Story: "Knightquest: The Search. Quarry Part One" (24 Pages)

Credits:

Dennis O'Neil (plot, script)
Ron Wagner (pencils)
Ron McCain (inks)
Willie Schubert (letters)
Digital Chameleon (colors)
Archie Goodwin and Jim Spivey (edits)

Feature Character:

Bruce Wayne (last in Batman #506)

Supporting Characters:

Alfred Pennyworth (last in Batman #506)
Shondra Kinsolving (also appears in childhood flashback; name revealed as Sandra Asplin; last in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #23)
Robin III (last in Showcase '94 #6; next in issue #61)

Villains:

Benedict Asp (also appears in childhood flashback; last in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #23)
Fritz

Other Characters:

Doctor Holden
Minnie Asplin (first appearance; Shondra and Asp's foster mother; also appears in flashback; dies)
Amos Asplin (first appearance; Shondra and Asp's foster father; dies in flashback)

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

Note: Story continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

Bruce Wayne visits a doctor in England who tells him that the prognosis for his recovery is not good; Alfred wants to fly straight back to Gotham City, but Bruce insists they must track Shondra Kinsolving down. With Robin's help, they discover that she was adopted at the age of six, called Sandra Asplin, and beaten regularly by her racist adoptive father. Bruce and Alfred find Mrs Asplin, who says that together, Sandra and Ben could either heal or kill. Even as she tells them this, she drops dead, killed by the two from a distance. Benedict Asp has finally broken down Shondra's reluctance to kill, and his next target is Sir Hemmingford Gray, Bruce's disguise whilst in England...