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Issue: Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #1
Publication Date: July 1992
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Issues: #1 of 8 Issues (10 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Archive EditionsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/04/1992
Volume: 1
Pages: 232
ISBN: 156389050X
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $47.95 CAD
$39.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 28 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Reprints Batman #1-#4 (1940).

Black and white reconstruction on interior covers and selected stories by Rick Keene. Color reconstruction by Bob Le Rose. Special thanks to Joe Desris, Martin O'Hearn, and Richard Morrissey.

New printing: May 19, 1999.
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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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Cover, Front
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Batman #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Robin
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Legend of the Batman - Who He Is and How He Came to Be!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne
Synopsis: A young Bruce Wayne witnesses his parents killed by a thug. He then vows to avenge their deaths by fighting crime.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was The Legend of the Batman--Who He Is and How He Came to Be! [Story on Interior Page(s)]story in this form
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Joker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
Synopsis: Batman and Robin versus the Joker
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was The Joker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Professor Hugo Strange and the Monsters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Hugo Strange
Synopsis: Batman battles Professor Hugo Strange and his monster men.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was The Giants of Hugo Strange [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Cat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Cat [Selina Kyle; renamed Catwoman in Batman #2]
Synopsis: Batman and Robin versus Catwoman
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was The Cat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Joker Returns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker
Synopsis: Batman and Robin once again take on the Clown Prince of Crime.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was The Joker Returns [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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Batman #2

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Robin
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #2 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Joker Meets Catwoman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Synopsis: Joker and Catwoman both attempt to steal the Pharaoh's gems.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #2 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1940
was The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Wolf, the Crime Master

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adam Lamb [The Crimemaster]; Cyrus Craig
Synopsis: A new master of evil rises to pluck the fruits of crime, only to be stopped by Batman and Robin.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #2 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1940
was Wolf, the Crime Master [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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The Case of the Clubfoot Murderers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ? (pp. 1-2)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #2 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1940
was The Case of the Clubfoot Murders [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Case of the Missing Link

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #2 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1940
was The Case of the Missing Link [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Batman #3

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Robin
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #3 published January 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Puppet Master [Dmitri]; Dr. Craig
Synopsis: Batman and Robin versus the Puppet Master.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #3 published January 1940
was The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Ugliest Man in the World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Carlson; Detective McGonigle; Larry Larrimore
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #3 published January 1940
was The Ugliest Man in the World [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Crime School for Boys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Big Boy Daniels; Pockets
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #3 published January 1940
was The Crime School for Boys!! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Batman vs. the Cat-Woman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #3 published January 1940
was The Batman vs. the Cat-Woman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Batman Says:

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Batman; Robin
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #3 published January 1940
was The Batman Says [Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This is a one-page illustrated text feature in which Batman and Robin give the readers a law-and-order message.
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Batman #4

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Robin
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Robin; Joker
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker; The Crime Circus
Synopsis: Batman and Robin take on the Joker and his Crime Circus.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Society

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blackbeard [Thatch]
Synopsis: Batman and Robin go against pirates.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Society [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Public Enemy No. 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jimmy "Red" McCoy; "Big" Costello
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was Public Enemy No. 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Victory for the Dynamic Duo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Stockton
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was Touchdown for Justice [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Creator biographies. Biographical material researched and written by Joe Desris.
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Cover reprints

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Robin
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #3 published January 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagBatman #2 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four cover reproductions on the back cover.

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