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BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #53
Cover Date: August 1996
Cover Price: $1.95
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Cover Credits:
Art: Carl Critchlow
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Credits:
| Story | Alan Grant |
| Pencils | Dave Taylor |
| Inks | Stan Woch |
| Lettering | Bill Oakley |
| Colors | Pamela Rambo |
| Color separations | Android Images |
| Associate editing | Jordan B. Gorfinkel |
| Editing | Dennis O'Neil |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (last in Robin Vol. 2 #31; next in Batman Vol. 1 #533)
Guest Star(s):
- Huntress II (last in Batman Chronicles #4/2; next in Batman Vol. 1 #533)
- Nightwing II (last in Detective Comics #699; next in Batman Vol. 1 #533)
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth (last in Robin Vol. 2 #31; next in Catwoman Vol. 2 #36)
- Robin III (last in Robin Vol. 2 #31; next in Batman Vol. 1 #533)
- Oracle (last in Detective Comics #699; next in Catwoman Vol. 2 #36)
- James Gordon (last in Detective Comics #699; next in Batman Vol. 1 #533)
- Marion Grange
- Lucius Fox
- Seth Voder (next in Batman Vol. 1 #533)
Villain(s):
- Toro (leader of a minor gang)
- Penguin (next in Batman Vol. 1 #533)
Guest Appearance(s):
Other Character(s):
- Councilman Sperling
Comment(s):
- This issue is bannered as a Legacy crossover prelude.
Synopsis: - Batman and Alfred tell Robin the bad news - former mayor Krol has died of a mutated version of the Clench, which must be being carried in a latent form in the bloodstream of all the survivors, including Robin. Acting on a tip from Azrael, who believes that the Order of St Dumas' "wheel of plagues" may have the answer, Batman, Nightwing and Robin head for Sudan, leaving Huntress as the "official" vigilante of Gotham City, which surprises her no end.