The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- [November] 1988
- Page count
- 360
- Cover price
- 24.95 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/43870
Credits
- Editing
- Mike Gold
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Batman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman
Credits
- Pencils
- Dick Giordano
- Inks
- Dave Dorman (painting, signed)
- Colours
- Dave Dorman (painting, signed)
- Editing
- Mike Gold
1Credits
- Letters
- typeset
2
3Credits
- Script
- Mike Gold
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
various covers used as illustrations
4Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colours
- Tom Ziuko
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #31 September 1939
Notes
title from Table of Contents. Sheldon Moldoff not credited.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colours
- Tom Ziuko
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #32 October 1939
Notes
title from Table of Contents. Sheldon Moldoff not credited.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
- Colours
- Nansi Hoolahan
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 Spring 1940
Notes
title from Table of Contents
7Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Alvin Schwartz [uncredited]
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
- Colours
- Anthony Tollin
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #32 ([April 1976?])
- From GCD
- From Batman (DC, 1940 series) #25 October-November 1944
Notes
Book credits Jerry Robinson with pencils and George Roussos with inks.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Alvin Schwartz [uncredited]
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Anthony Tollin
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Batman daily comic strip, 1946.02.10 - 1946.03.10
Notes
title from Table of Contents
9Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger [uncredited]
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Lou Schwartz
- Colours
- Adrienne Roy
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #47 (June-July 1948) — The Origin of the Batman
- Also printed
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #198 (February 1968) — The Origin of the Batman
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #15 ([March 1968?])
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #15 ([March 1968?]) — The Origin of the Batman
-
Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Crown, 1976 series) (1976) — The Origin of the Batman!
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Origin of the Batman!
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Origin of the Batman!
-
Batman and other DC Classics (DC, 1989 series) #1 ([December] 1989) — "The Origin of the Batman!"
- From GCD
- From Batman (DC, 1940 series) #47 June-July 1948
10Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- David Vern Reed [uncredited]
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Glenn Whitmore
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Batman (DC, 1940 series) #61 October-November 1950
11Featuring
- Feature
- Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Jim Mooney
- Colours
- Shelly Eiber
Reprint history
- First print
-
Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #124 (January 1952) — Operation Escape
- Also printed
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #48 ([January 1953?]) — Operation "Escape"
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #48 (February 1953) — Operation "Escape"
-
Five-Score Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #75 ([August 1964?]) — Operation Escape
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #199 (February 1968) — Operation "Escape"!
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #38 ([June 1968?]) — Operation "Escape"
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — Operation "Escape"!
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — Operation "Escape"!
- From GCD
- From Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #124 January 1952
12Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton [uncredited]
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Helen Vesik
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #211 (September 1954) — The Jungle Cat Queen!
- Also printed
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #198 (February 1968) — The Jungle Cat-Queen
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #15 ([March 1968?])
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #15 ([March 1968?]) — The Jungle Cat-Queen
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Jungle Cat-Queen!
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Jungle Cat-Queen!
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #211 September 1954
13Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger [uncredited]
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colours
- Michele Wolfman
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #235 (September 1956) — The First Batman
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #105 ([February 1959?]) — The First Batman
-
Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #4 (Winter 1963) — The First Batman
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #4 ([December 1963?]) — The First Batman
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #37 ([May 1966?]) — The First Batman
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #255 (March-April 1974) — The First Batman
-
Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #32 ([April 1976?])
-
Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #32 ([April 1976?]) — The First Batman
-
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #2 (November-December 1979) — The First Batman
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The First Batman
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The First Batman
-
Batman: The Black Casebook (DC, 2009 series) ([June] 2009) — The First Batman
-
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August] 2010) — The First Batman
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #235 September 1956
Notes
Book credits inks to Sheldon Moldoff
14Featuring
- Feature
- Superman and Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton [uncredited]
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colours
- Daniel Vozzo
Reprint history
- Based on
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958) — Origin of the Superman Batman Team
- Printed in
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #98 ([August 1958]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #98 ([November 1958?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #19 ([February 1961?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
Secret Origins (DC, 1961 series) #1 (Summer 1961) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #179 (November 1968) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #229 (April 1975) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #34 ([December 1976?])
-
Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #34 ([December 1976?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #19 (Fall 1979) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) (1998) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007) — Origin of the Superman Batman Team
- From GCD
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958)
15Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger [uncredited]
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Carl Gafford
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Batman (DC, 1940 series) #156 June 1963
16Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colours
- Helen Vesik
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #345 November 1965
17Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colours
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- John Costanza
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #404 October 1970
18Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colours
- Gene D'Angelo
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Batman (DC, 1940 series) #234 August 1971
Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
19Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Frank Robbins
- Art
- Frank Robbins
- Colours
- Tatjana Wood
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #429 (November 1972) — Man-Bat Over Vegas!
- Also printed
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #27 ([November 1973?]) — Man-Bat over Vegas
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — Man-Bat Over Vegas!
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — Man-Bat Over Vegas!
20Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- S-1473
Credits
- Script
- Frank Robbins
- Art
- Dick Giordano
- Colours
- Anthony Tollin
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Batman (DC, 1940 series) #250 July 1973
21Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Archie Goodwin
- Art
- Jim Aparo
- Colours
- Petra Scotese
- Letters
- Jim Aparo
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #437 October-November 1973
22Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Archie Goodwin
- Art
- Alex Toth
- Colours
- Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- Alex Toth
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #442 August-September 1974
23Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Art
- Dick Giordano
- Colours
- Julia Lacquement
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #457 (March 1976) — There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!
- Also printed
-
Batman Album (Murray, 1978 series) #40 ([July 1978?]) — There is No Hope in Crime Alley
-
The Super Heroes Monthly (London Editions, 1981 series) v2#2 (November 1981) — There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #457 March 1976
24Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Author
- Denny O'Neil
- Art
- Marshall Rogers
- Colours
- Bill Wray
- Letters
- typeset
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #15 Summer 1978
25Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Marshall Rogers
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colours
- Julianna Ferriter
- Letters
- Ben Oda
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #474 (December 1977) — The Deadshot Ricochet
- Also printed
-
Batman Album (Murray, 1978 series) #44 ([October 1979?]) — The Deadshot Ricochet
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Deadshot Ricochet
-
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Deadshot Ricochet
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #474 December 1977
26Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bob Rozakis
- Pencils
- Michael Golden
- Inks
- Bob Smith
- Colours
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #482 February-March 1979
27Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Walt Simonson
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colours
- Petra Scotese
- Letters
- Ben Oda
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Batman (DC, 1940 series) #312 June 1979
28Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Alan Brennert
- Art
- Dick Giordano
- Colours
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters
- John Costanza
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #500 March 1981
29Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Alan Brennert
- Pencils
- Joe Staton
- Inks
- George Freeman
- Colours
- Lovern Kindzierski
- Letters
- John Costanza
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #197 April 1983
30Credits
- Author
- Robert Greenberger
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
various covers used as illoes
31Credits
- Script
- Mark Waid
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
biographies of stories' creators
Indicia
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