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| Title |
Batman: The
Ankh |
| Format |
miniseries |
| Binding |
prestige |
| Date |
2000 |
|
Writer(s) |
Chuck Dixon |
|
Artist(s) |
John Van Fleet |
| Collects |
The Ankh 1-2 |
| Storyline |
In ancient Egypt, a wizard
attempted to revived the Pharaoh's dead son. He, his daughter, and their
servants were sealed in the tomb when a sandstorm closed off their exit.
Khatera, the wizard's daughter, was given the life potion. Many years
later, the tomb was discovered and Khatera, now mad from the centuries of
isolation, was loosed. She was taken to England and placed in an asylum.
Years later, after all her caretakers and fellow patients were dead, she
was still youthful.
Commissioner Gordon called Batman in to help him with a string of museum
thefts. Someone was making off with ancient texts. He gave the case to
Robin while he investigated the disappearance of three Gotham City
billionaires. As Tim and his father, an archeologist, talked about the
missing items, Batman encountered the thief. She and her aide, Killer
Croc, escaped with their loot. The next day, Tim was abducted from a
museum tour group by mummies.
Alfred told Bruce about Tim's disappearance. While checking into the
missing men, Bruce learned of a clinic they'd all visited. He went himself
and learned the doctor was a collector of ancient Egyptian artifacts. Dr.
Katar only dealt with terminal patients, promising to extend their lives
by years. Bruce set up some of his art as bait for her and her men. Batman
watched as a group of mummies fell for it. He recognized one of them as a
missing billionaire. Batman used maps of pre-quake Gotham to find a
probable location for her hideout and was met by Killer Croc while
entering. He got free and encountered the doctor again. She proved to him
that she was an immortal and only wanted to cure herself of that curse.
After stopping Croc a second time, Katar released Tim. Batman offered to
help her, and with his assistance, she was able to counteract her father's
potion with one of her own. She'd live out the rest of her days as a
mortal. |
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