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Batman: Sword of Azrael 1

BATMAN: SWORD OF AZRAEL #1

Cover Date: October 1992
Cover Price: $1.75

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Joe Quesada (signed)
Inks: Kevin Nowlan (signed)


Story: "Vanishing Angels and Sudden Death" (25 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDennis O'Neil
PencilsJoe Quesada
InksKevin Nowlan
LetteringKen Bruzenak
ColorsLovern Kindzierski
EditingBill Kaplan

Feature Character(s):

Jean-Paul Valley (first appearance; a Gotham University graduate student; last in flashback in Azrael Annual #1; in flashback in Azrael Annual #1 between pages)

Guest Star(s):

Batman (last in Justice League America #66)

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth (last in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #8)
James Gordon (last in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #11; next in Detective Comics #654)
Oracle (last in Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #65; next in Hacker Files #5)
Azrael III (Jean-Paul Ludovic Valley; Jean-Paul Valley's father; dies; last in flashback in Azrael Annual #1)
Nomoz (first appearance)

Villain(s):

Carleton LeHah (first appearance; a former acolyte of the Order of St. Dumas; last in flashback in Azrael Annual #1)
Francois (first appearance)
Patrick (first appearance)
Monsieur LeCault (first appearance; an arms dealer)
Monsieur Renard (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Mike (first appearance; a reporters for Gotham TV)
Sherri Port (first appearance; a reporters for Gotham TV; dies)
Heinreich (first appearance; an acolyte of the Order of St. Dumas)
Order of St. Dumas (behind the scenes)

Synopsis:

A bullet-ridden angel of death crashes in the midst of a Gotham City parade. Batman follows the mystery which leads him to the middle of Europe and the existence of the hidden secret Order of Saint Dumas whose champion is Azrael... the sword of vengeance.


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