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Batman: Shadow of the Bat 39

BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #39

Cover Date: June 1995
Cover Price: $1.95

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Cover Credits:
Art: Brian Stelfreeze (signed)


Story: "Solomon Grundy: One Night in Slaughter Swamp" (24 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlan Grant
PencilsKevin Walker
InksCurt Shoultz, Frank McLaughlin
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsSherilyn Van Valkenburgh
EditingDennis O'Neil

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #519; next in Detective Comics #687)

Supporting Character(s):

Stan Kitch (last in Detective Comics #685; next in Batman Chronicles #2)
Renée Montoya (in between Detective Comics #686 and #687)
Harvey Bullock (in between Detective Comics #686 and #687)
Mackenzie Bock (in between Detective Comics #686 and #689)
Sarah Essen-Gordon (in between Detective Comics #686 and #687)
James Gordon (last in Batman Vol. 1 #519; next in Detective Comics #687)

Villain(s):

Solomon Grundy (last in Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #4/3; also in flashback as Cyrus Gold in 1895; next in Starman Vol. 2 #10)

Other Character(s):

Rachel Rykel (a prostitute; in flashback in 1895)
Jem (Rachel's pimp; in flashback in 1895)
Karin Rykel (Slaughter Swamp guide; dies)
Billy (a child)

Synopsis:

Somehow, Solomon Grundy has re-awoken in Slaughter Swamp, and goes on a rampage, killing numerous people including ranger and guide Karin Rykel, a descendant of a woman who betrayed him in his mortal form. Batman helps to fight him off for the time being, but the death-toll is still high.


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