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- ↑ Batman: The Monster Men at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Batman: The Mad Monk at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Manning, Matthew K.; Dougall, Alastair, ed. (2014). "2000s". Batman: A Visual History. Dorling Kindersley. p. 286. ISBN 978-1465424563.
Writer/artist Matt Wagner utilized the Monster Men from [Batman #1] as well as their creator, Dr. Hugo Strange.
CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) - ↑ Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 291: "The second in his 'Dark Moon Rising' series, writer/artist Matt Wagner dug up another Golden Age gem in the person of the Mad Monk in this six-issue follow-up to Batman and the Monster Men."