Plot
Painted cover art by Alex Ross. No Law and a New Order Part One: Values, script by Bob Gale, pencils by Alex Maleev, inks by Wayne Faucher; In Part 1 of the 4-part "No Law and a New Order," it's been three months since Gotham was declared unsalvageable, and the Dark Knight is nowhere to be found; With Gotham carved up into sectors by warring villains, Oracle provides running commentary on a city well on the way from bad to worse; But does the Batman-like figure that has been spotted signal the return of Gotham's defender, or is someone else wearing the mantle of the Bat? Story continued in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83