Detective Comics #806 2005

Detective Comics #806 presents "City of Crime, Part Six," where Batman navigates a Gotham plagued by an escalating number of missing persons and a homicidal Ventriloquist, leading him to go undercover. Detective Elliot Lynch also meets his demise in this installment. The issue is notable for launching "Regnum Defende, Part One," the inaugural part of a backup series exploring Alfred Pennyworth's formative years as a spy during World War II, where his cover is compromised. This marks Alfred's first regular feature in Detective Comics.