choice of 300 Avengers books or 1500 Batman books or 1700 X-Men books, putting these backups in books that each other, allows people to check these things out". Plot At the beginning of the series. Judson Pierce and Sallie Guzzo squander the Kane family out of their money. Pierce then tries to seduce Martha Kane, but is stopped by Thomas Wayne. In order to enact revenge, Pierce and Guzzo enlist the help of Dr. Death to try and destroy Martha Kane's clinic, their plot fails. Guzzo is apprehended by Roger Elliot, but saved by Pierce who shoots Elliot. Later Guzzo betrays Pierce and sends him into jail, for many years Pierce thinks of ways to enact revenge on the Wayne family. When he hears of Thomas and Martha Wayne's deaths, he decides to try and kill Bruce Wayne, their son. Roger Elliot's wife then drives him to alcoholism because of her complaining about Judson Pierce having had shot him and him losing the Elliot family honour. This would lead to Roger beating his son Thomas, who would then try to kill his parents, eventually leading into him become the villain Hush. Around the time Batman emerges, Guzzo is still a big player and goes to facilitate a deal with a new gangster, he calls for his nephew Tony Marchetti to come, Tony comes to find that a newly emerging Joker has hyenas eat Guzzo alive. This would eventually drive Tony Marchetti to try to get Judson Pierce freed so that after killing Bruce Wayne, they could kill the Joker. Following the events of the storyline The Battle for the Cowl, Kate Spencer is appointed the new district attorney of Gotham City. She decides to investigate the death of the previous district attorney, believing Two-Face to have been framed. Before she can catch the murderer, Jane Doe, she is attacked by the murderer herself and overcome. Jane Doe strips Kate naked and begins to skin her alive but is electrocuted by the Huntress. Meanwhile, Firefly begins to burn citizens of Gotham one he had burned the Black Mask's chip out of his head. Thomas Elliot, Hush, uses this to his advantage and escapes Wayne Manor. The Firefly attempts to kill the Black Mask but is stopped by Batman. The Black Mask is then saved from Robin by Victor Zsasz. Hush then begins to pose as Bruce Wayne, squandering Wayne's money until