PLOT:
Seeking new thrills, Dick begins skydiving as a hobby. The thought of hunting down even more danger in life doesn't seem to please Bruce but his silent objections are not enough to keep Tim from being thoroughly impressed.
Attempting to re-familiarize himself with the city he's protecting, Dick goes to the Museum of New York and finds that a series of robberies have been striking museums across the city. Upon leaving the museum, Dick believes that it's more than a coincidence that he spots Talia al Ghul. He tells the daughter of the Demon that it would be in her best interests not to be behind the recent robberies.
Later that night, Dick scopes out The Cloisters. After spotting some bikes hidden in the bushes outside, Dick stumbles upon a hesit in progress. The theives are stealing the remains of a French Knight. After a brief scuffle, Dick manages to take out the thieves. His attention is diverted however when he spots whom he believes to be Kirk Langstorm (Man-Bat). The person/thing in question pays no attention to Dick but rather goes straight out the window to escape.
After managing to grab ahold of the winged creature's leg, Dick realizes that he's riding through the sky with the re-animated corpse of the Black Condor. Adding to the mystery is the fact that condor is wearing Captain Boomerang's tunic! Dick is taken for a brief ariel tour of the nearby surroundings before being thrown into a lighthouse. The creature flies off.
Later, Dick reveals to Tim that the Cloisters will be his new headquarters. While discussing the night's events, Dick lies and says that he did not get a good look at the flying thief (so as not to bring up the fact that the beast was wearing the tunic of Captain Boomerang - the man responsible for killing Tim's dad. Dick finishes his heart to heart with Tim and then turns around to see none other than Superman!
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