Batman kills Solomon Grundy at the end of this story. I wonder if it was easier for writers to do Grundy stories because he’s not human or alive so they could kill him off every time. There’s not even a real explanation of how he comes to Gotham.
The issue’s okay. DeZuniga’s inks aren’t the best for Colan. There are a lot of great faces and expressions, but the figures are too static. It’s like DeZuniga solidifies too much of Colan’s pencils. The figures jump out of the panels.
Conway’s spinning his wheels for a story–Alfred has a page of thought balloons about how Batman is basically just making himself miserable when he ought to be relieved following all the recent events. There’s even a couple wasted pages on Dick, just for filler.
Speaking of filler, Green Arrow fights some goofy villains in his backup. It makes little impression.
I’m sorry, but Solomon Grundy is just too powerful to be a Batman villian. There’s NO way Batman could kill him. He would rip Bats arms off and use them for toothpicks. Just my two cents…