thompkins
Lucius Fox

Villains:

Firefly II (between Detective Comics #661 and #662)
Poison Ivy (last in #491, next in Showcase '94 #3)
Bane
Bird
Trogg (last in Detective Comics #660)
Zombie
Joker
Scarecrow (both last in Detective Comics #661)

Other Character:

Talon (Bird's falcon)

Note: Story continues in Detective Comics #662

Synopsis:

Batman allows Firefly to escape in order to save both their lives, then crashes out back at Wayne Manor. That evening, Gotham's cops having been sent off on a wild goose chase by Joker and Scarecrow, he attends a charity gala which is gatecrashed by Poison Ivy. He is able to bring an end to Ivy's activities, but the Gotham SWAT team is caught in an explosion elsewhere, and Bane is still out there, watching and waiting.