THE BLACK GLOVE. Chapter 7 - The Fiend with Nine Eyes
(AKA Batman #675)
p. 1 I had a great time. Well, whatta you know, it's the first (non-flashback) appearance of Dick Grayson, AKA Nightwing, in Grant Morrison's run! He's the original Robin, and since "growing up," he's adopted the persona of Nightwing, and it will add to your nerd cred if you know that's the name of a crime-fighter from Krypton, Superman's home planet.
p. 2-3 The mask of a man. Jet's experiencing what all of Bruce's girlfriends eventually experience - getting close enough to Bruce to realize he's holding something back. Typically the results of this are either a) getting dumped, or b) finding out he's Batman and eventually dying. Good luck, Jet.
p. 5 This isn't what I-- Option A, it is!
p. 6 I can see you all. This guy has his roots in a character called the Ten Eyed Man, a crook with his optic nerves rerouted into his fingerprints so that he could see through his hands.
Before his Batman run, Morrison used him as inspiration in 52 to create the Ten-Eyed Men of the Empty Quarter, the nomadic tribe that exorcised Bruce of his demons, who have the same finger-eyes. Now things come semi-full-circle, with this crook who appears to be ostracized from the Ten-Eyed Men, one finger short.
p. 21 Mask of a man who never grew up. This comment is interesting as it contradicts a theme Morrison has been pushing since the beginning - that Bruce Wayne is just as important as Batman. Is Bruce/Batman regressing?
p. 22 Bruce Wayne is Batman. Uh oh. Looks like it's Option B after all. Good luck with that, Jet.
K, kiddies - up next is the arc you've all been waiting for, Batman RIP! Who is the Black Glove? What the hell does Zur En Arrh mean? Does the Devil walk among us as Dr. Simon Hurt? None of your questions will ever be answer so give up hope now!
Just kidding...
Kinda...