Comic Title: Detective Comics #588
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: July 1988
On Sale Date: April 5, 1988 Shipping Date April 5, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #2

Shipping Date April 5, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #137

Newsstand Date April 28, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #137

Copyright Date April 5, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Shipping Date April 5, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #752

Newsstand Date April 19, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #752

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "The Corrosive Man"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Batman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: John Wagner
Writer: Alan Grant
Artist: Norm Breyfogle
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Anthony Tollin

Reprinted In:
Legends of the Dark Knight:Norm Breyfogle Vol. 1 HC (2015)
Batman:The Dark Knight Detective Vol. 2 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #587; next appearance in Detective Comics #589)

Villain(s)

• Corrosive Man (last appearance in Detective Comics #587; next appearance in Detective Comics #589)
• Kadaver (first appearance; next appearance in Detective Comics #589)
• Webley (last appearance in Detective Comics #587; next appearance in Detective Comics #589)

Other Character(s)

• D.J. Dark (last appearance in Detective Comics #587; next appearance in Detective Comics #589)
• Willy and his partner (last appearance in Detective Comics #587; no further appearances)
• Several firefighters (Da Vinci named; no further appearances)
• A group of homeless men (Billy and Legs named; last appearance in Detective Comics #587; next appearance in Detective Comics #589)
• Dalton Walls (aka California; next appearance in Detective Comics #589)

Comments:
Night People Part Two

This story is continued from Detective Comics #587 and continues in Detective Comics #589.

Synopsis:
During a fire containing corrosive chemicals, escaped killer Derek Mitchel is transformed into the Corrosive Man. His very touch is destructive to man and material. He kills a firefighter and injures two cops before doing battle with Batman. The Caped Crusader is unable to subdue the Corrosive Man since he cannot touch him. Mitchel then makes his escape.

Meanwhile, a man obsessed with death named Kadaver meets with his henchman Webley. The henchman tells his boss that he killed a homeless man, but Kadaver explains that Webley murdered the wrong man. Webley is sent out to kill the correct target, Dalton Walls.

Webley finds the homeless men gathering together to stay warm. He identifies Walls and stabs him. Batman seeing the commotion while searching for Mitchel finds Webley holding the murder weapon.