Batman Vol 1 656
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Man-Bats. Ninja Man-Bats. Alarming Twist. 
- -- Bruce Wayne
Appearing in "Batman & Son Part 2: Man-Bats of London"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jezebel Jet (First appearance)
- Alfred Pennyworth
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Robert "Kirk" Langstrom
- Francine Langstrom
- Aunt Agatha (Cameo)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Batman & Son Part 2: Man-Bats of London"
Jezebel Jet, former model and current leader of a small African nation, greets Bruce Wayne at a charity fundraiser. Together they view the exhibits and talk politics, until Jet's eye catches another possible donor, at which point she departs from Wayne.
Outside Alfred sees Kirk and Francine Langstrom get shoved out of a van yelling warning that he was forced to give someone his Man-Bat serum and they're on the way.
Alfred's able to get his Master his Bruce Wayne suit, and he takes down the Man-Bats, only to have more show up. Most of the party-goers are evacuated, the lone exception being the Prime Minister's wife, who is taken by the Man-Bats after they overpower Batman.
When Batman awakens, he finds himself bound and in front of Talia al Ghul, who reminds him of the night they "shared under the desert moon above the Tropic of Cancer." She informs him that it resulted in a son, who she plans to leave with him because he's growing beyond her control and needs discipline. With that she leaves for the mountains, with the Prime Minister's wife and without the boy, to rebuild her Man-Bat army in preparation of holding the world hostage in a new kind of terror.
Notes
- No special notes.
Trivia
- Some of the comic panels in the art exhibit reference old DC comics, including Wonder Woman, Superman, and The Flash.
- The monster in glass and formaldehyde bears a striking resemblance to Godzilla.
- An extra half off screen appears to be Jack Nicholson
- Alfred is reading The Eternity Code, an Artemis Fowl novel by Eoin Colfer.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Story continued from Batman #655, continued in Batman #657, Batman #658.
Links and References
- None.
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