| Characters |
I & O & V: Doctor Phosphorous [Alex Sartorius]; Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; Dr. Bell |
| Synopsis |
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. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Steve Englehart |
| Pencils |
Walt Simonson |
| Inks |
Al Milgrom |
| Colors |
Jerry Serpe |
| Notes |
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. |
| Reprinted |
in Shadow of the Batman (DC, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985) [recolored]; in Batman: Strange Apparitions (DC, 1999 series) #nn ([November] 1999) [as recolored for Shadow of the Batman]; in Läderlappen (Semic Press AB, 1976 series) #13/1979 |
| Characters |
Doctor Phosphorous [Alex Sartorius]; Rupert Thorne; Dr. Bell |
| Synopsis |
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. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Steve Englehart |
| Pencils |
Walt Simonson |
| Inks |
Al Milgrom |
| Colors |
Jerry Serpe |
| Letters |
John Workman (partial letters on pages 1 & 6) |
| Notes |
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. |
| Reprinted |
in Shadow of the Batman (DC, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985); in Batman: Strange Apparitions (DC, 1999 series) #nn ([November] 1999); in Läderlappen (Semic Press AB, 1976 series) #1/1980 |