BATMAN: ORPHEUS RISING #1

COVER TAGLINE: Mean Streets TITLE: None RELEASE DATE: August, 2001 COVER DATE: October, 2001 WRITER: Alex Simmons ARTIST: Dwayne Turner INKER(s): Danny K. Miki COLOR(s): Shannon Blanchard; Digital Chameleon LETTERS: Ken Bruzenak EDITOR(s): Michael Wright COVER: Danny K. Miki; Dwayne Turner PRICE: $2.50 U.S. CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Tim Drake); Orpheus (Gavin King); Oracle (Barbara Gordon); Harvey Bullock; Karl Esterhaus; Renee Montoya; Crispus Allen; Commissioner Michael Akins COVER ART: PLOT: Batman investigated a series of police shootings. Robin saw a caped figure on a rooftop that wasn't a member of the team. Minority groups began pointing racist fingers at the cops due to recent gang violence. A new player in the mob scene was making his name known: Rasputin. Police burst in on a drug lab to find a new "mask."

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