([July] 1996)

DC, 1996 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
14.95 USD; 20.95 CAD
Pages
180
On-sale Date
1996-05-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
1-56389-266-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941207636 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Bob Kahan (credited) (editor - collected edition); Archie Goodwin (credited) (editor - original series, group editor); Bill Kaplan (credited) (associate editor - original series)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding
squarebound; trade paperback
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

Collects Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1992 series) #39-40, 50, and 52-54.

Dark Legends (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Phil Winslade (credited)
Inks
Phil Winslade (credited)
Colors
Electric Pickle (credited)

Genre
superhero

Batman: Dark Legends (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Phil Winslade (credited)
Inks
Phil Winslade (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustrated with a modified detail from the cover.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
?

Mask, Part One (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bryan Talbot (credited, signed)
Inks
Bryan Talbot (credited, signed)
Colors
Olyoptics (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Joker; Catwoman
Reprints

Mask, Part One (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Bryan Talbot (credited)
Pencils
Bryan Talbot (credited)
Inks
Bryan Talbot (credited)
Colors
Olyoptics (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Doctor Mike Clayton
Synopsis
Batman finds himself hospitalized as an alcoholic and destitute Bruce Wayne. Apparently the entire Batman and rich Bruce Wayne part of his life has been a delusion.
Reprints

Mask, Part Two (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bryan Talbot (credited, signed)
Inks
Bryan Talbot (credited, signed)
Colors
Olyoptics (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Reprints

Mask, Part Two (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
Bryan Talbot (credited)
Pencils
Bryan Talbot (credited)
Inks
Bryan Talbot (credited)
Colors
Olyoptics (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Doctor Mike Clayton
Synopsis
Batman regains his senses and ends Dr. Clayton's elaborate scheme for revenge.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

There is a new page added between the original pages 5 and 6.

Images (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Bolland (credited) (signed as BOLLAND [Large B, Reversed N])
Inks
Brian Bolland (credited) (signed as BOLLAND [Large B, Reversed N])
Colors
Rachel Birkett (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Joker
Reprints

Images (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil)
Pencils
Bret Blevins (credited)
Inks
Bret Blevins (credited)
Colors
Digital Chameleon (credited)
Letters
Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker; Captain James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis
Retelling of first meeting of Batman & Joker in post-Crisis universe.
Reprints

Tao, One of Two (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Arthur Ranson (credited, signed)
Inks
Arthur Ranson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Reprints

Tao, Part One: Bat (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant (credited)
Pencils
Arthur Ranson (credited)
Inks
Arthur Ranson (credited)
Colors
Digital Chameleon (credited)
Letters
Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; H'Sien-tan; Shao-la; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis
Batman is faced with an old foe he first met as an apprentice of a Chinese Master.
Reprints

Tao, Two of Two (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Arthur Ranson (credited, signed)
Inks
Arthur Ranson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Reprints

Tao, Part Two: Dragon (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant (credited)
Pencils
Arthur Ranson (credited)
Inks
Arthur Ranson (credited)
Colors
Digital Chameleon (credited)
Letters
Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; H'Sien-tan; Shao-la
Synopsis
Batman finishes his battle with H'Sien-tan, the Dragon, defeating him and causing him to commit suicide.
Reprints

Sanctum (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Reprints

Sanctum (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Raspler (credited) (story, words); Mike Mignola (credited) (story)
Pencils
Mike Mignola (credited)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited)
Colors
Mark Chiarello (credited)
Letters
Willie Schubert (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman
Synopsis
Batman fights a ghoulish fellow in a mausoleum and has a vision or hallucination of some sort (perhaps).
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dark Legends
    Batman
  2. 1. Batman: Dark Legends
  3. 2. Table of Contents
  4. 3. Mask, Part One
    Batman
  5. 4. Mask, Part One
    Batman
  6. 5. Mask, Part Two
    Batman
  7. 6. Mask, Part Two
    Batman
  8. 7. Images
    Batman
  9. 8. Images
    Batman
  10. 9. Tao, One of Two
    Batman
  11. 10. Tao, Part One: Bat
    Batman
  12. 11. Tao, Two of Two
    Batman
  13. 12. Tao, Part Two: Dragon
    Batman
  14. 13. Sanctum
    Batman
  15. 14. Sanctum
    Batman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore