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Batman: The Animated Series viewers tuning in on Sept. 12, 1995 were in for a shock. 1 / 9

What initially seemed to be another Ra's al Ghul episode. 2 / 9

Including a rather painful encounter for the Society of Shadows. 3 / 9

Ended up flashing back to the days of 1883. 4 / 9

For mysterious reasons, the narrative shifts to the story of Jonah Hex. 5 / 9

Ra's al Ghul, we discover, was also active in the 19th century. 6 / 9

Hex finds himself over his head, facing al Ghul's steampunk monster. 7 / 9

Finally, in the present day, we learn Ra's partner was actually his son -- who's still alive! 8 / 9

Another clever mystery involving Ra's can be found in the final Batman Adventures volume. 9 / 9