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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			Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date:  2/1/1995 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 61 copies available from $1.00		1st appearance of Brian Bryan	Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#2 Date:  3/1/1995 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 33 copies available from $0.97			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#3 Date:  4/1/1995 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 22 copies available from $1.50			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#4 Date:  5/1/1995 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 25 copies available from $0.99		Sister Lilhy joins cast	Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#5 Date:  6/1/1995 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 29 copies available from $0.99			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#6 Date:  7/1/1995 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 22 copies available from $0.99			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#7 Date:  8/1/1995 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 16 copies available from $0.99			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#8 Date:  9/1/1995 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 21 copies available from $1.00			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson, Scot Eaton
	#9 Date:  10/1/1995 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 19 copies available from $1.00			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#10 Date:  11/1/1995 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 19 copies available from $1.00		Underworld Unleashed	Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#11 Date:  12/1/1995 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 17 copies available from $1.00			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#12 Date:  1/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 25 copies available from $0.99			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#13 Date:  2/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 14 copies available from $1.12			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#14 Date:  3/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 10 copies available from $1.75			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#15 Date:  3/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 8 copies available from $1.50		Marked as Contagion; Continued from Catwoman (2nd Series) #31; Continued in Batman #529; Contagion Part 4; Continued from Catwoman #31; Continues in Batman #529	Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#15 - 2nd printing Date:  3/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.20 1 copy available for $0.80	Says Part 5 on cover	DC Universe logo in UPC box	Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#16 Date:  4/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $3.25 10 copies available from $2.50		Continued from Catwoman (2nd Series) #32; Continued in Robin #28	Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#16 - 2nd printing Date:  4/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.75 1 copy available for $0.60		Continued from Catwoman (2nd Series) #32; Continued in Robin #28; DC Universe logo in UPC box	Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#17 Date:  5/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 7 copies available from $1.25			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#18 Date:  6/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.50 7 copies available from $1.25			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#19 Date:  7/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.75 12 copies available from $1.00			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#20 Date:  8/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 14 copies available from $1.00			Denny O’Neil	Tom Grindberg
	#20 - 2nd printing Date:  8/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 No copies available		DC Universe logo in UPC box	Denny O’Neil	Tom Grindberg
	#21 Date:  9/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 8 copies available from $2.25		Nomoz joins cast	Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#22 Date:  10/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 6 copies available from $1.75			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#22 - 2nd printing Date:  10/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 No copies available		DC Universe logo in UPC box	Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#23 Date:  10/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.75 6 copies available from $1.70			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#24 Date:  12/1/1996 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 6 copies available from $1.00			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#25 Date:  1/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 6 copies available from $1.99			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#26 Date:  2/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.75 6 copies available from $1.50			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#27 Date:  3/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $3.00 5 copies available from $2.75		Azrael goes solo	Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#28 Date:  4/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 4 copies available from $2.00			Denny O’Neil	Barry Kitson
	#29 Date:  5/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 6 copies available from $1.95			Denny O’Neil	Doug Braithwaite
	#30 Date:  6/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 5 copies available from $1.25			Denny O’Neil	Doug Braithwaite
	#31 Date:  7/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 8 copies available from $1.25			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#32 Date:  8/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 9 copies available from $1.25			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#33 Date:  9/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.99 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 7 copies available from $1.25			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#34 Date:  10/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.75 9 copies available from $0.86		Versus Parademons; Genesis	Denny O’Neil	Vince Giarrano
	#35 Date:  11/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 8 copies available from $1.25			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#36 Date:  12/1/1997 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $3.25 4 copies available from $2.50	Face cover		Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#37 Date:  1/1/1998 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $3.50 4 copies available from $3.50		Versus Bane	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#38 Date:  2/1/1998 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $3.50 4 copies available from $3.50		Versus Bane	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#39 Date:  3/1/1998 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $3.00 5 copies available from $2.50		Versus Bane	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#40 Date:  4/1/1998 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $1.95 4 copies available from $1.50		Versus Bane; Continues in Detective Comics #720; Cntinues in Detective Comics #720	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#41 Date:  5/1/1998 Cover Price:  $1.99 NM Guide Price:  $1.99 7 copies available from $0.99			Denny O’Neil	Ron Wagner
	#42 Date:  6/1/1998 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 7 copies available from $1.50			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#43 Date:  7/1/1998 Cover Price:  $1.99 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 8 copies available from $1.50			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#44 Date:  8/1/1998 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 8 copies available from $2.50			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#45 Date:  9/1/1998 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.25 5 copies available from $3.00		Versus Deathstroke	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#46 Date:  10/1/1998 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.50 7 copies available from $2.75			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#47 Date:  12/1/1998 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide Price:  $14.00 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 flipbook; Signed extra-sized flip-book	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#48 Date:  1/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.75 3 copies available from $2.75		Versus Nicholas Scratch; Road to No Man’s Land; Batman cameo	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#49 Date:  2/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.50 6 copies available from $2.00		Road to No Man’s Land	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#50 Date:  3/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $6.00 6 copies available from $4.50		No Man’s Land; New costume	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#51 Date:  4/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.75 6 copies available from $2.50		No Man’s Land	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#52 Date:  5/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.00 5 copies available from $2.00		No Man’s Land	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#53 Date:  6/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.50 5 copies available from $2.25		Versus Joker; No Man’s Land	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#54 Date:  7/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.00 4 copies available from $2.00		No Man’s Land	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#55 Date:  8/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 4 copies available from $1.75		No Man’s Land	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#56 Date:  9/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.75 7 copies available from $2.00		No Man’s Land	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#57 Date:  10/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.00 5 copies available from $1.75		No Man’s Land	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#58 Date:  11/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.25 7 copies available from $2.25		No Man’s Land; Day of Judgment	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#59 Date:  12/1/1999 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 6 copies available from $1.75		No Man’s Land	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#60 Date:  1/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $1.00 2 copies available from $0.60		No Man’s Land	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#61 Date:  2/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 8 copies available from $1.75			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#62 Date:  3/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.25 8 copies available from $1.99		Brian Bryan rejoins cast	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#63 Date:  4/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $2.00 10 copies available from $1.25	’bat books’ cover symbol begins	Old costume	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#64 Date:  5/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $2.00 8 copies available from $1.25		Old costume	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#65 Date:  6/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 9 copies available from $1.75		Old costume	Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#66 Date:  7/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 10 copies available from $1.25			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#67 Date:  8/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 7 copies available from $2.50			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#68 Date:  9/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide Price:  $3.00 5 copies available from $2.50			Denny O’Neil	Roger Robinson
	#69 Date:  10/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $3.00 5 copies available from $2.25			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#70 Date:  11/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.00 6 copies available from $2.00			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#71 Date:  12/1/2000 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.00 8 copies available from $2.00			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#72 Date:  1/1/2001 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 5 copies available from $2.50			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#73 Date:  2/1/2001 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 4 copies available from $1.25			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#74 Date:  3/1/2001 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 3 copies available from $2.50			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#75 Date:  4/1/2001 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide Price:  $3.50 8 copies available from $3.50		Giant-size	Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#76 Date:  5/1/2001 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 5 copies available from $2.25		Azrael relocates to Ossaville; Harold joins cast	Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#77 Date:  6/1/2001 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 4 copies available from $2.00			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#78 Date:  7/1/2001 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 7 copies available from $1.50			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#79 Date:  8/1/2001 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 5 copies available from $1.25			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#80 Date:  9/1/2001 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 5 copies available from $0.50			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#81 Date:  10/1/2001 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 7 copies available from $1.75			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#82 Date:  11/1/2001 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 6 copies available from $1.75			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#83 Date:  12/1/2001 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $3.00 4 copies available from $3.00		Joker: Last Laugh crossover	Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#84 Date:  1/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 6 copies available from $1.50			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#85 Date:  2/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 7 copies available from $1.25			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#86 Date:  3/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 8 copies available from $1.50			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#87 Date:  4/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 9 copies available from $1.50			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#88 Date:  5/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 4 copies available from $1.50			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#89 Date:  6/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 4 copies available from $1.50			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#90 Date:  7/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 9 copies available from $1.75		Nightwing appearanc	Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#91 Date:  8/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $3.75 7 copies available from $2.50		Continued from Batman: Gotham Knights #30 & into Detective Comics #772; Bruce Wayne: Fugitive, Part 15	Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#92 Date:  9/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 5 copies available from $1.50		Lilhy joins cast	Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#93 Date:  10/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 4 copies available from $1.75			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#94 Date:  11/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 6 copies available from $1.75			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#95 Date:  12/1/2002 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.95 8 copies available from $1.75			Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
	#96 Date:  1/1/2003 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 5 copies available from $1.75		Versus Two-Face; Includes preview of Gotham Central #1	Denny O’Neil	Sergio Cariello
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