Story: "The Surrogate Part Two: The Blinding" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Andersen Gabrych (plot, script)
Pete Woods (pencils)
Cam Smith (inks)
Clem Robins (letters)
Jason Wright (colors)
Michael Wright (associate edits)
Bob Schreck (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman (also in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

Leslie Thompkins (also in flashback)
Oracle
Alfred Pennyworth (in flashback only)

Villains:

Biggie Tiny
Mister Freeze
Capo Siegel (dies)
L'Shea (true name revealed as Helen Dupris)

Other Characters:

Vera
Patty
Neisha Dupris

Comment: Continued from previous issue and continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

Batman continues the search for Neisha's sister, which is all the more important now that Neisha and Leslie Thompkins have been kidnapped by singer L'Shea's bodyguards. L'Shea is actually Helen Dupris, Neisha's sister. L'Shea is enraged as she discovers it was her husband who ordered Neisha to be shot, and she is holding him hostage while Leslie attends to Neisha; L'Shea does not want to make the decision over whether Leslie should attempt a Caesarean delivery which could kill Neisha. But the baby she's carrying is to be passed off as L'Shea's own. A listening device he planted on Biggie Tiny reveals that Mister Freeze is heading up the Hill's street gangs, with Capo Siegel as a subordinate. He manages to track everyone down just as Tiny and others attack, armed with three freeze-suits, which brings to mind another occasion, years ago, when Leslie was attacked in her clinic in Africa. As the fire (or ice) fight escalates, the building begins to collapse.

Second Story: "The Tailor Part Four" (8 Pages)

Credits:

A.J. Lieberman (plot, script)
Jean-Jacques Dzialowski (pencils)
Dan Green (inks)
Clem Robins (letters)
Giulia Brusco (colors)
Nachie Castro (assistant edits)
Matt Idelson (edits)

Feature Character:

The Tailor

Villains:

Rex
Lightning
Roam
Bullet

Other Characters:

Three prison wardens

Comment: Continued from previous issue and continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

The Tailor visits Rex in prison and explains what happened seven years ago, begging him to explain to the others that he is not responsible for their capture, and does not have the money. But it is too late, for this is the day of the gang's release from their various prisons, and Lightning, Roam and Bullet are all headed to Gotham City...