
Stephanie Brown steals one of Batman’s contingency plans to put Matches Malone in charge of the Gotham Underground. However, most of the city’s gang leaders die in a shoot-out and the power vacuum plunges the city into a violent gang war.

Total Issues: 37
This reading order also contains the prelude event Batman: War Drums.
War Drums
Detective Comics #790
Detective Comics #791
Detective Comics #792
Detective Comics #793
Detective Comics #794
Detective Comics #795
Detective Comics #796
Robin Vol. 4 #126
Robin Vol. 4 #127
Robin Vol. 4 #128
War Games
Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1 (2004)
Detective Comics #797
Legends of the Dark Knight #182
Nightwing Vol. 2 #96
Batman: Gotham Knights #56
Robin Vol. 4 #129
Batgirl #55
Catwoman Vol. 3 #34
Batman #631
Detective Comics #798
Legends of the Dark Knight #183
Nightwing Vol. 2 #97
Batman: Gotham Knights #57
Robin Vol. 4 #130
Batgirl #56
Catwoman Vol. 3 #35
Batman #632
Detective Comics #799
Legends of the Dark Knight #184
Nightwing Vol. 2 #98
Robin Vol. 4 #131
Batman: Gotham Knights #58
Batgirl #57
Catwoman Vol. 3 #36
Batman #633
Detective Comics #800
Batman #634
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