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Shadow of the Batman #1

DC · Series began 1985 · December 1985

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Dates

Cover date: December 1985
On sale: August 20, 1985
Pages: 44

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Marshall Rogers, Walter Simonsoninks: Marshall Rogers, Al Milgromcolors: Marshall Rogers, Jerry Serpeletters: Todd Klein, Ben Odascript: Steve Englehart, J. M. DeMatteisediting: Julius Schwartz, Paul Levitz

Stories

...By Death's Eerie Light! · 11 pages
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, Doctor Phosphorus.
The Origin of Dr. Phosphorus · Doctor Phosphorus · 6 pages
Doctor 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.
The Master Plan of Dr. Phosphorus! · 17 pages
Batman confronts Doctor Phosphorus at the new Gotham City offshore nuclear power plant.
Hell Park · 8 pages
Reverend Willy Gunther visits Gordon Sledge's version of Disneyland - Hell Park.

Reprinted in

Batman: Strange Apparitions (1999), Tales of the Batman: Steve Englehart (2020)