Batman Issue 608

Hush (Part I of XII): The Ransom
A physically altered Killer Croc kidnaps Edward Lamont IV, heir to the Lamont Chemical fortune. He is holding him for a ten million dollar ransom. Batman tracks the boy down and rescues him and gets into a fight with Croc. Batman defeats Croc by using a hyper-sonic device that sends Croc reeling over with pain. During the fight however, Catwoman arrives and sneaks off with the ransom money.

Batman takes off swinging after Catwoman. He's hot on her tail, but Catwoman leaps from rooftop to rooftop always two steps ahead of him. As Batman closes in for the capture, something cuts through his batline. He falls all the way to the street below and is knocked unconscious. The fall, and his recent battle with Croc severely injures him.

Catwoman meanwhile meets up with Poison Ivy and hands her the ten million. Something is definitely odd here, as Catwoman appears to be submissive to Poison Ivy's charms.

As yet, no one knows who cut the batline.

Individuals

 * Batman
 * Huntress
 * Carlos Valdez
 * Catwoman
 * Hush (Behind the scenes)
 * Killer Croc
 * Poison Ivy
 * Nails Nathan
 * Spider Hancock
 * Tommy Harper
 * Edward Lamont IV
 * Martha Wayne
 * Thomas Wayne

Items

 * Batarang
 * Bat-line
 * Utility belt

Vehicles

 * Huntress' motorcycle

Locations

 * Gotham City
 * Gotham City Shipyard
 * Gotham Tower Apartments
 * Park Row