Powers summons Warren to "clear up" any misunderstanding. Tully gives Warren a disk and is dragged off by Mr. He meets with his co-worker who has several dark patches on his skin. At school, he gets into a fight with Nelson Nash which gets him into trouble.īack at Terry's house, his father Warren McGinnis gets a desperate message from his co-worker Harry Tully. Just then, Terry McGinnis deals with the clown and grumbles " Jokerz". Derek Powers has managed to take control of Wayne-Powers, and has been increasing his power and wealth by gobbling up smaller businesses.Ī teenager dressed as a clown climbs onto a public elevator and starts making trouble. Twenty years pass and Gotham City has changed much in this time, according to a current newscast. He then shuts off the lights, and leaves his past in the darkness. Realizing that he has grown too old for crimefighting anymore, he takes one last look at the Batcave from the top of the stairs and solemnly vows. He then drops the gun and walked away in shame.īack at the Batcave, he puts the Batsuit in the costume display gallery alongside his other crime fighter costumes and his original batsuit that he used to wear as Batman. Upon realizing he was wielding a handgun, something he had sworn he would never do, Bruce is enveloped in absolute horror and revulsion it was that very class of weapon that violently ended the lives of his parents, and what drove him to become Batman. He removes his mask and reveals a gray-haired, older appearance. Injured, Batman limps outside the hangar.
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As surprised as Batman is to see what he has done, his attacker runs off fearfully, before being intercepted by the arriving police.īruce shocked to find himself with a gun. Unable to defend himself and in serious danger, Batman snatches up a weapon dropped by one of the other kidnappers in desperation. As he continues his vicious battering, he smugly comments how Batman had been getting in the way of people like him since he was a kid. The last kidnapper, wielding an oversized wrench, unleashes a savage attack. As the Caped Crusader is engaging the last thug, he is suddenly struck by crippling chest pain severe enough to bring him to the floor. However, just as he is about to untie Bunny, the thug leader ends up ambushing him with a wrench (with Bunny attempting to warn Batman of the oncoming attack by gasping). Fortunately for her, Batman arrives, wearing a new suit that lacks a cape but features retractable wings and jet boots along with increased strength, flexibility, propulsion, agility and other abilities.īatman manages to subdue most of the kidnappers with limited effort, although he does get a brief crippling chest pain afterwards. As it turns out, they plan to execute Bunny and make a getaway with the money. The news also states that the kidnappers have failed to release their hostage Bunny Vreeland in spite of being paid five million dollars in ransom. In an airplane hangar just outside of Gotham City, a group of kidnappers watch a news report about a failed attempt by Derek Powers to take over Wayne Enterprises.