BATMAN: DEATH AND THE MAIDENS #1

COVER TAGLINE: None TITLE: Chapter One RELEASE DATE: August, 2003 COVER DATE: October, 2003 WRITER: Greg Rucka ARTIST: Klaus Janson INKER(s): Klaus Janson COLOR(s): Steve Buccellato LETTERS: Clem Robins EDITOR(s): Matt Idelson COVER: Klaus Janson PRICE: $2.95 U.S. CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Ra's Al Ghul; Nyssa COVER ART: PLOT: Bruce realizes his fear that he has forgotten his parents in the years since their deaths. Does his inability to recall details of his parents make his mission for justice invalid? Has it all just become a meaningless ritual? Batman is confronted by Ra's al Ghul, who has a simple request for Batman... stop killing him! In recent times, Bruce Wayne has been destroying known Lazarus Pits and developing land where Lazarus Pits could be developed. Without the Pits, Ra's al Ghul would be unable to restore himself. Meanwhile, the enigmatic Nyssa, who has a history with Ra's al Ghul, begins her play for power.

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