Story: "Rite of Passage, Part One: Shadow on the Sun" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Alan Grant (plot, script)
Norm Breyfogle (pencils)
Dick Giordano (inks)
Todd Klein (letters)
Adrienne Roy (colors)
Dan Raspler (associate edits)
Denny O'Neil (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman (last in Batman #451)

Supporting Characters:

Alfred Pennyworth (last in Batman #451)
Tim Drake (last in Batman #450)
Jack Drake
Janet Drake (both last in flashback in Batman #441)

Villains:

Obeah Man (first appearance)
Louis Dange (first appearance; one of Obeah Man's followers)
Willy the Hat (first appearance; a pimp)
Duncan Reynolds (first appearace; a security guard)
Anarky (last in issue #609; behind the scenes; as Moneyspider)

Other Characters:

Jeremy (first appearance; an employee of Jack Drake's)
M. Goossens (first appearance; a pilot; dies)
Pierre Dange (first appearance; Louis Dange's son)

Comment: Story continues in the following issue.