Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol 1 49

Part of the 'Batman: Contagion' event

Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol 1 #49

April, 1996

Executive Editor

Jenette Kahn

Cover Artists

Brian Stelfreeze

Publisher

DC Comics

"[[Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol 1 49#Appearing in "Contagion, Part Seven: Angel of Death"|Contagion, Part Seven: Angel of Death]]"
Writers Alan Grant Pencilers Vince Giarrano Inkers Ray McCarthy Colourists Pamela Rambo Android Images Letterers Bill Oakley Editors Denny O'neil Jordan B. Gorfinkel

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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48

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Appearing in "Contagion, Part Seven: Angel of Death"

Featured Characters:

•  Batman 

Supporting Characters:

• Gotham City Police Department

• Hardback Bock
• Harvey Bullock
• Renee Montoya
• Stan Kitch

• James Gordon
•  Huntress 
•  Nightwing 
•  Robin 

Adversaries:

•  Poison Ivy 

Other Characters:

• Joel Rivers (Only appearance; dies)

Locations:

• Gotham City

• Babylon Towers

Items:

• Apocalypse Virus

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Contagion, Part Seven: Angel of Death"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• This is the seventh part of the Batman: Contagion storyline; as indicated in the cover.
• The events of this issue takes place between Batman #529 and Detective Comics #696.
• This issue is reprinted in the Batman: Contagion collected edition.
  

Trivia

• There is a reference to Edgar Allan Poe's story The Masque of the Red Death. The story of Babylon Towers and it's inhabitants bears a resemblance to this Poe's story.

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See Also

• Discuss Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol 1 49 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Batman: Shadow of the Bat series

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Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading

• Batman (Volume 1)
• Batman (Volume 2)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
• Batman Confidential
• Batman: Gotham Knights
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
• Batman: Shadow of the Bat
• Batman: Streets of Gotham
• Batman Incorporated
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
• Detective Comics (Volume 1)
• Detective Comics (Volume 2)
• Superman/Batman
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Volume )

Links and References

• Batman at Wikipedia.org
• Batman at DC Comics
• Batman at DCU Guide
• Batman at IGN Comics
• Batman at Newsarama
• Batman at Dark Knight
• Batman at DC Indexes
• Batman at Comic Book Resources
• Batman Yesterday Today and Beyond
• Batman at TV Tropes

Contagion Crossover The events from this issue are related to the Contagion crossover that went through the Batman Family Titles in 1996, in which Gotham City had an epidemic of a mutant strand of the Ebola virus. The events of Contagion lead into Batman: Legacy, Batman: Cataclysm, and ultimately No Man's Land. Crossovers Shadow of the Bat #48 • Detective Comics #695 • Robin #27 • Azrael #15 • Catwoman #31 • Batman #529 • Shadow of the Bat #49 • Detective Comics #696 • Batman Chronicles #4 • Catwoman #32 • Azrael #16 • Robin #28