Detective Comics #783 features Batman hunting a serial killer targeting "purposeless" Gotham citizens, whose rampage extends to Wayne Enterprises. A backup story serves as a prologue to 'Batman: Death and the Maiden,' showing Ra's al Ghul in 1920s Paris observing a pivotal birth that will impact Batman's future. This issue is highly notable for collectors as it marks the first appearance of Nyssa Raatko, Ra's al Ghul's daughter.