Story: "The Cutting Room Floor" (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 Batman: Shadow of the Bat #24)

Villain:

Joker (last in #669)

Other Characters:

Calvin Berkowitz (last in #669)
Barry Zedmore (head of Paragon Pictures)
Lurene (his assistant)
Cindy Brookes (a defenceless student, first appearance of all three)

Comment: This issue carries a 'Knightquest: The Crusade' banner

Comment: Story continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

The Joker secures financial backing for his 'Death of Batman' picture, and of the three representatives of Paragon Pictures enjoying his 'hospitality', only Calvin Berkowitz can see the danger. Soon, Batman begins to encounter criminals dressed in costumes which resemble classic movie monsters - he saves a student, Cindy Brookes, from one gang, and becomes obsessive about her. Next time he's in the area where she lives, he realises he's being filmed, and then spot's a body falling from Cindy's window - Robin...