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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
1 |
| Subtitle |
The Last Arkham
part one |
| Date |
June 1992 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Norm Breyfogle |
| storyline |
Jeremiah Arkham
took control of the asylum that his uncle had once founded. He
began making changes to the now-famous home for the criminally
insane. He was convinced he could handle his newest patient -
the Batman. Nightwing met up with Robin. |
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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
2 |
| Subtitle |
The Last Arkham
part two |
| Date |
July 1992 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Norm Breyfogle |
| storyline |
Batman tried to
un-muddy his thoughts, he'd been investigating a series of
murders that appeared to be the work of Mr. Zsasz, or a copy-cat
killer. He and Gordon visited Zsasz in Arkham, he hinted that
the details of the murders. Batman accidentally killed Lt. Kitch
when he made a joking comment about the murders. Gordon placed
him in Arkham. Nightwing and Robin discussed the situation. |
|
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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
3 |
| Subtitle |
The Last Arkham
part three |
| Date |
August 1992 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Norm Breyfogle |
| storyline |
Nightwing
approached the asylum and entered under cover of the night. He
and Batman met up in a ventilation shaft and broke into Jeremiah
Arkham's office together. Guards arrived on the scene, and
Batman turned himself in as a diversion to get Nightwing safely
away. Arkham, believing he could get better respect from the
inmates if Batman was taken down, set every patient against him. |
|
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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
4 |
| Subtitle |
The Last Arkham
part four |
| Date |
September 1992 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Norm Breyfogle |
| storyline |
Batman defeated
each of the inmates and was put in isolation. Nightwing visited
Gordon and learned the facts about his mentor's imprisonment. He
discovered how Zsasz had been escaping - one of his victims was
the head contractor during Arkham's recent renovations. He'd
created an escape tunnel. He and Batman converged on Zsasz and
took him down despite sustaining stab wounds in the fight. They
delivered him back to Gordon and Arkham. Arkham was humiliated
when he was told about the setup, though there was no evidence
to incriminate him. |
|
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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
5 |
| Subtitle |
The Black Spider |
| Date |
October 1992 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Norm Breyfogle |
| storyline |
Batman went after
the Black Spider - a vigilante bent on taking down drug lords.
He'd crossed the line and killed. Batman tracked his girlfriend
and son, whom he found dead in their apartment. Black Spider
left him a note detailing what was going on - her supplier
killed them both and he was going after the organization. Batman
got to the scene in time to see Black Spider blow himself and
most of the organization up. |
|
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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
6 |
| Subtitle |
The Ugly American |
| Date |
November 1992 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Dan Jurgens, Dick
Giordano |
| storyline |
The CIA approached
Gordon, demanding to be left alone in an investigation. Batman
smelled something fishy and did his own investigation. They were
on the trail of Jon Kennedy Payne, a government programmed
assassin. Batman found him first and tangled with him. The CIA
shot him dead while Batman was making a move. |
|
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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
7 |
| Subtitle |
The Misfits |
| Date |
November 1992 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Tim Sale |
| storyline |
Batman chased a
new costumed freak, this one from Texas calling himself Chancer.
Cat-man caught him and they joined forces. Nimrod - another
costumed man (in a stolen military chameleon suit) was on
Chancer's trail. Calendar Man and Killer Moth were also on
Cat-man's team of misfit criminals. They plotted to kidnap Mayor
Kroll, Commissioner Gordon, and Bruce Wayne. |
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