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Issue: Batman: The Story of the Dark Knight #[nn]
Publication Date: June 2008
 
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Ages 3 Up
Publisher: FlagPenguin
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Viking
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 42
ISBN: 9780670062553
UPC/EAN:
Price: $17.50 CAD
$15.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 7 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: "Ages 3 Up" per dust jacket. Manufactured in China. Copyright 2008 DC Comics per indicia.

Page count includes both side of the dust jacket flap.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: 9.25" x 9.25"
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket
Publishing Format: One-Shot
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32 Pages of Action!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): Ralph Cosentino ?
Penciller(s): Ralph Cosentino
Inker(s): Ralph Cosentino
Colorist(s): Ralph Cosentino
Letterer(s): Ralph Cosentino (Design); Ralph Cosentino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Dustjacket has same text and images as actual cover, plus flaps (see next sequence), and is white on reverse. Front cover homages cover to Detective Comics #27.
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Dustjacket Flaps

Illustration  on  Dustjacket
Credits
Writer(s): Ralph Cosentino ?
Penciller(s): Ralph Cosentino
Inker(s): Ralph Cosentino
Colorist(s): Ralph Cosentino
Letterer(s): Ralph Cosentino (Design); Ralph Cosentino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Left flap has price, insignia, and blurb promoting contents. Right flap has interior panel, author bio, and publisher info.
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Front Endpapers

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Ralph Cosentino
Inker(s): Ralph Cosentino
Letterer(s): Ralph Cosentino (Design); none
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The front endpapers (inside front cover and first interior page) enlarge a story panel minus text with halftone dot pattern.
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Front Matter

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Ralph Cosentino
Inker(s): Ralph Cosentino
Colorist(s): Ralph Cosentino
Letterer(s): Ralph Cosentino (Design); Ralph Cosentino; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Batman
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Indicia page has dedications and publishing data set against repurposed illo from story with halftone dot pattern. Title page has insignia, title, Batman head, credits, and publisher logos.
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The Story of the Dark Knight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ralph Cosentino
Penciller(s): Ralph Cosentino
Inker(s): Ralph Cosentino
Colorist(s): Ralph Cosentino
Letterer(s): Ralph Cosentino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman (origin); Police Commissioner Gordon; young Bruce Wayne; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Alfred the butler; The Joker; The Penguin; Catwoman; Two-Face
Synopsis: Batman tells us who is he and how he came to be -- showing us his home, the tragedy that befell him, his training, his arsenal, some friends, and some foes.
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Pages: 32
Disclose Notes: Thomas and Martha Wayne are shown but not referred to by name. Story title presumed from cover and title page.
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Back Endpapers

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Ralph Cosentino
Inker(s): Ralph Cosentino
Letterer(s): Ralph Cosentino (Design); none
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The back endpapers (last interior page and inside back cover) repurpose final two-page spread from story minus text with halftone dot pattern.
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The Dark Knight

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Ralph Cosentino
Inker(s): Ralph Cosentino
Colorist(s): Ralph Cosentino
Letterer(s): Ralph Cosentino (Design); Ralph Cosentino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The back cover repeats the head shot from the title page with new design.

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