The Man of Steel – Vol. 1 # 3A

The Man of Steel – Vol. 1 # 3A
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Key Category : 1st appearance

Key Reason : 1st app. of Magpie

Full Title : One Night in Gotham City

Plot : Superman travels to Gotham, where he witnesses Batman interrogating a thug. Superman, not agreeing with Batman’s vigilante approach, attempts to subdue Batman to be turned over to the police. Batman refuses, stating that if Superman disrupts an electronic field around Batman, a bomb somewhere in Gotham will be detonated killing an innocent person.As Batman explains about the crime in Gotham, Superman begins to see that Gotham is a very different place than Metropolis, and that a different approach is needed. The two team up for the first time to stop a villainess called Magpie, who steals bright, shiny (and valuable) objects, leaving deadly traps behind in exchange.After Magpie is brought into custody, Batman reveals that he was the innocent person that had the bomb all along. He was certain that with all of Superman’s gifts that he could spot a lie, but would not put someone else at risk.

Publisher : DC Comics

Pages : 32

Cover Date : 01/11/1986

Release Date : 01/08/1986

Characters : Batman (Bruce Wayne) | Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent) | Magpie (Margaret Pye)

Editor : Andrew Helfer | Dick Giordano

Cover Artist : John Byrne

Writer : John Byrne

Creator : John Byrne | Dick Giordano

Age : Modern

Genre : Action | Adventure | Super-Heroes