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Second printing available October 1, 2014; third printing December 2, 2015; and fourth printing February 21, 2018 (per comiclist.com).
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Dust jacket cover. The main cover image is a reprint of the cover of the second printing of Batman #608 by Jim Lee. There is a small inset image of Batman in the book title that is taken from "The Scoop of the Century!" from Batman #49.
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This is the book cover under the dust jacket, with an illustration of Batman taken from the cover of Detective Comics #33.
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Inside front dust jacket listing stories included in this collection.
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Front end pages image of Batman from the cover of Detective Comics #27.
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Title page with small illustration of Batman taken from the cover of Detective Comics #27.
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Indicia listing publisher credits with panel illustrations from "The Scoop of the Century!" from Batman #49.
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Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations, all from "Accidentally On Purpose" from Detective Comics #83.
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Named "Bat-Man" in the story.
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The background inker and letterer credits were verified by Moldoff.
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Art credits verified by Jack Burnley.
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Inker credits per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the inker as Lew Sayre Schwartz.
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Illustration taken from "The Batman of Tomorrow!" from Detective Comics #216.
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Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations from Detective Comics #211 (Jungle Batman, Catwoman small headshot), #216 (Batman small headshot), World's Finest Comics #94 (sad Batman and Robin, Superman small headshot), and Batman #181 (Poison Ivy kissing Batman).
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Silver Age origin of the Superman-Batman Team.
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Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (October 2007).
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Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations from Detective Comics #395 (Batman hallucinating, Batman punching criminal), #474 (Batman looking down, Joker small headshot, Deadshot small headshot), and #574 (Batman small headshot).
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Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007].
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Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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With due homage to Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, and Neal Adams.
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This is the second appearance of Deadshot, he previously appeared in Batman #59 (June-July 1950).
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Set in Gotham City at Christmas Eve.
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Golden inker credit per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Mike DeCarlo as the inker for this cover.
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Illustration taken from "The Deadshot Ricochet" from Detective Comics #474.
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Michael Golden inked pages 1-3, 7, 10, 19 (woman in panel 1 and panel 4), 22, 23 (panel 1 and 2), 29 (panel 2-4) and Mike DeCarlo did the rest. Breakdown per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Mike DeCarlo as the sole inker for this story.
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Illustration taken from "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!" from Detective Comics #359.
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Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations from Detective Comics #633 (Batman with masked criminal), #711 (Bruce Wayne), and #821 (Small headshots of Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, and Batman).
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Color credits confirmed by Anthony Tollin.
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Has an additional black and white stiff paper partial cover overlay.
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Illustration taken from "Identity Crisis" from Detective Comics #633.
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Introduction to stories with multiple panel illustrations, all from Batman #2 (2011 series).
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Inker credits per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists the cover inker as Jonathan Glapion.
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A faux cover for Detective Comics No. 27 Special Edition featuring a blown up image of Batman's cowled face from early issues of Detective Comics. Followed by a preface for "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Reimagined)" explaining how the reimagining came to be. See indexer notes for the story in the next sequence for details.
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This is a reimagining of the first Batman story. Designed by Chip Kidd, it combines the original Bob Kane artwork from Detective Comics #27 (1937 series) with the script from the modernized version of the story that appeared in Detective Comics #27 (2011 series) written by Brad Meltzer (based on the original script by Bill Finger). The original art is blown up to a larger size, with only 1-3 panels per page. As a result, the art from original 6 page story is stretched across 29 pages.
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2 all black pages interspersed within "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Reimagined)" to offset a couple of panels that are blown up into 2 page spreads.
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Listing of key graphic novels and collected editions featuring Batman. Includes a synopsis and cover reprint of: Batman: Year One; Batman: The Dark Knight Returns; Batman: The Long Halloween; Batman: Dark Victory; Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls; Batman Vol. 2: City of Owls (cover not reprinted); Batman Vol. 3: The Death of the Family; Batman: Earth One; Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Faces of Death; Batman, Incorporated Vol. 1 Demon Star; Batman and Robin Vol. 1: Born to Kill; Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 1: Knight Terrors; and Batman/Superman Vol. 1: Cross World.
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Rear end pages image of Batman from Batman #2 (2011 Series) "Trust Fall".
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Inside rear dust jacket listing of other collections featuring Batman. Includes some of the books that were featured in the 5 page feature "Further Batman Essential Reading" plus a few others. No synopsis or cover reprints, just a listing title and creators.
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Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes vintage illustration of Batman with the giant penny and dinosaur trophies in the Batcave. The illustration is not from one of the stories included in the collection.
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