Batman: Birth of the Demon

I have knowledge which is alien to you, for I have tasted food fresh from dark fertile soil, and I have filled my lungs with untainted air, and I have quenched my thirst with water clear as the first day of creation, and you have not -- because you can not. Those things do not exist on this world any longer. They have been destroyed by man's lust for dominance -- a lust I know well, for at times it all but consumes me. All is corrupt, all is sick, all is dying. As am I. As are you.

— Ra's al Ghul

Batman: Birth of the Demon is a one-shot with a cover date of January, 1993.

Appearing in "Batman: Birth of the Demon"

Featured Characters:

Ra's al Ghul (Origin) (Flashback and main story)
Batman (Dies; resurrected)

Supporting Characters:

Talia al Ghul
Alfred Pennyworth
Huwe/Hugh (Dies in flashback)
Nomads (Flashback only)
- Ra's al Ghul's Uncle/Percival (Flashback only)
- Water-Finder (Flashback only)
Sora (Dies in flashback)

Antagonists:

Sultan Salimb (Dies in flashback)
Prince Runce (Dies in flashback)

Other Characters:

Hired Excavators
- Lonny
Dr. Flusser
Hermit (Flashback only)
Huwe's Mother (Dies in flashback)
Death (In a vision)
Bisu (Statue only)
Dr. Thompkins (Mentioned only)
Bennet (Mentioned only)
Springer (Mentioned only)
Napoleon (Mentioned only)
George Washington (Mentioned only)

Locations:

United States of America
- Gotham City
  - Wayne Manor
  - Batcave
  - Wayne Foundation (Mentioned only)
- New York (Mentioned only)
  - Woodstock (Mentioned only)
North Africa (Flashback and main story)
- Unnamed Sultanate (Flashback only)
- Casablanca (Mentioned only)
England (Flashback only)
- London (Flashback only)
- Wiltshire (Flashback only)
  - Stonehenge (Flashback only)
Church Ruins (Unknown location)
Ra's al Ghul's Home (Unknown location)

Concepts

Ley Lines

Items:

Lazarus Pit (Flashback and main story)
Batcomputer
Giant Penny (Cameo)
Mechanical T-Rex (Cameo)
Giant Joker Card (Cameo)
Huwe's Manuscript (Flashback only)

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Notes

This story features the definitive origin of Ra's al Ghul.
This issue is reprinted in Batman: Birth of the Demon.

Trivia

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