Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #53 is an issue of the series Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1993.
Synopsis for "Tao, Part Two: Dragon"
Batman fights off Johnny Khan and his minions. Khan pulls a gun on him and prepares to shoot, but Batman is saved when Dragon grabs Khan and his minions run off. Batman tries to convince Dragon to spare Khan, but he was paid to kill him and then he will kill Batman for ruining his life.
When Bruce was studying with Shao-La, he asked her to divine the future to see whether his quest was doomed, but she disapproved of fortune telling and sent him to her rival H'sien-Tan. H'sien-Tan divined Bruce's future and told him, regardless of his choices, one day he would kill Dragon.
During a great storm, H'sien-Tan was struck by lightning and killed. Bruce tried to carry Dragon to safety, but he lost him in the river.
In the present, Batman and Dragon stare each other down, and Dragon realizes he will lose the fight. In despair, he throws himself on a spike and dies. Khan witnesses it all and agrees to confess to his crimes.
Appearing in "Tao, Part Two: Dragon"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Shao-La (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Johnny Khan
- Mule
- Dragon (Dies)
- H'sien-Tan (Dies in flashback)
- Xinja (Mentioned only)
Other Characters:
- Penguin (In a vision)
- Joker (In a vision)
- Riddler (In a vision)
- Two-Face (In a vision)
- Catwoman (In a vision)
- Ra's al Ghul (In a vision)
- Scarecrow (In a vision)
- Killer Croc (In a vision)
- Clayface (In a vision)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Temple Dog Pagoda
- Tanggula Mountains
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Batman International and Batman: Dark Legends.
Trivia
- Batman states that he stayed with Master Shao-La for three months, ten years before the present-day events of this story.
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