When the newly voted senator for Gotham City is shot before he can vote on a important anti-crime bill, Bruce Wayne is selected to finish the rest of the Senator's term during his recovery so that the crucial deciding vote for the bill be made. Meanwhile, as Batman, Bruce attempts to find out who was responsible for having the senator shot and along the way teams up with the Green Arrow to bring the shooter to justice, just in time for Bruce to vote in favor of the crime bill.
* Reprinted in Best of the Brave and the Bold #1, , Showcase Presents: Green Arrow #1, and Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold/Batman Team-Ups (volume 1).