DC Comics Presents: Batman #2
In "Shot Through The Heart Part One," Bruce Wayne shares a tense dinner with Mallory and Lex Moxon, revisiting a shared summer memory that hints at a deeper past. As Batman investigates Mallory’s entanglement with her father’s criminal network, he’s caught in a deadly crossfire at Moxon’s penthouse—where Deadshot’s shot leaves both Moxon and the Dark Knight wounded, and Mallory swears revenge. Written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Scott McDaniel, with inks by Karl Story and colors by Roberta Tewes, this gripping installment features a cover by Scott McDaniel.
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His shoulder dislocated from the fall, Bruce dines with Mallory and Lex Moxon. Mallory shares a childhood memory of the summer at camp with Bruce. Later, Batman finds Mallory is entwined in her father's criminal empire. Staking out Moxon's penthouse to apprehend Deadshot, Batman faces off against Moxon's bodyguard Zeiss. Deadshot enters the penthouse, shoots Lew Moxon and Batman, both non-fatally. Moxon is paralyzed and unable to speak; Mallory vows vengeance on both Deadshot and Batman. In the back garden of Commission Gordon's former house, Batman soliloquizes on his failure.
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