| Batman/Spawn: War Devil | |
|---|---|
 Cover ofBatman/Spawn: War Devil (spring 1994), art byKlaus Janson | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | One-shot |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 1994 |
| No. of issues | 1 |
| Main character(s) | Batman Spawn |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Doug Moench,Chuck Dixon,Alan Grant |
| Artist | Klaus Janson |
Batman/Spawn: War Devil is a 1994one-shotcomic book published byDC Comics and written byDoug Moench,Alan Grant, andChuck Dixon.[1] This is one of two such crossovers between the two characters published that year (the other one beingImage Comics'Spawn/Batman). A third meeting between the two characters and a sequel toSpawn/Batman, which was going to be titledSpawn/Batman: Inner Demons and would have pitted Batman and Spawn against theJoker andClown, was announced but never published.[2] The book, along withSpawn/Batman, was reprinted asBatman/Spawn: The Classic Collection on November 15, 2022.[3][4]
The saga ofVirginia Dare and theRoanoke Colony is retold.Matches Malone is looking for clues on a missing man named Virgil Dare. Batman follows Dare to Gotham Tower, a building project led by Simon Vesper, a man murdered bySpawn. Batman finds Dare and learns that he is working to fulfill Vesper's plans. Vesper reappears the day before opening ceremonies. Vesper attacks and kills Dare making a pentagram with his blood and spelling out "Croatoan" above it. Batman and Spawn briefly fight, with Batman coming out on top. Batman and Spawn begin working together to solve the mystery. Gotham Tower lights up brightly and a pentagram of burning buildings starts while the rest of Gotham goes dark. Gotham's dead rise. Batman confronts Vesper at his building's opening ceremonies. Vesper is actually "the demon Croatoan", working for Satan to collect souls for the devil's army. Spawn battles Croatoan but is overpowered. Batman helps Spawn just in time and Spawn defeats Croatoan. The dead return to their graves and the doorway to Hell is closed. Inspired by Batman's actions, Spawn chooses to use his powers for the greater good.
Fans were also treated to a companion special entitledBatman-Spawn...by writers Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, and Alan Grant, and artist Klaus Janson.
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