Jean-Paul Valley

Jean-Paul Valley

Character

Jean-Paul Valley

Description

Jean-Paul Valley is Azrael, a man raised and conditioned by the secret Order of St. Dumas as a sleeper agent and assassin, first appearing in Batman: Sword of Azrael #1 in 1992. Created by Denny O'Neil and Joe Quesada, he became most widely known for temporarily replacing Bruce Wayne as Batman during the Knightfall storyline in 1993-1994, after Wayne was incapacitated by Bane. He later headlined his own ongoing Azrael series that ran for over 100 issues.

Character Details

Real Name

Jean-Paul Valley

Hero Name

Jean-Paul Valley

Publisher

DC Comics

Powers

Agility, longevity, Stamina, Intellect, Healing, Weapon Master, Fire Control, Power Suit, Unarmed Combat, Gadgets, Tracking, Adaptive, Swordsmanship, Marksmanship, Berserker Strength, Leadership

Gender

Male

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