The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told

([December] 1988)

Table of Contents (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

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Letters:

typeset

Growing Up With the Greatest (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Dick Giordano

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

various covers used as illustrations

Our Darkest Knight (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Mike Gold

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

various covers used as illustrations

Batman versus the Vampire, Part One (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #31 (September 1939)

Indexer Notes

title from Table of Contents. Sheldon Moldoff not credited.

Batman versus the Vampire, Part Two (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #32 (October 1939)

Indexer Notes

title from Table of Contents. Sheldon Moldoff not credited.

Dr. Hugo Strange and the Mutant Monsters (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Nansi Hoolahan

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940)

Indexer Notes

title from Table of Contents

Knights of Knavery (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Alvin Schwartz [uncredited]

Pencils:

Jack Burnley

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

Anthony Tollin

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #25 (October-November 1944)

Indexer Notes

Book credits Jerry Robinson with pencils and George Roussos with inks.

1001 Umbrellas of the Penguin (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Alvin Schwartz [uncredited]

Pencils:

Jack Burnley

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

Anthony Tollin

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• From Batman daily comic strip, 1946.02.10 - 1946.03.10

Indexer Notes

title from Table of Contents

The Origin of the Batman! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Finger [uncredited]

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #47 (June-July 1948)

Indexer Notes

Inks miscredited to Lew Sayre Schwartz (as Lou [sic] Schwartz).

The Birth of the Batplane II! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

David Vern Reed [uncredited]

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

Glenn Whitmore

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #61 (October-November 1950)

Operation "Escape"! (Table of Contents)

Robin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

Shelly Eiber

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #124 (January 1952)

The Jungle Cat-Queen! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Edmond Hamilton [uncredited]

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

Helen Vesik

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #211 (September 1954)

The First Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Finger [uncredited]

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

Michele Wolfman

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #235 (September 1956)

Indexer Notes

Book credits inks to Sheldon Moldoff

The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Edmond Hamilton [uncredited]

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

Daniel Vozzo

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958)

Robin Dies at Dawn (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Finger [uncredited]

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

Carl Gafford

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #156 (June 1963) [[1]]

The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

Helen Vesik

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #345 (November 1965)

Ghost of the Killer Skies! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script:

Denny O'Neil

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Tatjana Wood

Letters:

John Costanza

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #404 (October 1970)

Half an Evil (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script:

Denny O'Neil

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Gene D'Angelo

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #234 (August 1971)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Man-Bat Over Vegas! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Robbins

Pencils:

Frank Robbins

Inks:

Frank Robbins

Colors:

Tatjana Wood

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #429 (November 1972)

The Batman Nobody Knows! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Robbins

Pencils:

Dick Giordano

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Anthony Tollin

Letters:

?

Job Number:

S-1473

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #250 (July 1973)

Deathmask! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Archie Goodwin

Pencils:

Jim Aparo

Inks:

Jim Aparo

Colors:

Petra Scotese

Letters:

Jim Aparo

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #437 (October-November 1973)

Death Flies the Haunted Skies (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script:

Archie Goodwin

Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Alex Toth

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

Alex Toth

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #442 (August-September 1974)

There is No Hope in Crime Alley! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Denny O'Neil

Pencils:

Dick Giordano

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Julia Lacquement

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #457 (March 1976)

Death Strikes at Midnight and Three (Table of Contents)

Batman / text story / 15 pages (report information)

Script:

Denny O'Neil

Pencils:

Marshall Rogers

Inks:

Marshall Rogers

Colors:

Bill Wray

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #15 - Batman (Summer 1978)

The Deadshot Ricochet (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script:

Steve Englehart

Pencils:

Marshall Rogers

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Julianna Ferriter

Letters:

Ben Oda

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #474 (December 1977)

Bat-Mite's New York Adventure! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Pencils:

Michael Golden

Inks:

Bob Smith

Colors:

Anthony Tollin

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #482 (February-March 1979)

A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script:

Len Wein

Pencils:

Walt Simonson

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Petra Scotese

Letters:

Ben Oda

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #312 (June 1979)

To Kill a Legend (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script:

Alan Brennert

Pencils:

Dick Giordano

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

John Costanza

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #500 (March 1981)

The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script:

Alan Brennert

Pencils:

Joe Staton

Inks:

George Freeman

Colors:

Lovern Kindzierski

Letters:

John Costanza

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #197 (April 1983)

Endnotes (Table of Contents)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert Greenberger

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

various covers used as illoes

Creating the Greatest (Table of Contents)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Mark Waid

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

biography

Indexer Notes

biographies of stories' creators