Detective Comics #163
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Man Who Feared Metal!", a fugitive with a metallic splinter embedded in his skull—left by an explosion—finds himself trapped by a strange, magnetic affliction that makes metal his greatest danger. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Jim Mooney with inks by Charles Paris, this 1950 tale from Detective Comics #163 explores the eerie consequences of a single, fateful accident. The cover, by Win Mortimer, captures the tension of a man on the edge, both literally and figuratively.
In "The Man Who Feared Metal!", a fugitive with a metallic shard embedded in his skull must evade capture while avoiding all things metal—thanks to the strange magnetic force the shrapnel now exerts. As his survival hinges on staying clear of steel and iron, the line between danger and desperation blurs in this gripping 1950 tale from Detective Comics #163.
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Reprinted in Batman Archives #8 (2012), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2019)
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