Batman #534: A Wound on the Heart of Heaven
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- Series
- Batman
- Issue number
- 534
- Cover date
- 1996-09-01
- ComicVine ID
- 42766
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Issue summary
Legacy' part 5, continued from BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #54. Batman teams up with Lady Shiva in Calcutta to keep the Ebola Gulf virus from being released in the target city. Continued in DETECTIVE COMICS #701. Batman is in Calcutta trying to foil Ra's al Ghul's plan to infect the poverty-stricken city with a deadly plague. Batman's thoughts inform us that even though Calcutta is a city of squalor, the people who live there are inspiring. Batman vows that the city will be saved. Racing along the rooftops, he receives a call from Oracle. Oracle tells him to go the the temple of Kali to meet his contact who will have more information. She is wary to say too much, in case Ra's people are listening. Batman jumps down into an alleyway, where a local boy watches him in wonder. The street urchin asks him if he's English or American. Batman tells him that he's American, and he wants to be left alone. The child asks him if he's wearing his costume for the upcoming Festival of Durga. Batman tells him no; he's dressed that way to save the world and tells the boy to go home. The boy informs Bats that he lives in the alley, and therefore IS home. Batman warns him that if he stays he could be in great danger. Eventually, the boy retreats into the shadows. Batman looks around for his contact, who turns out to be Lady Shiva. Lady Shiva is proud to see that Bruce has reclaimed his position as…
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Batman #534: A Wound on the Heart of Heaven is a Batman issue with cover date 1996-09-01. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), Ra's al Ghul.
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Batman #534: A Wound on the Heart of Heaven is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #534 with a cover date of 1996-09-01.
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