Price: 24.95 USD; 30.95 CAD
Pages: 360
On-sale Date: 1988-12-01
Editing: Mike Gold (editor)
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dick Giordano (signed)
Inks:
Dave Dorman (painting, signed)
Colors:
Dave Dorman (painting, signed)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman
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Issue Data

Series Data

  • Color: color
  • Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
  • Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
  • Publishing Format: collected edition
  • Publication Type: book

Table of Contents
(Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 2 pages

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Growing Up with the Greatest
(Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 6 pages

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various covers used as illustrations

Our Darkest Knight
(Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages

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typeset

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various covers used as illustrations

Batman versus the Vampire, Part One
(Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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title from Table of Contents. Sheldon Moldoff not credited.

Batman versus the Vampire, Part Two
(Table of Contents: 5)

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title from Table of Contents. Sheldon Moldoff not credited.

Dr. Hugo Strange and the Mutant Monsters
(Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages

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title from Table of Contents

Knights of Knavery
(Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Don C. Cameron (uncredited)
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  • Genre:superhero
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Book credits Jerry Robinson with pencils and George Roussos with inks.

1001 Umbrellas of the Penguin
(Table of Contents: 8)

Batman / comic story / 5 pages

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Al Schwartz (uncredited)
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  • From Batman Sunday comic strip, 1946-02-10 - 1946-03-10

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Title from the Table of Contents.

The Origin of the Batman!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Bill Finger (uncredited)
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Inks miscredited to Lew Sayre Schwartz (as Lou [sic] Schwartz).

The Birth of the Batplane II!
(Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
David Vern (uncredited)
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Operation "Escape"!
(Table of Contents: 11)

Robin / comic story / 6 pages

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The Jungle Cat-Queen!
(Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Edmond Hamilton (uncredited)
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The First Batman
(Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages

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Bill Finger (uncredited)
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Book credits inks to Sheldon Moldoff

The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
(Table of Contents: 14)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Edmond Hamilton (uncredited)
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Robin Dies at Dawn
(Table of Contents: 15)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages

Script:
Bill Finger (uncredited)
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  • Genre:superhero
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The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City!
(Table of Contents: 16)

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Ghost of the Killer Skies!
(Table of Contents: 17)

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Half an Evil
(Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages

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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: 19)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages

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The Batman Nobody Knows!
(Table of Contents: 20)

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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-1473
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Deathmask!
(Table of Contents: 21)

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Death Flies the Haunted Skies
(Table of Contents: 22)

Batman / comic story / 11 pages

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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
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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: 23)

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Death Strikes at Midnight and Three
(Table of Contents: 24)

Batman / text story / 15 pages

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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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Prose story with illustrations.

The Deadshot Ricochet
(Table of Contents: 25)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages

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Bat-Mite's New York Adventure!
(Table of Contents: 26)

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A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay!
(Table of Contents: 27)

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To Kill a Legend
(Table of Contents: 28)

Batman / comic story / 19 pages

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The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne!
(Table of Contents: 29)

Batman / comic story / 23 pages

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Endnotes
(Table of Contents: 30)

text article / 4 pages

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various covers used as illoes

Creating the Greatest
(Table of Contents: 31)

text article / 5 pages

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  • Genre:biography

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biographies of stories' creators

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Growing Up with the Greatest
  4. Our Darkest Knight
  5. Batman versus the Vampire, Part One
    Batman
  6. Batman versus the Vampire, Part Two
    Batman
  7. Dr. Hugo Strange and the Mutant Monsters
    Batman
  8. Knights of Knavery
    Batman
  9. 1001 Umbrellas of the Penguin
    Batman
  10. The Origin of the Batman!
    Batman
  11. The Birth of the Batplane II!
    Batman
  12. Operation "Escape"!
    Robin
  13. The Jungle Cat-Queen!
    Batman
  14. The First Batman
    Batman
  15. The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
    Superman and Batman
  16. Robin Dies at Dawn
    Batman
  17. The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City!
    Batman
  18. Ghost of the Killer Skies!
    Batman
  19. Half an Evil
    Batman
  20. Man-Bat over Vegas!
    Batman
  21. The Batman Nobody Knows!
    Batman
  22. Deathmask!
    Batman
  23. Death Flies the Haunted Skies
    Batman
  24. There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!
    Batman
  25. Death Strikes at Midnight and Three
    Batman
  26. The Deadshot Ricochet
    Batman
  27. Bat-Mite's New York Adventure!
    Batman
  28. A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay!
    Batman
  29. To Kill a Legend
    Batman
  30. The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne!
    Batman
  31. Endnotes
  32. Creating the Greatest
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