This book is the first part of the re-release edition for the Batman: War Games arc, which covers the issues previously released as part of the Batman: War Drums and Batman: War Games, Act One - Outbreak collected editions.
This collected edition also has stories from Batgirl #53 and Solo #10 which were not part of the original trade paperback release.
Issues
This trade paperback reprints stories from the following issues:
- Detective Comics #790 (Scarification)
- Detective Comics #791 (The Surrogate, Part One: Lost and Found)
- Detective Comics #792 (The Surrogate, Part Two: The Blinding)
- Detective Comics #793 (The Surrogate, Part Three: Deliverance)
- Detective Comics #794 (Monsters of Rot, Part One: Cleansing Fires)
- Detective Comics #795 (Monsters of Rot, Part Two: Knee Deep and Polished Stone, Part One)
- Detective Comics #796 (...And Red All Over and Polished Stone, Part Two)
- Robin (Volume 2) #126 (A Life More Ordinary)
- Batgirl #53 (Sisterhood)
- Solo #10 (Second Chance)
- Robin (Volume 2) #127 (Girl Wonder)
- Robin (Volume 2) #128 (Fired!)
- Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1 (War Games Prelude: No Help)
- Detective Comics #797 (War Games Act 1 Part 1: Flashpoint)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182 (War Games Act 1 Part 2: Behind Enemy Lines)
- Nightwing (Volume 2) #96 (War Games Act 1 Part 3: A Sort of Homecoming)
- Batman: Gotham Knights #56 (War Games Act 1 Part 4: Rules of Engagement)
- Robin (Volume 2) #129 (War Games Act 1 Part 5: Alamo High)
- Batgirl #55 (War Games Act 1 Part 6: Total War)
- Catwoman (Volume 3) #34 (War Games Act 1 Part 7: Cold Hard Facts)
- Batman #631 (War Games Act 1 Part 8: Last Stand at Alamo High)