Detective Comics #587 (1988) First Print
Detective Comics #587 is an issue of the Detective Comics series from DC, released June 1, 1988. Written by John Wagner with artwork by Norm Breyfogle. Notable appearances include Corrosive Man. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 2 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant covers.
NIGHT PEOPLE On a cold, rainy night, murderer Derek "Deke" Mitchell escapes from prison and seeks revenge against an old business partner named Kadaver. Moments later, a brutal murder occurs in Cardboard City, one of Gotham's many homeless communities. Batman, unaware of either of these events, spends the night foiling a cocaine smuggling at the Gotham docks, though he fails to capture the ringleader, Harlan Woolf. Mitchell is eventually spotted by the police and chased into a chemical dump-site adjacent to the docks. Unwilling to surrender, he hides among the barrels of toxic waste, but a freak bolt of lightning strikes the dump-site and ignites a massive explosion. The police, the news media, and Batman all believe Mitchell to have died in the explosion, but moments later, an inhuman figure rises from the chemical fires, bellowing in pain.
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of the Corrosive Man, a hitman who obtained a lethal touch after a chemical accident
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