- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Bob Kane
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
This is the book cover under the dust jacket, with an illustration of Batman taken from the cover of Detective Comics #33.
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Inside front dust jacket listing stories included in this collection.
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Bob Kane
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Front end pages image of Batman from the cover of Detective Comics #27.
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Bob Kane
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Title page with small illustration of Batman taken from the cover of Detective Comics #27.
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Indicia listing publisher credits with panel illustrations from "The Scoop of the Century!" from Batman #49.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley
- Inks
- George Roussos
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth
Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations, all from "Accidentally On Purpose" from Detective Comics #83.
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bat rope; revolvers
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane)
- Inks
- Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bob Kane
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (introduction); Mr. Lambert (introduction, death); Lambert (introduction, Mr. Lambert's son); un-named Police Sergeant (introduction); Steven Crane (introduction, death); Crane's butler (introduction); Paul Rogers (introduction); Alfred Stryker (villain, introduction, death); Jennings (villain, introduction, Stryker's assistant)
- Synopsis
- In his first case, the Bat-Man investigates the murder of a chemical tycoon, discovering that one of his partners murdered him to steal the secret contracts that would leave him as the sole owner of the Apex Chemical Corporation.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Apex Chemical Corporation
Named "Bat-Man" in the story.
This is not a reprint of this story as originally published. Instead, it is a redrawn (traced), re-lettered, and censored copy which was originally published in Detective Comics 387. A notable change is that the murder victim on page 2, panel 2 does not have a knife jutting out of his back, as he did in the originally-published version of this story.
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Kane (signed); Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Thomas Wayne (Bruce's father, death, flashback); Martha Wayne (Bruce's mother, death, flashback); Joe Chill (villain, un-named)
- Synopsis
- Bruce Wayne's parents are murdered by a cheap crook, and young Bruce vows to avenge their deaths by warring on all criminals.
- Reprints
The background inker and letterer credits were verified by Moldoff.
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley
- Inks
- Jack Burnley
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- flashlights; machine guns; safes
Art credits verified by Jack Burnley.
- Script
- Don C. Cameron
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- George Roussos
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Henry Corliss (jewelry store owner); John Kling (stockbroker); Dr. Goodwin (villain); Biff Bannon [also called Biff Bannister] (villain, gang boss)
- Synopsis
- Endeavoring to lose some weight, Alfred goes on an exercise program at an out of the way place in the country. While he is gone, the Caped Crusaders face an evil doctor, who uses a certain potion that allows him to control the actions of people and, in the end, are saved by a mysterious "thin man" who knows their secret identities.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Bat Cave; Batmobile; Batplane (mention only); Gotham City; Kling & Huggins Storckbrokers
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale (introduction); The Mad Hatter (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon
- Synopsis
- While Batman and Robin track the Mad Hatter, they must also contend with photographer Vicki Vale who is out to prove that Batman is Bruce Wayne.
- Reprints
Inker credits per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the inker as Lew Sayre Schwartz.
- Pencils
- Win Mortimer
- Inks
- Win Mortimer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
- Reprints
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman (villain) [Selina Kyle]; John Jarrow (diamond miner, villain)
- Synopsis
- Catwoman steals a diamond shipment and is tracked by Batman and Robin to a tropical jungle island. Once there, they find that she is working with diamond miners. When the miners capture the Dynamic Duo, Catwoman sets them loose in the jungle, clad only in animal furs, to be hunted by the wild cats under her control.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Batplane; Catplane
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Illustration taken from "The Batman of Tomorrow!" from Detective Comics #216.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang; Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- Charles Paris; Stan Kaye; Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations from Detective Comics #211 (Jungle Batman, Catwoman small headshot), #216 (Batman small headshot), World's Finest Comics #94 (sad Batman and Robin, Superman small headshot), and Batman #181 (Poison Ivy kissing Batman).
Curiously, two of the illustrations in this Part 2 introduction were from "The Jungle Cat Queen!" from Detective Comics #211, which was included in Part 1 of this collection. The Part 2 introduction mentions that Catwoman was written out of the Batman stories for a time.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Win Mortimer
- Inks
- Win Mortimer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman (of the Future) [Brane Taylor]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman (of the Future) [Brane Taylor]; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Jackson Barrow (wealthy banker); Martin Vair (villain)
- Synopsis
- When Bruce Wayne injures his arm, to keep Vicki from discovering that Batman has the same problem, the Caped Crusader seeks out the Batman of the Future to step in for him.....almost with disastrous results!
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Bat-Cave; Batmobile; Truth-Vapor
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff (Batman figure)
- Inks
- Stan Kaye; Sheldon Moldoff (Batman figure)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Superman]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Powerman (a robot, introduction); Lex Luthor (villain)
- Synopsis
- When Luthor develops a liquid kryptonite gun, Superman replaces Batman with a new partner, Powerman. The Caped Crusader, hurt by the change, believes that Powerman has some sort hold over the Man of Steel, not realizing Superman has a motive in mind for his own protection from the criminal genius, Lex Luthor!
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Daily News; kryptonite; Metropolis; Wayne Mansion
Silver Age origin of the Superman-Batman Team.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp (and logo?)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]
- Reprints
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Greene; Jimmy Packer; VILLAINS: Frank Fenton; Smiler [Roland Meacham]
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (signed as Infantino)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (signed as Anderson)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Trouble between the Dynamic Duo! Is she the cause?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Go-Go Checks
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (introduction); Ivy's gang (villains); Dragon Fly (villain); Silken Spider (villain); Tiger Moth (villain)
- Synopsis
- While Bruce and Dick are attending an art show, a woman shows up, claiming to be the greatest criminal of those currently residing in Gotham.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Gotham City
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (signed)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Meet the new Batgirl!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Go-Go Checks
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (October 2007).
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Sid Greene
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Out of the super-star studded firmament of Gotham City, where Batman and Robin shine supreme as masked manhunters-- burst a brand new luminary-- Batgirl!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (introduction, origin); Killer Moth (villain); Pupa; Larva; Alfred Pennyworth; Burton Talbot
- Synopsis
- While Barbara is on her way to a costume party dressed as Batgirl, she runs across Killer Moth attacking Bruce Wayne and joins the battle.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Batcave; Batcycle; Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham City Police Headquarters; Gotham City Public Library; Mothmobile; Wayne Manor
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Story in two parts of 7.5 pages each.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Neal Adams; Marshall Rogers; Alan Davis
- Inks
- Dick Giordano; Terry Austin; Paul Neary
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Joker; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]
Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations from Detective Comics #395 (Batman hallucinating, Batman punching criminal), #474 (Batman looking down, Joker small headshot, Deadshot small headshot), and #574 (Batman small headshot).
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Neal Adams
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Job Number
- S-309
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I offer you immortality -- or instant death! Choose, Batman -- Now!
- Genre
- horror-suspense; superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Delores Muerto; falcon; wolves
- Synopsis
- Delores Muerto, accompanied by her deadly falcon and ferocious wolves, has Batman trapped in the basement of an ancient Mexican monastery.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- falcons; Mexico; monastery; mystery; wolves
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007].
Cover Illustrates "The Secret of the Waiting Graves".
- Script
- Denny O'Neil (credited)
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- S-250
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A bleak hillside on central Mexico... a pair of open graves... and the shadow of the dread... Batman
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- horror-suspense; superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Juan Muerto; Dolores Muerto; Pedro Valdes; Manuel
- Synopsis
- Bruce Wayne is invited to a grand fiesta by Mexican socialites Juan and Dolores Muerto. As Batman, he thwarts the assassination of one of the guests and finds that the Muertos have discovered the secret of immortality.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- aristocracy; burial ground; death; falcons; frequently reprinted story; illusions; immortality; Mexico; mystery; wolves
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
First line is completed by the feature logo illustration.
"Muerto", fittingly, is the Spanish word for "dead" or "deceased person".
Described as "Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams' First Tale of the Dark Knight" on the cover of Millennium Edition: Detective Comics No. 395 (DC, 2000 Series) June 2000.
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood (original printing)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Archie Goodwin (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Eve Dancer; Robin [Dick Grayson] (head shot); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (head shot); Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (head shot); Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (head shot); The Guardian [Jim Harper] (head shot)
- Reprints
- Script
- Archie Goodwin
- Pencils
- Alex Toth
- Inks
- Alex Toth
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Alex Toth
- Editing
- Archie Goodwin (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
- Job Number
- L-325
- 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
With due homage to Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, and Neal Adams.
- Pencils
- Marshall Rogers
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood (original printing)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Marshall Rogers
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (original printing)
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- S-2724
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Deadshot [Floyd Lawton] (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy] (cameo); Harlequin [Duela Dent] (cameo image); Rupert Thorne; Hugo Strange (ghost); Silver St. Cloud; James Gordon; Joker (last panel cameo)
- Synopsis
- With Penguin's unwilling help, Deadshot escapes from prison and seeks revenge on Batman, but a giant typewriter proves his undoing.
- Reprints
This is the second appearance of Deadshot, he previously appeared in Batman #59 (June-July 1950).
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Frank Miller
- Inks
- Steve Mitchell
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (original printing)
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Len Wein (editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Christmas Eve in Gotham: First, a layer of pale snow had touched the city, and now sleet slants across the streets from the North...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Matty Lasko; Boomer Katz; Mister Jackson; "Fats" Morgan; Al; Louie
- Synopsis
- Batman stops a mob from stealing the day's receipts from a department store with the help of Boomer Katz, a paroled robber, and the light from a Nativity star.
- Reprints
Set in Gotham City at Christmas Eve.
- Pencils
- Michael Golden
- Inks
- Michael Golden
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- C-719
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wrath; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Grayle Hudson
- Reprints
Golden inker credit per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Mike DeCarlo as the inker for this cover.
- Pencils
- Marshall Rogers
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Illustration taken from "The Deadshot Ricochet" from Detective Comics #474.
- Script
- Mike W. Barr
- Pencils
- Michael Golden
- Inks
- Mike DeCarlo; Michael Golden
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy (original printing)
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Job Number
- G-1043
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Wrath; Alfred Pennyworth; Grayle Hudson; Leslie Thompkins
- Synopsis
- If Batman is a force for good, there must be a balancing force for evil - Wrath.
- Reprints
Michael Golden inked pages 1-3, 7, 10, 19 (woman in panel 1 and panel 4), 22, 23 (panel 1 and 2), 29 (panel 2-4) and Mike DeCarlo did the rest. Breakdown per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Mike DeCarlo as the sole inker for this story.
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Sid Greene
- Characters
- Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
Illustration taken from "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!" from Detective Comics #359.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Graham Nolan; Tom Mandrake; J. H. Williams III
- Inks
- Cam Smith; Tom Mandrake; J. H. Williams III
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth
Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations from Detective Comics #633 (Batman with masked criminal), #711 (Bruce Wayne), and #821 (Small headshots of Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, and Batman).
- Pencils
- Alan Davis
- Inks
- Paul Neary
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin (original printing)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]
- Reprints
Color credits confirmed by Anthony Tollin.
- Script
- Mike W. Barr
- Pencils
- Alan Davis
- Inks
- Paul Neary
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy (original prining)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Origin); Robin [Jason Todd]; Leslie Thompkins; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Alfred Pennyworth
- Synopsis
- Spurred on by the acclaim for the treatment of Batman: The Dark Knight, O'Neil starts to re-write the Batman legend. This issue features an origin re-cap. Leslie Thompkins is shown to know Batman's secret ID.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Michael Golden
- Inks
- Michael Golden
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
- Script
- Peter Milligan
- Pencils
- Tom Mandrake
- Inks
- Tom Mandrake
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy (original prining)
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Tim Drake
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Inks
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Colors
- Bob LeRose (original printing)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bane
- Reprints
Has an additional black and white stiff paper partial cover overlay.
- Script
- Doug Moench
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy (original prining)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Sondra Kinsolving; Tim Drake [Robin]; Bane (villain); Black Mask (flashback); Metalhead (flashback); Riddler (flashback); Joker (flashback); Two-Face (flashback); Scarecrow (flashback); Mad Hatter (flashback); Zsasz (flashback); Firefly (flashback); Poison Ivy (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Bane breaks Batman's back.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Graham Nolan
- Inks
- Tom Palmer
- Colors
- Patrick Martin (original printing)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Dave Johnson
- Inks
- Dave Johnson
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
- Script
- Greg Rucka
- Pencils
- Rick Burchett
- Inks
- Rodney Ramos
- Colors
- Wildstorm FX (original printing)
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ethan; Hannah; Jeremy
- Synopsis
- While Batman pursues the members of the Lucky Hand Triad, an innocent family caught up in the chase fights for its life trapped in a car underwater.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Simone Bianchi (signed)
- Inks
- Simone Bianchi (signed)
- Colors
- Simone Bianchi (original printing)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
- Script
- Paul Dini
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III
- Colors
- John Kalisz (original printing)
- Letters
- Jared K. Fletcher
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Matthew Atkins; Ronald Edwards; Villains: Johnny Lange (dies); Facade [Erik Hanson]; Vanessa Ford
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Tom Mandrake
- Inks
- Tom Mandrake
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Illustration taken from "Identity Crisis" from Detective Comics #633.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Greg Capullo
- Inks
- Jonathan Glapion
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]
Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations, all from Batman #2 (2011 series).
- Pencils
- Greg Capullo (signed)
- Inks
- Greg Capullo (signed)
- Colors
- FCO Plascencia (original printing)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
Inker credits per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the cover inker as Jonathan Glapion.
- Script
- Scott Snyder
- Pencils
- Greg Capullo
- Inks
- Jonathan Glapion
- Colors
- FCO Plascencia (original printing)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings; Jimmy Betancourt; Comicraft
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Lincoln March; Bill; Rolf (villain)
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Bob Kane
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- Chip Kidd (Designer)
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
A faux cover for Detective Comics No. 27 Special Edition featuring a blown up image of Batman's cowled face from early issues of Detective Comics. Followed by a preface for "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Reimagined)" explaining how the reimagining came to be. See indexer notes for the story in the next sequence for details.
Table of contents reads "Cover art by Bob Kane, Cover design by Chip Kidd".
- Script
- Bill Finger (original script); Brad Meltzer (updated script)
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane)
- Inks
- Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Editing
- Chip Kidd (Designer)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (introduction); Mr. Lambert (introduction, death); Lambert (introduction, Mr. Lambert's son); un-named Police Sergeant (introduction); Steven Crane (introduction, death); Crane's butler (introduction); Paul Rogers (introduction); Alfred Stryker (villain, introduction, death); Jennings (villain, introduction, Stryker's assistant)
- Synopsis
- In his first case, the Bat-Man investigates the murder of a chemical tycoon, discovering that one of his partners murdered him to steal the secret contracts that would leave him as the sole owner of the Apex Chemical Corporation.
This is a reimagining of the first Batman story. Designed by Chip Kidd, it combines the original Bob Kane artwork from Detective Comics #27 (1937 series) with the script from the modernized version of the story that appeared in Detective Comics #27 (2011 series) written by Brad Meltzer (based on the original script by Bill Finger). The original art is blown up to a larger size, with only 1-3 panels per page. As a result, the art from original 6 page story is stretched across 29 pages.
Per the preface for this story, this is a special exclusive for this collection.
This appears to use the original art from Detective Comics #27 (1937 series), not the redrawn and censored version which has been reprinted in some places (including the first story in this collection). The initial murder victim does have the knife jutting from his back.
2 all black pages interspersed within "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Reimagined)" to offset a couple of panels that are blown up into 2 page spreads.
- Pencils
- Greg Capullo
- Inks
- Jonathan Glapion
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Rear end pages image of Batman from Batman #2 (2011 Series) "Trust Fall".
- Letters
- typeset
Inside rear dust jacket listing of other collections featuring Batman. Includes some of the books that were featured in the 5 page feature "Further Batman Essential Reading" plus a few others. No synopsis or cover reprints, just a listing title and creators.
- Script
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- Pencils
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- Inks
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- Colors
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- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes vintage illustration of Batman with the giant penny and dinosaur trophies in the Batcave. The illustration is not from one of the stories included in the collection.