THE BATMAN CHRONICLES #6

COVER TAGLINE: None COVER DATE: Fall, 1996 COVER: Michael W. Kaluta, Gloria Vasquez, Heroic Age EDITOR(s): Darren Vincenzo; Jordan B. Gorfinkel PRICE: $2.95 U.S. TITLE: Choices WRITER: Mark Nevins PENCILER(s): Jesse Delperdang, Quique Alcatena INKER(s): Ray McCarthy, Quique Alcatena COLORS: Lee Loughridge LETTERS: John Costanza CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Talon; Ra's al Ghul; Ubu; Blackheart PLOT: In Istanbul, Batman battled some of Ra's al Ghul's men. He obtained an ancient journal from one of them, describing a man's journey to the "new world" in the mid 1500's. The man encountered Ra's there - he wanted to learn mystical powers from the Native Americans. Ra's appeared and demanded the Detective hand the journal over to him. Batman instead gave the book back to its writer.

TITLE: Shadow Job WRITER: Brian Augustyn PENCILER(s): Dave De'Antiquis INKER(s): Dave De'Antiquis COLORS: Kevin Somers LETTERS: John Costanza CHARACTERS: Bruce Wayne (disguised as Frank Dixon); Dan Mallory PLOT: A story set during Bruce Wayne's formative years. Bruce, disguised as Frank Dixon, gets some detective training from private eye Dan Mallory.

TITLE: Cityscape WRITER: Dennis O'Neil PENCILER(s): Curt Swan INKER(s): John Dell COLORS: Kevin Somers LETTERS: John Costanza CHARACTERS: Robin (Tim Drake); Alfred Pennyworth; Mr. Benedict (flashback); Epsilah Clevenger (flashback); Hiram (flashback) PLOT: Robin reads a journal that tells the true tale of how Gotham got its name and that it began as an insane asylum.

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