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Azrael / Azrael: Agent of the Bat (Volume 1) – 1995–2003 – DC - Annual #3
Azrael / Azrael: Agent of the Bat (Volume 1) – 1995–2003 – DC - Annual #3
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🔥 The Vampire Bat
Published with a cover date of September 1997 by DC Comics, this Annual issue ties into the wider Pulp Heroes event. Written by Dennis O’Neil, with pencils by Jim Aparo, inks by James Hodgkins, and colors by Demetrius Bassoukos, the story blends noir-inspired crime drama with Azrael’s mythos and showcases a rare crossover with Catwoman.
The mission begins when Sister Lilhy directs Azrael and Brian Bryan to recover an ancient crystal bat statue once owned by the Order of St. Dumas. Their search leads them to San Francisco, where Jean-Paul meets the elusive collector Mr. Wrail—who refuses to sell the artifact. Determined to retrieve it, Azrael returns under cover of night but falls into a pit beneath Wrail’s mansion.
As Wrail prepares to kill him using an experimental steel-cutting security laser, Catwoman intervenes, disabling the guards with her trademark agility. After tending Azrael’s injuries, she negotiates a temporary alliance to recover the statue—for a price.
Posing as “Serena Riley,” Catwoman infiltrates Wrail’s home once more, but he drugs her and has her restrained. Meanwhile, one of Wrail’s own men steals the statue and attempts to sell it, only to be shot by rival thieves. Drawn into the chaos, Azrael is forced into a final standoff at Golden Gate Park, where he destroys the crystal bat by throwing it into the path of Wrail’s laser. With Wrail’s obsession shattered, Azrael frees Catwoman and ends the pursuit for the dangerous relic.
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