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Issue: The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[nn]
Publication Date: December 1988
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/01/1988
Volume: none
Pages: 360
ISBN: 0930289358
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $30.95 CAD
$24.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 32 (26 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
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Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Table of Contents

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Growing Up With the Greatest

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Our Darkest Knight

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Batman versus the Vampire, Part One

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FlagDetective Comics #31 published September 1939
was Batman vs. the Vampire, Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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title from Table of Contents. Sheldon Moldoff not credited.
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Batman versus the Vampire, Part Two

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FlagDetective Comics #32 published October 1939
was Batman vs. the Vampire, Part 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Dr. Hugo Strange and the Mutant Monsters

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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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Knights of Knavery

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FlagBatman #25 published October 1944
was Knights of Knavery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Book credits Jerry Robinson with pencils and George Roussos with inks.
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1001 Umbrellas of the Penguin

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From Batman Sunday comic strip, 1946-02-10 - 1946-03-10
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The Origin of the Batman!

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FlagBatman #47 published June 1948
was The Origin of the Batman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Inks miscredited to Lew Sayre Schwartz (as Lou [sic] Schwartz).
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The Birth of the Batplane II!

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FlagBatman #61 published October 1950
was The Birth of Batplane II! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Operation "Escape"!

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FlagStar Spangled Comics #124 published January 1952
was Operation "Escape"! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Jungle Cat-Queen!

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FlagDetective Comics #211 published September 1954
was The Jungle Cat-Queen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The First Batman

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FlagDetective Comics #235 published September 1956
was The First Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team

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FlagWorld's Finest Comics #94 published May 1958
was Origin of the Superman-Batman Team [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Robin Dies at Dawn

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FlagBatman #156 published June 1963
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The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City!

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FlagDetective Comics #345 published November 1965
was The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Ghost of the Killer Skies!

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FlagDetective Comics #404 published October 1970
was Ghost of the Killer Skies! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Half an Evil

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Two-Face (villain); Commissioner Gordon [James Gordon]; Arthur Reeves; Alfred Pennyworth; Billy the Tramp; Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); Boss Maroni (flashback)
It is hushed, here... the only sounds are the muffled murmuring of swamp beasts and the gentle lap of water against grassy banks...
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FlagBatman #234 published August 1971
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Man-Bat Over Vegas!

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FlagDetective Comics #429 published November 1972
was Man-Bat Over Vegas! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Batman Nobody Knows!

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FlagBatman #250 published July 1973
was The Batman Nobody Knows! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Deathmask!

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FlagDetective Comics #437 published October 1973
was Deathmask! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Death Flies the Haunted Skies

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Eve Dancer; Mason Terrell; Doug Garth; Rick Halstrom; Ben Dancer; Benjy Dancer
Earlier, a flash storm had shattered this Spring evening in Gotham!
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FlagDetective Comics #442 published August 1974
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With due homage to Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, and Neal Adams.
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There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!

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FlagDetective Comics #457 published March 1976
was There Is No Hope in Crime Alley! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Death Strikes at Midnight and Three

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Anthony Toombs; Milo Lewes; Gimp Malone; Boilerplate Thomas; Bernie Sorrel; Benjamin
At eight o'clock the special prosecutor died.
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FlagDC Special Series #15 published January 1978
was Death Strikes at Midnight and Three [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Prose story with illustrations.
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The Deadshot Ricochet

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FlagDetective Comics #474 published December 1977
was The Deadshot Ricochet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Bat-Mite's New York Adventure!

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FlagDetective Comics #482 published February 1979
was Bat-Mite's New York Adventure! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay!

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FlagBatman #312 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1979
was A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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To Kill a Legend

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FlagDetective Comics #500 [Direct] published March 1981
was To Kill a Legend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne!

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FlagThe Brave and the Bold #197 [Direct Sales] published April 1983
was The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Endnotes

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Creating the Greatest

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biographies of stories' creators

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