decided a human champion should be empowered rather than a soulless being made of clay. The mini-series establishes there have been several to carry the mantle of Ragman before Rory, including his own father Gerry who attempted to protect Jews from Nazis during World War II. Now inheriting the costume and role, Rory Regan is depicted as a hero who struggles to control the Suit of Souls and not give into his own anger or feelings of vengeance when facing criminals. The mini-series includes a cameo by Batman and ends with Rory leaving Gotham City in order to relocate to New Orleans. A year later, Ragman appeared again in the 6-issue mini-series Ragman: Cry of the Dead, published from May to November of 1993. The story takes place in New Orleans and involves Voodoo magical practices and beliefs. The story also details more of Rory's romantic past concerning a lost love and his later marriage and divorce involving another woman. Ragman appeared again in a two-part story published in Batman #551 and 552, published in December, 1997, and January, 1998, respectively (though the issues are cover dated as February, 1998, and March, 1998). The story depicts Rory returning to Gotham City from New Orleans, only to then lose control of his Suit of Soul as it hunts down evil men to kill and absorb. After seeking aid from Batman and a rabbit, the story ends with Rory regaining control of his suit. In 1999, Ragman plays a role in the Day of Judgment mini-series, acting as a defender for Earth against a demon invasion. At the conclusion of the Day of Judgment mini-series, he joins a loose organization of mystically-empowered heroes known as the Sentinels of Magic. In the 2005-2006 mini-series Day of Vengeance, a tie-in to the company-wide crossover Infinite Crisis, Ragman joins a group of magic-users who oppose the Spectre. This group is called Shadowpact. Following Infinite Crisis, Ragman is a regular case member of the Shadowpact comic book series. The series was published from 2006 to 2008, ending after 25 issues, and revised parts of Ragman's history, saying the costume had originally come into being in 1812 BCE and could take on different forms (such as a knife or spear) without altering its powers. In the series, the Shadowpact group faces a group of villains known as the Pentacle, a member of whom is an evil Ragman