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Issue: Batman Secret Files #1
Publication Date: October 1997
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 08/13/1997
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 76194121058200111
Price: $6.95 CAD
$4.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 23 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): KC Carlson; Frank Berrios (assistant); Darren Vincenzo (associate); Jordan B. Gorfinkel (associate); Dennis O'Neil (group editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
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Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
Batman Secret Files and Origins

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Scott McDaniel (signed)
Karl Story (signed)
Patrick Martin
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Batman Secret Files and Origins

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott McDaniel
Graham Nolan
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Azrael [Jean Paul Valley]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Title page.
Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Gazing Back: The Secret Origin of the Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Devin K. Grayson
Staz Johnson (layouts); James A. Hodgkins (finishes)
James A. Hodgkins
Gloria Vasquez; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Bill Oakley
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Thomas Wayne (dies); Martha Wayne (dies); Alfred Pennyworth
As Batman saves a young boy and his parents in an alley, he reflects on the path that brought him there.
Reprinting
FlagSecret Origins Featuring the JLA #[nn] published September 1999
as Gazing Back: The Secret Origin of Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJustice League of America #1/2001 published February 2001
as Gazing Back: Batmans hemlig ursprung [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
22
Who is Bruce Wayne?

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chuck Dixon
?
?
?
Tom McCraw
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Lucius Fox
Newspaper article about Bruce Wayne.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
The Dark Knight Detective

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Mark Buckingham
Mark Buckingham
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Aerial Avenger

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Scott McDaniel (signed)
Karl Story (signed)
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Nightwing
Nightwing [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Boy Wonder

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Staz Johnson
Stan Woch
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Robin
Robin [Tim Drake]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Gotham City Police Dept.: Jim Gordon

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Gotham City Police Dept.
Commissioner James Gordon
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Gotham City Police Dept.: GCPD

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Jim Aparo (signed)
Scott McDaniel (signed)
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Gotham City Police Dept.
Lieutenant Sarah Essen-Gordon; Sargeant Harvey Bullock; Detective Mackenzie Bock [Hardback]; Detective Renee Montoya; Lieutenant Stan Kitch; Detective Caz Calluci; Detective Kevin Soong [Survivor]; Billy Pettit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Guided Tour: The Batcave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Graham Nolan
Graham Nolan
Bob McLeod
Tom McCraw
Albert DeGuzman
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Robin
Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth
A tour of the Batcave.
Reprinting
FlagBatman Special #4 published July 1998
as Führung durch die Bathöhle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Alfred

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Alfred Pennyworth; Batman
Alfred Pennyworth
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Interview: Alfred Pennyworth

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Doug Moench
Jim Aparo
Bill Sienkiewicz
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Alfred Pennyworth; Batman
Alfred Pennyworth
An interview with Alfred Pennyworth.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Birds of Prey

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Gary Frank
John Dell
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Birds of Prey
Birds of Prey [Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Urban Enforcer

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Brian Apthorp (signed)
Wayne Faucher (signed)
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Huntress
Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Feline Fatale

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Jim Balent (signed)
Jim Balent (signed)
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Catwoman
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Upon the Shoulders of Giants: The Men Behind Gotham

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
A book excerpt from "The Men Behind Gotham", which is a Wayne family history.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
The Avenging Angel

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Roger Robinson (signed)
James Pascoe (signed)
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Azrael
Azrael [Jean Paul Valley]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Azrael Supporting Cast

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Roger Robinson (signed)
James Pascoe (signed)
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Azrael
Brian Bryan; Sister Lilhy; Nomoz
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Vigilante Vixen

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
Stefano Raffaele (signed)
Stan Woch (signed)
Tom McCraw
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Spoiler
Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Lost Pages: How Batman Gets His Equipment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chuck Dixon
Jim Aparo
Tom Palmer
Tom McCraw
Albert DeGuzman
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Lucius Fox
The answer to the question - How does Batman get his stuff into the Batcave?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Batman Timeline

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Beatty
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A 10 year Batman timeline.
From the Desk of Dr. Dennis O'Goodwin

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kelley Puckett
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
An analysis of the Batman's persona by a psychiatrist.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1

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