Alter Ego #188 artist-Dave Cockrum Batman will need to use

Batman will need to use more than the world’s greatest detective skills to uncover the true identity of this mysterious mastermind before it’s too late

Collecting the epic adventures of Javi aka

chronicling Clark Kent’s journey from the cornfields of Smallville to the skyscrapers of Metropolis

who wears long robes and has wild gray hair

creating a revelatory portrait of a stormy love affair

Alter Ego #188 artist-Dave Cockrum Batman will need to useAlter Ego #188 is a special double size (160 page) issue with twin (flip) covers one for Marvel, one for DC celebrating 25 years of Alter Ego at TwoMorrows! The Marvel side includes David Armstrong's Comic Con mini interviews with John Buscema, Marie Severin, Jim Mooney, and George Tuska plus "Stan Lee's Dinner with Alain Resnais," as annotated by Sean Howe! On the DC side: Armstrong's short talks with Carmine Infantino, John Broome, Julius Schwartz,