Batman Vol 1 415
From DC Database
I've known Commissioner Jim Gordon for more Years than I'd care to admit. During that Time a Friendship has grown that I thought was as solid as a Rock. I would have trusted my Life to the Man. 
- -- Batman
Appearing in "Millennium"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Floronic Man (In flashback only)
- Herupa Hando Hu (In flashback only)
- Nadia Safir (In flashback only)
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Synopsis for "Millennium"
To his utter amazement, Batman has just been pistol-
whipped and pushed out a window by a man he believed
to be his staunch ally, Commissioner Gordon. Saving
himself by grabbing a building ledge, Batman dodges
Gordon's bullets and swings back inside police headquar-
ters to confront the being he now realizes is actually a
Manhunter, but the impostor has already escaped. Bat-
man deduces that the Floronic Man, currently a prisoner
at Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane, is one of
those "chosen" by the Oans for their Millennium Project
and thus a target for the Manhunters, and he returns to the
Batcave. Meanwhile, in Tannersville, a rural community outside
Gotham City, Robin has trailed the Scarecrow to his
hideout in an abandoned barn. Impulsively shattering the
villain's vials of fear gas, he causes the Scarecrow's own
weapon to render him helpless, and apprehends the
costumed criminal. That night, Batman and Robin enter Arkham Asylum
under the very noses of the fake Commissioner Gordon
and his men, arriving in an ambulance disguised as a badly-
beaten Scarecrow and his attending physician. They use
the Scarecrow's fear gas to overcome a score of the
asylum's most dangerous inmates, whom "Gordon" has
released in the exercise yard under guard, then use drug-
tipped darts to put most of the police officers and guards
present out of action. In a skirmish with the two crimefighters, the ersatz
Commissioner is revealed as a robot when he is accidentally
hit by a shotgun blast by one of "his" own men. Finally,
Batman is forced to destroy the robot with a plastique
explosive and, having to choose between helping the
Floronic Man and seeking out the real Commissioner
Gordon, he and Robin depart. Back at the Batcave, data contained in the severed head
of the Gordon robot reveals that the true Gordon has gone
to Louisiana.
Notes
- This issue is a "Millennium" Week Two tie-in issue.
Trivia
- No trivia.
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See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Batman series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Batman series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Batman series index at DC Indexes
- Batman series index at DCU Guide
- Batman at DC Comics
- Batman at Wikipedia
- Batman at Toonopedia
  The events from this issue are related to Millennium, a 1988 crossover event spanning through all DC Titles, in which the Guardians of the Universe left and Earth was put in danger by the robotic Manhunter Cult. Core Issues
Week One
Week Two
Millennium #2 • Batman #415 • Blue Beetle #20 • Legion of Super-Heroes #42 • Secret Origins #22 • Superman #13 • Young All-Stars #8 Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
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