Legends of the Dark Knight #1 [Orange Cover]
(November 1989)

DC, 1989 Series
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Price
1.50 USD; 1.85 CAD
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1989-10-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Andy Helfer (credited as Andrew Helfer) (editor); Kevin Dooley (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1989 series) #1 [Blue Cover]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Outer cover in orange.

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Andy Helfer ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

The writer explains the logic behind the double cover and importance of the debut of a new Batman solo book, the first since 1940. This appears on the inside front (outer) cover.

Shaman, Part One of Five (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed Hannigan; George Pratt (painting, signed)
Inks
George Pratt (painting, signed)
Colors
George Pratt (painting, signed)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Traditional cover format with price and date, but inside outer cover for this issue. Dean Motter did the cover design and logo for this first arc.

Shaman, Book One (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Ed Hannigan
Inks
John Beatty
Colors
Richmond Lewis
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Thomas Woodley (villain, introduction); Tribal Shaman; Shaman's daughter
Synopsis
Bruce Wayne (pre-Batman) studies with a bounty hunter tracking a criminal in Alaska. He is saved by a Shaman who tells him a story about a bat and a raven, while wearing a ceremonial bat-mask.
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Indexer Notes

The Batman Year One story is expanded a bit in this storyline.

[Shocker Poster] (Table of Contents: 4)

Shocker / insert or dust jacket / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

This is a poster for the movie Shocker from Wes Craven.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Batman silhouette on back of outer cover.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Shaman, Part One of Five
    Batman
  4. 3. Shaman, Book One
    Batman
  5. 4. [Shocker Poster]
    Shocker
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Focus
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Batman
This issue was modified by
  • James Frail
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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