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BATMAN #501
Cover Date: November 1993
Cover Price: $1.50
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Cover Credits:
Art: Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors: Bob LeRose
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Credits:
| Story | Doug Moench |
| Pencils | Mike Manley |
| Inks | Mike Manley |
| Lettering | Ken Bruzenak |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Editing | Dennis O'Neil |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman II (last in Batman: Turning Points #4)
Supporting Character(s):
- Robin III (last in Batman: Turning Points #4; next in Showcase '93 #11)
- James Gordon (last in Batman: Turning Points #4)
Villain(s):
- Mercante (first appearance; a mob boss; dies)
- Tony (first appearance; a barkeep in Mercante's employ)
- Roselli (first appearance; a mob boss)
- Marcello (first appearance; a mob boss)
- Santos Varona (first appearance; a rival of Mercante's; dies)
- Mekros (first appearance)
Comment(s):
- This issue carries a 'Knightquest: The Crusade' banner.
- Story continues in the next issue.
Synopsis: - The new Batman sees a vision of St Dumas, and believes he is now on a crusade to clean up Gotham, starting with Gotham's crime families. He saves Don Mercante from a hit and uses this leverage to get Mercante to supply him with information. Mercante, however, hires an assassin - Mekros - to take out both a criminal rival and the Batman. Unfortunately for him, Batman cottons on to this and the bullet meant for him kills Don Mercante instead.