Nov. '86 - Detective Comics # 568

Just like the Batman that was published in November '86, this issue felt like a fill-in. It had already been announced that Mike W. Barr and Alan Davis would be taking over the title. This was just something to keep the title going until their run could start. I would have much preferred another month or two of Doug Moench writing instead of what we got.

The villain this issue was Penguin. His latest crime was stealing birds that were genetically changed to be huge. He of course fails at the end and was defeated rather easily. This was also a Legends crossover, again dealing with the concept of heroes and whether they were necessary in society or a hindrance, holding people back from developing their own potential.

All in all, a unremarkable issue. The Barr/Davis run was much looked forward to!