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| Publisher |
DC |
| Artist |
Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez |
| Writer |
Christina Weir |
| Published | April 2009 |
A NEW DAWN PART 1 Inside the Gotham Museum of Antiquities, the director is going over the museum's finances at sunrise when a man dressed as an Egyptian pharaoh gouges his eyes, while telling a riddle related to light. Later, at sunset, a wealthy businessman returns home, only to be suffocated to death by the same assailant, with another riddle, this time related to darkness. Batman and Commissioner Gordon visit Arkham Asylum to see the Riddler, who they suspect is the perpetrator. However, the Riddler denies any involvement, instead offering to help catch the killer in exchange for freedom. Batman turns him down, but the Riddler predicts when and where the next victim will be murdered. Still, Batman refuses. In the Batcave, Alfred assists Batman in finding the connection between the two victims. At GCPD Headquarters, Batman hands Gordon a list of the museum's board of trustees, forecasting that the most senior member will be the next to die. Batman rushes to the house, but is too late, as the Riddler's prognostication has come true. However, the intruder is still there and attacks Batman, giving him a riddle about cleanliness and vowing to vanquish the Dark Knight so that "the one true god" can bring daylight to the city. As soon as the GCPD arrives, the costumed criminal vanishes, like mist in the sunlight. Back at Arkham, Batman and Gordon check up on the Riddler, only to find him missing from his cell.