Batman: Prodigal (Collected)
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I can't replace you, Bruce... but I'd be lying if I said it's not going to be wild standing in for you. 
- -- Dick Grayson
Appearing in "Prodigal: Part I - Robin and Batman"
Featured Characters:
- Bruce Wayne
- Batman (Dick Grayson) (flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth (flashback only)
- Armand Krol
- James Gordon
- Robin
- Sarah Essen-Gordon
Villains:
- Killer Croc
- Frank (Single appearance)
- Mister Paretti (Single appearance)
- Sal (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Two-Face (flashback only)
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Synopsis for "Prodigal: Part I - Robin and Batman"
Not ready to fully resume his career as Batman, Bruce Wayne passes the mantle of the Bat onto his first ward, Dick Grayson. Dick is both reluctant and honored to don the cape and cowl of Batman. Almost immediately, the new Batman is called into action. Robin and he answer a summons from Commissioner Gordon and meet him atop the roof of police headquarters. Gordon immediately knows that this is a different Batman, but he is relieved that it is not Jean-Paul. He tells the Dynamic Duo about a rash of slayings that took place out near Gotham River. Batman and Robin borrow a speedboat from Wayne Enterprises Marina and ride out to investigate the scene.
Meanwhile, Killer Croc is back and looking to re-establish himself in Gotham's underworld. He terrorizes the waterfront district and slaughters several hired guns in an effort to find out who is now running the major rackets. After interrogating and killing one informant, he learns that a man named Paretti is now in control of the waterfront district.
Batman and Robin track Killer Croc to a warehouse and a fight breaks out. Batman is concerned that Robin, though skilled, might needlessly place himself in danger. Killer Croc grabs a hold of Batman and tries to snap his spine, but Batman boxes him about the ears, forcing Croc to let him go. He then tosses Croc into a net attached to a hoist and lifts him straight into the air. The surviving thugs open fire on Killer Croc until they believe he is dead. Dick tells Robin to call the police.
Back at police headquarters, Jim Gordon tells his wife Sarah his concerns about the most recent man who has taken up the role of Batman. He's always trusted the original Batman, but doesn't know what to make of the new one.
Dick and Tim return to the Batcave. Despite the success of their mission, Dick begins to have self-doubts about whether he can cut it as Batman.
Appearing in "Prodigal: Two"
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- Marty Vetch (Single appearance)
- Rhino
- Scarface
- Two-Face (Cameo)
- Ventriloquist
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Synopsis for "Prodigal: Two"
The Ventriloquist and Scarface ambush a drug pusher named Bobby. They kill two of his lieutenants and force Bobby into their limousine. They want Bobby to arrange a meeting between them and his boss Marty Vetch. Bobby refuses to submit to their demands, so Scarface mutilates him with a corkscrew before having his body dumped into the ocean. Scarface plans on sabotaging Vetch's reputation by poisoning his heroin shipments.
Meanwhile at Blackgate Prison, the guards are overworked with the sudden influx of new inmates. The overcrowding is yielding tedious work, but one inmate finds himself released - Harvey Kent. Harvey Kent looks exactly like Two-Face and even has a similarly scarred silver dollar.
At Wayne Manor, Dick and Tim try to keep the place tidy. They both lament the absence of Alfred and wonder how their former butler is faring. As night comes, they get into costume and go into the Batcave. They analyze a news report concerning shipments of contaminated heroin and soon deduce that the Ventriloquist and Scarface are behind it all. They take the Batmobile down to the Ventriloquist Club in the Wharfdale district and finds themselves in the middle of a firefight between Scarface's mob and Marty Vetch's thugs. Entering the fray, Batman interrogates one of the gangsters and demands to know where Wesker is.
At Marty Vetch's penthouse, the Ventriloquist and Scarface burst in uninvited and announces that they are taking control of Vetch's operations. Batman and Robin smash through the windows and pounce on top of Vetch's men. Wesker and Scarface attempt to flee down a fire escape, but Batman grabs a hold of the Ventriloquist. Scarface orders Wesker to drop him. As he falls, Scarface's henchman Rhino catches the dummy and takes off. The Ventriloquist is taken to jail.
Elsewhere in Gotham, Two-Face stands in an empty room and looks out over the city. He flips his fabled silver dollar and ruminates on his next criminal scheme.
Appearing in "The Vermin Factor"
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- Jimmy (Single appearance)
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- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Two in Every Crowd"
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- Moses (Single appearance)
- Murph (Single appearance)
- Natalia Dzerchenko
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- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Double Deuce"
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- Two-Face
- Ralphie (Single appearance)
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- Buckrum (Single appearance)
- Craig Jensen (Single appearance)
- Gotham City Police Department
- Johnny (Single appearance)
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- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Prodigal: Six"
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- Two-Face
- Josey (Single appearance)
- Nate (Single appearance)
- Tatum (Single appearance)
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- Harvey Kent (First appearance)
- Mister Ignatov (Single appearance)
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- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "A Twice Told Tale"
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- Harvey Kent (Single appearance)
- Hendricks
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- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Bullies"
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- Colonel Vega (Single appearance)
- Cossack the Dark Rider (Single appearance)
- KGBeast
- Romana Vrezhenski (First appearance)
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- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "One Night in the War Zone"
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- Bonaventure Strake (Single appearance)
- Greg Samson (Single appearance)
- Hsui Cheung (Single appearance)
- John McCone (Single appearance)
- Vince Castle (Single appearance)
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Appearing in "Prodigal: Ten"
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- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Knight Without Armor"
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Supporting Characters:
- Bruce Wayne
- Harold Allnut
- Harvey Bullock
- Jean-Paul Valley
- Mackenzie Bock (First appearance)
- Renée Montoya
- Robin
- Sarah Essen-Gordon
- Stan Kitch
Villains:
- Steeljacket (First appearance)
- Big Danny Fresco (Only appearance; dies)
- Chubby Moran (Only appearance; dies)
- Handy Andy Baron (Only appearance; dies)
- Little Danny Fresco (Only appearance; dies)
- Lucky Silver (Only appearance; dies)
- Morry "The Mallet" DeVane (Only appearance; dies)
- Nick "The Grip" Teller (Only appearance; dies)
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- Hendricks
- Vince (Single appearance)
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- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Wings Over Gotham"
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- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
This 272-page trade paperback reprints the "Prodigal" storyline from alternating issues of Batman, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, Detective Comics and Robin. See below chronological reading order.
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