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Issue: Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #1
Publication Date: July 1992
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
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
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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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2
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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Miscellaneous
4
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Batman #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin
Reprinting
FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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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
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne
A young Bruce Wayne witnesses his parents killed by a thug. He then vows to avenge their deaths by fighting crime.
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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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The Joker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker
Batman and Robin versus the Joker
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FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was The Joker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Professor Hugo Strange and the Monsters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Hugo Strange
Batman battles Professor Hugo Strange and his monster men.
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FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was The Giants of Hugo Strange [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Cat

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

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

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin
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FlagBatman #2 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Joker Meets Catwoman

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

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (pp. 1-2)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon
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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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The Case of the Missing Link

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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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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Batman #3

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin
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FlagBatman #3 published January 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master

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

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

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

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

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
opinion, superhero
Batman; Robin
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FlagBatman #3 published January 1940
was The Batman Says [Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin
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FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin; Joker
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FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker; The Crime Circus
Batman and Robin take on the Joker and his Crime Circus.
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FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Society

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blackbeard [Thatch]
Batman and Robin go against pirates.
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FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Society [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Public Enemy No. 1

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Stockton
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FlagBatman #4 published January 1941
was Touchdown for Justice [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
biography
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Miscellaneous
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Creator biographies. Biographical material researched and written by Joe Desris.
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Cover reprints

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

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