#OnThisDay in 1981 #Mirage debuted in #DetectiveComics #511 #KerryAustin embarks on #criminalCareer #usingAGem he acquires that #allowsHimToCastIllusions #Batman85 defeats him & destroys the jewel tho Austin crafts lenses from the fragments but later gets #roastedForDinner by #BrunoMannheim