Issue Description

Jean Paul escaped his attacker, the Azrael in training. He found the ice castle - the headquarters of the Order of St. Dumas. He was greeted by Sister Lilhy and Brother Rollo. He asked to learn more about the system and it was refused to him. Sister Lilhy told him she would help his quest for knowledge if he would kill Brother Rollo. He began his attack, but Rollo had foreknowledge of the event - the new Azrael was waiting for him.

Azrael (1995)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

Promo

Starring: Jean-Paul Valley as Azrael.

Continued in: Azrael: Agent of the Bat with issue #47.

Writer Denny O'Neil pens the ongoing series following the events of Batman: Sword of Azrael and Batman: Knightfall, the first Azrael ongoing series shows Azrael's (Jean-Paul Valley) battles against the Order of St. Dumas, and ran for 100 issues between 1995 and 2003. Starting with issue #47, it was re-titled Azrael: Agent of the Bat in an attempt to boost sales by tying the series in with the rest of the Batman line, including Azrael as part of the team of Batman, Robin, and the new Batgirl (Cassandra Cain). The series has been included in Batman crossover events such as Contagion and Cataclysm.

Apart from battling against the Order of St. Dumas, Jean Paul takes the path to self-discovery regarding his origins, and dealing with some of Batman's formidable foes such as Ra's Al Ghul and Bane.

Annuals & SpecialsAzrael Annual (#1-3)Azrael Plus (#1)Azrael/Ash (#1)Collected EditionsAzrael: Fallen Angel (#1-6)Batman: Contagion (#15-16)DC One Million Omnibus (#1000000)

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