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B and J Comics
Azrael / Azrael: Agent of the Bat (Volume 1) – #56– 1995–2003 – DC
Azrael / Azrael: Agent of the Bat (Volume 1) – #56– 1995–2003 – DC
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🔥 The Night Foretold!
With a cover date of September 1999, this chapter of the No Man’s Land event continues Azrael’s pursuit of Nicholas Scratch while deepening tensions within the Bat-family. Written by Dennis O’Neil, penciled by Roger Robinson, inked by James Pascoe, and colored by Rob Ro and Alex Bleyaert, the story blends dream imagery, psychological conflict, and escalating stakes across Gotham.
The issue opens with Azrael dreaming of a western-style duel, imagining himself as Batman’s companion as he faces down Nicholas Scratch in a dusty frontier showdown. The vision ends abruptly when Leslie Thompkins wakes him, noting he fell asleep while searching for medical supplies and reading an old gunslinger novel.
Meanwhile, chaos unfolds in Gotham as a gunman shoots a local resident. Batgirl intervenes, bringing the victim to Leslie’s clinic. Azrael joins Batgirl in retracing her steps, where they apprehend the gunman—who appears uninjured yet collapsed, hinting at Scratch’s influence. Upon hearing the attacker say the name “Nick,” Azrael concludes that Scratch is again at work inside No Man’s Land.
Batman arrives to reinforce the mission: Azrael must bring Scratch in alive. Batgirl is assigned as his partner while Nightwing and Robin begin their own tasks elsewhere in the ruined city. The trail leads Azrael and Batgirl to an armed gathering where Scratch rallies supporters with promises of seizing Gotham by force. Jean-Paul infiltrates the crowd in disguise, only to be recognized by a man he previously brought to Leslie’s clinic.
The scene erupts into chaos as Scratch’s followers pursue him. Nicholas Scratch intercepts Jean-Paul directly, confirming his identity as Azrael and approaching with clear malicious intent as the issue reaches its cliffhanger.
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