- Script
- ? (text)
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert
- Inks
- Andy Kubert
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Robbin Brosterman ? (design); typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; The Penguin; The Joker; Two-Face; Catwoman; Thomas Wayne; young Bruce Wayne; Martha Wayne
- Reprints
Front-cover portion has title, illustration, and DC brand. Front flap has blurb about title story. Back flap has bios of Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert, and Scott Williams. Back-cover portion has blurbs from IGN and Wired, text promoting contents, bar code, prices, and ISBN.
Inside covers, first two interior pages, and last two interior pages are solid black.
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert
- Inks
- Scott Williams
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Robbin Brosterman ? (design); typeset
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]
- Reprints
Half-title page and double-page title spread present book title and credits against enlarged panels from main story.
- Letters
- Robbin Brosterman ? (design); typeset
- Reprints
Copyright page has dedications to David Gaiman and Muriel Kubert, masthead, and indicia.
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Andy Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Catwoman [Selina Kyle; Cat-Woman]; Damian Wayne; Two-Face; The Penguin; The Joker; Poison Ivy; Ra's al Ghul; Barbara Gordon [Oracle]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mister Freeze; The Gentleman Ghost; The Mad Hatter; The Red Hood; The Riddler; others (indistinguishable)
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert
- Inks
- Scott Williams
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Robbin Brosterman ? (design); typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
First chapter-break page introduces Part 1 of main story with close-up panel detail. Subsequent chapter breaks use same piece of art but pull back slightly in focus.
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert
- Inks
- Scott Williams
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Jared K. Fletcher
- Editing
- Mike Marts; Janelle Asselin (assistant)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Selina Kyle [Sadie Kelowski; The Cat; Cat-Woman; Catwoman]; Joe Chill; Alfred Pennyworth; The Red Hood (silent cameo); Two-Face; Commissioner James Gordon; Barbara Gordon [Oracle]; The Riddler [Eddie Nigma; Eddie Nash]; The Joker; Jonathan Crane [Scarecrow] (silent cameo); Ra's al Ghul (silent cameo); Damian Wayne (silent cameo); Poison Ivy (silent cameo); Harley Quinn; The Gentleman Ghost (silent cameo); Mister Freeze (silent cameo); Harvey Bullock; Renee Montoya [The Question]; The Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Kirk Langstrom [Man-Bat]; Dick Grayson; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; others (indistinguishable)
- Synopsis
- A crowd of Batman's friends and foes gather for his memorial service. In voiceover, the Dark Knight is confused by what transpires. Selina Kyle is first to speak, describing how he died, but Alfred Pennyworth relates a far different version of his life and death.
- Reprints
Story was subtitled "The Beginning of the End" when originally published and credits included "special thanks" to Kurt Busiek.
Civilian names are only indexed when used in-story, due to non-continuity nature of the tale, or for clarification. Costumed identities are given even if not used in-story to aid in searches and identification. Selina Kyle is referred to by every name indexed.
Story continues in later sequence.
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert (signed) ("after Bob Kane")
- Inks
- Andy Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
The cover to Detective Comics (DC, 1939 series) #27 is homaged.
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert
- Inks
- Scott Williams
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Robbin Brosterman ? (design); typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
Second chapter-break page introduces Part 2 of main story with panel detail.
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert
- Inks
- Scott Williams
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Jared K. Fletcher
- Editing
- Mike Marts; Janelle Asselin (assistant)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson [Robin]; Alfred Pennyworth (silent cameo); Commissioner James Gordon (silent cameo); Barbara Gordon [Oracle] (silent cameo); Ragman (silent cameo); The Cavalier (silent cameo); The Red Hood (silent cameo); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (silent cameo); The Joker; Mister Freeze (silent cameo); Jonathan Crane [Scarecrow] (silent cameo); The Mad Hatter; The Penguin (silent cameo); Harley Quinn (silent cameo); Two-Face (silent cameo); Ra's al Ghul; The Riddler (silent cameo); Poison Ivy (silent cameo); Azrael [Jean-Paul Valley] (silent cameo); Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Clayface; Harvey Bullock; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Martha Wayne; Bane (silent cameo); Man-Bat (silent cameo); Talia al Ghul (silent cameo); Thomas Wayne; Joe Chill; Robin [Tim Drake] (silent cameo); others (indistinguishable)
- Synopsis
- Bat-Girl, The Joker, Superman, and others offer their versions of Batman's final moments. The spectre of Bruce Wayne that has been observing the proceedings recognizes the other spirit in his company and realizes what is happening.
- Reprints
Civilian names are only indexed when used in-story, due to non-continuity nature of the tale, or for clarification. Costumed identities are given even if not used in-story to aid in searches and identification.
Story continues from earlier sequence.
- Pencils
- Alex Ross
- Inks
- Alex Ross (painting)
- Colors
- Alex Ross (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Alfred Pennyworth; Batman (empty cowl)
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Andy Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert
- Letters
- typeset; ? (design)
- Editing
- Mike Marts; Janelle Asselin (assistant)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Selina Kyle [Catwoman]; The Penguin; The Joker; Bat-Mite; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Tim Drake]; Commissioner James Gordon; Two-Face; Ra's al Ghul; The Riddler; Poison Ivy; The Mad Hatter; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joe Chill
- Reprints
Designs for Batman, Catwoman, Penguin, Joker, and Bat-Mite are presented, along with rough and finished pencils for story pages.
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert
- Inks
- Scott Williams
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Robbin Brosterman ? (design); typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
Third chapter-break page introduces the next sequence with panel detail from main story.
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- Simon Bisley
- Inks
- Simon Bisley
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Mark Chiarello; Scott Peterson; Darren Vincenzo (assistant)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; The Joker; Lobo (cameo)
- Synopsis
- It's just another day at the studio as Batman and The Joker rehearse, perform, and schmooze about a fight scene.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert
- Inks
- Scott Williams
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Robbin Brosterman ? (design); typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
Fourth chapter-break page introduces the next sequence with panel detail from main story.
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- Mark Buckingham
- Inks
- Mark Buckingham
- Colors
- Nansi Hoolahan
- Letters
- Agustin Más
- Editing
- Mark Waid
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Inspector Stuart [real name unknown]; Paula Goldblum; Jason Woodrue (silent cameo flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (silent flashback); Robin [Dick Grayson] (silent flashback)
- Synopsis
- The imprisoned Poison Ivy is interviewed for potential placement in the Suicide Squad program.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert
- Inks
- Scott Williams
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Robbin Brosterman ? (design); typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
Fifth chapter-break page introduces the remaining sequences with panel detail from main story.
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- Mike Hoffman
- Inks
- Kevin Nowlan
- Colors
- Tom McCraw
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Editing
- Mark Waid
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Steve Jones; Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (image only); The Riddler [Eddie Nigma] (image only); The Joker (image only)
- Synopsis
- A documentary crew is in Gotham City to interview its notorious villains; Batman disapproves.
- Reprints
Story continues in following sequence. It and the sequence after next originally bookended three stories, one of which was the following.
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- Bernie Mireault
- Inks
- Matt Wagner
- Colors
- Joe Matt
- Letters
- Bernie Mireault
- Editing
- Mark Waid
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Riddler [Eddie Nigma]; Steve Jones
- Synopsis
- The Riddler tells the crew stories from the old days while scampering among giant props.
- Reprints
Story is subtitled "The Secret Origin of the Riddler" in first panel but not chapter-break or title pages. It continues from the previous sequence and into the next.
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- Mike Hoffman
- Inks
- Kevin Nowlan
- Colors
- Tom McCraw
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Editing
- Mark Waid
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steve Jones; John Constantine (cameo); The Joker (cameo)
- Synopsis
- The documentary crew concludes its filming with grimly laughable results.
- Reprints
Story continues from previous sequence.