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DC Comics   ·   Released Nov 1st, 1973

Detective Comics #437

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DEATHMASK!

An ancient mask of a South American god of death is being held in exhibition at the Gotham Museum. The legend behind the mask leads a series of men to wear the mask and they are all driven by it to kill, leaving Batman to learn the secret behind the mysterious mask. After investigating the background of some of the Museum's employees, Batman finally deduces the identity of the killer, who has used the mask as a mean to frame his colleagues and seize control of both the mask and and the museum, all for himself. In the final confrontation with Batman, the criminal tries to escape, but is crushed by a giant replica of the mask and the murder mystery ends as his life is claimed by the curse of the mask.

THE HIMALAYAN INCIDENT

Christine St. Clair, an Interpol agent, seeks a mysterious vigilante called Manhunter, aka Paul Kirk, a former big-game hunter. She learns from a man in Nepal of how Manhunter protected an idealistic anti-tyrant from assassination by a group of clones of Manhunter's, and then leaves, not knowing that the man she spoke to was Manhunter himself in disguise.

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Comic
Page Count
32 pages
Cover Price
$0.20
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Creators

Archie Goodwin
Writer, Editor
Archie Goodwin
Jim Aparo
Artist
Jim Aparo

Characters

Batman
Bruce Wayne
Batman
Earth-One
Christine St. Clair
Christine St. Clair
Prime Earth
James Gordon
James Gordon
Earth-One
Manhunter
Paul Kirk
Manhunter
Prime Earth

Key Events

First Appearance
Christine St. Clair Prime Earth

Collected In

  • Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 1
    Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 1
    Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 1 (1987 - 1988)
  • Detective Comics: 80 Years Of Batman Deluxe Edition HC
    Detective Comics: 80 Years Of Batman Deluxe Edition HC
    Detective Comics: 80 Years Of Batman (2019)
  • Dynamic Classics #1
    Dynamic Classics #1
    Dynamic Classics Vol. 1 (1978)
  • Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo Vol. 2 HC
    Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo Vol. 2 HC
    Legends of the Dark Knight
  • Manhunter: The Special Edition TP
    Manhunter: The Special Edition TP
    Manhunter Vol. 1 (1984)
  • Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson Deluxe Edition HC
    Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson Deluxe Edition HC
    Manhunter Vol. 1 (1984)
  • Manhunter: The Complete Saga TP
    Manhunter: The Complete Saga TP
    Manhunter: The Complete Saga (1979)
  • Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin HC
    Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin HC
    Tales of the Batman

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