GCD :: Issue :: Batman: Knightfall (DC, 1993 series) #1

Volume: 1

Price: 12.95 USD; 16.95 CAD

Pages: 292

On-sale Date: 1993-10-07

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)

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Batman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks:	Kelley Jones (credited)
Colors:	Les Dorscheid (credited)
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bane

Reprints (2)

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: DC [bullet]
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics
Printer: ?
ISBN: 1-56389-142-5
Barcode: 761941201702 00111

Indexer Notes

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

[Editorial Credits]

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credits, title page / 1 page

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

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credits, title page / 1 page

Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page.

Knightfall

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

The Freedom of Madness!

(Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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.; from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #491 (April 1993)

Knightfall 1

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

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(Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero

Indexer Notes

Non-eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Crossed Eyes and Dotty Teas

(Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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

Reprints (1)

from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #492 (Early May 1993)

Knightfall 2

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

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(Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero

Indexer Notes

Slightly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Puppets

(Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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]

Reprints (1)

from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #659 (Early May 1993)

Knightfall 3

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

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Redslash

(Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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

Reprints (1)

from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #493 (Late May 1993)

Knightfall 4

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

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 15)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Crocodile Tears

(Table of Contents: 16)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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

Reprints (1)

from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #660 (Late May 1993)

Knightfall 5

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

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Night Terrors

(Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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

Reprints (1)

from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #494 (Early June 1993)

Knightfall 6

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

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 21)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

City on Fire

(Table of Contents: 22)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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

Reprints (1)

from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #661 (Early June 1993)

Knightfall 7

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

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 24)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Strange Deadfellows

(Table of Contents: 25)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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

Reprints (1)

from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #495 (Late June 1993)

Knightfall 8

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

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 27)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Burning Questions

(Table of Contents: 28)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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

Reprints (1)

from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #662 (Late June 1993)

Knightfall 9

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

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 30)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

Die Laughing

(Table of Contents: 31)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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

Reprints (1)

from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #496 (Early July 1993)

Knightfall 10

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

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 33)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

No Rest for the Wicked

(Table of Contents: 34)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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

Reprints (1)

from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #663 (Early July 1993)

Knightfall 11

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

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 36)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero

Indexer Notes

Gradual increasingly eclipsed Bat-symbol.

The Broken Bat

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Batman / comic story / 22 pages

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.; from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #497 (Late July 1993)

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Batman / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[Editorial Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

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

credits, title page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Knightfall 1 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

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

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Knightfall 2 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Puppets (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Knightfall 3 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Redslash (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Knightfall 4 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Crocodile Tears (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Knightfall 5 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Night Terrors (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Knightfall 6 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

City on Fire (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Knightfall 7 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 23)

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Strange Deadfellows (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Knightfall 8 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 26)

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Burning Questions (Table of Contents: 28)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Knightfall 9 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 29)

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

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

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Die Laughing (Table of Contents: 31)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Knightfall 10 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 32)

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

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

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents)

[Editorial Credits]

(Table of Contents: 1)

Batman: Knightfall, Book One: Broken Bat

(Table of Contents: 2)

Knightfall

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The Freedom of Madness!

(Table of Contents: 4)

Knightfall 1

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 6)

Crossed Eyes and Dotty Teas

(Table of Contents: 7)

Knightfall 2

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 9)

Puppets

(Table of Contents: 10)

Knightfall 3

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 12)

Redslash

(Table of Contents: 13)

Knightfall 4

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 15)

Crocodile Tears

(Table of Contents: 16)

Knightfall 5

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 18)

Night Terrors

(Table of Contents: 19)

Knightfall 6

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 21)

City on Fire

(Table of Contents: 22)

Knightfall 7

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 24)

Strange Deadfellows

(Table of Contents: 25)

Knightfall 8

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 27)

Burning Questions

(Table of Contents: 28)

Knightfall 9

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 30)

Die Laughing

(Table of Contents: 31)

Knightfall 10

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 33)

No Rest for the Wicked

(Table of Contents: 34)

Knightfall 11

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 36)

The Broken Bat

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Bane Broke the Batman.

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[no title indexed]

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