Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Batman #118

Sep 1958 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Battle of Police Island!”

In "The Battle of Police Island!", Batman finds himself transformed after a lightning strike sends him plunging into the harbor—only to awaken with the shocking ability to breathe underwater, turning him into a human fish. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff, with inks by Charles Paris and letters by Pat Gordon, this 1958 classic sees the Caped Crusader grappling with his new aquatic form in a story that pushes his detective instincts to the limit. The cover, by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye, captures the moment of his shocking transformation.

writer Bill Finger · artist Sheldon Moldoff · inker Charles Paris · letterer Pat Gordon · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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Full credits

writer Bill Finger

artist Sheldon Moldoff

inker Charles Paris

letterer Pat Gordon

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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While chasing down a wanted criminal, Batman is struck by lightning and falls into the harbor. When he rises out of the water, he discovers that he cannot breathe air and has literally become a human fish.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).