Detective Comics 588 (Jul 1988) NM- (9.2)

Night People, Part Two: The Corrosive Man

Script: John Wagner; Alan Grant

Pencils: Norm Breyfogle

Inks: Norm Breyfogle

Colors: Anthony Tollin

Letters: Todd Klein

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; D. J. Dark; The Corrosive Man [Derek Mitchel] (villain); Da Vinci (firefighter, death); Willy (police officer); unnamed female police officer; Mr. Kadaver (villain); Webley; Legs (hobo); Billy (hobo); California [Dalton Walls] (hobo, death)

Synopsis: Rising from the explosion, Mitchel discovers he has the ability to burn through anything, and is dubbed "The Corrosive Man." Batman tries to stop Mitchel after he inadvertently kills a firefighter and burns 2 police officers, but Mitchel gets away. Blaming Kadaver for the circumstances which transformed him, Mitchel seeks him out to exact revenge. Meanwhile, Kadaver sends his aide Webley to kill a hobo named Dalton Walls.