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Detective Comics (1937-2011)
Detective Comics (1937-2011) #469
“…BY DEATH’S EERIE LIGHT!” 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 Dr. Phosphorus.
18 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 4, 1977
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Steve Englehart
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Steve Englehart went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. After a stint in the Army, he moved to New York and began to write for Marvel Comics. That led to long runs on Captain America, The Hulk, The Avengers, Dr. Strange, and a dozen other titles. Midway through that period he moved to California (where he remains), and met and married his wife Terry.
He was finally hired away from Marvel by DC Comics, to be their lead writer and revamp their core characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern). He did, but he also wrote a solo Batman series (immediately dubbed the "definitive" version) that later became Warner Brothers' first Batman film (the good one).
After that he left comics for a time, traveled in Europe for a year, wrote a novel (The Point Man™), and came back to design video games for Atari (E.T., Garfield). But he still liked comics, so he created Coyote™, which within its first year was rated one of America's ten best series. Other projects he owned (Scorpio Rose™, The Djinn™) were mixed with company series (Green Lantern [with Joe Staton], Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four). Meanwhile, he continued his game design for Activision, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Brøderbund.
And once he and Terry had their two sons, Alex and Eric, he naturally told them stories. Rustle's Christmas Adventure was first devised for them. He went on to add a run of mid-grade books to his bibliography, including the DNAgers™ adventure series, and Countdown to Flight, a biography of the Wright brothers selected by NASA as the basis for their school curriculum on the invention of the airplane.
In 1992 Steve was asked to co-create a comics pantheon called the Ultraverse. One of his contributions, The Night Man, became not only a successful comics series, but also a television show. That led to more Hollywood work, including animated series such as Street Fighter, GI Joe, and Team Atlantis for Disney.
Steve Englehart went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. After a stint in the Army, he moved to New York and began to write for Marvel Comics. That led to long runs on Captain America, The Hulk, The Avengers, Dr. Strange, and a dozen other titles. Midway through that period he moved to California (where he remains), and met and married his wife Terry.
He was finally hired away from Marvel by DC Comics, to be their lead writer and revamp their core characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern). He did, but he also wrote a solo Batman series (immediately dubbed the "definitive" version) that later became Warner Brothers' first Batman film (the good one).
After that he left comics for a time, traveled in Europe for a year, wrote a novel (The Point Man™), and came back to design video games for Atari (E.T., Garfield). But he still liked comics, so he created Coyote™, which within its first year was rated one of America's ten best series. Other projects he owned (Scorpio Rose™, The Djinn™) were mixed with company series (Green Lantern [with Joe Staton], Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four). Meanwhile, he continued his game design for Activision, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Brøderbund.
And once he and Terry had their two sons, Alex and Eric, he naturally told them stories. Rustle's Christmas Adventure was first devised for them. He went on to add a run of mid-grade books to his bibliography, including the DNAgers™ adventure series, and Countdown to Flight, a biography of the Wright brothers selected by NASA as the basis for their school curriculum on the invention of the airplane.
In 1992 Steve was asked to co-create a comics pantheon called the Ultraverse. One of his contributions, The Night Man, became not only a successful comics series, but also a television show. That led to more Hollywood work, including animated series such as Street Fighter, GI Joe, and Team Atlantis for Disney.
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September 25, 2025
doctor phosphorous-
batman's greatest villain who
wears cut off jean shorts
batman's greatest villain who
wears cut off jean shorts
July 23, 2025
”….By Death’s Eerie Light!” has art by a very early Walt Simonson.
Batman returns home in time to see Alfred collapse. He takes them to the hospital.
At the hospital he meets Jim Gordon who shows him a note saying that Dr. Phosphorus has caused lots of citizens to fall sick.
Batman figures out that it’s in the drinking water. At the Gotham Reservoir he meets Dr. Phosphorus. The Dr. has soaked in the water which the citizens have drunk. This is why they are getting sick. They fight. The Dr. leaves him alive.
This story is 3 stars.
”The Origin of Dr. Phosphorus” has the Dr. attacking an old college (who doesn’t recognize him cause he’s glowing and green and his skin is see through).
Inspecting an under funded nuclear plant led to the Dr.’s condition and his need for revenge.
Another straightforward origin story. 3 stars
Batman returns home in time to see Alfred collapse. He takes them to the hospital.
I always appreciate the panel arrows when you have an odd layout!
At the hospital he meets Jim Gordon who shows him a note saying that Dr. Phosphorus has caused lots of citizens to fall sick.
Batman figures out that it’s in the drinking water. At the Gotham Reservoir he meets Dr. Phosphorus. The Dr. has soaked in the water which the citizens have drunk. This is why they are getting sick. They fight. The Dr. leaves him alive.
This story is 3 stars.
”The Origin of Dr. Phosphorus” has the Dr. attacking an old college (who doesn’t recognize him cause he’s glowing and green and his skin is see through).
Inspecting an under funded nuclear plant led to the Dr.’s condition and his need for revenge.
Another straightforward origin story. 3 stars
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