Cover: Jim Aparo

Detective Comics #469

May 1977 · DC · 0.30 USD

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“...By Death's Eerie Light!”

In "…By Death's Eerie Light!", Batman races to uncover the source of a sudden wave of sickness sweeping Gotham, leading him to the contaminated Gotham Reservoir and a shocking confrontation with the villain Dr. Phosphorus. Written by Steve Englehart and brought to life with striking visuals by Walt Simonson, Al Milgrom, and Jerry Serpe, this 1977 issue delivers a tense, grounded mystery with a chilling twist. The cover by Jim Aparo captures the story’s eerie atmosphere perfectly.

writer Steve Englehart · artist Walt Simonson · inker Al Milgrom · colorist Jerry Serpe · letterer Ben Oda · cover Jim Aparo

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Full credits

writer Steve Englehart

artist Walt Simonson

inker Al Milgrom

colorist Jerry Serpe

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks Jim Aparo

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When Alfred collapses, Batman discovers many more people are mysteriously becoming sick. The Dark Knight realizes that the Gotham City water supply has been contaminated, so he goes to the Gotham Reservoir and finds the person responsible for the contamination, Dr. Phosphorus.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).