Written by John Ostrander Art by Tom Mandrake Part 2 of the 4-part murder mystery by the acclaimed team of Ostrander and Mandrake, with two chapters in December! Three horrific murders rock Gotham with only one gruesome connection: parts of the victim's faces have been carved away. Meanwhile, a brutal Russian gangster called Perun threatens Amina Franklin, a doctor working at Leslie Thompkins clinic, which brings in not only the Batman but his bizarre new foe: Grotesk! And as the mystery of Grotesk deepens, a vicious new player enters the game -- a Japanese yakuza named Johnny Kareoke! Batman confronts Kareoke and his murderous Geisha Grrls while the monstrous Grotesk strikes once again!
