Detective Comics #469

(May 1977)

The Maltese Cup Cake (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wonder Woman; Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

...By Death's Eerie Light! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script:

Steve Englehart

Pencils:

Walt Simonson

Inks:

Al Milgrom

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

S-2534

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Doctor Phosphorous [Alexander Sartorius] (villain; introduction; origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; Dr. Bell

Synopsis:

When Alfred collapses, Batman discovers many more people are mysteriously becoming sick. The Dark Knight realizes that the Gotham City water supply has been contaminated, so he goes to the Gotham Reservoir and finds the person responsible for the contamination, Dr. Phosphorus.

Reprints:

• in Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #43 ([Circa 1977-1978])
• in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #13/1979 (December 1979)
• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #13/1979 (uke 51 1979)
• in Shadow of the Batman (DC, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985) [recolored]
• in Batman: Strange Apparitions (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999) [as recolored for Shadow of the Batman reprint]

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Volume 77 Issue 8 Week of February 21, 1977 (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Origin of Dr. Phosphorus (Table of Contents: 4)

Doctor Phosphorus / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Steve Englehart

Pencils:

Walt Simonson

Inks:

Al Milgrom

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

John Workman (partial letters on pages 1 & 6)

Job Number:

S-2535

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Doctor Phosphorous [Alexander Sartorius]; Rupert Thorne; Dr. Bell

Synopsis:

Dr. Phosphorus visits an old colleague and explains how he became a monster when the reactor core at a nuclear power plant in which they both invested exploded and that he now plans to take his revenge on all those he blames, particularly City Council Chairman Rupert Thorne.

Reprints:

• in Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #43 ([Circa 1977-1978])
• in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #1/1980 (Januari? 1980)
• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #1/1980 (uke 2 1980)
• in Shadow of the Batman (DC, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985) [recolored]
• in Batman: Strange Apparitions (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman's Hot Line / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

S-2572

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Craig Boldman, Mike Christiansen and Brian Uhlenbrock.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters:

typeset