Issue Detective 598 Subtitle Blind Justice part 1 Date March 1989 Writer(s) Sam Hamm Artist(s) Denys Cowan, Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin storyline Bruce woke up from a dream which had been plaguing him for a month - his witnessed his parents murdered by the Batman. He got into costume and answered the signal. Gordon showed him a body which had been completely pulverized, though there were no marks on it. A woman named Jeannie Bowen arrived in Gotham City looking for her long-lost brother. She visited WayneTech, but was turned away - no Roy Kane had ever worked there. While watching a drug deal, Batman witnessed the spectacular: a man calling himself the Bonecrusher used sonic waves to destroy a barge. He gave chase, only to have the villain commit suicide. Three homeless men discussed having similar dreams - one dreamed he was on a pier fighting Batman. Bruce met Jeannie and took her through WayneTech to see if anyone remembered her brother - if he'd worked there, it had been at least six months previous. Together, they found eight people who remembered him - all said he just stopped showing up for work. That night, Bruce cut short his date with Jeannie after seeing the signal. Gordon told him the Bonecrusher had returned and was cornered by a SWAT team. Batman took him on, and the man who believed he was fighting Batman the night previous made the same actions as the Bonecrusher. A worker at his homeless shelter called the police. As the cops picked up the "crazy" man, Bonecrusher backed up to a gas truck and ignited it. He was, again, killed. Batman was taken to the man, and recognized him as Roy Kane. Kane had no memories; Batman got the man released into his custody. Doctors found a small surgical scar and a biochip which had been implanted into his head. Wayne believed the "missing" personnel records and his lost memories were linked. Roy had a seizure, and the Bonecrusher burst into Wayne Manor. Alfred tranquilized him and he self-destructed. Roy regained some of the memories he'd been missing about a project at WayneTech - remote controlled assassins. Batman followed up on the lead and found Dr. Harbinger (WayneTech r&d) dead. He got into Harbinger's notes and learned he was the man who'd been controlling the Bonecrushers. He also learned that Harbinger had gone into a permanent host body before "dying." Wayne went to the top of the "cartel" and threatened to expose them; they threatened him in return. Back at home, Bruce was arrested for being a Communist and using the mind-control project to spy.

Issue Detective 599 Subtitle Blind Justice part 2 Date April 1989 Writer(s) Sam Hamm Artist(s) Denys Cowan, Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin storyline Bruce was asked about his past, he passed it off as "phases" he went through while growing up. The only man who could prove Harbinger was behind the files Bruce had unearthed was found dead. Bruce was told Henri Ducard was arriving in Gotham City to testify against him - he was offered full immunity if he could give goods on Wayne. Coming out of questioning, an assassination attempt was made on Wayne. Both of his lawyers were killed. Earlier, Commissioner Gordon offered his testimony to Wayne. Wayne played dumb when Gordon mentioned his "suspicions." Later that night, after he was shot, Gordon lit the signal, but Batman didn't show up - as he expected.

Issue Detective 600 Subtitle Blind Justice part 3 Date May 1989 Writer(s) Sam Hamm Artist(s) Denys Cowan, Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin storyline As Henri Ducard arrived in Gotham City, Kenneth Harbinger continued to get accustomed to the body he now inhabited - the one who'd shot Bruce Wayne. Wayne awakened from his coma, but there was still a chance he wouldn't be able to walk. With Batman AWOL for a week, Gordon asked one of his men to lie and say the vigilante had been active. Roy discovered the cave as Alfred brought Bruce home. He insisted on helping; Alfred tried the mind-control on him and it worked perfectly. He was able to completely control Roy's body from within the cave. Bruce took him on a "test drive" - he figured it would be good for people to see the Batman active. Gordon realized something was up. Ducard went to the Feds with the story that Bruce Wayne was the Batman, but it was rebuked when he was shown a newspaper - Batman had taken down some kidnappers the night before. As Ducard left the stationhouse, he realized Wayne may be in possession of the remote control device. Bruce put on the remote control device and had Alfred alter the frequencies until he found Harbinger. He ended up in the body of one of the Bonecrushers and realized Harbinger was using some sort of mind control - he'd gained control of Riordan, one of the men prosecuting Wayne. Ducard arrived at Wayne Manor. He offered to alter his testimony if Wayne would give him a new body by using Harbinger's device - he knew everything. After he left, Bruce got a sketch of Harbinger's new look to Gordon. He told Roy he'd need his body one last time. Surrounded by the police, Harbinger detonated his apartment. Batman (Bruce controlling Roy) saw the explosion, but was busy watching Riordan. Harbinger took over the body of one of the Bonecrushers and began to talk with Riordan. Batman burst in. Harbinger attempted to use his mind control, but didn't realize "Batman" was being mind-controlled already. Batman chased the Harbinger Bonecrusher through a window and onto an elevated train rail. He got his feet caught and was able to get Alfred to switch him into the Bonecrusher's body. Roy was completely unaware as to what was going on and attempted to fight Bruce-as-the-Bonecrusher. They both fell to their deaths when the train ran by. The next morning, Bruce came clean to Jeannie. She was devastated, but promised to never tell the secret. Riordan, still under Harbinger's influence, came clean, then was killed by Ducard. The charges against Wayne were dropped. Gordon visited Wayne and they talked about Roy - Gordon had seen him and Batman together and knew Roy wasn't "the" Batman. Gordon left him to deal with his second lost partner.