Detective Comics Vol 1 797
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In an ideal world, no blood would have to be spilled. Unfortunately, this is the real world. And the chasm between the two is far and wide. 


- -- Batman
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Appearing in "War Games: Act 1, Part 1 of 8: Flashpoint"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Able Crown (Appears only as a corpse)
- Akahara (On a television or computer screen)
- Charlie (cameraman)
- Franco (Escabedo Cartel)
- Gotham City Police Department
- Manuel Escabedo (On a television or computer screen)
- Patty (nurse)
- Vera (doctor)
- Ventriloquist (On a television or computer screen)
- Victor Kosov (On a television or computer screen)
Locations:
- Gotham Clock Tower
- Gotham Harbor
- The Iceberg Lounge
- Chinatown
- The Hill
- The North End
Items:
Vehicles:
- Orpheus' Motorcycle
Synopsis for "War Games: Act 1, Part 1 of 8: Flashpoint"
Word of the gun fight is starting to spread. The police and news media are investigating as Batmam arrives. He checks out the scene with Batgirl's help, reported the information back to Oracle. He determines the survivors; Scarface, Orpheus, Penguin, Mr. Fun, Onyx, Deadshot, Zeiss and Escabedo's bodyguard, who turned up at Leslie Thompkins clinic in bad shape.
Oracle and Batman review the night's events at the clocktower. Meanwhile, retaliation for the shootout stared to ramp up. Batgirl fights in Chinatown to try and stop the violence. Batman tries to talk to Escabedo, but he blames Batman, and it turns into a fight, which is interrupted by an attack by the Odessa Mob.
Orpheus meets with Penguin. Penguin denies starting the war. The violence continues to spread, erupting on the Hill. Batman, Orpheus and Batgirl struggle without success to quell the tide, but it spreads too far, too fast for them to do more than fight fires.
Appearing in "Low, Part I"
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Synopsis for "Low, Part I"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- The events of this issue take place directly after "Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1." The story is continued in "Legends of the Dark Knight #182."
- This is part of the War Games saga running through all of the Batman Titles in 2004.
Trivia
- No trivia.
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Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman Confidential
- Batman: Gotham Knights
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat
- Batman: Streets of Gotham
- Batman Incorporated
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Volume )
Links and References
- No external links.
| War Games Crossover The events from this issue or series are related to Batman: War Games, a massive Batman Title crossover involving a massive conflict between the different factions of Gotham Organized Crime, culminating in the rise to power of Black Mask. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the War Games Crossover category. Act One: Outbreak
Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1 • Detective Comics #797 • Legends of the Dark Knight #182 • Nightwing #96 • Gotham Knights #56 • Robin #129 • Batgirl #55 • Catwoman #34 • Batman #631 Act Two: Tides
Act Three: Endgame
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