Issue Azrael Agent of the Bat  48
Subtitle Scratching the Surface (part of ROAD TO NO MAN'S LAND)
Date January 1999
Writer(s) Dennis O'Neil
Artist(s) Roger Robinson, James Pascoe
storyline When Azrael entered Nick Scratch's dressing room, he found Senator Halivan dead at the rock star's feet. Scratch screamed for help and framed Azrael for the senator's murder. He chased the vigilante across the stage so that it would surely be filmed. Batman met Jean Paul in his hotel room and told him to burn his outfit - Azrael was to be no more.