| Characters |
V: Dr. Hugo Strange; Batman; Rupert Thorne; Marko; Alfred Pennyworth; Silver St. Cloud; Joe Chill, Martha Wayne, and Thomas Wayne (in a dream) |
| Synopsis |
Bruce Wayne checks into the private hospital Graytowers to recover from injuries he sustained fighting Dr. Phosphorus, but he soon discovers that Hugo Strange is using the facility to turn the rich and influential patients into his mindless slaves. When Strange sics a venomous snake on Batman, which knocks the hero out, Strange uncovers Batman's secret identity. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Steve Englehart |
| Pencils |
Marshall Rogers |
| Inks |
Terry Austin |
| Colors |
Jerry Serpe |
| Letters |
John Workman |
| Notes |
return of Dr. Hugo Strange, also in 472; he sporadically cameos in the next few issues as a ghost. 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) #2 (January 1986) [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) #2/1980 |