{"id":33982,"date":"2026-05-04T01:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T01:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rustbeltcomics.com\/store\/index.php\/product\/detective-comics-402-1970-2nd-app-man-bat-1st-app-francine-langstrom\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:09:36","slug":"detective-comics-402-1970-2nd-app-man-bat-1st-app-francine-langstrom","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/rustbeltcomics.com\/store\/index.php\/product\/detective-comics-402-1970-2nd-app-man-bat-1st-app-francine-langstrom\/","title":{"rendered":"Detective Comics #402 (1970) 2nd app. Man-Bat, 1st app. Francine Langstrom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Detective Comics #402 (1970) 2nd app. Man-Bat, 1st app. Francine Langstrom<\/h1>\n

DC<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Grade<\/div>\n
5.0<\/div>\n
Very Good \/ Fine<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
KEY NOTE: 2nd app. Man-Bat, 1st app. Francine Langstrom<\/div>\n
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Comic Specifications<\/h2>\n
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Series Title<\/div>\n
Detective Comics<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Issue Number<\/div>\n
#402<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Publication Year<\/div>\n
1970<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Publisher<\/div>\n
DC<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Creatives<\/div>\n
Writer: Frank Robbins
Penciller: Neal Adams
Artist:
Cover: Neal Adams<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Format<\/div>\n
Comic<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Printing<\/div>\n
1st<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The Story<\/h2>\n

Kirk Langstrom appears again as the Man-Bat, this time he is forced to become the Batman’s enemy; After stealing a vial from a chemical company’s safe, much to Batman’s chagrin, Kirk returns to his lab above the Gotham Museum of Natural History; He believes he has finally found a mixture that can cure his transformation, until Batman bursts through the door in pursuit, causing him enough surprise to drop the compound onto the floor; With a screech of rage, Kirk fights off the Batman and leaps out the window; During his escape, he starts to evolve a leathery pair of wings that allow him to fly. ‘My Place In The Sun!,’ script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Vince Colletta; Speedy visits Robin at Hudson University; Robin begins to question if he should continue to be Robin. Letter from comics writer Martin Pasko.<\/p>\n

Condition Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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