Detective Comics Vol 1 469
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"By Death's Eerie Light!"
"The Origin of Doctor Phosphorus"
Appearing in "By Death's Eerie Light!"
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- Doctor Phosphorus (First appearance)
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- Doctor Bell (First appearance)
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Synopsis for "By Death's Eerie Light!"
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.
Appearing in "The Origin of Doctor Phosphorus"
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- Doctor Phosphorus
- Rupert Thorne (First appearance)
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- Doctor Bell
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Synopsis for "The Origin of Doctor Phosphorus"
An interesting start to the steve englehart run.a new villain 2 including boss thorne. The story is fast moving aided by simonsons art.
Notes
- "By Death's Eerie Light!" is reprinted in Shadow of the Batman #1 and Batman: Strange Apparitions.
- "The Origin of Doctor Phosphorus" is reprinted in Shadow of the Batman #1.
- Doctor. Bell appears next in Detective Comics #825.
Trivia
- This issue includes an advertisement for Hostess Cupcakes featuring Wonder Woman.
Related Articles
- Batman image gallery
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- Batman Villains
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See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- 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
Categories: Jim Aparo/Cover Artist | Steve Englehart/Writer | Walt Simonson/Penciler | Al Milgrom/Inker | Jerry Serpe/Colourist | E. Nelson Bridwell/Editor | Julius Schwartz/Editor | Comics | 1977 | 1977, May | 1977, March (Publication) | Detective Comics Vol 1 | Bronze-Age | Wikify | Bruce Wayne (Earth-One)/Appearances | Alfred Pennyworth (New Earth)/Appearances | James Gordon (Earth-One)/Appearances | Alexander Sartorius (New Earth)/Appearances | Gotham City/Appearances | Silver St. Cloud (New Earth)/Appearances | Rupert Thorne (New Earth)/Appearances
