Title Batman: Troika Format comic issues Binding standard comic Date February 1995 Writer(s) Doug Moench, Alan Grant, Chuck Dixon Artist(s) Kelley Jones, John Beatty, Barry Kitson, Ray McCarthy, Graham Nolan, Scott Hanna, Tom Grummett, Ray Kryssing Collects Batman 515, Shadow of the Bat 35, Detective 682, Robin 14 Storyline A Russian gang calling itself Troika began plotting to take down capitalism one step at a time: Gotham, then the rest of America. Bruce Wayne, now back as Batman in a darker costume, sought them alongside Robin. The first the found, a man who called himself Dark Rider (who suffered from radiation poisoning), said the other members had a nuke the size of a baseball. Col. Vega (formerly of the KGB) was next. Batman got to him as he was shot in the head. Bruce visited Lucious Fox at Wayne Enterprises. While there, the Troika came in and demanded a cut of the profit for "protection". The KGBeast blew up a chemical company to make believers of them. Robin was quick to the scene as the Beast attacked Sgt. Bullock. Robin held KGBeast off while Batman shook down the last of the Troika. When she didn't have the nuke, he went looking for the Beast. Robin took down the Beast just before Batman arrived. The bomb was recovered.