Issue Azrael Agent of the Bat  49
Subtitle Gotham City Must Die (part of ROAD TO NO MAN'S LAND)
Date February 1999
Writer(s) Dennis O'Neil
Artist(s) Roger Robinson, James Pascoe
storyline Azrael disobeyed Batman and saved a chief justice from being murdered by Scratch. Scratch made a speech on TV on why Gotham City should be cut off. With a 5-4 vote, it was decided Gotham City would no longer be a part of the union. Batman visited Azrael. He thanked him for saving lives and they made amends.