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"Malevolent Maniaxe"

Part of the "Knightquest" event.

Cover

Malevolent Maniaxe

Editors

Dennis O'Neil

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But I'm warning you...the money's mine.

— Ballistic

Batman #506 is an issue of the series Batman (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1994.

Synopsis for "Malevolent Maniaxe"

After improving the batsuit one more time, Batman starts looking for Abbatoir who is still at large. Meanwhile in Blackgate, Henry Etchinson, Abbatoir's cousin, asks his lawyer to put on a contract on his cousin's life. The reward is settled at one hundred thousand dollars to anybody who kills Abbatoir.

Back in Gotham, the former police officer Kelvin Mao is looking for some job as a mercenary under the name of Ballistic and asks a local bartender to contact him if some work appears. Somewhere else in the city, a trio gang named the Malevolent Maniaxe act as debt collectors and injures the people who can't afford to pay them. They decide to start to act as bounty hunters and start to look for Abbatoir to claim the price. At the same time, Ballistic is contacted by the bartender to inform him of the bounty over Abbatoir's live.

Following the only clues to find Abbatoir, Batman reached one man who helped the killer in the past but the effort was futile as the man knew nothing. At that time, Commisioner Gordon was arguing with Mayor Krol because he supported the Batman's new radical attitude towards crime and wanted the GCPD to act the same way; something Jim wouldn't approve. He was left wondering what have happened to the Batman he knew.

In order to find further clues, Batman goes to the Batcave and searched the batcomputer records on Abbatoir. The Malevolent Maniaxe goes to the man Batman already questioned and realize that there might be other bounty hunters out there and rush to find the second man. The gang headed to a warehouse where they find another man who was involved with Abbatoir in the past. They were beating the people in the warehouse when Batman blew one wall with rockets from his new armor. Just as he was about to stop the trio, Ballistic appeared suggesting the Batman to team up but the money goes to him.

Appearing in "Malevolent Maniaxe"

Featured Characters:

Batman (Jean-Paul Valley)

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

Abbatoir(Mentioned only)
Malevolent Maniaxe

Other Characters:

Armand Krol

Locations:

Gotham City

Items:

Vehicles:

Batmobile
Redbird

Notes

This issue is part of the "Knightquest: The Crusade" crossover event.
This issue is reprinted in Batman: Knightfall Volume Two: Knightquest.

Trivia

There is a brief appearance by Bruce, Alfred and Tim related to the stories each one was going through.

Links and References

Knightfall Saga Crossover

This comic issue is a part of the massive Knightfall crossover event. Knightfall consisted of three parts, Knightfall, Knightquest, and KnightsEnd. The trilogy involved Batman's back being broken by Bane, the debut and subsequent descent into madness of Bruce Wayne's successor Batman Jean-Paul Valley, and Bruce Wayne's recovery and reclamation of his former title, combatting Valley himself. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Knightfall Crossover" category.

Knightfall

Batman #492 • Detective Comics #659 • Batman #493 • Detective Comics #660 • Batman #494 • Detective Comics #661 • Batman #495 • Detective Comics #662 • Batman #496 • Detective Comics #663 • Batman #497 • Detective Comics #664 • Showcase '93 #7 • Showcase '93 #8 • Batman #498 • Detective Comics #665 • Shadow of the Bat #16 • Shadow of the Bat #17 • Shadow of the Bat #18 • Batman #499 • Detective Comics #666 • Batman #500

Knightquest

The Crusade

Detective Comics #667 • Detective Comics #668 • Shadow of the Bat #19 • Shadow of the Bat #20 • Batman #501 • Batman #502 • Detective Comics #669 • Batman #503 • Batman #504 • Catwoman #7 • Detective Comics #671 • Detective Comics #672 • Detective Comics #673 • Shadow of the Bat #24 • Batman #505 • Shadow of the Bat #25 • Batman #506 • Batman #507 • Shadow of the Bat #26 • Shadow of the Bat #27 • Detective Comics #674 • Batman #508 • Shadow of the Bat #28 • Detective Comics #675

The Search

Detective Comics #670 • Catwoman #6 • Justice League Task Force #5 • Justice League Task Force #6 • Shadow of the Bat #21 • Shadow of the Bat #22 • Shadow of the Bat #23 • Legends of the Dark Knight #59 • Legends of the Dark Knight #60 • Legends of the Dark Knight #61 • Robin #7

KnightsEnd

Batman #509 • Shadow of the Bat #29 • Detective Comics #676 • Legends of the Dark Knight #62 • Robin #8 • Catwoman #12 • Batman #510 • Shadow of the Bat #30 • Detective Comics #677 • Legends of the Dark Knight #63 • Robin #9 • Catwoman #13 • Showcase '94 #10

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 | Letterer1_1         = Ken Bruzenak
-| Quotation           = But I'm warning you...the money's mine.
+| Quotation           = But I'm '''warning''' you...the '''money's mine.'''
 | Speaker             = [[Kelvin Mao (New Earth)|Ballistic]]
 | StoryTitle1         = Malevolent Maniaxe
 | Synopsis1           =
+After improving the [[batsuit]] one more time, [[Jean-Paul Valley (New Earth)|Batman]] starts looking for [[Arnold Etchinson (New Earth)|Abbatoir]] who is still at large. Meanwhile in [[Blackgate]], Henry Etchinson, Abbatoir's cousin,  asks his lawyer to put on a contract on his cousin's life. The reward is settled at one hundred thousand dollars to anybody who kills Abbatoir.
+Back in [[Gotham]], the former police officer [[Kelvin Mao (New Earth)|Kelvin Mao]] is looking for some job as a mercenary under the name of Ballistic and asks a local bartender to contact him if some work appears. Somewhere else in the city, a trio gang named the Malevolent Maniaxe act as debt collectors and injures the people who can't afford to pay them. They decide to start to act as bounty hunters and start to look for Abbatoir to claim the price. At the same time, Ballistic is contacted by the bartender to inform him of the bounty over Abbatoir's live.
+Following the only clues to find Abbatoir, Batman reached one man who helped the killer in the past but the effort was futile as the man knew nothing. At that time, [[James Gordon (New Earth)|Commisioner Gordon]] was arguing with [[Armand Krol (New Earth)|Mayor Krol]] because he supported the Batman's new radical attitude towards crime and wanted the [[Gotham City Police Department|GCPD]] to act the same way; something Jim wouldn't approve. He was left wondering what have happened to the Batman he knew.
+In order to find further clues, Batman goes to the [[Batcave]] and searched the [[batcomputer]] records on Abbatoir. The Malevolent Maniaxe goes to the man Batman already questioned and realize that there might be other bounty hunters out there and rush to find the second man. The gang headed to a warehouse where they find another man who was involved with Abbatoir in the past. They were beating the people in the warehouse when Batman blew one wall with rockets from his new armor. Just as he was about to stop the trio, Ballistic appeared suggesting the Batman to team up but the money goes to him.
 | Appearing1          =
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 * {{a|[[Alfred Pennyworth (New Earth)|Alfred Pennyworth]]}}
 '''Villains:'''
-* {{a|[[Arnold Etchinson (New Earth)|Abbatoir]]}}
+* [[Arnold Etchinson (New Earth)|Abbatoir]]{{Mentioned}}
 * Malevolent Maniaxe
 '''Other Characters:'''
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 :* {{a|[[Batcave]]}}
 :* {{a|[[Wayne Manor]]}}
+:* {{a|[[Blackgate]]}}
 '''Items:'''
+* {{a|[[Batsuit]]}}
-* <br/>
+* {{a|[[Batcomputer]]}}
 '''Vehicles:'''
 * {{a|[[Batmobile]]}}
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 * This issue is reprinted in ''[[Batman: Knightfall Vol 2 2|Batman: Knightfall Volume Two: Knightquest]]''.
 | Trivia              =
+* There is a brief appearance by [[Bruce Wayne (New Earth)|Bruce]], [[Alfred Pennyworth (New Earth)|Alfred]] and [[Timothy Drake (New Earth)|Tim]] related to the stories each one was going through.
 | Recommended         =
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