Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #2
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- July 1995
- Page count
- 232
- Cover price
- 59.95 USD; 82.95 CAD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/273066
Credits
- Editing
- Bob Kahan (Collected Editions)
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Batman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin
Credits
- Art
- Bob Kane
Dale Crain (art reconstruction) - Colours
- Rick Taylor
1Credits
- Art
- Bob Kane
- Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- Typeset
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- George Roussos with Joe Desris
- Art
- Bob Kane
- Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- Typeset
3Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin
Credits
- Art
- Bob Kane
- Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #5 (Spring 1941) — Untitled
4Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: Joker; Jack of Diamonds [Diamond Jack Duggan]; Black Queen [Queenie]; King of Clubs [Clubsy]
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
Reprint history
5Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Gruel the Black Witch; Burn; Freeze; Father Time and other inhabitants of Fairyland
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #5 (Spring 1941) — Book of Enchantment
6Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joseph Sands and his family; Villain: Smiley Sikes
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #5 (Spring 1941) — The Case of the Honest Crook!
- Also printed
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #241 (May 1972) — The Case of the Honest Crook
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #26 ([May 1973?]) — The Case of the Honest Crook
-
Batman Album (Murray, 1978 series) #46 ([April 1980]) — The Case of the Honest Crook
7Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Villain: Mike Grogan
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds & inks) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
Reprint history
8Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin
Credits
- Art
- Bob Kane
- Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
9Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Parole Boss (Villain)
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds & inks) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
10Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: Brock, the Clock Maker; Atkins
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds & inks) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
11Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tom Page (Linda Page's father); Linda Page; Villain: Graham Masters
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds & inks) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
12Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Officer Jimmy; Villains: Fancy Dan; Alderman Skigg; Bill Maley
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds & inks) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
13Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin
Credits
- Art
- Bob Kane
- Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
14Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Villain: Joker [Mr. Rekoj]
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds & inks) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
15Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Linda Page; Villain: Granda the Mystic
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds & inks) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
16Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Nora Powell; Jack Clayton; Villain: Asher
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds & inks) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
17Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Villains: Horatio Delmar; Weasel Venner; Freddie Hill
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds & inks) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #7 (October-November 1941) — The People vs. the Batman
- Also printed
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #242 (June 1972) — The People Vs. the Batman
-
Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #38 ([December 1977?]) — The People vs. The Batman
-
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #2 (November-December 1979) — The People Vs. the Batman
18Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin
Credits
- Pencils
- Fred Ray
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
- Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
19Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Warden Higgins; Villain: Big Mike Russo
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
20Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Villain: Professor Radium [Professor Henry Ross]
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
21Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Villain: Johnny Glim
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
22Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; G. Henry Mover; Villain: Joker
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
George Roussos (backgrounds) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
23Featuring
- Genre
- Biography
Credits
- Author
- Joe Desris
- Letters
- Typeset
Notes
Creator biographies for Whitney Ellsworth, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Fred Ray, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos and Mort Weisinger. Biographical material researched and written by Joe Desris.
24Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin
Credits
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (#5-7)
Fred Ray (#8) - Inks
- Bob Kane (#5-7)
Jerry Robinson (#8) - Colours
- Bob LeRose
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
Notes
Reprints covers for Batman #5, #6, #7, and #8 in less than 1/4 page size on the backcover of the dust jacket.
Notes
Reprints stories from the 1940s, written by Bob Kane. Reprints Batman #5-8.
Rick Keene (black and white reconstruction); Bob LeRose (color reconstruction); Art credits assembled by Joe Desris; Writing credits assembled by Martin O'Hearn, Richard Morrissey and Joe Desris.
Indicia
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