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"Dark Moon Rising (Part VI of VI)": The Mad Monk's vampire cult has captured Julie Madison and is preparing her for sacrifice. Batman crashes through the wall of the castle with the Batmobile, sending the cultists scurrying. Sleeping gas begins pouring out of j

Quote1 You are misguided in pursuing me, "Bat-Man". You are mistaken to think your appearance frightens me. I have known crusaders such as you for centuries! Foolishly trying to purge what can never be eradicated! Quote2
The Mad Monk

Batman and the Mad Monk #6 is an issue of the series Batman and the Mad Monk (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 2007.

Synopsis for "Dark Moon Rising (Part VI of VI)"

The Mad Monk's vampire cult has captured Julie Madison and is preparing her for sacrifice. Batman crashes through the wall of the castle with the Batmobile, sending the cultists scurrying. Sleeping gas begins pouring out of jets from the Batmobile, greatly thinning out the pack. Batman ejects himself from the driver's seat and dives into the fray while Dala and the Mad Monk look onward in shock.

Batman slings two batarangs at the Monk and his assistant, driving them back long enough for him to reach Julie. The Monk quickly recovers however and grabs a spear and a mace from a nearby wall. To defend himself, Batman finds a shield and uses it to disarm the Mad Monk. Realizing that he cannot defeat the Caped Crusader, the Mad Monk turns to flee.

Batman chases him up to the roof for a final showdown, while Dala attempts to recapture Julie Madison. Rain pours down hard on both of them and a bolt of lightning erupts striking the Mad Monk. The Monk falls from the roof of the castle, seemingly to his death.

Batman returns inside just as Dala is preparing to sacrifice Julie. Madison manages to hold her own however, and strikes Dala with a broken piece of wood. Dala falls forward onto her own sacrificial blade and dies. To calm the hysterical Julie down, Batman reveals his true identity to her.

Meanwhile in Gotham City, Norman Madison decides to take drastic measures to get out from under the thumb of Boss Maroni. He encounter Maroni and his goons in a parking garage and opens fire on them with a revolver. Madison is a bad shot however and none of his bullets strikes their intended target. Maroni's men return fire, killing Norman.

Some time later, Julie Madison writes Bruce Wayne a note indicating that she has left Gotham as she discovered that the death of her father was caused by his fear of Batman. Rather than live under the shadow of all of the ugliness that has enshrouded her life, she decides instead to join the Peace Corps in Africa.

Meanwhile, Batman reflects upon the past events and realizes that letting someone in his life was a mistake and that it should not happen again. However, there is a new threat in Gotham City and Batman leaps into the night and continues his endless crusade.

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  • A reference is made to the Joker in this issue. In the context of Batman's internal monologue, he has yet to make his first encounter with the Joker. This scene takes place at the same time as the Batman: Year One epilogue, in which Gordon calls Batman to discuss about the new criminal in town. This reference also leads to the next chronological story Batman: The Man Who Laughs.
  • A poster for "The Haly Circus featuring the Flying Graysons" appears on the final page of this issue. This foreshadows an historic moment when Batman takes on his first protégé, Richard Grayson; a.k.a. Robin.


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