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BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #57
Cover Date: November 2004
Cover Price: $2.50
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jae Lee (signed)
Colors: June Chung
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Credits:
| Story | A.J. Lieberman |
| Pencils | Al Barrionuevo |
| Inks | Francis Portela |
| Lettering | Clem Robins |
| Colors | Brad Anderson |
| Assistant editing | Nachie Castro |
| Editing | Matt Idelson |
Feature Character(s):
- Batgirl III (last in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #183; next in Batgirl #56)
- Batman (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97; next in Catwoman Vol. 2 #35)
- Nightwing II (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97; next in Batman Vol. 1 #632)
- Oracle (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97; next in Robin Vol. 2 #130)
- Robin III (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97; next in Robin Vol. 2 #130)
Guest Star(s):
- Tarantula III (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97; next in Detective Comics #799)
- Spoiler (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97; next in Robin Vol. 2 #130)
- Orpheus II (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97); dies)
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth (last in Detective Comics #798; next in flashback in Batman Vol. 1 #634)
Villain(s):
- Killer Croc (next in Detective Comics #799)
- Suicide King (last appearance)
- Trickster II (next in Robin Vol. 2 #131)
- Deadshot (next in Identity Crisis #2)
- Penguin (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97; next in Robin Vol. 2 #133)
- Black Mask (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #97; in the shadows; next in Robin Vol. 2 #130)
Comment(s):
- Act Two of War Games continued from Nightwing Vol. 2 #97 and continues in Robin Vol. 2 #130.
Synopsis: - Batman has Tarantula deliver a message to Penguin - he wants him out of Gotham, forever, right now. Meanwhile, Batman himself realizes that the whole set-up bears a remarkable resemblance to one of his own plans, a war game so to speak, and discovers that the last person to access this file was Orpheus. The key to the plan was Orpheus, who was to unite all of Gotham's gangs. Batman's allies, and lone agent Spoiler all search for Orpheus across the city. Spoiler eventually finds him, but so does someone else. A certain someone who has brought Alexandra Kosov and Ventriloquist under his control, and tortured numerous other gang bosses. This someone slices Orpheus' throat, killing him instantly.