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A story from 1984 by Mike Barr & Michael Golden gets a sequel of sorts 25 years latter, this time by Tony Bedard & Rags Morales.

The first story involves a man saw his parents gunned down by a cop the same night Bruce Wayne saw his own parents die. The 'other one' became one of the best assassins around, specializing in targeting coos. Meanwhile, Wayne became Batman.

The second story told over several parts (4), involves a reunion of sorts with Batman, Robin/Nightwing and tge Wrath (Chikd).

Interesting concept. Wasn't the best thing I ever read, but interesting concept. ( )

This is a hidden gem of a story. I recommend reading this story as an example of what an anti-Batman should be. The artist, Rags Morales does a great job also. ( )

Batman meets his true counterpart--a supervillain whose criminal parents were murdered on the same night that Batman lost his. The garish colors of this reprint of an 80's comic series make me appreciate the time and money spent on coloring comics today. The panel design and drawings are great, however. ( )