Story: "When the Earth Dies! Chapter Two: Underworlds" (22 Pages)

Credits: Marv Wolfman (plot, script); Jim Aparo (pencils); Mike DeCarlo (inks); Adrienne Roy (colors); John Costanza (letters); Dan Raspler (associate edits); Denny O'Neil (edits)

Feature Character: Batman

Supporting Character: Vicki Vale

Villain: NKVDemon

Other Characters: Nikita Krakov, Anna Petrova, Aleksey (dies), Pyotr Pushkin (internal security), Nichola Andronikov (agriculture minister, dies; first appearance of latter three characters)

Comment: Continued from the previous issue, continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

Batman and the Moscow police continue their efforts to capture the NKVDemon, but before long he has struck again, claiming the lives of two more men from his hitlist and injuring Batman.