Batman: Collected Legends of the Dark Knight

([April] 1994)

Batman: Collected Legends of the Batman (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Blades (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Tim Sale (credited)

Inks

Tim Sale (credited)

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Indexer Notes

Section title page illustrated with a detail from the cover of Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1989 series) #32.

Blades, Part One (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script

James Robinson (credited)

Pencils

Tim Sale (credited)

Inks

Tim Sale (credited)

Colors

Steve Oliff (credited)

Letters

Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; The Cavalier (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

Batman seeks the mysterious Mr. Lime, who is killing old people, while Hudson Pyle, a stunt man, debuts as the Cavalier, Gotham's latest costumed vigilante.

Reprints

• from Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1989 series) #32 (Late June 1992)

Blades, Part Two (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script

James Robinson (credited)

Pencils

Tim Sale (credited)

Inks

Tim Sale (credited)

Colors

Steve Oliff (credited)

Letters

Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; The Cavalier; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis

Batman still seeks the mysterious Mr. Lime, while the Cavalier secretly steals for Randolph Salt, who is blackmailing Ellen, with whom the Cavalier has fallen in love.

Reprints

• from Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1989 series) #33 (Early July 1992)

Indexer Notes

Additional page added to the story due to the original page 4 being expanded into a 2-page spread.

Blades, Part Three (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

James Robinson (credited)

Pencils

Tim Sale (credited)

Inks

Tim Sale (credited)

Colors

Steve Oliff (credited)

Letters

Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; The Cavalier; Mr. Lime; Joker (cameo)(flashback); Riddler (cameo)(flashback); Hugo Strange (cameo)(flashback); Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

Batman finds and stops Mr. Lime. The Cavalier kills Randolph Salt and then defeats an injured Batman. Since Batman couldn't put him out of his misery, Cavalier commits suicide at the hands of Gotham's finest.

Reprints

• from Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1989 series) #34 (Late July 1992)

Indexer Notes

The splash/story title page is the next to last page.

Legend of the Dark Mite (Table of Contents: 7)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Kevin O'Neill (credited)

Inks

Kevin O'Neill (credited)

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Indexer Notes

Section title page illustrated with a detail from the story in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1992 series) #38.

Legend of the Dark Mite (Table of Contents: 8)

Bat-Mite; Batman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant (credited)

Pencils

Kevin O'Neill (credited)

Inks

Kevin O'Neill (credited)

Colors

Olyoptics (credited)

Letters

John Workman (credited)

Genre

superhero; satire-parody

Characters

Batman; Bat-Mite

Synopsis

Batman hears from a drug-crazed crook about an encounter with an other-dimensional admirer of Batman: the Bat-Mite.

Reprints

• from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1992 series) #38 (October 1992)

Hothouse (Table of Contents: 9)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

P. Craig Russell (credited)

Inks

P. Craig Russell (credited)

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Indexer Notes

Section title page illustrated with a detail from the cover of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1992 series) #42.

Hothouse, Part One (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

John Francis Moore (credited)

Pencils

P. Craig Russell (credited) (signed as PCR)

Inks

P. Craig Russell (credited) (signed as PCR)

Colors

Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (credited) (see notes)

Letters

Bill Pearson (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Pamela Isley [Poison Ivy]; Captain James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis

Poison Ivy is back and Batman thinks she is up to her old tricks.

Reprints

• from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1992 series) #42 (February 1993)

Indexer Notes

This story is presented in 9 parts, labeled, with subtitles: The University, The Office, The Greenhouse, The Brownstone, The Cave, The Beacon, The Warehouse, The Restaurant, and The Greenhouse.

An editorial note in the original issue credits Lovern Kindzierski with personally coloring this story along with his studio, Digital Chameleon; the studio is credited alone on the title page.

Hothouse, Part Two (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

John Francis Moore (credited)

Pencils

P. Craig Russell (credited)

Inks

P. Craig Russell (credited)

Colors

Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (credited)

Letters

Bill Pearson (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Pamela Isley [Poison Ivy]; Captain James Gordon

Synopsis

Batman beats Ivy's spell and sends her back to the asylum.

Reprints

• from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1992 series) #43 (March 1993)

Indexer Notes

This story is presented in 9 parts, labeled 10 - 18, with subtitles: The Courthouse, The Rooftop, The Morgue, The Park, The Street, The Manor, The Cottage, The Greenhouse, and The Asylum.

In The Cottage, the cover of a research paper gives Pamela Isley's middle name as "Elizabeth" rather than the usual "Lillian". The latter is also given in narration in The Courthouse.

An editorial note in the preceding original issue credits Lovern Kindzierski with personally coloring this story along with his studio, Digital Chameleon; the studio is credited alone on the final page of the story.