Story: "[Knightfall 18]: The Devil You Know" (22 Pages)

Credits: Chuck Dixon (plot, script); Graham Nolan (pencils); Scott Hanna (inks); John Constanza (letters); Adrienne Roy (colors); Scott Peterson (edits)

Feature Character: Batman II (last in Detective Comics Annual #6, next in Batman #500)

Supporting Characters: James Gordon (last in Robin Annual #2, next in Batman #500), Harvey Bullock, Stan Kitch (both last in Detective Comics Annual #6 and next in Batman #500), Tim Drake (last in Robin Annual #2, next in Batman #500), Mrs McIlvaine

Villains: Bane, Bird, Trogg, Zombie (all four between Batman #499 and #500)

Note: Story continues in Batman #500

Synopsis:

Jean-Paul Valley is determined to find Bane and bring him down, partly in order to prove himself as the new Batman. He finds out where Bane's underlings are being held and springs them from jail, tailing them to Bane himself. Bane is well aware that this is a different man in the costume, and is amused that this Batman, who is ferocious and perhaps capable of killing, could bring ruin to the hero's name. He soon has Jean-Paul at his mercy, and prepares to drop him from a great height.