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1[July] 1992
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Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #1

DC · [July] 1992 · on sale 1992-06-10

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Series
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
[July] 1992
Key date
1992-07-00
On-sale date
1992-06-10
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$39.95; 47.95 CAD
Pages
232
ISBN
1-56389-050-X

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Dust Jacketcover1pencils: Bob Kane, Rick Arthur; inks: Jerry Robinson, Rick Arthur, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le RoseBatman
1Title Pagecredits, title page1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff; colors: Bob Le Rose
2Copyrightcredits, title page1letters: typeset
3Table of Contentstable of contents2letters: typeset
4Forewordforeword, introduction, preface, afterword4script: Patrick Leahy
5Batman #1cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob LeRose; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman; Robin
6The Legend of the Batman - Who He Is and How He Came to Be!comic story2script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Sheldon Moldoff; editing: Vin SullivanBatman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne
7The Jokercomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
8Professor Hugo Strange and the Monsterscomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Hugo Strange
9The Catcomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Cat [Selina Kyle; renamed Catwoman in Batman #2]
10The Joker Returnscomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker
11Batman #2cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob LeRose; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman; Robin
12Joker Meets Catwomancomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
13Wolf, the Crime Mastercomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adam Lamb [The Crimemaster]; Cyrus Craig
14The Case of the Clubfoot Murdererscomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon
15The Case of the Missing Linkcomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
16Batman #3cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob LeRose; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman; Robin
17The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Mastercomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Puppet Master [Dmitri]; Dr. Craig
18The Ugliest Man in the Worldcomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Carlson; Detective McGonigle; Larry Larrimore
19The Crime School for Boyscomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Big Boy Daniels; Pockets
20The Batman vs. the Cat-Womancomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle
21The Batman Says:public service announcement1script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Betty Bentley; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman; Robin
22Batman #4cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob LeRose; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman; Robin
23-illustration1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob LeRose; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman; Robin; Joker
24The Case of the Joker's Crime Circuscomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker; The Crime Circus
25Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Societycomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blackbeard [Thatch]
26Public Enemy No. 1comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jimmy "Red" McCoy; "Big" Costello
27Victory for the Dynamic Duocomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Stockton
28Biographiestext article1script: Joe Desris
29Cover reprintsillustration1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob LeRose; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman; Robin

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Third Printingprice 19.95 USD; 30.95 CAD; barcode 76194120262400113
Second Printingprice 49.95 USD; 78.50 CAD; barcode 76194120262400112
Fourth Dust Jacketprice 19.95 USD; 30.95 CAD; barcode 978140120375751995

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