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Detective Comics 685

DETECTIVE COMICS #685

Cover Date: May 1995
Cover Price: $1.50

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Graham Nolan (signed)
Inks: Klaus Janson (signed)
Colors: Bob LeRose


Story: "War of the Dragons Part One: The Iron Dragon" (22 Pages)

Credits:

StoryChuck Dixon
PencilsSteve Lieber
InksKlaus Janson
ColorsJohn Wellington
LetteringJohn Costanza
EditingScott Peterson

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #518; next in Robin Vol. 2 #17)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin III (last in ???; next in Robin Vol. 2 #17)
Stan Kitch (last in Batman Vol. 1 #516; next in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #39)
Caz Salucci (first appearance?)
Harvey Bullock (last in Batman Vol. 1 #518)

Villain(s):

The Karate Creep
General Tsu (first appearance; Robin Vol. 2 #17)
King Snake (last in Outsiders Vol. 2 #9; next in Robin Vol. 2 #17)
Lynx (last in Robin III: Cry of the Huntress #6; next in Robin Vol. 2 #17)
Silver Monkey (first appearance; last in flashback in Batgirl #62; next in Robin Vol. 2 #17)
Huang (one of Tsu's men; dies)
Billy (one of Tsu's men; dies)
the Ghost Dragons (last in Robin III: Cry of the Huntress #6; next in Robin Vol. 2 #17)

Other Character(s):

Jimmy Wing (Batman's Chinatown informer)
Hendricks (in between issues #681 and #694)
J. Devlin Davenport (last in Batman Vol. 1 #518; next in Robin Vol. 2 #17)

Comment(s):

Story continues in Robin Vol. 2 #17.

Synopsis:

Things get dangerous in Gotham's Chinatown - the Shah want a piece of the action, and Lynx is increasingly angered that King Snake, a white man, is head of the Triads. Batman and Robin begin their investigations, and General Tsu of the Shah hires the Silver Monkey to kill King Snake.


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