Issue Azrael Agent of the Bat  53
Subtitle Jellybean Deathtrap (part of NO MAN'S LAND)
Date June 1999
Writer(s) Dennis O'Neil
Artist(s) Roger Robinson, James Pascoe
storyline Batman assigned Azrael to get Joker (who'd been seen nearby). He found the Clown Prince, who was mortified that Batman didn't come himself. Joker put Azrael in a pipe and had his henchman weld it shut. Azrael foiled it and got it to roll into the river before both ends were secure. He escaped and saved the hostage, but Joker got away.