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Cover: Curt Swan & Carmine Infantino & Ross Andru & George Klein & Joe Giella & Mike Esposito

DC Special #16

Apr 1975 · DC · 0.50 USD
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“Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb!”

In "Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb!", Batman confronts a shocking twist when Gorilla Grodd, masquerading as William Dawson, escapes prison and returns to Gorilla City to undergo a transformation. Using neo-magnetic radiation to turn his fellow gorillas into devoted followers, Grodd then sets his sights on Central City, aiming to seize political power through sheer charm. Written by John Broome and brought to life with dynamic art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella, this 1975 tale blends sci-fi menace with classic superhero showdowns. The cover, a collaborative effort by Curt Swan, Carmine Infantino, Ross Andru, George Klein, Joe Giella, and Mike Esposito, captures the spectacle in bold, expressive detail.

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Full credits

cover pencils Curt Swan
cover pencils Carmine Infantino
cover pencils Ross Andru
cover inks George Klein
cover inks Joe Giella
cover inks Mike Esposito

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Gorilla Grodd, disguised as William Dawson, is released from prison. He travels back to a Gorilla City, transforms back into his gorilla self and irradiates himself with neo-magnetic radiation which makes anyone that sees him love him. After seeing how well it works on his fellow gorillas he travels to Central City and tries to get himself elected governor. Flash defeats him by making use of solar flare radiation.

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