Asrael / Ash (1997)
by Denny O'Neil, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti

Asrael / Ash

Medium: original graphic novel

Cover date: 1997

Publisher:
Written by: Denny O'Neil
Art by: Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti

Number of Pages: 48

15 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Azrael (Jean-Paul Valley) (lead character)	Catholic (Order of St. Dumas)	Batman family [temporarily filled in as Batman]		210
Ash (Ashley Quinn) (lead character)		FDNY		33
Batman (Bruce Wayne)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist	Batman family; Quinntets...  Super Friends; The Justice League; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders (leader)		11,112
The Firefly (Garfield Lynns)		Secret Society of Super Villains		57
Oracle (Barbara Gordon)		Batman family; Birds of Prey...  Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Justice League; The Network; The Suicide Squad		921
Bobby Gallowitz		FDNY		9
Stooge Parker		FDNY		9
Alvie	alien	gray alien		1
Professor Kiseddy		[professor of mythology who wanted old myths to be true]		1
Alvie's mother (cameo)  Mentioned throughout story, as Alvie cries out for and longs for his mother. At end of story, only her hand is seen, reaching down to Alvie as she says it is time to return home.	alien	gray alien [mother of young alien lost on Earth for a time]		1
Clark Kent (3-panel cameo)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Kryptonians; Super Friends...  The Justice League		13,409
Nolan (business/store name)		[business owner; restaurateur]		1
Surtur (mentioned)  Azrael asks Barbara for information about somebody called "Surtur". Oracle tells him that Surtr was the Norse god of fire. She tells him that she can find more information for him. [more]	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	[Monarch of Muspelheim, destroyer]		14
Neptune (Poseidon) (mentioned)  The arsonist is making another threat. This time he's threatening "to give Poseidon many guests", unless the city comes up with 25 million dollars within 24 hours.	Greco-Roman deity	League of Avengers; Olympian [God of the sea; patron god of Atlantis]	, etc.	106
Officer Jusko (mentioned)  This issue includes Officer Jusko's donut shop.		[Officer Jusko's donut shop]		1

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