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Issue: Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #5
Publication Date: January 2006
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Issues: #5 of 8 Issues (10 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Archive EditionsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 11/22/2006
Volume: 5
Pages: 220
ISBN: 1401207782
UPC/EAN: 978140120778654999
Price: $69.99 CAD
$49.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 25 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Scott Nybakken (senior editor - collected edition)
Disclose Notes: Art and color reconstruction on cover and interior pages by Dale Crain. Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Publication design by Peter Hamboussi.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions:  
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #20 published December 1943
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The Golden Age of the World's Greatest Detective returns for a fifth volume! Reprinting the Dynamic Duo's adventures from BATMAN issues #17-20 (1943).
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Illustrated with a vignette from "Case of the Timid Lion" from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #19.
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Michelle Nolan
Penciller(s): Bob Kane
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Illustrated with a vignette from "Adventure of the Vitamin Vandals" from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #17.
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Cover - Batman #17

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #17 published June 1943
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Batman's Biographer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron
Penciller(s): Bob Kane
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson); George Roussos (backgrounds; verified by Roussos)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; B. Boswell Browne (intro); VILLAINS: The Conjurer (intro); Mr. Creeper (intro)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #17 published June 1943
was The Batman's Biographer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Penguin Goes A-Hunting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley)
Inker(s): Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley); Ray Burnley (backgrounds; confirmed by Burnley)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Betty Bentley (confirmed by Burnley)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Warden Keyes; Miss Meecham; Mr. Throckmorton; Tyrus Wolff; VILLAIN: Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #17 published June 1943
was The Penguin Goes A-Hunting [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Rogues' Pageant

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley)
Inker(s): Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley); Ray Burnley (backgrounds; confirmed by Burnley)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Betty Bentley (confirmed by Burnley)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle; VILLAINS: Ducky Mallard (intro); Dazie Dickens
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #17 published June 1943
was Rogues' Pageant! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Adventure of the Vitamin Vandals

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joseph Greene
Penciller(s): Bob Kane (confirmed by Burnley)
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson (confirmed by Burnley)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; VILLAINS: The Phantom Raiders (intro)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #17 published June 1943
was Adventure of the Vitamin Vandals! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Cover - Batman #18

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Ed Kressy; Dick Sprang; Stan Kaye (see note)
Inker(s): Dick Sprang; Stan Kaye (see note)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adolf Hitler; Hideki Tojo; Benito Mussolini
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #18 published August 1943
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Batman & Robin art lifted from pg. 13 of Detective Comics #84. Layouts of Batman & Robin by Ed Kressy w/ finished art by Dick Sprang. Hitler, Tojo & Mussolini figures by Stan Kaye (new art for this cover).
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The Secret of Hunter's Inn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle; VILLAINS: Tweedledee; Tweedledum
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #18 published August 1943
was The Secret of Hunter's Inn! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Robin Studies His Lessons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Bob Kane (confirmed by Burnley)
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; VILLAIN: Spike
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #18 published August 1943
was Robin Studies His Lessons! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Good Samaritan Cops

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley)
Inker(s): Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley); Ray Burnley (backgrounds; confirmed by Burnley)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Betty Bentley (confirmed by Burnley)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Sgt. Mead (intro); the Emergency Squad [Bressler; Brannigan; Flannigan; Richards] (intro)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #18 published August 1943
was The Good Samaritan Cops [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Crime Surgeon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Bob Kane
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; VILLAIN: The Crime Surgeon [Dr. Thorne] (dies)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #18 published August 1943
was The Crime Surgeon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Cover - Batman #19

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inker(s): Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #19 published October 1943
was Batman Makes a Deadline; Atlantis Goes to War; The Case of the Timid Lion; Collector of Millionaires [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Batman Makes a Deadline

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inker(s): Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Larry Spade (dies); VILLAINS: Big Ben Bolling (intro); Skylark Skelly; Legs Lascomb; Rattler
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #19 published October 1943
was Batman Makes a Deadline! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Atlantis Goes to War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Dick Sprang
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Taro (intro); Lanya (intro); Xano (intro); other Atlanteans; VILLAINS: Admiral Von Buntz (intro); Captain Kurt Fritzl (intro)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #19 published October 1943
was Atlantis Goes to War! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Sprang.

Colors credit confirmed by Roussos.
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The Case of the Timid Lion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inker(s): Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; VILLAINS: Joker; Mr. Lyon
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #19 published October 1943
was The Case of the Timid Lion! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Collector of Millionaires

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inker(s): Norman Fallon (verified by Sprang)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ronnie Tower; Miss Tower; Howard Prescott; Miles Rockley; Reginald Van Astor; VILLAIN: Ali (intro)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #19 published October 1943
was Collector of Millionaires [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Cover - Batman #20

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Inker(s): Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #20 published December 1943
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Centuries of Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley)
Inker(s): Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley); Ray Burnley (backgrounds; confirmed by Burnley)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Betty Bentley (confirmed by Burnley)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle; Percival Pruitt; VILLAINS: Joker; Professor Ecla Tate; Swami Meera Kell
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #20 published December 1943
was The Centuries of Crime! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Trial of Titus Keyes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Bob Kane
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Paley; Nick; Titus Keyes (intro); Detective Flam; Patrolman Patrick Francis Aloysius Michael O'Brien; VILLAIN: Slick Fingers [George Collins]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #20 published December 1943
was The Trial of Titus Keyes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Lawmen of the Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley)
Inker(s): Jack Burnley (verified by Burnley); Ray Burnley (backgrounds; confirmed by Burnley)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Betty Bentley (confirmed by Burnley)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Willie Binger; Spinner Powell; Sgt. Daniels; VILLAIN: Shark Hawkey (intro)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #20 published December 1943
was The Lawmen of the Sea! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Bob Kane
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson)
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): George Roussos (verified by Roussos)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle; VILLAINS: George Grayson (intro; Dick Grayson's uncle); Clara Grayson (intro; Dick Grayson's aunt); Fatso Foley (intro)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #20 published December 1943
was Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Biographies for Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley, Don Cameron, Norman Fallon, Bill Finger, Joe Greene, Bob Kane, Stan Kaye, Ed Kressy, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Joe Samachson and Dick Sprang.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson; Ed Kressy; Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson; Dick Sprang; Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): Dale Crain (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #17 published June 1943
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagBatman #18 published August 1943
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagBatman #19 published October 1943
was Batman Makes a Deadline; Atlantis Goes to War; The Case of the Timid Lion; Collector of Millionaires [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagBatman #20 published December 1943
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reprints covers from BATMAN (DC, 1940 series) #17-20. On back cover.

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