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Publisher |
DC |
Artist |
Trevor von Eeden |
Artist |
Don Newton |
Artist |
Jose Delbo |
Artist |
Rich Buckler |
Writer |
J. M. DeMatteis |
Writer |
Cary Burkett |
Writer |
Bob Haney |
Writer |
E. Nelson Bridwell |
Artist |
Jim Aparo |
Inker |
Joe Giella |
Inker |
Kim DeMulder |
Inker |
Bob Smith |
Inker |
Rodin Rodriguez |
Colorist |
Gene D'Angelo |
Colorist |
Adrienne Roy |
Colorist |
Bob Lerose |
Colorist |
Jerry Serpe |
Letterer |
John Costanza |
Letterer |
Ben Oda |
Letterer |
Milt Snapinn |
Letterer |
Shelly Leferman |
Published | January 1981 |
1. The Last laugh of Lady Lunar (written by Cary Buckett)When Metropolis was plagued by a villainess calling herself Lady Lunar, Batman and Superman noticed her powers resembled those of the Moonman. They went to Gotham City to interview NASA pilot Brice Rogers, who had been turned into the Moonman by passing through a comet's tail while orbitting the Moon. Rogers had no idea how a woman had come to possess his old powers, but pitied her suffering as he had.Batman traced Roger's old moon capsule to S.T.A.R labs, where it had been shipped from Houston as part of astronaut trainee Stacy Macklin's lecture on past lunar exploration. The lecture had been cancelled and the capsule moved to storage on the orders of Dr. Jenet Klyburn, the director of S.T.A.R. Labs and an old friend of Superman's. Somehow, they concluded, the radiation had been reactivated and, however inadvertently, the doctor had become Lady Lunar.In the meantime, Lady Lunar had stolen an experimental bomb from S.T.A.R labs and rigged a timer to set it off. She intended to rid the Earth of the "filthy human parasites" who had dared loot the Moon. Batman went looking for Dr. Klyburn, while Superman searched for the bomb. Batman located Dr. Klyburn at her home, but it was a trap set by Lady Lunar. When Batman regained consciousness, he found he and Dr. Klyburn were bound hand-and foot. The doctor told Batman that she'd recognized the woman wearing the Lady Lunar mask and costume. It was Stacy Macklin, who had been working late into the night preparing her exhibit. When moonlight struck the capsule, it had erupted in a green glow, bathing Stacy in its rays. Dr. Klyburn had sent Stacy home, dazed but apparently unharmed. She'd cancelled Stacy's appearance and ordered the capsule removed for study. The next night, Lady Lunar made her first appearance. She used her mesmerizing power to pick Dr. Klyburn's brain, and discovered the existence of the prototype bomb.Superman reasoned he could reflect solar rays from...