Price: 15.95 USD; 20.95 CAD
Pages: 356
On-sale Date: 1989-06-29
Editing: Mike Gold (editor); Robert Greenberger (coordinating editor); Brian Augustyn (associate editor); Mark Waid (associate editor); Keith Wilson (book design)
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Batman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Walter Simonson (signed) (painting)
Inks:
Walter Simonson (signed) (painting)
Colors:
Walter Simonson (signed) (painting)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Simultaneously published by Warner Books. Says "Greatest DC Stories Vol. 2" on spine.

[Blank Pages]
(Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 2 pages

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Inside front cover and inside back cover are blank.

The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told
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Batman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page

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Title page.

[Credits]
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credits, title page / 1 page

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Credits and indicia.

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foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:To Bob Kane and Bill Finger...
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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Indexer Notes

Dedication page

Table of Contents
(Table of Contents: 5)

table of contents / 2 pages

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Letters:
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Growing Up with the Greatest
(Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (Detective #27 cover)
Carmine Infantino (Detective #366 cover)
Sheldon Moldoff (Detective #255 cover)
Ed Hannigan (Batman #368 cover)
Joe Kubert (Detective #348 cover)
Neal Adams (Detective #403 & Batman #241 covers)
Inks:
Bob Kane (Detective #27 cover)
Murphy Anderson (Detective #366 cover)
Sheldon Moldoff (Detective #255 cover)
Dick Giordano (Batman #368 cover)
Joe Kubert (Detective #348 cover)
Neal Adams (Detective #403 & Batman #241 covers)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Jason Todd]
Reprints (7)

Indexer Notes

Dick Giordano discusses his relationship with Batman and the process of choosing stories for this volume. Illustrated with cover reproductions.

Our Darkest Knight
(Table of Contents: 7)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (Batman #1 cover)
Neal Adams (Batman #232 cover)
Frank Miller (Dark Knight #1 cover)
Inks:
Bob Kane (Batman #1 cover)
Jerry Robinson (Batman #1 cover)
Frank Miller (Dark Knight #1 cover)
Neal Adams (#232 cover)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ra's al Ghul
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Mike Gold discusses picking the stories in this volume in more depth. Illustrated with cover reproductions.

[Batman Versus the Vampire, Part One]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
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?
Editing:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Julie Madison; Dr. Trent; Monk
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Indexer Notes

Title from Table of Contents. Sheldon Moldoff not credited on item.

[Batman Versus the Vampire, Part Two]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Julie Madison; Monk; Dala
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Title from Table of Contents. Sheldon Moldoff not credited on item.

[Dr. Hugo Strange and the Mutant Monsters]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages

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Inks:
Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Hugo Strange
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Title from Table of Contents. Jerry Robinson not credited on item.

Knights of Knavery
(Table of Contents: 11)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

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Characters:
Joker; Penguin
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Jerry Robinson credited with pencils and George Roussos with inks on item. No writing credit given on item.

[1001 Umbrellas of the Penguin]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin
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  • from Batman and Robin Sunday (McClure Syndicate) 1946.02.10 - 1946.03.10

Indexer Notes

Title from Table of Contents. Writing uncredited on item.

The Origin of the Batman!
(Table of Contents: 13)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages

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Batman; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joe Chill
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Writing uncredited on item. Inking credited to Lou Schwartz on item.

The Birth of Batplane II!
(Table of Contents: 14)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Writing uncredited on item.

Operation "Escape"!
(Table of Contents: 15)

Robin / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

The Jungle Cat-Queen!
(Table of Contents: 17)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Catwoman
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Writing not credited on item.

The First Batman
(Table of Contents: 18)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lew Moxon; Joey Chill
Synopsis:
Batman realizes that Joe Chill had been hired to kill his parents and that the real man responsible for his parents' deaths is still alive and free.
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Indexer Notes

Inks credited to Sheldon Moldoff and writing uncredited on item.

The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
(Table of Contents: 19)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

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?
  • Genre:superhero
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Writing uncredited on item.

Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 1
(Table of Contents: 20)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 8.67 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Writing uncredited on item.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 2
(Table of Contents: 22)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 7.67 pages

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City!
(Table of Contents: 24)

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13.33 pages

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?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blockbuster
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Ghost of the Killer Skies!
(Table of Contents: 27)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman; Heinrich Franz; Enemy Ace
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Indexer Notes

Lettering not credited on item.

Half an Evil
(Table of Contents: 28)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages

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Editing:
Julius Schwartz (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Two-Face (villain); Commissioner Gordon [James Gordon]; Arthur Reeves; Alfred Pennyworth; Billy the Tramp; Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); Boss Maroni (flashback)
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Man-Bat Over Vegas!
(Table of Contents: 29)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages

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?
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-1296
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Man-Bat; Francine Langstrom; Alfred Pennyworth
Reprints (1)

The Batman Nobody Knows!
(Table of Contents: 30)

Batman / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-1473
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Deathmask!
(Table of Contents: 31)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman; James Gordon; Judd Thaxton; Austin Spires; Maxus Wingate
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Death Flies the Haunted Skies
(Table of Contents: 32)

Batman / comic story / 11 pages

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Letters:
Editing:
Archie Goodwin (original editor)
E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Eve Dancer; Mason Terrell; Doug Garth; Rick Halstrom; Ben Dancer; Benjy Dancer
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

With due homage to Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, and Neal Adams.

There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!
(Table of Contents: 33)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-2177
Characters:
Batman; Leslie Thompkins (introduction); Alfred Pennyworth; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joe Chill
Reprints (1)

Death Strikes at Midnight and Three
(Table of Contents: 34)

Batman / text story / 15 pages

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typeset
Editing:
Joe Orlando (managing editor)
E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Anthony Toombs; Milo Lewes; Gimp Malone; Boilerplate Thomas; Bernie Sorrel; Benjamin
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Indexer Notes

Prose story with illustrations.

The Deadshot Ricochet
(Table of Contents: 35)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages

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Synopsis:
With Penguin's unwilling help, Deadshot escapes from prison and seeks revenge on Batman, but a giant typewriter proves his undoing.
Reprints (1)

Bat-Mite's New York Adventure!
(Table of Contents: 36)

Batman / comic story / 6 pages

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A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay!
(Table of Contents: 37)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman; Calendar Man; Two-Face (cameo); James Gordon; Dr. Douglas Dundee; Lucius Fox
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To Kill a Legend
(Table of Contents: 38)

Batman / comic story / 19 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:J-6870
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The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne!
(Table of Contents: 39)

Batman / comic story / 23 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Endnotes
(Table of Contents: 40)

text article / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (Detective cover)
Bernie Wrightson (Batman illustrations)
Joe Staton (Catwoman illustration)
Inks:
Jerry Robinson (Detective cover)
Bernie Wrightson (Batman illustrations)
Bob Layton (Catwoman illustration)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustrated with the cover from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #38, and details from Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #7 and DC Super Stars (DC, 1976 series) #17.

Creating the Greatest
(Table of Contents: 41)

text article / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Jerry Robinson (Detective #74 cover)
Jim Mooney (Batman #60 cover)
Sheldon Moldoff (Detective #241 cover)
Curt Swan (Detective #263 cover)
Gil Kane (Batman #178 cover)
Carmine Infantino (Detective #355 & Batman #195 covers)
Irv Novick (Detective #379 cover)
Neal Adams (Batman #227 cover)
Bernie Wrightson (Batman #320 cover)
Ed Hannigan (Batman #362 cover)
Pat Broderick (Detective #551 cover)
Klaus Janson (Detective #553 cover)
Jim Starlin (Batman #402 cover)
Kevin Nowlan (Batman #412 cover)
Inks:
Jerry Robinson (Detective #74 cover)
Jim Mooney (Batman #60 cover)
Sheldon Moldoff (Detective #241 cover)
Stan Kaye (Detective #263 cover)
Murphy Anderson (Batman #178 & 195 covers)
Joe Giella (Detective #355 cover)
Irv Novick (Detective #379 cover)
Neal Adams (Batman #227 cover)
Bernie Wrightson (Batman #320 cover)
Dick Giordano (Batman #362 cover)
Pat Broderick (Detective #551 cover)
Klaus Janson (Detective #553 cover)
Jim Starlin (Batman #402 cover)
Kevin Nowlan (Batman #412 cover)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:biography

Indexer Notes

Biographies of the major creators featured in this volume, illustrated with cover reproductions from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #74 (April 1943), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #60 (August-September 1950), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #241 (March 1957), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #263 (January 1959), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #178 (February 1966), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #355 (September 1966), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #195 (September 1967), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #379 (September 1968), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #227 (December 1970), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #320 (February 1980), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #362 (August 1983), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #551 (June 1985), Batman (DC, 1940 series) #402 (December 1986), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #553 (August 1985), and Batman (DC, 1940 series) #412 (October 1987).

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 42)

Batman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A fiftieth anniversary celebration...
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Credited to Bob Kane on item.

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    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. [Blank Pages]
  3. The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told
    Batman
  4. [Credits]
  5. ["To Bob Kane and Bill Finger..."]
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Growing Up with the Greatest
  8. Our Darkest Knight
  9. [Batman Versus the Vampire, Part One]
    Batman
  10. [Batman Versus the Vampire, Part Two]
    Batman
  11. [Dr. Hugo Strange and the Mutant Monsters]
    Batman
  12. Knights of Knavery
    Batman and Robin
  13. [1001 Umbrellas of the Penguin]
    Batman and Robin
  14. The Origin of the Batman!
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  15. The Birth of Batplane II!
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  16. Operation "Escape"!
    Robin
  17. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
  18. The Jungle Cat-Queen!
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  19. The First Batman
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  20. The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  21. Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 1
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  22. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
  23. Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 2
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  24. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
  25. The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City!
    Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
  26. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
  27. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
  28. Ghost of the Killer Skies!
    Batman
  29. Half an Evil
    Batman
  30. Man-Bat Over Vegas!
    Batman
  31. The Batman Nobody Knows!
    Batman
  32. Deathmask!
    Batman
  33. Death Flies the Haunted Skies
    Batman
  34. There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!
    Batman
  35. Death Strikes at Midnight and Three
    Batman
  36. The Deadshot Ricochet
    Batman
  37. Bat-Mite's New York Adventure!
    Batman
  38. A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay!
    Batman
  39. To Kill a Legend
    Batman
  40. The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne!
    Batman
  41. Endnotes
  42. Creating the Greatest
  43. ["A fiftieth anniversary celebration..."]
    Batman
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