(July 1980)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.40 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1980-04-24
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC [bullet]
- Barcode:
- 0709893117707
- Editing:
- Paul Levitz
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Miniseries
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (signed)
- Inks:
- Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- C-320
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Riddler; Penguin; Joker
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to John Byrne (pencils) and Dick Giordano (inks).
In the Beginning
Batman / comic story / 21 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Len Wein
- Pencils:
- John Byrne
- Inks:
- Jim Aparo
- Colors:
- Glynis Wein
- Letters:
- John Costanza
- Job Number:
- J-6567
Content Information
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Robin]; Robin; Alfred Pennyworth; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Lew Moxon; Commissioner James Gordon; Joe Chill; Leslie Thompkins (cameo); Philip Wayne; Mrs. Chilton; Harvey Harris; Amos Rexford; Clayface [Preston Payne]; Crazy-Quilt; Ra's al Ghul; Killer Moth; Tweedledum; Tweedledee; Two-Face; Scarecrow; Riddler; Penguin; Joker; Dr. Phosphorous; Mad Hatter; Catwoman; Spook; Hugo Strange; Calendar Man; Mr. Freeze; Clayface [Matt Hagen]; Poison Ivy; Gentleman Ghost; Sensei; Signalman
- Synopsis:
- After he receives in the mail the remnants of the Batman costume his father once wore and discovers its empty display case adorned with a threatening note, the Caped Crusader recalls the events that led to his becoming Batman and his earliest cases where he met James Gordon and brought the people responsible for his parents' deaths to justice.
- Reprints:
-
in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #2/1981 (Februari 1981) -
in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #2/1981 (uke 10 1981) -
in The Untold Legend of the Batman (K. G. Murray, 1982 ? series) #[nn] (1982) -
in The Untold Legend of the Batman [Batman Cereal Edition] (DC, 1989 series) #1 ([1989]) - in The Untold Legend of the Batman [MPI Audio Edition] (DC, 1989 series) #1 (June 1989)
-
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- R. J. Roper
- Dwayne Best
- Tony R. Rose
- Jerry Hillegas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
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