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Detective Comics#438
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Detective Comics #438

Dec 1973 · DC · 0.50 USD
“A Monster Walks Wayne Manor!”

Christine St. Clair shows her current file on Manhunter to her boss, Damon Nostrand. She fills him in on the fact that some of the bodies of the men that Paul Kirk has eliminated have his face and fingerprints, and all end up being stolen from the morgues by unknown parties. Christine learns that Kirk is a master of an ancient Japanese fighting discipline called Ninjutsu, and that Kirk must also have some kind of rapid healing abilities. After Christine leaves Nostrand's office, he burns up the files.

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writer Archie Goodwin · artist Simonson · inker Simonson · letterer Joe Letterese · letterer Walter Simonson · cover Mike KalutaMike Kaluta

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artist Simonson
inker Simonson
letterer Joe Letterese
cover pencils Mike Kaluta
cover inks Mike Kaluta

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Christine St. Clair shows her current file on Manhunter to her boss, Damon Nostrand. She fills him in on the fact that some of the bodies of the men that Paul Kirk has eliminated have his face and fingerprints, and all end up being stolen from the morgues by unknown parties. Christine learns that Kirk is a master of an ancient Japanese fighting discipline called Ninjutsu, and that Kirk must also have some kind of rapid healing abilities. After Christine leaves Nostrand's office, he burns up the files.

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