Title Batman: Contagion Format TPB Binding TPB Date 1996 Writer(s) Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Dennis O'Neil, Doug Moench, Christopher Priest Artist(s) Vince Guiarrano, Dick Giordano, Barry Kitson, Mike Wierinco, Jim Balent, Tommy Lee Edwards, Kelley Jones, Graham Nolan, Frank Fosco, Matt Haley, Stan Woch, Scott Hanna, Ray McCarthy, James Pascoe, Bob Smith, John Beatty, Mike Sellers Collects Azrael15-16, Batman 529, Shadow of the Bat 48-49, Chronicles 4, Catwoman 31-32, Detective 695-696, Robin 27-28 Storyline Azrael informed Batman that the Order of St. Dumas had contacted him: someone infected with the Ebola Gulf A Virus (also known as the Apocalypse Virus or the Clench) was in Gotham. Batman sought out a doctor at a Gotham military base to see what he could find. The doctor was infected and dying. The Clench began to spread in Gotham as Batman and Robin looked for the one known survivor so that an antidote might be created. Robin tracked down the survivor, who'd also been tracked down by Catwoman (after the $5 million reward for him). The unlikely pair teamed up to find him. Batman sent Azrael to watch over Robin. Robin and Catwoman found the man, but he was killed by snipers before they could get away with him. Azrael left in search of the other two survivors; Robin went back to Gotham with a blood sample. Azrael and Catwoman tracked down another survivor, but he committed suicide in front of them. Batman set Poison Ivy free from Arkham, he then sent her into Babylon Towers (the rich community where the plague first began its spread) with a possible antidote he'd created from a blood sample. Robin became infected. Batman and Gordon went in after Ivy. They got her out; Batman confessed to Gordon that he was the "original" Batman. Bruce and Dick raced back to the cave to be with Alfred and Tim after the National Guard was called in. Catwoman (with help from Oracle) tracked down and brought in the last known survivor, an Eskimo girl living in Florida. Batman informed everyone that there was no hope in finding a cure from a survivor. Azrael and his gang found the cure in writings from the Order of St. Dumas. He got the antidote formula to Gotham. Tim was cured, Nightwing and Batman left for patrol. Robin and Catwoman teamed up (a second time) to help the National Guard and GCPD with a dispute.