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BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #59
Cover Date: April 1994
Cover Price: $1.75
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Cover Credits:
Art: Norm Breyfogle (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Dennis O'Neil |
| Pencils | Ron Wagner |
| Inks | Ron McCain |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon |
| Lettering | Willie Schubert |
| Editing | Archie Goodwin, Jim Spivey |
Feature Character(s):
- Bruce Wayne (last in Batman Vol. 1 #506)
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth (last in Batman Vol. 1 #506)
- Shondra Kinsolving (last in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #23; also in childhood flashback; name revealed as Sandra Asplin)
- Robin III (last in Showcase '94 #6; next in issue #61)
Villain(s):
- Benedict Asp (last in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #23; also in childhood flashback)
- Fritz
Other Character(s):
- Doctor Holden
- Minnie Asplin (first appearance; Shondra and Asp's foster mother; also in flashback; dies)
- Amos Asplin (first appearance; Shondra and Asp's foster father; dies in flashback)
Comment(s):
- This issue carries a 'Knightquest: The Search' banner.
- Story continues in the next issue.
Synopsis: - Bruce Wayne visits a doctor in England who tells him that the prognosis for his recovery is not good; Alfred wants to fly straight back to Gotham City, but Bruce insists they must track Shondra Kinsolving down. With Robin's help, they discover that she was adopted at the age of six, called Sandra Asplin, and beaten regularly by her racist adoptive father. Bruce and Alfred find Mrs. Asplin, who says that, together, Sandra and Ben could either heal or kill. Even as she tells them this, she drops dead, killed by the two from a distance. Benedict Asp has finally broken down Shondra's reluctance to kill, and his next target is Sir Hemmingford Gray, Bruce's disguise whilst in England...