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Ra's al Ghul [a] is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman.Created by editor Julius Schwartz, writer Dennis O'Neil, and artist Neal Adams, the character first appeared in Batman #232's "Daughter of the Demon" (June 1971).
Ra's al Ghul – First appearing in Batman #232 (June 1971), Ra's al Ghul ("Demon's Head" in Arabic), is a centuries-old worldwide eco-terrorist. He knows Batman's secret identity. He knows Batman's secret identity.
The League of Assassins is a cult-like organization of trained killers formerly led by Ra's al Ghul, an enemy of Batman. The League of Assassins was founded by Ra's al Ghul (exactly when is unknown) to be "the fang that protects the head" (Batgirl #67, 2005). Members of the League demonstrated willingness to die at a word from Ra's.
In Batman: Arkham Knight, Nyssa leads a faction vying for control of the League of Assassins against an ailing Ra's al Ghul. If Batman sides with Ra's, he is successfully rejuvenated and manages to escape Batman after killing Nyssa. However, if Batman sides with her, she manages to defeat Ra's but is convinced to spare him by Batman.
"The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul" is an eight issue comic book crossover story arc published by DC Comics in 2007 and 2008.It involves the return of notable Batman villain Ra's al Ghul, and is his first appearance since his apparent death in Batman: Death and the Maidens in 2003.
Ra's al Ghul begins the second phase of his attack, scrambling not only the written word, but the spoken word as well (similar to stories related about the Tower of Babel). When League members recover from their injuries and Batman reveals Ra's al Ghul's actions, there is much friction between him and the rest due to his role in devising the ...
In order to stop the demon, Ra's al Ghul must destroy the Earth and recreate it. Ra's al Ghul refuses and this conflict caused a civil war. Ra's al Ghul defeats his mother, but spares her and instead bounds her to the Lazarus Demon. Damian manages to break free, but just then Ra's al Ghul and his troops arrive. [9]
Ra's al Ghul kidnaps Bruce, breaks Jeremiah out of custody, and steals his bombs back from the GCPD. Nygma tries to kill Gordon and free Lee from her old self, but Lee falsely convinces Nygma that she no longer loves Gordon.