| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Alex Sinclair | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 1 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Table for Two | comic story | 12 | script: Robert Venditti; pencils: Stephen Segovia; inks: Stephen Segovia; colors: Ulises Arreola; letters: Dave Sharpe; editing: Jamie S. Rich, Chris Conroy, Dave Wielgosz | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Ventriloquist [Arnold Wesker]; Scarface; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent] |
| 3 | The Case of the Chemical Syndicate | comic story | 6 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; letters: Bob Kane | The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (introduction); Mr. Lambert (introduction, death); Lambert (introduction, Mr. Lambert's son); un-named Police Sergeant (introduction); Steven Crane (introduction, death); Crane's butler (introduction); Paul Rogers (introduction); Al |
| 4 | Robin the Boy Wonder | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (introduction, origin); John Grayson (introduction, Dick's father, death); Mary Grayson (introduction, Dick's mother, death); Mr. Haly (Haly Circus owner); Boss Zucco [Anthony Zucco] (villain, introduction); Blade (villain, death) |
| 5 | The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl! | comic story | 15 | script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Julius Schwartz | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (introduction, origin); Killer Moth (villain); Pupa; Larva; Alfred Pennyworth; Burton Talbot |
| 6 | There Is No Hope in Crime Alley! | comic story | 12 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano, Terry Austin; letters: Ben Oda | Batman Origin, Joe Chill, Alfred Pennyworth, Leslie Thompkins, Bruce Wayne, Martha Wayne, Thomas Wayne |
| 7 | To Kill a Legend | comic story | 19 | script: Alan Brennert; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John Costanza | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Phantom Stranger; Lieutenant James Gordon; Martha Wayne (flashback); Thomas Wayne (flashback) |
| 8 | Monsters in the Closet | comic story | 9 | script: Jan Strnad; pencils: Kevin Nowlan; inks: Kevin Nowlan; letters: Kevin Nowlan | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |