You call yourself Hood, after your hero, Robin Hood. And you share the same philosophy-- "rob the rich to pay the poor." 
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #21 is an issue of the series Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1993.
Synopsis for "Bruce Wayne - One: The Hood"
Bruce Wayne continues his search for Shondra Kinsolving and it has taken him to London; England. He seeks out the local vigilante The Hood and, as Batman, asks him to break and enter into the Secret Service's offices and retrieve a classified file in exchange for info on a cocaine ship from Gotham City to arrive at Tilbury Docks and a list of suspects. Bruce deduced that Jack Drake wasn't the target of the kidnapping, so he unraveled Shondra's past and found she used to have a partner named Benedict Asp; and that's the file Hood was asked to retrieve from the Secret Service.
While Hood was doing Batman's task, Bruce realized that few women have 'touched' him, among which are Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Talia al Ghul, Vicki Vale and last Shondra Kinsolving; so he vows to find and save her.
Meanwhile Shondra was trapped inside Monkliegh Hall, an old building owned by Benedict Asp, and forced by him to use her healing powers in order to avoid further punishment towards Jack Drake. Shondra is forced to heal a deep cut wound self-inflicted by one of her captors while Benedict Asp amplifies her healing powers so the wound close almost completely in matter of seconds. This activity was monitored by Colonel Vega from another room with some equipment that received the telekinesis waves and reverted them so, instead of healing, the activity would kill the target. That result was verified using a mouse lab that died immediately after the exposure to the sonic waves.
When Hood finally delivers the file to Batman, it is revealed to Bruce where is Asp living currently and decides to go to Monkleigh Hall as there is going to be a Hunt Ball at the place and is the perfect occasion to discover where Shondra is.
Appearing in "Bruce Wayne - One: The Hood"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Hood (First appearance)
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Shondra Kinsolving
Antagonists:
- Benedict Asp (First full appearance)
- Colonel Vega (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Jack Drake
- Catwoman (Flashback only)
- Talia al Ghul (Flashback only)
- Poison Ivy (Flashback only)
- Yuri
Locations:
Items:
Notes
- This issue is part of the "Knightquest: The Search" crossover.
- This issue is reprinted in Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol. 2, Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 2 - Knightquest and Batman: Knightquest - The Search.
Trivia
- Despite being part of Knightquest, this issue wasn't included in the Batman: Knightfall Volume Two - Knightquest collection.
- This is one of the few occasions where Alfred poses as the Batman.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Batman: Shadow of the Bat series
- Images from Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol 1 21
