Review: Batman '89: Echoes #4

This issue picks up with "Lowery" aka Bruce undercover, being escorted back to his cell after the fear gas treatment with Dr Crane. Bruce tells his guard, who has been working with him, to get a message to Drake. We find out Selina Kyle is a patient of Dr Quinzel's, and she's not happy to learn Harleen is giving up her private practice to host her TV show. Meanwhile, the item Bruce wanted from Drake was an amnesia pill, that Bruce took, and he needs Maynard to fill him back in on the day his forgot, telling him about Kashif (who looks like.... Joel Schumacher???) and Hugo Strange.  

Meanwhile some US Marshalls, including one who looks a lot like Gary Oldman's version of James Gordon, use fingerprints to find out Bruce really isn't the Firefly.  They head to Arkham to interrogate him.  Meanwhile Crane is juicing up Blockbuster (played by... Arnold Schwarzenegger??) and sends him into Dr Q's clown themed group therapy session with Bruce and Maynard.  Blockbuster is triggered by clowns and goes berserk. 

Escaping Blockbuster, Bruce tells the group to head to the roof while he goes to look for a sample of the fear formula and Maynard goes to look for Kashif.  Crane, in full Scarecrow regalia attacks the Police.  Dr. Q decides to pull of a publicity stunt.  Meanwhile Bruce and Maynard get to the roof and meet Drake, in a pesudo-Nightwing costume.  He brought Bruce's Batman costume, and he suits up in a very Iron Man-Tony Stark kind of way.

Again this issue, there is a lot of plot to process.  I think Sam Hamm might be putting too much plot into each issue. Joe Quinones artwork, as usual is great.  This issue earns a B-.