Detective Comics #523 (DC, 1983 — Cover A)

DC Comics · Detective Comics (1937-2011) · 23 pages · Digital comic (DRM-free) · $1.99 · Published 1983-02-02 · Superheroes

Joey Cavalieri — Writer
Gerry Conway — Writer
Gene Colan — Penciller
Irv Novick — Penciller
Ron Randall — Inker
Tony DeZuniga — Inker
Ed Hannigan — Cover Artist
Dick Giordano — Cover Artist
Adrienne Roy — Colorist
Tom Ziuko — Colorist

Batman learns that Solomon Grundy is haunting the sewers of Gotham City with a gang of criminals. After stopping a riot at the site of a strike, Green Arrow notices two men who had fought each other acting chummy and tails one of them. He discovers that the man is part of a group that intends to throw Star City into chaos and then usurp leadership, with a plot created by their adviser, Lord Machiavelli. GA reveals his presence, whereupon Machiavelli calls upon his partner, the Executrix, to battle him with twin laser-torches.