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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
8 |
| Subtitle |
The Misfits part
two |
| Date |
January 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Tim Sale |
| storyline |
Chancer and Killer
Moth grabbed Bruce Wayne, while Cat-man and Calendar Man
captured Gordon and the mayor. They gave the city five hours to
meet their demand: $10 million. Robin heard the news and got on
the case. |
|
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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
9 |
| Subtitle |
The Misfits part
three |
| Date |
February 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Tim Sale |
| storyline |
Lt. Essen-Gordon
was sent to deliver the ransom money, Robin went to a possible
holding location, and Nimrod tailed Essen. Killer Moth sunk the
holding tank the prisoners were in - water began pouring in on
them. Robin rescued the hostages; Batman appeared and took down
the misfit gang. |
|
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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
10 |
| Subtitle |
The Thane of
Gotham |
| Date |
March 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Mike Collins,
Steve Mitchell |
| storyline |
Batman went in on
a possible hostage situation - a man had invited all
participants in his wife's death years before (she died giving
birth to their handicapped son): a nurse, an orderly, a doctor
(Thomas Wayne), and a lawyer. Batman rescued the man when the
participants tried to kill him so that he couldn't sue/blackmail
them. He had no ill intentions to the group, he only wanted for
them to show compassion. |
|
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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
11 |
| Subtitle |
The Human Flea |
| Date |
April 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Vince Giarrano |
| storyline |
Two prisoners
(Mortimer Kadaver and Bodie) escaped Blackgate while Batman
chased "the Human Flea." Kadaver took Bodie to a crypt
where he lived while not in prison. Bodie agreed to have some of
his animal rights friends help them on a job. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
12 |
| Subtitle |
The Human Flea |
| Date |
May 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Vince Giarrano |
| storyline |
The escapees
raided a flea circus and killed the owner. The Human Flea went
out to avenge his grandfather (the owner). He teamed up with
Batman after giving his word that he'd turn himself in. Kadaver
planned to unleash a plague on Gotham with the fleas. Batman
stopped the plot at a theatre with Human Flea's help. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
13 |
| Subtitle |
The Nobody |
| Date |
June 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Norm Breyfogle |
| storyline |
Bruce Wayne was
visited in his office by a dying bum who knew he was the Batman.
The man saw Batman's mask removed during a fight the night
before. Thinking the information might prove profitable, he
tried to sell it. The plan backfired - his payment was a mortal
stab wound. Batman's identity was to be auctioned off by the man
who got the info. While Bruce Wayne was in Europe, Batman
stopped the auction. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
14 |
| Subtitle |
Gotham Freaks part
one |
| Date |
July 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Joe Staton, Steve
Mitchell |
| storyline |
Batman chased a
robber into a theme park and lost him. To get closer to the
action, he got a job there in disguise. After another robbery,
Batman got close, but was thrown for a loop by the park's
administrator. The robber appeared to by some sort of hypnotist. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
15 |
| Subtitle |
Gotham Freaks part
two |
| Date |
August 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Joe Staton, Steve
Mitchell |
| storyline |
Batman captured
the hypnotist, Mirage, who'd been masquerading as a no-armed, no
legged man in the freak show. Bruce Wayne bought the park when
he found out it was about to go under. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
16 (unnumbered part 16a of the Knightfall series) |
| Subtitle |
The God of Fear
part one of three |
| Date |
early September
1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins, Mike
Manley |
| storyline |
Professor Jonathan
Crane engineered an experiment at a Gotham college under an
assumed name. Anarky broke out of a juvenile detention center
and decided that Batman had created all his enemies, therefore
should be taken down. Jean Paul Valley went out as Batman.
Scarecrow's experiment left his subjects under his complete
control. Together, they went on a rampage. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
17 (unnumbered part 16b of the Knightfall series) |
| Subtitle |
The God of Fear
part two of three |
| Date |
late September
1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins |
| storyline |
After hearing
reports of Scarecrow's activities, Batman went out for him.
Crane's minions unleashed their fear gas across Gotham City.
Anarky took down one of them while Batman saved patrons of a
burning restaurant. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
18 (unnumbered part 16c of the Knightfall series) |
| Subtitle |
The God of Fear
conclusion |
| Date |
early October 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins,
Steve George |
| storyline |
Scarecrow demanded
Gotham to declare him a god. He contacted Commissioner Gordon
and threatened him with a tanker-truck full of fear gas (which
was a diversion - he planned on unleashing in Gotham City's
water supply). Batman zeroed in on him and caught him. Anarky,
who was there first, captured them both. Fear gas struck both
Batman and Anarky; Jean Paul's programming defeated the gas and
he took down Scarecrow and Anarky. (continued
in Batman 499) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
19 (part of KnightQuest - the Crusade) |
| Subtitle |
The Tally Man part
one |
| Date |
late October 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Vince Giarrano |
| storyline |
Az-Bat continued
brutalizing thugs. The Tally Man assassinated a top mob boss and
searched out his brother. Batman was next on his hit-list after
killing him. He saw Batman and attacked. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
20 (part of KnightQuest - the Crusade) |
| Subtitle |
The Tally Man part
two |
| Date |
early November
1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Vince Giarrano |
| storyline |
Az-Bat fought his
demons and the Tally Man. Massively injured, the system kicked
in and gave him the extra boost to defeat the Tally Man. He
stopped short of killing him and left him there. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
21 (part of KnightQuest - the Search) |
| Subtitle |
Bruce Wayne part
one: The Hood |
| Date |
late November 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins |
| storyline |
(continued
from Justice League Task Force 5-6)
In England, as Batman, Bruce enlisted the services of a local
vigilante named Hood. Dr. Kinsolving's kidnapper, Benedict Asp,
began testing her healing powers. He was able to amplify and
reverse the healing, causing death. Hood delivered the info on
Asp. Wayne continued therapy. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
22 (part of KnightQuest - the Search) |
| Subtitle |
Bruce Wayne part
two: A Day in the Death of an English Village |
| Date |
December 1993 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins,
Steve George |
| storyline |
As Sir Hemingford
Grey, Bruce Wayne got closer to Asp and Kinsolving. With his
financial backer on hand, Asp attempted to kill an entire
community. Grey (Wayne) saw Kinsolving, but she did not
recognize him in disguise.
(continued in SotB 23) |
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