([June] 1989)

Warner Books, 1989 Series
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Price
15.95 USD; 21.50 CAD
Pages
356
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Warner Books Publication
Brand
W Warner Books
ISBN
0-446-39123-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780446391238 51595
Editing
Mike Gold (editor); Robert Greenberger (coordinating editor); Brian Augustyn (associate editor); Mark Waid (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Simultaneously published by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson (signed) (painting)
Inks
Walter Simonson (signed) (painting)
Colors
Walter Simonson (signed) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]

The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Title page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To Bob Kane and Bill Finger...
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Dedication page

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

Growing Up with the Greatest (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Giordano
Pencils
Bob Kane (Detective #27 cover); Carmine Infantino (Detective #366 cover); Sheldon Moldoff (Detective #255 cover); Ed Hannigan (Batman #368 cover); Joe Kubert (Detective #348 cover); Neal Adams (Detective #403 & Batman #241 covers)
Inks
Bob Kane (Detective #27 cover); Murphy Anderson (Detective #366 cover); Sheldon Moldoff (Detective #255 cover); Dick Giordano (Batman #368 cover); Joe Kubert (Detective #348 cover); Neal Adams (Detective #403 & Batman #241 covers)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Jason Todd]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Dick Giordano discusses his relationship with Batman and the process of choosing stories for this volume. Illustrated with cover reproductions.

Our Darkest Knight (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Gold
Pencils
Bob Kane (Batman #1 cover); Neal Adams (Batman #232 cover); Frank Miller (Dark Knight #1 cover)
Inks
Bob Kane (Batman #1 cover); Jerry Robinson (Batman #1 cover); Frank Miller (Dark Knight #1 cover); Neal Adams (#232 cover)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ra's al Ghul
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mike Gold discusses picking the stories in this volume in more depth. Illustrated with cover reproductions.

[Batman Versus the Vampire, Part One] (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Bob Kane; Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
Inks
Bob Kane; Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
?
Editing
Sheldon Moldoff

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Julie Madison; Dr. Trent; Monk
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title from Table of Contents. Sheldon Moldoff not credited on item.

[Batman Versus the Vampire, Part Two] (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Bob Kane; Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
Inks
Bob Kane; Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Sheldon Moldoff

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Julie Madison; Monk; Dala
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title from Table of Contents. Sheldon Moldoff not credited on item.

[Dr. Hugo Strange and the Mutant Monsters] (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)
Colors
Nansi Hoolahan
Letters
Jerry Robinson

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hugo Strange
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title from Table of Contents. Jerry Robinson not credited on item.

Knights of Knavery (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Jack Burnley
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
George Roussos

Genre
superhero
Characters
Joker; Penguin
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Jerry Robinson credited with pencils and George Roussos with inks on item. No writing credit given on item.

[1001 Umbrellas of the Penguin] (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph Greene
Pencils
Jack Burnley
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin
Reprints
  • from Batman and Robin Sunday (McClure Syndicate) 1946.02.10 - 1946.03.10

Indexer Notes

Title from Table of Contents. Writing uncredited on item.

The Origin of the Batman! (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joe Chill
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writing uncredited on item. Inking credited to Lou Schwartz on item.

The Birth of Batplane II! (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writing uncredited on item.

Operation "Escape"! (Table of Contents: 13)

Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
Shelly Eiber
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Jungle Cat-Queen! (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
Helen Vesik
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writing not credited on item.

The First Batman (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
Michele Wolfman
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lew Moxon; Joey Chill
Synopsis
Batman realizes that Joe Chill had been hired to kill his parents and that the real man responsible for his parents' deaths is still alive and free.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inks credited to Sheldon Moldoff and writing uncredited on item.

The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team (Table of Contents: 17)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
Daniel Vozzo
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writing uncredited on item.

Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writing uncredited on item.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
superhero
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13.33 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Helen Vesik
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blockbuster
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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Ghost of the Killer Skies! (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Heinrich Franz; Enemy Ace
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Lettering not credited on item.

Half an Evil (Table of Contents: 26)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
John Costanza ?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It is hushed, here... the only sounds are the muffled murmuring of swamp beasts and the gentle lap of water against grassy banks...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Two-Face (villain); Commissioner Gordon [James Gordon]; Arthur Reeves; Alfred Pennyworth; Billy the Tramp; Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); Boss Maroni (flashback)
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Batrope; GCPD Headquarters; Gotham City; Nautical Museum; Two-Face's coin; Wayne Foundation

Man-Bat Over Vegas! (Table of Contents: 27)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Robbins
Pencils
Frank Robbins
Inks
Frank Robbins
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1296
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Man-Bat; Francine Langstrom; Alfred Pennyworth
Reprints

The Batman Nobody Knows! (Table of Contents: 28)

Batman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Robbins
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1473
Genre
superhero
Reprints

Deathmask! (Table of Contents: 29)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Jim Aparo
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
Jim Aparo

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; James Gordon; Judd Thaxton; Austin Spires; Maxus Wingate
Reprints

Death Flies the Haunted Skies (Table of Contents: 30)

Batman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Alex Toth
Editing
Archie Goodwin (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Earlier, a flash storm had shattered this Spring evening in Gotham!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Eve Dancer; Mason Terrell; Doug Garth; Rick Halstrom; Ben Dancer; Benjy Dancer
Reprints
Keywords
Batarang; Gotham City; SPAD S.XIII

Indexer Notes

With due homage to Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, and Neal Adams.

There Is No Hope in Crime Alley! (Table of Contents: 31)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Julia Lacquement
Letters
?

Job Number
S-2177
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Leslie Thompkins; Alfred Pennyworth; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joe Chill
Reprints

Death Strikes at Midnight and Three (Table of Contents: 32)

Batman / text story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Marshall Rogers
Colors
Bill Wray
Letters
typeset
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At eight o'clock the special prosecutor died.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Anthony Toombs; Milo Lewes; Gimp Malone; Boilerplate Thomas; Bernie Sorrel; Benjamin
Reprints
Keywords
Batcave; Gotham City; Utility Belt; Wayne Foundation

Indexer Notes

Prose story with illustrations.

The Deadshot Ricochet (Table of Contents: 33)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart
Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Julianna Ferriter
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Synopsis
With Penguin's unwilling help, Deadshot escapes from prison and seeks revenge on Batman, but a giant typewriter proves his undoing.
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Bat-Mite's New York Adventure! (Table of Contents: 34)

Batman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
Reprints

A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay! (Table of Contents: 35)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Calendar Man; Two-Face (cameo); James Gordon; Dr. Douglas Dundee; Lucius Fox
Reprints

To Kill a Legend (Table of Contents: 36)

Batman / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Brennert
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-6870
Genre
superhero
Reprints

The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne! (Table of Contents: 37)

Batman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Brennert
Pencils
Joe Staton
Inks
George Freeman
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Endnotes (Table of Contents: 38)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Greenberger
Pencils
Bob Kane (Detective cover); Bernie Wrightson (Batman illustrations); Joe Staton (Catwoman illustration)
Inks
Jerry Robinson (Detective cover); Bernie Wrightson (Batman illustrations); Bob Layton (Catwoman illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustrated with the cover from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #38, and details from Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #7 and DC Super Stars (DC, 1976 series) #17.

Creating the Greatest (Table of Contents: 39)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Jerry Robinson (Detective #74 cover); Jim Mooney (Batman #60 cover); Sheldon Moldoff (Detective #241 cover); Curt Swan (Detective #263 cover); Gil Kane (Batman #178 cover); Carmine Infantino (Detective #355 & Batman #195 covers); Irv Novick (Detective #379 cover); Neal Adams (Batman #227 cover); Bernie Wrightson (Batman #320 cover); Ed Hannigan (Batman #362 cover); Pat Broderick (Detective #551 cover); Klaus Janson (Detective #553 cover); Jim Starlin (Batman #402 cover); Kevin Nowlan (Batman #412 cover)
Inks
Jerry Robinson (Detective #74 cover); Jim Mooney (Batman #60 cover); Sheldon Moldoff (Detective #241 cover); Stan Kaye (Detective #263 cover); Murphy Anderson (Batman #178 & 195 covers); Joe Giella (Detective #355 cover); Irv Novick (Detective #379 cover); Neal Adams (Batman #227 cover); Bernie Wrightson (Batman #320 cover); Dick Giordano (Batman #362 cover); Pat Broderick (Detective #551 cover); Klaus Janson (Detective #553 cover); Jim Starlin (Batman #402 cover); Kevin Nowlan (Batman #412 cover)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Biographies of the major creators featured in this volume, illustrated with cover reproductions from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #74 (April 1943), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #60 (August-September 1950), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #241 (March 1957), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #263 (January 1959), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #178 (February 1966), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #355 (September 1966), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #195 (September 1967), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #379 (September 1968), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #227 (December 1970), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #320 (February 1980), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #362 (August 1983), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #551 (June 1985), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #402 (December 1986), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #553 (August 1985), and Batman (DC, 1940 series) #412 (October 1987).

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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told
    Batman
  3. 2. ["To Bob Kane and Bill Finger..."]
  4. 3. Table of Contents
  5. 4. Growing Up with the Greatest
  6. 5. Our Darkest Knight
  7. 6. [Batman Versus the Vampire, Part One]
    Batman
  8. 7. [Batman Versus the Vampire, Part Two]
    Batman
  9. 8. [Dr. Hugo Strange and the Mutant Monsters]
    Batman
  10. 9. Knights of Knavery
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  11. 10. [1001 Umbrellas of the Penguin]
    Batman and Robin
  12. 11. The Origin of the Batman!
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  13. 12. The Birth of Batplane II!
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  14. 13. Operation "Escape"!
    Robin, the Boy Wonder
  15. 14. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
  16. 15. The Jungle Cat-Queen!
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  17. 16. The First Batman
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  18. 17. The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  19. 18. Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 1
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  20. 19. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
  21. 20. Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 2
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  22. 21. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
  23. 22. The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City!
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  24. 23. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
  25. 24. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
  26. 25. Ghost of the Killer Skies!
    Batman
  27. 26. Half an Evil
    Batman
  28. 27. Man-Bat Over Vegas!
    Batman
  29. 28. The Batman Nobody Knows!
    Batman
  30. 29. Deathmask!
    Batman
  31. 30. Death Flies the Haunted Skies
    Batman
  32. 31. There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!
    Batman
  33. 32. Death Strikes at Midnight and Three
    Batman
  34. 33. The Deadshot Ricochet
    Batman
  35. 34. Bat-Mite's New York Adventure!
    Batman
  36. 35. A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay!
    Batman
  37. 36. To Kill a Legend
    Batman
  38. 37. The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne!
    Batman
  39. 38. Endnotes
  40. 39. Creating the Greatest
  41. 40. ["A fiftieth anniversary celebration..."]
    Batman
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Pat Lang
  • John Monagle
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore