Detective Comics Vol 1 469
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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"
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 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.
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See Also
- Discuss Detective Comics Vol 1 469 on the forums
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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
