|
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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
23 |
| Subtitle |
Bruce Wayne part
three: Curse of the Bat (part of KnightQuest - the Search) |
| Date |
January 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins,
Steve George |
| storyline |
Sir Hemingford
Gray (Bruce Wayne) was escorted from the premises when he
insisted on taking Shondra Kinsolving. Benjamin Asp's people
checked the scene of their mass mind-kill. Asp left with
Kinsolving, Wayne believed she was his willing participant.
Alfred and Bruce got Jack Drake medical attention.
(continued in Legends of the Dark Knight 59) |
|
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| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
24 |
| Subtitle |
The Immigrant -
Rosemary's Baby (part of KnightQuest - the Crusade) |
| Date |
February 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Vince Giarrano |
| storyline |
Az-Bat saved an
illegal immigrant from some thugs. She was in Gotham City to buy
her baby back. Az-Bat attempted to find the baby-sellers. With
some "boring" detective work, he brought down the
racket. Jean Paul wondered about his mother, who he never knew. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
25 |
| Subtitle |
Joe Public - The
Birth of a Hero (part of KnightQuest - the Crusade) |
| Date |
March 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins, John
Beatty |
| storyline |
Deke Mitchell aka
Corrosive Man escaped. Jean Paul, having no knowledge of him,
was surprised at what he could do; his suit was nearly
destroyed. With help from Joe Public - a man who could use the
power of others temporarily - Batman lured Corrosive Man into a
trap and covered him in sand. Back in the cave, Jean Paul built
a new suit to replace the one that had been ruined. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
26 |
| Subtitle |
Creatures of Clay
- Diary of a Love (part of KnightQuest - the Crusade) |
| Date |
April 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
(continued
from Batman 505)
Az-Bat checked up on the school bus survivors and was attacked
by Lady Clayface. Preston Payne (Clayface 3) attacked some
patrolmen and kidnapped Graham Etchison - Abattoir's cousin.
Lady Clayface morphed into a serpent and put the squeeze on Az-Bat.
(continued in SotB 27) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
27 |
| Subtitle |
Creatures of Clay
- Child's Clay (part of KnightQuest - the Crusade) |
| Date |
May 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
(continued
from SotB 26)
Az-Bat took down Lady Clayface with a jolt from his suit.
Abattoir had Baby (Cassius) Clayface hostage. Clayface 3
delivered Etchison to Abattoir; Batman saved Baby Clayface and
took down his father.
(continued in Batman 506) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
28 |
| Subtitle |
Commissioner
Gordon - The Long Dark Knight (part of KnightQuest - the
Crusade) |
| Date |
June 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
(continued
from Batman 508)
Kitch reported to Gordon that Batman let Abattoir die. The
search for Graham Etchison (Abattoir's hostage) continued. He
was found dead in Abattoir's torture device. Gordon called in
Batman and confronted him. Az-Bat played off the
"murder" and left. He took down a street gang and
headed back to the cave to modify the bat suit again.
(continued in Detective 675) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
29 |
| Subtitle |
KnightsEnd part
two: Manimal - Proving Ground |
| Date |
July 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins, Bob
Smith |
| storyline |
(continued
from Batman 509)
Jean Paul had another vision. Bruce continued his training and
called Nightwing and Robin. He told them everything he knew
about Azrael and the Order of St. Dumas. They agreed to shadow
Az-Bat for him. Jean Paul began seeking his father's murderer,
Carleton LeHah. Bruce defeated yet another attacking master.
(continued in Detective 676) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
30 |
| Subtitle |
KnightsEnd part
eight: Wild Knights Wild City |
| Date |
August 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins |
| storyline |
(continued
from Batman 510)
Trying to shake the Batmen and Catwoman, Selkirk's helicopter
crashed onto the high-point of a suspended bridge. As Batman
tried to save Catwoman, Az-Bat continued his assault on his
former mentor. Falling fuel from the helicopter ignited Az-Bat
when he used his flame-thrower; he fell burning into the river.
Batman and Catwoman saved Selkirk and his men from the burning
helicopter. Batman took the Batmobile to attempt to save Jean
Paul, but it had been booby-trapped and exploded. Azrael,
costume now red where it once was blue - no longer resembling
Batman at all, climbed from the river and attacked Nightwing and
Robin.
(continued in Detective 677) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
31 |
| Subtitle |
The Battling
Butler! (part of Zero Hour) |
| Date |
September 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins |
| storyline |
Batman and Robin
returned to the cave to find that Alfred had returned, but it
was not their Alfred. Bruce tried to explain to him what was
going on. The Dynamic Duo took a call and were captured.
Wannabe-detective Alfred saved them before he disappeared. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
0 |
| Subtitle |
The Beginning of
Tomorrow |
| Date |
October 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins |
| storyline |
Batman tracked a
pair of mob hitmen. He continued to think of his past and of his
purpose as he took them down and returned home. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
32 |
| Subtitle |
Prodigal part two |
| Date |
November 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins |
| storyline |
(continued
from Batman 512)
Arnold Wesker - the Ventriloquist, and his dummy, Scarface,
surfaced and planned to take over the gang that was once theirs.
With paperwork and records being a mess since the destruction of
Arkham put many of its inmates in Blackgate, Harvey Kent was
released from custody. Harvey Dent took his place and walked
free. Batman (Dick) and Robin went after Ventriloquist after
hearing twenty + junkies had died from bad heroin. They took
Wesker down, but Scarface fell into the hands of another man in
the gang.
(continued in Detective 679) |
|
 |
| Issue |
Shadow of the Bat
33 |
| Subtitle |
Prodigal part six |
| Date |
December 1994 |
| Writer(s) |
Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Bret Blevins |
| storyline |
(continued
from Batman 513)
Blackgate began to overflow with the excess of prisoners. A man
from Troika - a Russian "insurance/security"
organization - approached Lucious Fox and threatened WayneCorp.
Batman single-handedly stopped an all out riot at Blackgate.
Two-Face kidnapped Harvey Kent - the man that should have been
released instead of him.
(continued in Detective 680) |
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