I Am Batman #17
In "Motherless Child Part 2," Jace grapples with the seismic revelation that Tanya isn’t his mother, learning instead that his real mother is imprisoned by a terrorist militia demanding Lucius’s ransom. Written by John Ridley and illustrated by Christian Duce and Eduardo Pansica, with inks by Christian Duce and Júlio Ferreira, this emotionally charged issue sees Jace flee in turmoil while Tiffany, Vol, and Detectives Chubb and Whitaker race to find him—and rescue his mother—on their own. The cover, by Christian Duce, captures the weight of that moment in stark, haunting detail.
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Jace is shocked to learn that Tanya is not his mother, and that his real mother is being held hostage by a terrorist militia who is demanding that Lucius pay ransom. Unable to cope with these stunning developments, Jace takes off on his own, leaving Tiffany to resume her vigilante role and seek out help from Vol and Detectives Chubb and Whitaker to attempt to rescue Jace's mother on her own.
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