Cover: Marshall Rogers & Terry Austin

Detective Comics #472

Sep 1977 · DC · 0.35 USD

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“I Am the Batman!”

In "I Am the Batman!", Hugo Strange takes control of Bruce Wayne’s life and auctions off the Batman’s secret identity—leaving Gotham’s streets in chaos. When Boss Thorne refuses to play along, he turns violent, while Silver, suspicious of the man posing as Bruce, calls on Dick Grayson to uncover the truth. Written by Steve Englehart and brought to life by Marshall Rogers’ striking art and Terry Austin’s sharp inks, this 1977 classic is a tense, psychological twist on the Dark Knight’s mythos, with a cover by Rogers and Austin that captures the story’s eerie intensity.

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writer Steve Englehart · artist Marshall Rogers · inker Terry Austin · colorist Jerry Serpe · letterer John Workman · cover Marshall Rogers, Terry Austin

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Full credits

writer Steve Englehart

artist Marshall Rogers

inker Terry Austin

colorist Jerry Serpe

letterer John Workman

cover pencils Marshall Rogers

cover inks Terry Austin

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Hugo Strange, who has taken over Bruce Wayne's life, offers to sell the Batman's secret identity to the highest bidder. But Boss Thorne doesn't want to play that game, and tries to beat the information out of Strange. Meanwhile, Silver, who suspects something is wrong with "Bruce," summons Dick Grayson, who as Robin, rescues Batman from Strange's captivity.

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