



Dracula arrives, disguised as cultural anthropologist Dr. One night, Batman witnesses a vampire attack, but decides to put the incident at the back of his mind and, as Bruce Wayne, proceeds to host a corporate party at his manor. Penguin is spared from being bitten thanks to a watchman, whom Dracula bites instead once the watchman revives as a vampire, Dracula hypnotizes Penguin into serving him as his daytime sentinel. Blood from his hand drips on the corpse's heart, which brings it to life it is none other than the vampire king Dracula, his body having been moved from Transylvania to Gotham City after his "death". While searching through a crypt, Penguin accidentally cuts his hand while using his umbrella-sword to open a coffin he hopes contains the money, finding a body instead. Joker is quickly intercepted by Batman and is electrocuted when he falls into a river by his super-charged joy buzzers. The Joker and the Penguin break out of Arkham, racing to find a stash of stolen money hidden in a crypt at Gotham Cemetery. 4 The Batman Strikes #15: "The Lost Ones".
