Batman: Knightfall #1 - Broken Bat [First Printing]
([November] 1993)

DC, 1993 Series
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Volume
1
Price
12.95 USD; 16.95 CAD
Pages
292
On-sale Date
1993-10-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
1-56389-142-5 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941201702 00111
Editing
Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil) (editor, original series); Scott Peterson (credited) (editor, original series); Jordan B. Gorfinkel (credited) (assistant editor, original series); Bob Kahan (credited) (editor, collected edition)

Issue Notes

Collects Batman #491-497 and Detective Comics #659-663.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors
Les Dorscheid (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bane
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[Editorial Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norm Breyfogle
Inks
Norm Breyfogle
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover illustrated with a detail from the story from Detective Comics #659.

Batman: Knightfall, Book One: Broken Bat (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page.

Knightfall (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

The Freedom of Madness! (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Jim Aparo (credited)
Inks
Jim Aparo (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Bane; Joker; Jeremiah Arkham; Jean-Paul Valley; Pamela Isley [Poison Ivy]; Maxie Zeus; Killer Croc; Two-Face; Jonathan Crane [Scarecrow]; Jervis Tetch [Mad Hatter]; Harvey Bullock; Commissioner James Gordon; Rene Montoya
Synopsis
Bane frees the inmates of Arkham Asylum.
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Knightfall 1 (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Non-eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Crossed Eyes and Dotty Teas (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Norm Breyfogle (credited)
Inks
Norm Breyfogle (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Mad Hatter; Bane; Film Freak; Harvey Bullock; Rene Montoya
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Knightfall 2 (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Slightly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Puppets (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Norm Breyfogle (credited)
Inks
Norm Breyfogle (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Tim Harkins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Maxie Zeus; Ventriloquist; Amygdala [Aaron Helzinger]
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Knightfall 3 (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Redslash (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Norm Breyfogle (credited)
Inks
Norm Breyfogle (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Tim Harkins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Commissioner James Gordon; Zsasz; Bane; Harvey Bullock; Rene Montoya
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Knightfall 4 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Crocodile Tears (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Jim Balent (credited)
Inks
Scott Hanna (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Harvey Bullock; Killer Croc; Bane; Zsasz; Ventriloquist
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Knightfall 5 (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Night Terrors (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Jim Aparo (credited)
Inks
Tom Mandrake (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Joker; Bane; Scarecrow; Cornelius Stirk; Jean-Paul Valley; Shondra Kinsolving; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Tim Drake]; Commissioner James Gordon; Sarah Essen
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Knightfall 6 (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

City on Fire (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Graham Nolan (credited)
Inks
Scott Hanna (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Harvey Bullock; Sarah Essen; Scarecrow; Joker; Firefly; Ventriloquist; Riddler; Cavalier
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Knightfall 7 (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
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?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Strange Deadfellows (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Jim Aparo (credited)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Firefly; Bane; Scarecrow; Joker; Poison Ivy; Jean-Paul Valley; Shondra Kinsolving; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox
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Knightfall 8 (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Burning Questions (Table of Contents: 28)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Graham Nolan (credited)
Inks
Scott Hanna (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Riddler; Firefly; Huntress; Harvey Bullock
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Knightfall 9 (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
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Genre
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Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Die Laughing (Table of Contents: 31)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Jim Aparo (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Robin [Jason Todd] (Scarecrow's gas hallucination); Scarecrow; Joker; Bane; Harvey Bullock; Rene Montoya; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth
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Knightfall 10 (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
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Colors
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

No Rest for the Wicked (Table of Contents: 34)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Graham Nolan (credited)
Inks
Scott Hanna (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Commissioner Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Bane; Ventriloquist
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Knightfall 11 (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
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Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

The Broken Bat (Table of Contents: 37)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Jim Aparo (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Sondra Kinsolving; Tim Drake [Robin]; Bane; 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.
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Bane Broke the Batman. (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

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. [Editorial Credits]
  3. 2. Batman: Knightfall, Book One: Broken Bat
  4. 3. Knightfall
    Batman
  5. 4. The Freedom of Madness!
    Batman
  6. 5. Knightfall 1
    Batman
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  8. 7. Crossed Eyes and Dotty Teas
    Batman
  9. 8. Knightfall 2
    Batman
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  11. 10. Puppets
    Batman
  12. 11. Knightfall 3
    Batman
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  14. 13. Redslash
    Batman
  15. 14. Knightfall 4
    Batman
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  17. 16. Crocodile Tears
    Batman
  18. 17. Knightfall 5
    Batman
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  20. 19. Night Terrors
    Batman
  21. 20. Knightfall 6
    Batman
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  23. 22. City on Fire
    Batman
  24. 23. Knightfall 7
    Batman
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  26. 25. Strange Deadfellows
    Batman
  27. 26. Knightfall 8
    Batman
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  29. 28. Burning Questions
    Batman
  30. 29. Knightfall 9
    Batman
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  32. 31. Die Laughing
    Batman
  33. 32. Knightfall 10
    Batman
  34. 33. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  35. 34. No Rest for the Wicked
    Batman
  36. 35. Knightfall 11
    Batman
  37. 36. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  38. 37. The Broken Bat
    Batman
  39. 38. Bane Broke the Batman.
    Batman
  40. 39. ["Containing the first part of the epic story..."]
    Batman
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