CATALOG RECORD

Legends of the Dark Knight #16

DC · Series began 1989 · March 1991

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Dates

Cover date: March 1991
On sale: February 7, 1991
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Story arc: Venom

This is part 1 of 5. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: José Luis García-López, Trevor Von Eeden, Russ Brauninks: José Luis García-Lópezcolors: Steve Oliffscript: Denny O'Neil, Kevin Dooleyletters: Willie Schubert

Stories

Venom: Part One · 25 pages
Batman comes up short physically several times, once letting a young girl die. He takes muscle enhancers.

Publisher’s description

Batman rushes into a well to save a drowning girl. Batman can not gather the strength required to move a large item that leads to the girl, and the girl drowns. Taking responsibility for the girl's death, Batman confronts the girl's father. The father, who does not seem to be in mourning, offers Batman help so that this can never happen again. He offers Batman a pill that he is working on that will increase his strength. Batman accepts since he does not want someone else to die due to his lack of strength.

Reprinted in

Batman: Venom (1993), Batman: Venom (2012), Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight - Venom 1 (2025 Edition) (2025)