Cover: Jim Aparo

Batman #331

Jan 1981 · DC · 0.50 USD

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“Closed Circuit!”

In "Closed Circuit!", Batman confronts the Electrocutioner, a vigilante who targets criminals released due to legal loopholes, delivering his own brand of lethal justice. As Gotham's streets grow colder, Bruce Wayne grapples with a rising threat to Wayne Enterprises, while Dick Grayson's investigation into the company uncovers unsettling truths. Marv Wolfman and Michael Fleisher deliver a tense, character-driven tale, with Irv Novick's dynamic art and Frank McLaughlin's inks bringing the shadows to life, all under Jim Aparo's striking cover.

writer Marv Wolfman · writer Michael Fleisher · artist Irv Novick · inker Frank McLaughlin · colorist Adrienne Roy · letterer Ben Oda · cover Jim Aparo

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Full credits

writer Marv Wolfman

writer Michael Fleisher

artist Irv Novick

inker Frank McLaughlin

colorist Adrienne Roy

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks Jim Aparo

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Batman faces a new villain, the Electrocutioner, who goes after criminals who have been freed on a technicality to mete out his own lethal brand of justice. Meanwhile, Bruce becomes concerned over a competitor to Wayne Entrprises, and Dick's investigation of Wayne Enterprises reveals some disturbing findings.

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