"The Metamorphosis Machine!": Superman and Man-Bat team-up to take on the Atomic Skull and his Metamorphosis Machine at the Fortress of Solitude.
So... You're really a man who can assume a bat-like form! I take it you're the Man-Bat whom Batman has told me about--? Superman
DC Comics Presents #35 is an issue of the series DC Comics Presents (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1981.
Synopsis for "The Metamorphosis Machine!"
Superman and Man-Bat team-up to take on the Atomic Skull and his Metamorphosis Machine at the Fortress of Solitude.
Appearing in "The Metamorphosis Machine!"
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- SKULL
- Atomic Skull (Apparent death)
- Felicia (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
- Metamorphosis Machine
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Whatever Happened to Rex the Wonder Dog?"
Rex, the Wonder Dog and Danny Dennis go to Oscaloosa County, Florida. Rex encounters Detective Chimp and the two find the legendary Fountain of Youth. The water from the fountain gives the extraordinary animals renewed youth and vitality.
Appearing in "Whatever Happened to Rex the Wonder Dog?"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Detective Chimp
- Phillip Dennis
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Danny Dennis
- Sheriff Chase
Locations:
- Florida (Earth-One)
- Fountain of Youth
- Oscaloosa County
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- "The Metamorphosis Machine!" was reprinted in:
- Man-Bat appeared last in The Brave and the Bold #165. He appears next in Batman #341.
- Rex, the Wonder Dog, and Detective Chimp appeared last in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #46.
- Rex the Wonder Dog appears next in Green Lantern (Volume 3) #30.
- Detective Chimp appears next in Crisis on Infinite Earths #11.
Trivia
- The Atomic Skull's confrontation with the Flash from The Flash #293 is mentioned, but the issue number is not cited in an editorial note.
- The Atomic Skull boasts that he is "first" to break into the Fortress of Solitude. An editorial note is left to indicate that this is not true and cites the then-recent break-in of Brainiac, which occurred in Action Comics #514. Even prior to that issue, Brainiac violated the privacy of the Fortress in World's Finest #164, Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #130, and Superman Family #183. Though not mentioned, several other unauthorized intruders have broken into the Fortress prior to the events of this issue, including Lex Luthor (in World's Finest #100, Action Comics #407, and DC Special Series #26), Bizarro (in Superman #306), the Secret Society of Super-Villains (in DC Special Series #6), the Superman Revenge Squad (in Action Comics #381), Doctor Light (in Justice League of America #122), and Batman (in Action Comics #241, the Fortress of Solitude's very first appearance).
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