Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #3
In "Transformation," a 1993 Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual, two brothers—one a priest, the other a criminal—are abducted by aliens and return changed, their personalities reversed. Now the former priest, transformed into the fanatical Cardinal Sin, descends on Gotham with a deadly mission, while his brother, the Samaritan, hunts him down. Written by Dennis O'Neil and illustrated by Mike Manley, Gray Morrow, Luke McDonnell, and Ricardo Villagrán, with inks by Manley, McDonnell, Morrow, and Villagrán, and colors by Digital Chameleon, the issue’s cover by Mike Manley captures the eerie shift in identity.
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Two brothers, a priest and a crook, are attacked by aliens. They survive, switching personalities. The priest, now Cardinal Sin goes to Gotham to kill a bishop, while his brother, Samaritan tracks him. Batman & Samaritan defeat Sin.
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