Azrael

    (DC, 1995–2003)
™ and ©1995 DC Comics, Inc.
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47 on

In 1992, the editors of DC were already planning the 71-part Knightfall saga which would result in Bruce Wayne being crippled, replaced, then eventually returned to the role of Batman. To pull it off, they needed a character who would fill in as Batman, before being driven over the edge and requiring Wayne to wrest the mantle of Batman from him. That character was to be John Paul Valley—Azrael.

Valley was an unassuming computer science student whose father had been the latest in a line of holy assassins for the secret Order of Saint Dumas. The Order’s assassin was called Azrael—the angel of death—and had passed its role from father to son for generations. Unwittingly, Jean Paul had already been trained to assume the role through a subconscious sort of training called “the System.” When his father died, the shy computer scientist suddenly discovered within himself a knowledge of advanced martial techniques—and a violent destiny as the new Azrael.

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#1

  2/1/1995
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64 copies available from $1.00 		1st appearance of Brian BryanDenny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#2

  3/1/1995
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37 copies available from $0.38 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#3

  4/1/1995
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23 copies available from $1.00 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#4

  5/1/1995
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25 copies available from $0.38 		Sister Lilhy joins castDenny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#5

  6/1/1995
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30 copies available from $0.99 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#6

  7/1/1995
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20 copies available from $0.99 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#7

  8/1/1995
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16 copies available from $0.99 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#8

  9/1/1995
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21 copies available from $0.99 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson, Scot Eaton

#9

  10/1/1995
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20 copies available from $1.00 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#10

  11/1/1995
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20 copies available from $1.00 		Underworld UnleashedDenny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#11

  12/1/1995
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18 copies available from $1.00 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#12

  1/1/1996
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22 copies available from $0.99 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#13

  2/1/1996
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12 copies available from $1.25 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#14

  3/1/1996
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9 copies available from $1.75 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#15

  3/1/1996
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11 copies available from $2.50 		Contagion Part 4; Continued from Catwoman #31; Continues in Batman #529Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#15 - 2nd printing

  3/1/1996
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No copies available 		2nd printing; Says Part 5 on cover; DC Universe logo in UPC boxDenny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#16

  4/1/1996
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10 copies available from $1.75 		Continued from Catwoman (2nd Series) #32; Continued in Robin #28Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#16 - 2nd printing

  4/1/1996
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No copies available 		2nd printing; Continued from Catwoman (2nd Series) #32; Continued in Robin #28; DC Universe logo in UPC boxDenny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#17

  5/1/1996
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7 copies available from $1.25 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#18

  6/1/1996
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8 copies available from $1.25 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#19

  7/1/1996
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12 copies available from $1.00 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#20

  8/1/1996
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14 copies available from $1.00 		 Denny O’NeilTom Grindberg

#20 - 2nd printing

  8/1/1996
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No copies available 		2nd printing; DC Universe logo in UPC boxDenny O’NeilTom Grindberg

#21

  9/1/1996
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8 copies available from $2.50 		Nomoz joins castDenny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#22

  10/1/1996
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4 copies available from $1.95 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#22 - 2nd printing

  10/1/1996
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No copies available 		2nd printing; DC Universe logo in UPC boxDenny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#23

  10/1/1996
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7 copies available from $1.70 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#24

  12/1/1996
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8 copies available from $1.00 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#25

  1/1/1997
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6 copies available from $1.99 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#26

  2/1/1997
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  $1.75
7 copies available from $1.50 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#27

  3/1/1997
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6 copies available from $1.75 		Azrael goes soloDenny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#28

  4/1/1997
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4 copies available from $1.99 		 Denny O’NeilBarry Kitson

#29

  5/1/1997
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6 copies available from $1.50 		 Denny O’NeilDoug Braithwaite

#30

  6/1/1997
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5 copies available from $1.25 		 Denny O’NeilDoug Braithwaite

#31

  7/1/1997
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7 copies available from $1.25 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#32

  8/1/1997
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9 copies available from $1.99 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#33

  9/1/1997
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6 copies available from $2.00 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#34

  10/1/1997
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10 copies available from $1.20 		Versus Parademons; GenesisDenny O’NeilVince Giarrano

#35

  11/1/1997
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7 copies available from $1.25 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#36

  12/1/1997
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4 copies available from $2.50 		Face coverDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#37

  1/1/1998
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4 copies available from $3.50 		Versus BaneDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#38

  2/1/1998
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4 copies available from $3.25 		Versus BaneDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#39

  3/1/1998
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5 copies available from $1.95 		Versus BaneDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#40

  4/1/1998
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4 copies available from $1.95 		Versus Bane; Continues in Detective Comics #720Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#41

  5/1/1998
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8 copies available from $1.20 		 Denny O’NeilRon Wagner

#42

  6/1/1998
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8 copies available from $1.00 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#43

  7/1/1998
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8 copies available from $1.50 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#44

  8/1/1998
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7 copies available from $1.99 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#45

  9/1/1998
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5 copies available from $2.95 		Versus DeathstrokeDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#46

  10/1/1998
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7 copies available from $1.99 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#47

  12/1/1998
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2 copies available from $25.00 		Title changes to Azrael: Agent of the Bat; 1st appearance of Nicholas Scratch; Death of Senator Halivan; Road to No Man’s Land; Flipbook with Batman: Shadow of the Bat #80 (true title); Extra-Sized flipbookDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#48

  1/1/1999
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4 copies available from $2.75 		Versus Nicholas Scratch; Road to No Man’s LandDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#49

  2/1/1999
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5 copies available from $2.00 		Road to No Man’s LandDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#50

  3/1/1999
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4 copies available from $4.99 		No Man’s Land; New costumeDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#51

  4/1/1999
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7 copies available from $2.50 		No Man’s LandDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#52

  5/1/1999
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5 copies available from $2.00 		No Man’s LandDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#53

  6/1/1999
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5 copies available from $2.25 		Versus Joker; No Man’s LandDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#54

  7/1/1999
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4 copies available from $2.00 		No Man’s LandDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#55

  8/1/1999
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4 copies available from $1.75 		No Man’s LandDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#56

  9/1/1999
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7 copies available from $2.00 		No Man’s LandDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#57

  10/1/1999
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6 copies available from $1.75 		No Man’s LandDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#58

  11/1/1999
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7 copies available from $2.25 		No Man’s Land; Day of JudgmentDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#59

  12/1/1999
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6 copies available from $1.75 		No Man’s LandDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#60

  1/1/2000
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2 copies available from $0.60 		No Man’s LandDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#61

  2/1/2000
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8 copies available from $1.75 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#62

  3/1/2000
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7 copies available from $1.75 		Brian Bryan rejoins castDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#63

  4/1/2000
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9 copies available from $1.25 		’bat books’ cover symbol begins; Old costumeDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#64

  5/1/2000
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8 copies available from $1.25 		Old costumeDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#65

  6/1/2000
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9 copies available from $1.75 		Old costumeDenny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#66

  7/1/2000
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9 copies available from $1.25 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#67

  8/1/2000
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8 copies available from $2.50 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#68

  9/1/2000
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5 copies available from $2.50 		 Denny O’NeilRoger Robinson

#69

  10/1/2000
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5 copies available from $1.99 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#70

  11/1/2000
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6 copies available from $2.00 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#71

  12/1/2000
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8 copies available from $2.00 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#72

  1/1/2001
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5 copies available from $2.50 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#73

  2/1/2001
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4 copies available from $2.00 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#74

  3/1/2001
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  $2.75
3 copies available from $2.50 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#75

  4/1/2001
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8 copies available from $3.50 		Giant-sizeDenny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#76

  5/1/2001
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5 copies available from $2.00 		Azrael relocates to Ossaville; Harold joins castDenny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#77

  6/1/2001
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4 copies available from $2.00 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#78

  7/1/2001
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7 copies available from $1.50 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#79

  8/1/2001
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5 copies available from $1.25 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#80

  9/1/2001
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5 copies available from $0.50 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#81

  10/1/2001
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7 copies available from $1.75 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#82

  11/1/2001
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6 copies available from $1.75 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#83

  12/1/2001
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4 copies available from $3.00 		Joker: Last Laugh crossoverDenny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#84

  1/1/2002
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6 copies available from $1.50 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#85

  2/1/2002
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6 copies available from $1.50 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#86

  3/1/2002
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7 copies available from $1.50 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#87

  4/1/2002
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9 copies available from $1.50 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#88

  5/1/2002
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4 copies available from $1.50 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#89

  6/1/2002
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4 copies available from $1.50 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#90

  7/1/2002
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8 copies available from $1.75 		Nightwing appearancDenny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#91

  8/1/2002
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7 copies available from $2.25 		Continued from Batman: Gotham Knights #30 & into Detective Comics #772Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#92

  9/1/2002
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5 copies available from $1.50 		Lilhy joins castDenny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#93

  10/1/2002
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  $2.75
3 copies available from $1.75 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#94

  11/1/2002
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  $2.50
5 copies available from $1.75 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#95

  12/1/2002
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  $2.95
6 copies available from $2.00 		 Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello

#96

  1/1/2003
  $2.95
  $2.95
6 copies available from $2.00 		Versus Two-Face; Includes preview of Gotham Central #1Denny O’NeilSergio Cariello
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