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Title:
Batman
Synopsis:
Synopsis for ”Malevolent Maniaxe”
After improving the batsuit one more time, Batman starts looking for Abattoir who is still at large. Meanwhile in Blackgate, Henry Etchinson, Abattoir’s cousin, asks his lawyer to put on a contract on his cousin’s life. The reward is settled at one hundred thousand dollars to anybody who kills Abattoir.
Back in Gotham, the former police officer Kelvin Mao is looking for some job as a mercenary under the name of Ballistic and asks a local bartender to contact him if some work appears. Somewhere else in the city, a trio gang named the Malevolent Maniaxe act as debt collectors and injures the people who can’t afford to pay them. They decide to start to act as bounty hunters and start to look for Abattoir to claim the price. At the same time, Ballistic is contacted by the bartender to inform him of the bounty over Abattoir’s life.
Following the only clues to find Abattoir, Batman reached one man who helped the killer in the past but the effort was futile as the man knew nothing. At that time, Commissioner Gordon was arguing with Mayor Krol because he supported the Batman’s new radical attitude towards crime and wanted the GCPD to act the same way, something Jim wouldn’t approve. He was left wondering what have happened to the Batman he knew.
In order to find further clues, Batman goes to the Batcave and searched the batcomputer records on Abattoir. The Malevolent Maniaxe goes to the man Batman already questioned and realize that there might be other bounty hunters out there and rush to find the second man. The gang headed to a warehouse where they find another man who was involved with Abattoir in the past. They were beating the people in the warehouse when Batman blew one wall with rockets from his new armor. Just as he was about to stop the trio, Ballistic appeared and suggesting the Batman to team up but the money goes to him.
Appearing in ”Malevolent Maniaxe”
Featured Characters:
Batman (Jean-Paul Valley)
Supporting Characters:
Ballistic
Robin (Tim Drake)
Bruce Wayne
James Gordon
Alfred Pennyworth
Antagonists:
Henry Etchinson
Malevolent Maniaxe (First appearance)
Other Characters:
Abattoir (Flashback only)
Graham Etchinson (Flashback only)
Winston Brock (First appearance)
Armand Krol
Locations:
Gotham City
Blackgate Penitentiary
Gotham Subway
Bristol Township
Batcave
Wayne Manor
Drake Manor
Items:
Batsuit
Batcomputer
Giant Joker Card
Gotham Gazette
Mechanical T-Rex
Vehicles:
Batmobile
Batsubway Rocket
Redbird
Notes
This issue is part of the ”Knightquest: The Crusade” crossover event.
This issue is reprinted in Batman: Knightfall Volume Two - Knightquest and Batman: Knightquest - The Crusade Vol. 2.
This is the first issue of Joe Rubinstein’s run as an inker on Batman.
Trivia
There is a brief appearance by Bruce, Alfred and Tim related to the stories each one was going through.
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman_Vol_1_506
After improving the batsuit one more time, Batman starts looking for Abattoir who is still at large. Meanwhile in Blackgate, Henry Etchinson, Abattoir’s cousin, asks his lawyer to put on a contract on his cousin’s life. The reward is settled at one hundred thousand dollars to anybody who kills Abattoir.
Back in Gotham, the former police officer Kelvin Mao is looking for some job as a mercenary under the name of Ballistic and asks a local bartender to contact him if some work appears. Somewhere else in the city, a trio gang named the Malevolent Maniaxe act as debt collectors and injures the people who can’t afford to pay them. They decide to start to act as bounty hunters and start to look for Abattoir to claim the price. At the same time, Ballistic is contacted by the bartender to inform him of the bounty over Abattoir’s life.
Following the only clues to find Abattoir, Batman reached one man who helped the killer in the past but the effort was futile as the man knew nothing. At that time, Commissioner Gordon was arguing with Mayor Krol because he supported the Batman’s new radical attitude towards crime and wanted the GCPD to act the same way, something Jim wouldn’t approve. He was left wondering what have happened to the Batman he knew.
In order to find further clues, Batman goes to the Batcave and searched the batcomputer records on Abattoir. The Malevolent Maniaxe goes to the man Batman already questioned and realize that there might be other bounty hunters out there and rush to find the second man. The gang headed to a warehouse where they find another man who was involved with Abattoir in the past. They were beating the people in the warehouse when Batman blew one wall with rockets from his new armor. Just as he was about to stop the trio, Ballistic appeared and suggesting the Batman to team up but the money goes to him.
Appearing in ”Malevolent Maniaxe”
Featured Characters:
Batman (Jean-Paul Valley)
Supporting Characters:
Ballistic
Robin (Tim Drake)
Bruce Wayne
James Gordon
Alfred Pennyworth
Antagonists:
Henry Etchinson
Malevolent Maniaxe (First appearance)
Other Characters:
Abattoir (Flashback only)
Graham Etchinson (Flashback only)
Winston Brock (First appearance)
Armand Krol
Locations:
Gotham City
Blackgate Penitentiary
Gotham Subway
Bristol Township
Batcave
Wayne Manor
Drake Manor
Items:
Batsuit
Batcomputer
Giant Joker Card
Gotham Gazette
Mechanical T-Rex
Vehicles:
Batmobile
Batsubway Rocket
Redbird
Notes
This issue is part of the ”Knightquest: The Crusade” crossover event.
This issue is reprinted in Batman: Knightfall Volume Two - Knightquest and Batman: Knightquest - The Crusade Vol. 2.
This is the first issue of Joe Rubinstein’s run as an inker on Batman.
Trivia
There is a brief appearance by Bruce, Alfred and Tim related to the stories each one was going through.
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman_Vol_1_506
Cover Date:
Apr 1994
Publisher:
DC Comics
Barcode:
074470304302
Issue Number:
506
Month:
April
Year:
1994
Variant Number:
A
Country:
United States
Cover Price:
$1.50
Cover Exclusive:
Jean-Paul Valley, Azrael-Dennis O’Neil &Joe Quesada dc.fandom.com/wiki/Jean-Paul_Valley_(New_Earth)
Era:
Modern Age
Genre:
Superhero
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Language:
English
Type of Comic:
Magazine
Characters:
Tim Drake
Batman (Jean Paul Valley)
Alfred Pennyworth
Commissioner James Gordon
Bruce Wayne
Ballistic (Kelvin Mao)
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Date Added:
2018-07-02 21:51:17
Series:
Batman Vol.1 (1940-2011)
Story Arc:
Knightquest: The Crusade
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$5.94
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-10-26
Date Added:
2018-07-02 21:51:17
Created By:
Bob Kane
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Writer:
Doug Moench
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Artist:
Mike Manley
Josef Rubinstein
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Colorist:
Adrienne Roy
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Cover Artist:
Kelley Jones
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Letterer:
Ken Bruzenak
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Editor:
Dennis O’Neil
Jordan B. Gorfinkel
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