Detective Comics Vol 1 748
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We're the police, we protect, and it doesn't matter who was here during NML and who wasn't. Am I clear? 
- -- James Gordon
Appearing in "Urban Renewal, Part One"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- James Gordon
- Harvey Bullock
- Dagmar Procjnow
- Tommy Burke (First appearance)
- Stacy
- Lucius Fox
Villains:
- Francis Piper (Single appearance)
- Vic Ferris (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Roberto Alonzo ((only)) (Dies in this issue)
- Mayor Dickerson
- JJ Coldwell (First appearance)
- Ari Rassan (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "Urban Renewal, Part One"
In the middle of the night, the police department investigates a fatal bombing at a Wayne Enterprises construction site. Signs point towards this being the work of militant OGs (Original Gothamites), disgruntled with the many slights and difficulties they have suffered even since Gotham returned to being part of the United States. However, OG spokesman Roberto Alonzo, a former associate of the Black Mask, points out that this is very unlikely, as Bruce Wayne is one of the few employers to have treated the OGs with the respect they deserve and given them the help they need. James Gordon comes under pressure from Mayor Dickerson, who wants an arrest quickly, both to appease the construction firms working in the city and to give him a soundbite at a press conference - in fact, he wants Alonzo arrested immediately, but Gordon will not authorise any such action without concrete proof.
Meanwhile, Batman investigates Francis Piper, a known criminal who has been seen at some of Alonzo's rallies. Even as Alonzo is arrested due to his name being used to rent the car which was turned into a carbomb, Batman discovers that Piper had posed as Alonzo, stealing his wallet, in order to cast blame on the OG leader. However, Piper claims that he does not know who hired him to do this. Alonzo is released, but he is attacked soon after leaving GCPD headquarters, and his body is strapped inside another vehicle which is blown up at another construction site, this time belonging to Coldwell and Ferris Construction.
Appearing in "The Jacobian, Chapter 3: Desert Ninja"
Featured Characters:
- The Jacobian
Supporting Characters:
- Leelee
Villains:
- The Mahmatchik
Other Characters:
- Farouk
Locations:
- Mahajaria
Synopsis for "The Jacobian, Chapter 3: Desert Ninja"
As the Jacobian continues to search for Leelee's missing husband, the two of them come under attack from the Mahmatchik, a group of desert-based ninjas. They find that they can fight their assailants off more easily than they would have expected.
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