Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #1

(June 1992)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters:

Typeset

Foreword (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Patrick Leahy (United States Senator)

Letters:

Typeset

Batman #1 (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940)

The Legend of the Batman - Who He Is and How He Came to Be! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane; Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

Sheldon Moldoff

Editing:

Vincent Sullivan

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne

Synopsis:

Origin of Batman

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• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #33 (November 1939) [splash panel], #34 (December 1939) [remainder of story]
• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940) [story in this form]
which is reprinted
• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #33 (November 1939) [rest of story], #34 (December 1939) [splash panel]

[The Joker] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

Jerry Robinson

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin versus the Joker

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940)

[Professor Hugo Strange and the Monsters] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

Jerry Robinson

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Hugo Strange

Synopsis:

Batman battles Professor Hugo Strange and his monster men.

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940)

[The Cat] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

Jerry Robinson

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Cat [Selina Kyle; renamed Catwoman in Batman #2]

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin versus Catwoman

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940)

The Joker Returns (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

Jerry Robinson

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin once again take on the Clown Prince of Crime.

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940)

Batman #2 (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940)

[Joker Meets Catwoman] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

George Roussos

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Synopsis:

Joker and Catwoman both attempt to steal the Pharaoh's gems.

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940)

[Wolf, the Crime Master] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

Jerry Robinson

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adam Lamb [The Crimemaster]; Cyrus Craig

Synopsis:

A new master of evil rises to pluck the fruits of crime, only to be stopped by Batman and Robin.

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940)

The Case of the Clubfoot Murderers (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

Jerry Robinson (except pages 1 and 2)

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940)

The Case of the Missing Link (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

George Roussos

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940)

Batman #3 (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

George Roussos

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Puppet Master [Dmitri]; Dr. Craig

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin versus the Puppet Master.

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

The Ugliest Man in the World (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

George Roussos

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Carlson; Detective McGonigle; Larry Larrimore

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

The Crime School For Boys (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

George Roussos

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Big Boy Daniels; Pockets

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

The Batman Vs. the Cat-Woman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

George Roussos

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

The Batman Says: (Table of Contents)

Batman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Whitney Ellsworth

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940)

Indexer Notes

This is a one-page illustrated text feature in which Batman and Robin give the readers a law-and-order message.

Batman #4 (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Joker

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941)

The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

George Roussos

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker; The Crime Circus

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin take on the Joker and his Crime Circus.

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941)

Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Society (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

George Roussos

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blackbeard [Thatch]

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin go against pirates.

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941)

[Public Enemy No. 1] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

George Roussos

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jimmy "Red" McCoy; "Big" Costello

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941)

[Victory for the Dynamic Duo] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

George Roussos

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Stockton

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941)

Biographies (Table of Contents)

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Script:

Joe Desris

Letters:

?

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Genre:

biography

Indexer Notes

Creator biographies. Biographical material researched and written by Joe Desris.

[Cover reprints] (Table of Contents)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940), #2 (Summer 1940), #3 (Fall 1940), #4 (Winter 1941)

Indexer Notes

Four cover reproductions on the back cover.