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"Succession": In the year, 2001, Batman (Bruce Wayne) fought Ra's al Ghul to save the world from a virus. Batman succeeded but ended up crippled. Distraught from the injuries, he declared that Batman is dead. For weeks, crime skyrocketed as the mob took over Gotham City. They even managed to ge

Detective Comics Annual #4 is an issue of the series Detective Comics Annual (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1991.

Synopsis for "Succession"

In the year, 2001, Batman (Bruce Wayne) fought Ra's al Ghul to save the world from a virus. Batman succeeded but ended up crippled. Distraught from the injuries, he declared that Batman is dead. For weeks, crime skyrocketed as the mob took over Gotham City. They even managed to get Commissioner Gordon to retire. Tim Drake realized that Gotham needed a Batman so he put on the cowl.

Unfortunately, Drake (as Batman) was killed by some robbers. Wayne heard what happened and decided to avenge Drake's death and become Batman once more using prosthetics to help him move again. He went through all of the criminals and the corrupt politicians until he found out that Ra's men were responsible for Tim's death. So, he went back to the place where he nearly died to learn that Ra's had not been revived by the Lazarus Pit and that Talia was the one who ordered Drake to be killed thinking he was Wayne.

After a long fight, Wayne managed to defeat Talia's men but made his injuries worse. His body became so strained and broken that not even the prosthetics will help him walk again. Talia revealed that her plan was to expose Wayne to the Lazarus Pits and make him Ra's heir like her father would have wanted. Wayne used the last of his strength to detonate a bomb hidden deep in his armor, destroying the Lazarus Pit and Talia along with it.

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  • Frannie (Single appearance)
  • Martha (Single appearance)
  • Jimmy (Single appearance)
  • Charlie Smithers (Single appearance)

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Armageddon 2001 Crossover
This comic issue is a part of the "Armageddon 2001" crossover event that took place throughout all of DC's Annuals in 1991.
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