Comic Title: Batman #424
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: October 1988
On Sale Date: June 21, 1988 Shipping Date June 21, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #5

Shipping Date June 23, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #141

Newsstand Date July 16, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #141

Copyright Date June 21, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Shipping Date June 21, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #758, #760, #762

Newsstand Date July 5, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #758, #760, #762

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "The Diplomat's Son"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Batman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciller: Mark D. Bright
Inker: Steve Mitchell
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Reprinted In:
Robin, the Boy Wonder:A Celebration of 75 Years HC (2015)
Batman:The Caped Crusader Vol. 1 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Swamp Thing Annual #4; next appearance in Detective Comics #591)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman:The Cult #4; next appearance in Batman #425)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Swamp Thing Annual #4; next appearance in Detective Comics #591)

Villain(s)

• Felipe Garzonas (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Juan (Felipe's bodyguard; no further appearances)
• Parker and his gang (drug dealers; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Gloria Stanson (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• A female cop (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Robin breaks into the apartment of Felipe Garzonas after hearing a woman screaming. He takes down Felipe while Batman handles the bodyguard, Juan. The girl is Gloria Stanson, whom Felipe was in the process of raping. However, when Felipe is brought to the police, they must release him. Felipe is the son of a diplomat and has immunity.

Robin is angry and with Batman's help, he begins trailing Felipe. They gather evidence against the crook involving drug trafficking. Batman and Robin then move in to bust Felipe and the other dealers. The arrest will be enough to get him deported. Before he leaves town, Felipe makes a call to Gloria, which results in her hanging herself.

After Robin finds her dead, he confronts Felipe. Batman follows and arrives just as the diplomat's on is falling off the balcony of a tall building. Robin claims he slips, but Batman wonders if Robin may have pushed him.