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| Issue |
Gotham Knights
11 |
| Subtitle |
Transference part
four
B&W backup story: Snow Job! by Bob
Kaningher (w) and Kyle Baker (a) |
| Date |
January 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Devin Grayson |
| Artist(s) |
Roger Robinson,
John Floyd |
| storyline |
Nightwing and
Robin let Hugo Strange (dressed as Batman) go. The went with
Alfred to pick up Bruce at Wayne Enterprises. Dick tried to
explain everything to him, but he had no clue what Dick was
talking about. They took him down into the cave - Bruce's
amnesia appeared to be legitimate. Nightwing and Robin went out
and were captured by the fake Catwoman. She took them to
Strange, who also had Wayne captive. After being questioned,
Nightwing escaped and freed Wayne while Strange questioned
Robin. When attempting to save Robin, Nightwing was faced with a
decision to save either Wayne or Robin. He chose Wayne; he and
Robin were able to take control of the situation while Bruce
cowered in a corner. Back in the cave, Nightwing was able to
break Bruce loose from his self-inflicted hypnosis. Hugo Strange
cracked due to being wrong about Wayne, and was admitted to a
psychiatric hospital. |
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| Issue |
Gotham Knights 12 |
| Subtitle |
Damages
B&W backup story by Dave Gibbons |
| Date |
February 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Devin Grayson |
| Artist(s) |
Coy Turnbull, John
Lowe |
| storyline |
Babs began working
on a case of a serial mugger who attacked only the handicapped.
Unable to speak to her dad or Bruce about it, she went to
Alfred. After finding a correlation where all the victims had
open litigations against those responsible for their conditions,
Barbara started a suit against her father (for putting her in
harm's way), Bruce Wayne (for manufacturing a faulty alarm
system), and Jeremiah Arkham (for failing to cure Joker). The
hoax drew out the attacker, and Gordon's men took him down. |
|
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| Issue |
Gotham Knights 13 |
| Subtitle |
The End - Officer
Down part seven
B&W backup story: Funny Money by
Harlan Ellison (w) and Gene Ha (a) |
| Date |
March 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Greg Rucka |
| Artist(s) |
Rick Burchett,
Rodney Ramos |
| storyline |
(continued
from Detective 754)
Two weeks after being shot, Gordon returned to the scene of the
crime. Afterwards, he announced his retirement to his crew.
Michael Akins would be appointed his replacement;
"Hardback" Bock would replace Akins as Chief of
Police. Gordon took Akins to the roof to introduce him to
Batman, who did not take the news well. Bullock had to stop
Montoya from killing Rich at his own apartment. Batman later
visited Gordon at his home. Rich disappeared. |
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| Issue |
Gotham Knights 14 |
| Subtitle |
Sibling Rivalry
B&W backup story: The Bet by Paul
Dini (w) and Ronnie Del Carmen (a) |
| Date |
April 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Devin Grayson |
| Artist(s) |
Roger Robinson,
John Floyd |
| storyline |
Nightwing was
taking on Double Dare (the acrobat sister duo) who'd just swiped
$2million from a Wayne charity when Azrael showed up as
requested by Batman. Azrael took down some gunmen out to get
Double Dare for stealing from Penguin. Nightwing and Azrael
chased the sisters to the Penguin's place, where they tried to
apologize to him. The two former temporary Batmen burst in when
they heard gunshots. Nightwing let the girls go after recovering
the loot. He and Azrael came to an understanding with each
other. |
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| Issue |
Gotham Knights 15 |
| Subtitle |
Far From the Tree
B&W backup story: Stormy Nether by
Tom Peyer (w), Gene Colan, and Tom Palmer (a) |
| Date |
May 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Devin Grayson |
| Artist(s) |
Roger Robinson,
John Floyd |
| storyline |
Poison Ivy got one
of Arkham Asylum's guards under her spell. She killed him,
escaped, and attacked a 'save the rainforest' benefit. Bruce
Wayne, attending the function, called Robin for support. Robin
was able to get the antitoxin from Ivy while Batman dealt with
the party-goers who were under her control. |
|
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| Issue |
Gotham Knights 16 |
| Subtitle |
Matatoa part one
B&W backup story: The Bat No More
by Alan Grant (w) and Enrique Breccia (a) |
| Date |
June 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Devin Grayson |
| Artist(s) |
Roger Robinson,
John Floyd |
| storyline |
Bruce Wayne
dreamed of his parents, Dick's parents, and Jason. On patrol
that night, Batman pursued a man who'd shot up a bar. Upon
capturing him, the man (who called himself Matatoa) told
Batman he was an immortal that fed on the souls of his kills,
gaining their qualities - he had to kill to stay alive.
Nightwing showed up as he was offering to kill Batman so that he
could guard Gotham City forever. |
|
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| Issue |
Gotham Knights 17 |
| Subtitle |
Matatoa part two
+ A Moment in the Light (black and white
backup story) |
| Date |
July 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Devin Grayson
+ Joe Kelly |
| Artist(s) |
Roger Robinson,
John Floyd
+ Aron Weisenfeld |
| storyline |
Officer Grayson
dropped Matatoa off at Arkham Asylum and headed back to the
cave. He suited up with Batman; Oracle called - Matatoa had
escaped. Nightwing caught up with him first, with Batman soon
arriving. Matatoa fell into the river during the struggle, but
no body was recovered. Back at the cave, Batman presented Dick
with adoption papers. Dick signed them and became Bruce's legal
son. Matatoa left Gotham City quite alive.
Batman went through a mental exercise,
where he attempted to work while blocking out sounds. |
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| Issue |
Gotham Knights 18 |
| Subtitle |
Cavernous
+ Fat City (black and white backup story) |
| Date |
August 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Devin Grayson
+ Mick McMahon, Dave Gibbons |
| Artist(s) |
Roger Robinson,
John Floyd
+ Mick McMahon |
| storyline |
Aquaman checked in
with Batman, but Batman blew him off. Feeling lonely without
Alfred or Tim, he ended his patrol early ("slow
night"). He called Aquaman back and invited him over to
help fix up the cave from the recent earthquake damage.
Batman and Gordon investigated a series of
murders where victims were found with no remaining body fat.
They lured the oozing culprit out with the fattest woman in
Gotham City as bait. |
|
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| Issue |
Gotham Knights 19 |
| Subtitle |
The Factor of Fear
+ The Call (black and white backup story) |
| Date |
September 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Devin Grayson
+ Mark Schultz |
| Artist(s) |
Dick Giordano
+ Claudio Castellini |
| storyline |
A group of
smalltime crooks trying to pull off an inside job got jumpy and
believed Batman was after them. They botched their job and ended
up letting the loot get away. Batman later happened upon their
ring leader and took him down.
Batman called Superman to help save the
life of an innocent that had been shot on one of his raids. It
was the second time he'd had to do that. Superman was able to
stabilize the woman. |
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| Issue |
Gotham Knights 20 |
| Subtitle |
Sons and Lovers -
Retribution part one
+ The Lesson (black and white backup
story) |
| Date |
October 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Devin Grayson
+ Julius Schwartz, Dan Raspier |
| Artist(s) |
Roger Robinson,
John Floyd
+ Christian Alamy |
| storyline |
Batman made a drug
bust - the offender's (Jack Inzerillo) father (Enrico Inzerillo)
took the fall for his son. He asked Batman to take his son down
before he got himself killed. Clark Kent ran into Bruce Wayne,
who was in Metropolis on business. Bruce learned of a man
claiming to be Dick's grandfather, who was contesting the
adoption. Dick met the man and took him to meet Bruce.
Bruce thought back on his first birthday
after the death of his parents. |
|
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| Issue |
Gotham Knights 21 |
| Subtitle |
Contested -
Retribution part two
+ Day and Night (black and white backup
story) |
| Date |
November 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Devin Grayson
+ Mike Carlin |
| Artist(s) |
Roger Robinson,
John Floyd
+ Dan DeCarlo, Terry Austin |
| storyline |
Dick's
"grandfather" thought Dick was pulling off a rather
involved ploy to rob Bruce Wayne. Back at Dick's apartment, the
man confessed that someone named "Algool" told him
about his grandson. Batman took down a sniper (Ubu) outside
their window. Nearby, Jack Inzerillo was trying to make a move
with another gang to get out of his father's shadow. They
double-crossed him. Batman took them all down. Dick showed the
man a picture of his father, which was not the man's son. Bruce
and Dick signed the official adoption papers.
Batgirl took down Poison Ivy at the
library where she (as Barbara Gordon) worked. |
|
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| Issue |
Gotham Knights 22 |
| Subtitle |
Bugged Out - part
of the Last
Laugh event
+ The Bottom Line (black and white backup
story) |
| Date |
December 2001 |
| Writer(s) |
Devin Grayson
+ Michael Golden |
| Artist(s) |
Roger Robinson,
John Floyd
+ Jason Pearson |
| storyline |
Batman
sent Spoiler to check out a situation. Roaches had attacked a
man and taken over his body. The man crashed a car into an
extermination facility, causing an explosion. As Spoiler tracked
him, the "man" attacked her. Batman saved her and took
down the roached man.
Birds of Prey
Batman took down some clowns with a
gift for him: a bomb from Joker. |
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