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| Issue |
Showcase 94 #1:
The Joker |
| Subtitle |
The Great
Pretender
(also includes stories featuring The New Gods and Gunfire) |
| Date |
January 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
James Robinson |
| Artist(s) |
Christian Alamy |
| storyline |
A man, after
falling from a ladder, awakened in a hospital secretly believing
he was the Joker. That night, he killed his wife, put on white
make-up and painted his hair green. After crashing a hang-glider
he'd stolen, Batman appeared to him. |
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| Issue |
Showcase 94 #2:
The Joker |
| Subtitle |
King Joker
(also includes stories featuring Blue Beetle and Gunfire) |
| Date |
February 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
James Robinson |
| Artist(s) |
Christian Alamy |
| storyline |
"Joker"
killed Batman and checked out his trophy room. He found the
"other" Joker and took his crown.
Joker woke up and killed his men (they'd drugged him). |
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| Issue |
Showcase 94 #3:
Arkham |
| Subtitle |
Madmen Across the
Water
(also includes stories featuring Blue Beetle and Psyba-Rats) |
| Date |
March 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Tim Sale, Jimmy
Palmiotti |
| storyline |
Warden Zehrhardt
of Blackgate wrote a letter of opposition to the relocation of
Arkham Asylum's patients to his island while their facility was
rebuilt. He and Jeremiah Arkham discussed the situation when
they all arrived. Arkham demanded his patients be able to wear
their costumes while there. After a few altercations, the Arkham
inmates lost their lunch room, work shop, and exercise
privileges. When one of the patients committed suicide, the rest
banded together and revolted against the Blackgate inmates. |
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| Issue |
Showcase 94 #4:
Arkham |
| Subtitle |
Madmen Across the
Water
(also includes stories featuring Blue Beetle and Psyba-Rats) |
| Date |
April 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Tim Sale, Jimmy
Palmiotti |
| storyline |
Arkham and
Zehrhardt came to an agreement - a softball game would determine
how the "lunatics" would be treated. Another fight
broke out between the teams (staged by a pair of Blackgaters who
planned to escape). The Arkham patients stopped the escape plan,
and one was killed after taking control of and crashing their
helicopter. |
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| Issue |
Showcase 94 #5:
Huntress |
| Subtitle |
Benedictions
part1: My Midnight Confession
(also includes stories featuring
Loose Cannon and Bloodwynd) |
| Date |
May 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Chuck Dixon |
| Artist(s) |
Phil Jimenez,
Bruce Patterson |
| storyline |
Huntress watched
as Batman took down a mob boss and cleaned up the other
gangsters once he left. She began keeping an eye on the mob
scene to find the next person to try to step to the top. She got
caught in the middle of a shoot-out, and Robin saved her.
(continued in Robin 6) |
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| Issue |
Showcase 94 #6:
Huntress |
| Subtitle |
Benedictions part
3: Vengeance and Forgiveness
(also includes stories featuring The Atom and Sparx) |
| Date |
early June 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Chuck Dixon |
| Artist(s) |
Phil Jimenez,
Bruce Patterson |
| storyline |
(continued
from Robin 6)
Huntress saved Robin from DeathAngel, but he escaped. They
went after Mandy Paul. Robin took her down after a brawl.
DeathAngel showed up and was shot dead by his sister, Mandy
Paul. Robin took her in. |
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Showcase 94 #7:
Penguin |
| Subtitle |
Cracks
(also includes stories featuring Arsenal and Terrorsmith) |
| Date |
late June 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Peter David |
| Artist(s) |
P. Craig Russel,
Michael T. Gilbert |
| storyline |
Commissioner
Gordon interrogated Penguin about his missing wife. Penguin
wanted to know if the "real" Batman was dead. Batman
delivered Sarah as James was about to go too far with Penguin. |
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| Issue |
Showcase 94 #8:
Scarface |
| Subtitle |
The Secret Origin
of Scarface part one: The Gallows Doll
(also includes stories featuring Wildcat and a Prelude to Zero
Hour) |
| Date |
July 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant, John
Wagner |
| Artist(s) |
Teddy Kristiansen |
| storyline |
A Blackgate inmate
named Donnegan built a dummy from the wood of the prison's old
gallows pole after reading a book on ventriloquism. He soon
began to believe that "Woody" had a mind of his own.
Years later, Donnegan was assigned a cellmate - Arnold Wesker,
who was in for "accidentally" killing a man in a bar
fight. One night while Donnegan slept, Woody talked Wesker out
of suicide. |
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| Issue |
Showcase 94 #9:
Scarface |
| Subtitle |
The Secret Origin
of Scarface part two: Call me Scarface
(also includes stories featuring Wildcat and a Prelude to Zero
Hour) |
| Date |
August 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant, John
Wagner |
| Artist(s) |
Teddy Kristiansen |
| storyline |
Woody told Wesker
about a tunnel that Donnegan had dug, but didn't have the nerve
to use. Wesker grabbed Woody, but awakened Donnegan. When he
realized the man was trying to steal his dummy and escape via
his path, he attacked. Wesker hit him in the head with a brick,
and Woody took a corkscrew to the face. They took the tunnel,
which lead to the boat dock. Wesker was coerced into killing the
guards and taking the boat. Their escape was made back to Gotham
City, where Woody took the name Scarface. |
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| Issue |
Showcase 94 #10:
Azrael |
| Subtitle |
Aftermath
(also includes stories featuring Black Condor and a Prelude to
Zero Hour) |
| Date |
September 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Mike Vosburg, Ron
McCain |
| storyline |
After being
defeated by the real Batman, Jean Paul Valley wandered into a
group of homeless men. He helped fight off a group of thugs
picking on them and wandered off again. |
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| Issue |
Showcase 94 #11
Man-Bat |
| Subtitle |
Man-Bat
(also includes stories featuring Starfire and Black Condor) |
| Date |
November 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Chuck Dixon |
| Artist(s) |
Flint Henry |
| storyline |
Francine Langstrom
hired a group of scientists to track down her husband, who'd
become Man-Bat again. They found him at the site of an ancient
temple in Mexico. He killed one of the men who'd been trying to
woo his wife. The rest of the men gave up the search and
returned home to tell Francine that Kirk was no more. |
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Showcase 94 #12
Oracle |
| Subtitle |
A Little Knowledge
(also includes stories featuring Ballistic and Triumph) |
| Date |
December 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Scott Peterson |
| Artist(s) |
Brian Stelfreeze |
| storyline |
After getting a
couple of annoying phone calls and a few things stuck to her
door, Barbara Gordon began to believe she may have a stalker.
Coming back from a trip to the grocery store, she was shot at.
Inside, she called Dick (Batman). When the attackers finally
arrived, she was able to take them down rather easily - they'd
underestimated her. After, Batman (Dick) showed himself and
congratulated her. |
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