Who Is Jean-Paul Valley? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Jean-Paul Valley is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 645 comic issue appearances. Named after the Angel of Death, Jean-Paul Valley was an agent of the Sacred Order of Saint Dumas. Jean-Paul becomes a more independent crime fighter after acting as Batman for a time.

Who is Jean-Paul Valley?

Note: For the second Azrael, Michael Lane, go here . Origin "Not devil, angel. Guardian Angel" -- Azrael (Jean-Paul Valley) Several centuries ago, the Templar knight Dumas left his group to found his own Order of Saint Dumas . They pillaged villages for their wealth, and came upon the fabled treasure of King Solomon. Using this capital, the secret society began collecting information for its agenda and developing technology to advance it beyond the rest of the world. To guard this, The Order created Azrael, a legacy-type agent coached to believe he is the Biblical angel of vengeance as was his father before him. Major Story Arcs Jean Paul in university Jean-Paul Valley, a university student in Gotham City , is unaware that he is the latest in a line of assassin-enforcers for the sinister secret society of The Sacred Order of St. Dumas, and had received training and mental conditioning to prepare him for his role since before he was born.

Key facts

Jean-Paul Valley is of human origin and first appeared in "Vanishing Angels And Sudden Death". The character is published by DC Comics. With 645 recorded issue appearances, Jean-Paul Valley ranks among the most featured characters in comics.