Batman and Robin (Tim Drake) must race against the clock to stop a deadly plague with connections to the dangerous Order of St. Dumas that makes its way into Gotham. The Ebola Gulf-A virus as known as "the Clench", an air-borne virus that begins with flu-like symptoms then causes agonizing pain, desiccating the muscles and the bones to break. Also the victim weeps blood. With only a 10 percent survival rate, the fate of Gotham hangs in the balance as the dynamic duo must quickly find the cure.

Perhaps I would be great impacted if I read this before living through an actual pandemic but I didn't bat an eye at "the Clench". Aside from the bleeding eyes and the underworld man-hunt/bidding war, I think Gotham made it out easy as their corrupt government officials were actually ousted and replaced with effective leadership. My favorite issues of the book were actually the post-Contagion subplots that it included such as issues 50-52 of Batman: Shadow of the Bat so my rating may be a bit generous if one is strictly wondering about the Contagion storyline.