PropertyValue
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  • Detective Comics Vol 1 469
Trivia
  • * This issue includes an advertisement for Hostess Cupcakes featuring Wonder Woman.
Indicia Publisher
  • DC Comics, Inc.
Letterer1
  • John Workman
Inker1
  • Al Milgrom
Recommended
  • * Batman: Strange Apparitions * Batman: Dark Detective
Inker1
  • Al Milgrom
Writer1
  • Steve Englehart
Penciler1
  • Walt Simonson
Colourist1
  • Jerry Serpe
Writer1
  • Steve Englehart
StoryTitle
  • "By Death's Eerie Light!"
  • "The Origin of Doctor Phosphorus"
OriginalPrice
  • 0.300000
Editor1
  • E. Nelson Bridwell
  • Julius Schwartz
Penciler1
  • Walt Simonson
Appearing
  • Featured Characters: * Doctor Phosphorus Supporting Characters: * Doctor Bell Adversaries: * Rupert Thorne Other Characters: * Locations: * Gotham City ** Tobacconists' Club * Atlantic Ocean ** Offshore Nuclear Power Plant Items: * None Vehicles: * None
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * Alfred Pennyworth * Commissioner Gordon Adversaries: * Other Characters: * Doctor Bell Locations: * Gotham City ** Wayne Foundation Building ** Gotham General Hospital ** Gotham Reservoir Items: * Batrope Vehicles: * Batmobile
Letterer1
  • John Workman
Colourist1
  • Jerry Serpe
Brand/Imprint
  • DC
Editor1
  • E. Nelson Bridwell
  • Julius Schwartz
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CoverArtist
  • Jim Aparo
Country
  • USA
Executive Editor
  • Joe Orlando
Issue
  • 469
Speaker
  • [[W:C:DC:Bruce Wayne
Pages
  • 36
Links
  • * Detective Comics series index at Comicbookdb.com * Detective Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database * Detective Comics series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe * Detective Comics series index at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics
Volume
  • 1
Title
  • Detective Comics
Month
  • May
Synopsis
  • Gotham City’s water supply is poisoned, and Batman tracks down the cause of the problem, a villain named Dr. Phosphorus with an “X-ray skeleton” appearance, but fails to capture him.
  • Dr. Phosphorus breaks into the home of Gotham City Council member Dr. Bell and reveals his origin to him. Phosphorus was once Dr. Alex Sartorius, who was transformed by sand irradiated during a nuclear plant’s meltdown, driven up one element on the chemical table, from silicon to phosphorus. Now he has sworn to make Gotham pay, and demands that Bell use the city council to stop Batman from interfering with him, or die. Bell calls the Council’s head man, Boss Rupert Thorne.
Notes
  • * "By Death's Eerie Light!" is reprinted in and Batman: Strange Apparitions. * "The Origin of Doctor Phosphorus" is reprinted in . * Doctor. Bell appears next in Detective Comics #470.
quotation
  • In a way, it's lucky that the Batman can't bring you in... because Bruce Wayne is the one to grieve for his butler... and Bruce Wayne gets the best wherever he goes!
Publisher
  • DC Comics
Year
  • 1977