This is a RARE 1988 vintage 3-parter set of the story entitled 'Fables' which crosses over with Detective Comics Annual #1, Green Arrow Annual #1, and The Question Annual #1. Written by Dennis O'Neil with art by Klaus Janson/Tom Artis/Denys Cowan. They are first print and the overall condition is rated Near Mint. The covers are sharp with off-white pages. They have minimal creases but no tears occurring along the cover edges. Staples are intact and fairly firm.
synopsis:
Close to a hundred years ago, a man's honor was stained and he made a promise to one day retrieve what was taken away from him by keeping the promise of a dying man to the end. Presently, O-Sensei travels to the USA alongside Lady Shiva in order to contact the Batman. Unable to reach the mysterious vigilante, Lady Shiva asks The Question to send a message to the Dark Knight Detective, giving him a meeting place. Meanwhile, Ra's al Ghul has learned of a conspiracy from The Penguin, but since he is unable to travel to Gotham City he commands his daughter, Talia to go on his behalf. Shortly afterwards, a message arrives through the Batcomputer and Batman learns of The Question's meeting place. Batman goes to the location, where he is shocked to find an old sensei and a lady, both of whom he has never met before. O-Sensei proceeds to tell Batman a story about a monkey who became stuck after he reached out for a banana through a hole, but since his hand and the food wouldn't fit through the hole and the animal wouldn't let go, he was condemned to remain trapped. Batman retorts that the story couldn't apply to him since he is a master escape artist and there is no trap that could hold him. However, the Sensei and the Lady stand on their belief and they tell the Dark Knight that they will soon claim their favor back as Batman ignores them and leaves them behind.
On his subsequent patrols, Batman can't help but remember the night in which his fateful destiny started. Elsewhere, one of Ra's men called Ibn meets with the Penguin and delivers him Ra's new developed drug, the same that he stole from Ra's and which only affects women and children with lethal results. Once the drug is in his possession, Penguin kills Ibn with his trained birds of prey, officially terminating his partnership with Ra's al Ghul. Not long afterwards, Batman learns of the gruesome murder and while he is doing a close examination of the body and evidence found, he is met by Talia and learns about Ra's involvement in the affair. Without many choices left, Batman agrees to work with Talia in order to stop the Penguin and prevent him from spreading the lethal drug.
The story continues...
 
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