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BIRDS OF PREY

BIRDS OF PREY #83 August 2005 [$2.50] Cover Credit: Adiana Melo (pencils; signed); Will Conrad (inks; signed); Miller (colors; signed)

Story: "The Battle Within: Part Three - A Fighter By His Trade" (22 Pages)

Credits: Gail Simone (plot, script); Joe Bennett (pencils); Jack Jadson (inks); Jared K. Fletcher (letters); Hi-Fi Design (colors, separations); Rachel Gluckstern (assistant editor); Joan Hilty (edits)

Feature Characters: Black Canary II, Oracle II, Huntress II

Guest Stars: Wildcat II; Savant, Creote (both next in issue #85); Nightwing II (as Crutches; last in ???)

Supporting Characters: Lady Blackhawk, Josh

Villains: Mr. Tan, Rabbit II, Silk Brothers (including Rat), Casulo Trejara (first appearance; a mobster), Don Sigiorello; Brother One, OMAC 6370

Other Characters: Lucinda (next in issue #85), Anthony Yeoh, Sadaat

Comments: This issue is bannered as an "OMAC Project Tie-In". Story continued from the previous issue and continues in next issue.

Synopsis:

Huntress continues her operations with the Gotham mob, destabilising them by encouraging desertion and dissention in the ranks. Meanwhile, as Oracle continues to search for Blue Beetle, her illness overcomes her, which incidentally serves to make her less of a problem in the eyes of the OMACs. In Singapore, Black Canary and Wildcat conclude their drugs deal, which is intended to sting both the supplier, Mr Tan, and his customers, who include Don Sigiorello in Gotham City. When they hear of Oracle's condition, they make good their exit, although this is complicated by Anthony Yeoh, who supposedly works for Tan, planting a package of cocaine in their vehicle. As the Birds escape Singapore, Huntress encounters 'Crutches', a new mob enforcer in Gotham, and is surprised to see that she recognises him as Nightwing.