Published: May 1977
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Story Featuring Batman
"Gotham City is to blame for turning me into living phosphorus!"
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
Story Featuring Wonder Woman , Ad Featuring Hostess Cup Cakes
Wonder Woman captures three people hunting for the Maltese Cupcake, though it is unclear that any of them has committed a crime.
Inside front cover.
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.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Dr. Phosphorus visits an old colleague and explains how he became a monster when the reactor core at a nuclear power plant in which they both invested exploded and that he now plans to take his revenge on all those he blames, particularly City Council Chairman Rupert Thorne.
average # copies per issue, previous year - 148,000
Letter Column Featuring Batman's Hot-Line
Letters of comment from Craig Boldman, Mike Christiansen and Brian Uhlenbrock.
In-House Column Featuring Daily Planet
Information on Isis #5, Secrets of Haunted House #6, comics on sale the week of February 28th and Mini-puzzle #4.
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