The origins of Tim Drake are traced, from street-tough and member of Two-Face's gang to the new Robin.

The Scarecrow develops a new toxin that, rather than inducing fear, eliminates it, making average people incredibly reckless and dangerous.

Robin fights to protect a young girl with amnesia who is being stalked by her "father", who turns out to be Clayface. Having created the girl from his own body to scout out the city, he now intends to reabsorb her.

Batman pursues an ex-model, who is now looking for revenge and calling herself "Calendar Girl".

A lovelorn pyrotechnic engineer, Garfield Lynns, gets dumped by a big time singer named Cassidy. Lynns becomes the supervillain Firefly, bent on burning the woman who burned him.

A new, mysterious vigilante known as the Judge appears and targets Gotham's rogue's gallery with ruthless fury.