Cover: Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella

Batman #165

Aug 1964 · DC · 0.12 USD

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“The Man Who Quit the Human Race!”

In "The Man Who Quit the Human Race!", Batman confronts a shocking transformation when Governor Warner, revealed to be a mutant, chooses to abandon humanity after undergoing an experimental evolution. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff, with inks by Joe Giella and letters by Joe Letterese, this 1964 classic explores the chilling consequences of transcendence—penciled with bold precision by Carmine Infantino and inked by Giella on the cover.

writer Gardner Fox · artist Sheldon Moldoff · inker Joe Giella · letterer Joe Letterese · cover Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella

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Full credits

writer Gardner Fox

artist Sheldon Moldoff

inker Joe Giella

letterer Joe Letterese

cover pencils Carmine Infantino

cover inks Joe Giella

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When it is discovered that he is a mutant, Governor Warner agrees to step down from office and undergo an experiment that will allow him to quickly evolve. He does, and he becomes an entirely new species with contempt for the human race.

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