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BIRDS OF PREY

BIRDS OF PREY #86 November 2005 [$2.50] Cover Credit: Adriana Melo (pencils; signed); Will Conrad (inks; signed)

Story: "A Wakeful Time" (22 Pages)

Credits: Gail Simone (plot, script); Adriana Melo (pencils - Part 1); Will Conrad (inks - Part 1); Bruce Timm (pencils, inks - Part 2); David Lopez (pencils - part 3); Fernando Blanco (inks - part 3); Jared K. Fletcher (letters); Hi-Fi (colors, separations); Rachel Gluckstern (assistant editor); Joan Hilty (edits)

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

Guest Stars: Doctor Mid-Nite II, Dick Grayson

Supporting Characters: Lady Blackhawk, James Gordon, Savant (next in #88), Creote

Villains: Tonantzin (a disguise for the Prankster), Don Sigiorello

Other Characters: Suze, Renee (both last in #63), Corey Campbell (first appearance; one of Huntress' students in Gotham)

Comment: This issue occurs some time after the previous issue, as Barbara is now allowed out of bed

Synopsis:

Recovering from her operation, Barbara 'Oracle' Gordon moves into a new home in Metropolis, Dalten Tower, taking over the top few floors for herself, Lady Blackhawk and potentially others. Black Canary organises a housewarming party attended by a number of Barbara's friends and associates; afterwards, Lady Blackhawk presents a 'gift', Aerie Two, a helicopter equipped with much of the same stealth technology as Aerie One. She also produces 'Birds of Prey' jackets, figuring that the team may as well have an official name. She offers one to Huntress, but she declines. Later that night, Black Canary foils the Prankster's lastest scheme. And some time later, Huntress moves further up the chain of command in the Gotham mob and agrees to take the jacket - she's back on board.