Batman Vol 1 549

"The Egyptian Falcon": The Penguin, bored with life as owner of the Iceberg Lounge, has decided to return to his old compulsory habits of stealing bird-related artifacts. He breaks into the Gotham Museum of Antiquities and steals a four-thousand year old statue of the Egyptian God, H

"The Egyptian Falcon"
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Batman Vol 1 #549
December, 1997
Executive Editor	Mike Carlin
Cover Artists	Kelley Jones John Beatty
The Egyptian Falcon
Writers	Doug Moench
Pencilers	Kelley Jones
Inkers	John Beatty
Letterers	Todd Klein
Editors	Jordan B. Gorfinkel Dennis O'Neil
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Bruce, I...believe it or not, but... I love you.

— Vesper Fairchild

Batman #549 is an issue of the series Batman (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1997.

Synopsis for "The Egyptian Falcon"

The Penguin, bored with life as owner of the Iceberg Lounge, has decided to return to his old compulsory habits of stealing bird-related artifacts. He breaks into the Gotham Museum of Antiquities and steals a four-thousand year old statue of the Egyptian God, Horus.

Hours later, the burglary is reported and detectives Bullock and Montoya arrive on the scene. They find that the penguin has left behind a booby-trapped egg-shaped flash grenade beneath the bones of a giant dinosaur. The egg-bomb explodes, but Bullock and Montoya are unharmed.

Back at Wayne Manor, Vesper Fairchild and Bruce Wayne share their first kiss. Vesper tells Bruce that she loves him, but Bruce feels to awkward to express how he truly feels. Vesper leaves the room agitated.

Batman later learns of the museum robbery and investigates. Knowing instantly that the Penguin is responsible, he checks out all of his known hideouts. He ultimately comes to the Aviary where he finds the Penguin. The Penguin tells Batman that he has already fenced the statue of Horus. Even though Batman knows the Penguin is guilty, there is nothing legally he can do to him. He has no proof that will stand up in court. The two fight briefly and Batman knocks him out. He finds where the statue is and returns it to the museum (the Penguin lied about selling it overseas).

The Penguin, glad to have re-lived his golden days one more time, returns to his function as a lounge owner.

Appearing in "The Egyptian Falcon"

Featured Characters:

• Batman

Supporting Characters:

• Vesper Fairchild
• Gotham City Police Department
  • Harvey Bullock
  • Renée Montoya

Antagonists:

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Other Characters:

• Alfred Pennyworth

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Iceberg Lounge
  • Wayne Manor
  • Gotham Museum of Antiquities

Items:

• Batarang
• Penguin's Umbrellas
  • Laser Umbrella
  • Gas Umbrella
  • Knife Umbrella

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
  

Notes

• This is the second and last part of the storyline labeled as The Penguin Returns, featuring the Penguin commiting crimes in an old-fashioned way. After this issue he returns to be an underground mob leader.

Trivia

• As in the previous issue, Penguin states that Shakespeare is his favorite bard and makes a reference to one of his works.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Batman series

Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading
  • Batman (Volume 1)
  • Batman (Volume 2)
  • Batman (Volume 3)
  • Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
  • Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
  • Batman and Robin (Volume 3)
  • Batman Confidential (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1)
  • Batman Incorporated (Volume 1)
  • Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
  • Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
  • Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
  • Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
  • The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
  • Detective Comics (Volume 1)
  • Detective Comics (Volume 2)
  • Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
  • World's Finest (Volume 1)