Issue Shadow of the Bat  46
Subtitle Cornelius Stirk part one
Date January 1996
Writer(s) Alan Grant
Artist(s) Tommy Lee Edwards, Ray McCarthy
storyline From inside Arkham Asylum, Cornelius Stirk gave an interview to a man writing a book on serial killers. While Arkham was making his rounds and the guard was under his spell, Stirk killed the writer and assumed his identity. Armond Kroll was defeated by Marion Grange in the mayoral election; Seth Voder was elected District Attorney with help from Penguin.