Story: "Malevolent Maniaxe" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Doug Moench (plot, script)
Mike Manley (pencils)
Josef Rubinstein (inks)
Adrienne Roy (colors)
Ken Bruzenak (letters)
Denny O'Neil (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman II (last in Showcase '94 #5/1)

Guest Star:

Ballistic (last in Bloodbath #2)

Supporting Characters:

James Gordon (last in Detective Comics #673; next in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #26)
Armand Krol (in between #503 and #510)
Tim Drake (last in Robin Vol. 2 #5; next in Showcase '94 #5)

Villains:

Malevolent Maniaxe (a failed punk group turned to crime - Mojo, Surly-Schmoe and Hairy)

Guest Appearances:

Bruce Wayne
Alfred Pennyworth (both last in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #23; both next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #59)

Other Characters:

Henry Etchison (Abattoir's unpleasant cousin)
Winston Brock (his lawyer)
"Dead Frank" (Ballistic's informer)

Comment: This issue carries a 'Knightquest: The Crusade' banner

Note: Story continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

Batman is looking for people who may be able to lead him to Abattoir even as the serial killer's incarcerated cousin puts out a bounty on the serial killer's head to the tune of $50,000. A former punk group, now doing dirty work for the Roselli family, decide to pursue this bounty, as does ex-cop Kelvin Mao, now the invulnerable vigilante Ballistic. All three parties collide when tracking down some of Abattoir's former associates...