A few important things happen this issue. First of all a new villain shows up on the scene, the Swashbuckler. He blows up a whole shopping center just to get at Etta Candy . . for a kiss? Actually he was stealing her DMA security badge. But that's for a later tale. Secondly, Bruce, who was attacked by Howlers last issue, stave's off their attack, and their attempt to 'mark' him. With Superman's help, they capture the creatures and the branding device. Which links what's going on back to Merlin. However at the same time, civilians have been disappearing all over the globe . . as if they're plucked right out of their tracks. It looks as if the culprits may be the Crime Syndicate. It was another great installment by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley. I know some Marvel-ites out there aren't going to be happy, but I think Mark may have found a new home in the DC Universe. Anyways, the back-up story, Kurt, Fabian and Scott McDaniel shows how Oracle is using her vast network to try to piece together what's going on with all of these robberies and how it ties in with the Gotham under-world. Swashbuckler also shows up in this story, as he tries to steal Nightwing's mask. The operative word there is 'tries'. However, he is successful in stealing . . . the Joker's laugh? Very interesting. This series is definitely heating up as it goes along. So far, I'm really enjoying the ride.
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