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DETECTIVE COMICS #793

Cover Date: June 2004
Cover Price: $2.75

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Cover Credits:
Art: Tim Sale (signed)
Colors: Mark Chiarello

Story: "The Surrogate Part Three: Deliverance" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Andersen Gabrych
Pencils	Pete Woods
Inks	Cam Smith
Lettering	Clem Robins
Colors	Jason Wright
Associate editing	Michael Wright
Editing	Bob Schreck

L'Shea

Other Character(s):

Neisha Dupris (dies)

her baby (born, unnamed [male], passed off as Neisha's)

Comment(s):

Continued from previous issue

Biggie Tiny is revealed to have died in the building collapse last issue

Synopsis:

Batman, Leslie Thompkins and L'Shea battle to save Neisha and her baby. The baby, a boy, is safely delivered by Caesarean section, with L'Shea rushing him to hospital, but Neisha can not be saved. Batman then pursues Mister Freeze, who is behind everything that has been happening, believing him to be on the payroll of someone else as well, though he does not discover who this is, though he suspects L'Shea could be more involved in her husband's criminal activities than she admits. The baby is passed off as L'Shea's (who, it transpires, is actually Neisha's mother, having borne her as a teenager), the singer being hailed as a 'miracle mom'. The next day, Leslie visits Bruce and suggests that he should become a doctor, change career. He agrees to consider it, though both know the answer is likely to be no.

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Second Story: "The Tailor Part Five" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	A.J. Lieberman
Pencils	Jean-Jacques Dzialowski
Inks	Dan Green
Lettering	Clem Robins
Colors	Giulia Brusco
Assistant editing	Nachie Castro
Editing	Matt Idelson

Feature Character(s):

The Tailor

Supporting Character(s):

Janice

Danielle

Villain(s):

Mayhem:

Lightning

Roam

Bullet

Comment(s):

Continued from previous issue and continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

The Tailor contacts his ex-wife, sends her thousands of dollars, and gets her to leave town with their daughter, as his former colleagues in crime are after him, and may use them to get to him. He then uses all the resources at his disposal to make some armor which will be able to withstand the assault of Lightning, Roam and Bullet, his former friends, who are fast approaching.

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