Batman #289 (DC, 1977 — Cover A)
DC Comics · Batman (1940-2011) · 17 pages · Published 1977-07-06
- David Vern Reed — Writer
- Mike Grell — Penciller
- Mike Grell — Cover Artist
- Vince Colletta — Inker
- Jerry Serpe — Colorist
"Skull" Dugger suffers from anhedonia, a psychological condition that robs him of the ability to experience joy, so he builds a machine that will allow him to feel it -- by robbing joy and life from others at their moment of greatest pleasure; Batman succumbs to the machine.
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