Shadow of the Batman #1 (1985) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Two Batman Classics	cover	2	pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Marshall Rogers; colors: Marshall Rogers; letters: Todd Klein	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Doctor Phosphorus [Alexander Sartorius]; Rupert Thorne; Silver St. Cloud
1	...By Death's Eerie Light!	comic story	11	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: M. Rogers; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Julius Schwartz	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Doctor Bell; Doctor Phosphorus [Alexander Sartorius] (villain)
2	The Origin of Dr. Phosphorus	comic story	6	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Jerry Serpe, Marshall Rogers; editing: Julius Schwartz	Doctor Phosphorus [Alexander Sartorius]; Dr. Bell; Rupert Thorne
3	The Master Plan of Dr. Phosphorus!	comic story	17	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Marshall Rogers; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Julius Schwartz	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Smiley Royal; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Doctor Bell; Doctor Phosphorus [Alexander Sartorius] (villain); Chief O'Hara; Rupert Thorne; Silver St. Cloud
4	Hell Park	comic story	8	script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Marshall Rogers; colors: M. Rogers; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Paul Levitz	Cain (host); Reverend Willy Gunther; June Gunther; Eddie Rogers; Gordon Sledge; Demian (Gordon's dog); Maxine; Leo

Collection	Year
Batman: Strange Apparitions #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-500-5	2000	On eBay ›
Tales of the Batman: Steve Englehart #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-9554-7	2020	On eBay ›

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