Batman Giant #1

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BAD ACTOR Batman is chasing after Dillon yates, a movie star wanted for murder, and stops his car using the Batmobile's power winch. As Yates claims innocence, Batman tells him to explain it to the judge. Later on the roof of GCPD Headquarters, Batman expresses doubts about Yates being involved in the murder of a film studio head, explaining that the gun used in the crime had no prints and he was recorded being at two places at the same time.   Since the studio head owned the Gotham Grand movie palace now scheduled for demolition and over which passion had run high previously before, Batman decides to investigate. After he leaves, Gordon notices a rookie cop was watching the two and states he's one of the few who have ever seen Batman suddenly leave while he is talking with his back turned. As Gordon leaves, it turns out the rookie is in fact Clayface in disguise.   At Hotel Aventine, the scene of the murder, Batman collects samples and finds out that the murderer's true identity. While investigating the Gotham Grand, he comes across Basil Karlo and reveals he knew he was behind the murder since Gotham Grand was where his first film premiered, but doesn't understand why he implicated Yates. Clayface states that Yates deserved it for treating his friend very badly and also treats his female co-stars the same way.   Clayface reveals he had rigged the theatre with explosives and Batman figures out that many things kept there are flammable after Karlo triggers the bomb. Batman asks him why he is committing suicide while trying to kill him, but Karlo states he is beyond caring due to his condition. After destroying a wall to escape, Batman tries to persuade Clayface to escape but he rejects it and Batman is knocked out of theatre due to the roof collapsing.   Batman investigates the destroyed theatre after the fire has been doused, discovering what he believes to Clayface's corpse that had been baked solid. Investigating further however, he learns that its just his outer layer and he had escaped through a hatch. Batman however believes that Karlo still wants to do some good after remembering he said that he was taking off two monsters from the streets, regardless of how perverted his morality is. UNSTOPPABLE Batwoman rushes to the site where the satellite Lord Death Man was imprisoned in crashed, and learns from the news that Wayne Enterprises had won a contract to dispose of him in space earlier without any trial. She questions Batman about it and gets told by him that he couldn't trust anyone to keep an eye on him since he's immortal. She warns him that he'll take his revenge on Wayne Enterprises, with Batman stating that Death Man's coming for him and he'll reach his location in five minutes. Kate tells him to not bother as she'll get to him earlier.   Meanwhile, Lord Death Man breaks out of his satellite in front of the Wayne Tower and promises to pay back Wayne Enterprises for sending him into space after locking him up in it. The police warn him to surrender, but he angrily charges at them while stating that their weapons can't harm him. Batwoman soon arrives and hits him with her Batcycle and tells him that she could have helped him receive a fair trial. He refuses to believe her, stating that every member of the Bat-Family lies, but she states he hasn't ever met her before and proceeds to blow the Batcycle near him after jumping away.   Death Man tells her that her fight is futile and to go away if she doesn't want to be hurt, but proceeds to hit him with all her weapons. When he realizes she has no weapons left, she reminds him that she knows how to fight with her fists. As she attacks him, he states that she can't kill him and Kate replies that she isn't trying to, she only wants to give him a fair trial after subduing him. Death Man states that she'll die if she keeps fighting him and knocks her to the ground, before questioning her for protecting Bruce Wayne. She states that Wayne Enterprises will answer for any wrongdoing and reveals she got him right where she wanted as they fought, before pushing him off the ledge and throwing him into wet concrete.   Death Man promises he'll take revenge against Batwoman for what she did and the police officers later separate him from the dry concrete bed, while making sure he himself remains encased in concrete. Detective Renee Montoya is unable to believe she's really in there, but Batwoman informs her that he can survive anything. Montoya states that Batman would never stay and watch the police officers take a criminal in, to which Kate states that she isn't like him. Unlike Batman, she is someone who stays around to ensure people are completely safe and is someone who Gothamites can count on to be there to help them instead of fearing her. THE COURT OF OWLS: KNIFE TRICK This story is reprinted from Batman (Volume 2) #1. HARLEY LIVES This story is reprinted from Detective Comics (Volume 2) #23.2: Harley Quinn. BETTER THAN BATMAN PART 1 This story is reprinted from Nightwing (Volume 4) #1.