Issue Description

The Corrosive Man busts out of prison and soaks in the rain. Joe Public beats up a gang holding someone from another gang up at knife point. Batman (Jean Paul Valley) berates Joe Public for not apprehending the guy the gang was holding up and tells him to quit the superhero business. Joe Public reflects maybe its not as easy as it seems.

Batman finds Corrosive Man who is looking for Mort Kadaver and winds up on the losing end of their first fight. Joe Public finds Corrosive Man just as Batman is about to spray him with a high pressure hose. Public tries to tell Corrosive Man he wants to help reform him but ends up getting his clock cleaned before Batman jumps in to save him. Corrosive Man has Batman down and almost out and Joe Public is doubting whether he should use his powers. Batman yells at him to use them and Joe Public's powers revert Corrosive Man back to his human form.

Back at Wayne Manor Jean Paul is reflecting on how Bruce Wayne managed to run two lives while being Batman. He rebuilds his armor and pledges to protect Gotham no matter what.

Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

Batman: Shadow of the Bat, was first published in June of 1992, running 94 issues plus a #0 issue and #1000000 issue until it was canceled in February of 2000. It was quickly replaced by Gotham Knights.

Started as a showcase for Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, (and after a short time just Grant). Once Grant was no longer on the title, the creative teams changed for just about every story arc.

For the most part each arc was intended to be self- contained within the Shadow of the Bat series, though much of the book was eventually just used as part of Bat-Family crossovers such as Knightfall and No Man's Land.

Brian Stelfreeze provided covers for much of the run.

Annuals

Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual (#1-5)

Collected Editions

Batman: The Last Arkham (#1-4)

Other Collected Editions

Batman: Knightfall Volume 1: Knightfall (#16-18)Volume 2: Kinghtsquest (#19-20, 24-28)Volume 3: Knightend (#29-30, #32-34)Batman: Prodigal (#32-34)Batman: Contagion (#48-49)Batman: Legacy (#53-54)Batman: Cataclysm (#73-74)Batman: Road To No Man's Land (#75-79)Batman: No Law and New Order (#83)Batman: No Man's LandVolume 1 (#83-86)Volume 2 (#87-88)Volume 3 (#89-92)Volume 4 (#93-94)DC One Million Omnibus (#1000000)

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