Story: "Present Tense" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Jon Lewis (plot, script)
Pete Woods (pencils)
Andrew Pepoy (inks)
Willie Schubert (letters)
Noelle Giddings (colors)
Heroic Age (separations)
Nachie Castro (assistant edits)
Matt Idelson (edits)

Feature Character:

Robin III

Guest Star:

Batman

Supporting Characters:

Alfred Pennyworth
Jack Drake
Dana Winters (both last in issue #113)
Stephanie Brown (in between issue #113 and #119)
Sebastian Ives (last in issue #107)
Cole (last in issue #103; real name revealed as Anthony Hartzell)

Villain:

Two-Face

Comment: Story continued from previous issue and continues in the next issue. There is a break of three or four days between p6 and p7. Robin, Alfred, Jack, Dana and Stephanie all appear both before and after said break; all other characters only appear after it.

Synopsis:

Tim returns from his weekend in the country and is delighted to see that his father has finally come out of seclusion. The week is uneventful until Thursday, when his family act odd and his friends turn up out of the blue - it is Tim's sixteenth birthday, and he had entirely forgotten. In the midst of the festivities, a mysterious box is delivered by an unknown person, a box which refuses to open. Concerned, Tim contacts Batman and the two of them begin to investigate the mysterious box. Once Batman leaves him, the box activates a hologram, a message from Alfred some time in the future...