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2 GN BATMAN BIRTH & SON of the DEMON 1992 Hard Cover & 1987 SC GRAPHC NOVEL 1st:
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Batman: Birth of the DemonJanuary, 1993Executive Editor Dick GiordanoCover Artists Norm Breyfogle
Batman: Birth of the DemonWriters Dennis O\'NeilPencilers Norm BreyfogleInkers Norm BreyfogleColorists Norm BreyfogleLetterers Ken Bruzenak
Synopsis for \"Batman: Birth of the Demon\"
Three men were hired to dig at the site of the ruins of a church. They saw Batman nearby, who had warned them to leave. One of the excavators fired a gun at Batman, who quickly disarmed him. Then, the excavators attacked Batman with their shovels, only to be defeated, while all but one ran away. Batman walked away and saw a sign that said \"DANGER TOXIC WASTE\", standing it back up. Somewhere else, an ill Ra\'s al Ghul was being watched by his daughter Talia and treated by Dr. Flusser. In the Batcave, Bruce was telling Alfred of his plans to leave for North Africa, mentioning the excavation sites, as he suddenly started looking pale, gaining his butler\'s concern. Bruce refused treatment, claiming that he needed to put an end to Ra\'s al Ghul, once and for all. Bruce met with Talia in North Africa over an excavation site. They found a manuscript about a man who was in a horse race with Prince Runce. They were about to run into an old woman. The man got out of the way, while the prince ran over the woman. As the race finished, Sultan Salimb declared his son to be the winner. Afterwards, the man, who was a physician, went to treat the old woman who was run over. The physician told the woman\'s son that the treatment would not save her, but only lessen the pain of her death. Then, the physician was told to treat Prince Runce, who had fallen ill that day. The physician rode off into the night to think, leaving behind his wife. He stopped in the middle of the desert and slept, where he had a dream that he was fighting a dragon. In the morning, he returned to find that the prince was dying, so he told the kingdom that he learned from a dream to dig a pit, bring a tent, and various liquids. The sultan told the physician to join him at the altar of the demon Bisu. Later, the sultan\'s men placed the prince inside of the pit of liquid and he came out alive, but became insane and killed the physician\'s wife. The sultan was able to quickly restore his son\'s sanity, but declared that the physician had killed his wife, Sora, and ordered that he be imprisoned. The physician begged to place his wife in the pit, but he was dragged away. An army officer approached the sultan and told him that he had killed forty nomads and captured a dozen more. The prince suggested that instead of execution, they be used for something else. Later, at the sultan\'s palace, the physician was on trial, repeatedly denying murdering his wife. The sultan refused to admit that his son and killed Sora, so Prince Runce suggested that the physician be kept in a cage with Sora\'s corpse and lowered into a hole with other prisoners. That night, the prisoners broke out of the hole and the son of the old woman, who was also a prisoner, broke the physician from the cage, freeing him, before stealing horses and fleeing the city. They rode into the desert and encountered nomads, including the physician\'s uncle, who considered killing him. When the physician slept, he dreamt of the dragon and the pit that he placed the prince into. The next day, they set out for the site that the physician had his first dream. There, they left a note for the sultan\'s men to find, suggesting a truce. The sultan was able to bring the physician back into his palace in order to treat his son, who had fallen ill again. The physician ordered another pit to be dug, then place the prince inside, but when the prince emerged, he looked deformed, giving the nomads the signal to attack the sultan\'s men. Meanwhile, the physician killed the sultan by throwing a sword at him. Then, the physician and the nomads dressed as the sultan\'s soldiers and returned to the city, massacring everyone and setting everything on fire. The next day, the physician and the nomads returned to the pit, where he went inside and came back, having a brief moment of insanity. Then, he went to the statue of Bisu and took of its head, proclaiming himself to be above the demon, choosing a new name: Ra\'s al Ghul. Centuries later, in England, Ra\'s al Ghul was writing in the old language, which caused his companion to take his papers and burn them, only for him to kill the other man. Later, the man went to a Lazarus Pit within the Stonehenge to heal himself. In the present, Ra\'s al Ghul came upon his daughter and Bruce and fought against the latter, killing him, only for him to come back to life through the Lazarus Pit and throw his enemy inside. The next, morning Bruce took his Batsuit and cowl and picked up the head of the statue of Bisu.
Batman: Son of the DemonDecember, 1987Executive Editor Dick GiordanoCover Artists Jerry BinghamVariant Cover ArtistsSon of the DemonWriters Mike W. BarrPencilers Jerry BinghamInker Jerry BinghamColorists Jerry BinghamLetterers John CostanzaEditors Dick GiordanoJonathan Peterson
Synopsis for \"Son of the Demon\"
When a group of criminals take hostages on a chemical plant in Gotham City, the GCPD summon Batman to assist them and the Dark Knight manages to stop the criminals, saving the hostages, but he ends up badly wounded after the confrontation. On his way back home, Batman falls unconscious due to his wounds and he is found by Talia, who takes him back to the Batcave.
When Batman recovers, he and Talia speak to Commissioner Gordon, who informs them that the crooks who Batman stopped were trying to steal chemicals used in pluviculture for a terrorist only known as Qayin. In order to learn more about this technology, Batman visits his old friend, Dr. Blaine, but finds out that the man has been recently murdered. Following the only clues left behind, Batman deduces that the person responsible for killing Blaine is his long time enemy, Ra\'s al Ghul.Bruce Wayne 016
Batman and Talia
Batman and Talia travel to Ra\'s base of operations, where they learn that Ra\'s had in fact survived his previous encounter with Batman and is currently working to restore one of his Lazarus Pits. During their meeting, Ra\'s explains that he had nothing to do with Blaine\'s death, and when Batman asks him about Qayin, he learns that the terrorist had once worked for Ra\'s, but is responsible for the death of Melisande, Ra\'s\' former wife and Talia\'s mother. Knowing that Qayin is their common enemy, Ra\'s asks Batman to join forces with him, but upon agreeing, Batman must also take Talia\'s hand. Since the two of them were previously wed by Ra\'s, Talia and Bruce simply embrace each other and have their first sexual encounter, after which Batman becomes an official member of Ra\'s family and starts acting as a leader for Ra\'s men.
Meanwhile, Qayin continues his plan of stealing a satellite from the United States Government, which is designed to control weather conditions. Joining forces with the rogue General Yossid, Qayin\'s hold of the satellite is secured, even though he has a few weeks to live, due to a strange illness.
The night of the sabotage, Qayin infiltrates the US military base, from where the satellite will be launched into space. At that same time, Batman, Talia and a selected group of Ra\'s men also infiltrates the base in order to place a bomb in the satellite. Batman and his team are discovered and they are attacked by the US forces, who also alert Qayin of their presence. The terrorist confronts Batman and manages to disable the bomb they placed on the satellite, just as it is launched towards space. Having failed their mission, Batman and Talia retreat back to Ra\'s base of operations, unaware that Qayin managed to get capture one of Ra\'s men.Talia al Ghul 0013
Talia\'s News
Upon returning to Ra\'s base, Batman is informed that Talia is pregnant with his child, who becomes his only concern in the world. Unfortunately, the man who was captured by Qayin is tortured to reveal the secret location of Ra\'s base and with this information, Qayin organizes a large scale attack on Ra\'s, taking dozens of his men to the place. Qayin and his army break into Ra\'s fortress and Batman\'s only concern is to protect Talia, which renders him innefective against the enemy. Qayin and his forces break into the core of Ra\'s base, where he finally finds the Lazarus Pit which will help him survive his disease. However, Ra\'s was prepared for such emergency and he destroys the pit with explosives he had placed prior to the attack. With Qayin seriously wounded, his forces retreat and he only manages to escape the place with great effort.
Back in his base, Qayin learns that the satellite is in orbit and with help from his rogue scientists, he takes control of the satellite, creating chaos and destruction near the Soviet Union. This actions would eventually create a war between Russia and the US, which is Qayin\'s ultimate goal. After killing General Yossid, Qayin gets full control of the operation and he speeds up the destruction.
Meanwhile, Ra\'s is planning his next move against Qayin and he wants Batman to take the lead, but the Dark Knight wants out of any plans until Talia is taken to a safe place. At that very moment, Talia falls unconscious and after taking her to the doctor, she reveals to Batman that she had lost their child as a result of the strain. Reinvigorated by the loss of his unborn child, Batman joins Ra\'s on his attack to Qayin\'s base.
In the ensuing confrontation, Batman and Ra\'s manage to infiltrate Qayin\'s base along with several of Ra\'s men, killing every opponent along the way. When Ra\'s and Batman reach the main chamber, where Qayin is operating the satellite, Batman commands Ra\'s to deactivate the satellite, while he confronts Qayin. The terrorist however, only wants to kill Ra\'s and gives little attention to Batman. This distraction gives Batman the edge he needs to defeat Qayin, giving Ra\'s enough time to destroy the machines that control the satellite and giving full control of the machine back to the US. Once the US have the satellite under their control, they decide to destoy it for good. In a desperate attempt, Qayin tries to electrocute Ra\'s, but Batman stops him and Qayin is electrocuted himself, ending his life.
With the threat of Qayin ended, Bruce returns to Talia, who tells him to leave her alone, as their relationship can no longer remain the same. Batman complies and he returns to Gotham and locates Blaine\'s killer, who was one of his co-workers, paid by Qayin. Having solved the case, Batman returns to the shadows and his grim attitude gives Gordon the hint that something is wrong with the Dark Knight, who spends the night in isolation on top of a building, wondering how different things would\'ve been if his child had not died.
Nine months later, a newborn baby is given away on an orphanage and the baby is soon adopted by a couple, who promise to take care of him. The baby has the necklace that Batman gave to Talia after he learned about her pregnancy, giving away the fact that Talia didn\'t lose the baby, but she lied in order to have Batman help Ra\'s against Qayin