DETECTIVE COMICS #790

COVER TAGLINE: None TITLE: Scarification STORY ARC: War Drums RELEASE DATE: January, 2004 COVER DATE: March, 2004 WRITER: Andersen Gabrych ARTIST: Pete Woods INKER: Cam Smith COLORS: Jason Wright LETTERS: Clem Robins EDITORS: Bob Schreck COVER: Tim Sale PRICE: $2.75 U.S. CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Batgirl (Cassandra Cain); Oracle (Barbara Gordon) COVER ART: PLOT: A new designer drug called G.H.D. claimed its sixteenth victim. Batman questioned a friend of the victim and got the name of the dealer. He didn't know who supplied him, so Batman and Batgirl gave him a few thrills. Batgirl questioned his motives, mentioning that he seemed to be taking this more personally than normal. The next night, he ignored a transmission for Oracle. He took down the manufacturer of the drug by offering him a choice: handcuffs or his own drug. He chose the cuffs. Later that night, Bruce took Cassandra to Jason's grave. It would have been his 18th birthday. Although Cassandra is proving herself to be a well trained fighter, Stephanie Brown is still a bit impetuous.

Continued From Robin #126 Continued In Detective Comics #791

TITLE: The Tailor part two WRITER: A.J. Lieberman ARTIST: Jean-Jacques Dzialowski INKER: Dan Green COLORS: Giulia Brusco LETTERS: Clem Robins EDITORS: Nachie Castro; Matt Idelson CHARACTERS: The Tailor PLOT: The tailor went in and got his daughter. He stopped the man in the armor by knowing it's weak spot. He told Batman again that he did not build the suit. Before taking him down, the tailor told the kidnapper he wasn't the one who set him up.

SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READING: War Games