Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Ghost of Wayne Mansion" starring Batman, Man-Bat, Dr. Terrence Thirteen, James Gordon, Poison Ivy (Flashback), and Rupert Thorne, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin
Two kids run out of abandoned Wayne Manor, screaming that the house is haunted; One of them goes to a police officer and tells his wild tale; The news reaches Commissioner Gordon, who goes to the Wayne Foundation to ask Bruce Wayne for permission to inspect the house; Rupert Thorne returns to Gotham City after being locked away in Arkham Asylum. Hostess Cup Cakes ad starring Red Tornado, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. "Murder Will Out" Just A Moment Mystery, script by Robin Snyder, art by Adrian Gonzales. "Night of the Coven," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Mike DeCarlo; Batman solves the murder of a wealthy woman named Mrs. Sawyer.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
Cover pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Requiem for a Hero," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin
Doctor Thirteen enters the Batcave just as the Man-Bat has Batman in his clutches; He tries to pistol whip the Man-Bat with his sonar gun, but the Man-Bat backhands Thirteen, sending him crashing into a cavern wall, knocking him unconscious; Batman picks up the weapon and, realizing what it is, activates it; The high-pitched sonic vibration sends the Man-Bat reeling in pain and he swoops off down a darkened corridor; Doctor Thirteen is admitted to the Gotham Hospital where he is diagnosed with a mild concussion; Commissioner Gordon questions Batman about what happened at Wayne Manor, but Batman remains close-lipped on the subject; Gordon has another angry outburst and tells him that he will not tolerate any lack of cooperation. "Burn, Robin, Burn," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Robin is suspended upside down from an inverted cross at the center of a Satanic ritual; The leader of this strange coven, Sharkey, mutters an incantation to his master, the demon Ba'al Zebub; Robin throws his weight against the cross, causing it to eventually uproot itself.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
First Printing. Direct Edition. Batman Year One, Chapter One: "Who I Am, How I Came To Be".Part 1 of 4, continued next issue.
A 25-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after 12 years abroad, while Lieutenant James Gordon joins the Gotham police force. Script by Frank Miller, art by David Mazzucchelli. Selina Kyle appearance. Mazzucchelli cover.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.
Second or later printing with TurboGrafx ad on back cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.
Three cops relate three tales of the Dark Knight, revealing different facets of Batman's character, in "You Shoulda Seen Him..." Script by Jim Starlin, pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Todd McFarlane cover.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.
Direct Edition. In "The Many Deaths Of The Batman, Chapter One: Period of Mourning", a silent tale depicts the effects of a shocking act against the caped crusader. Part 1 of 3, continued next issue.
Script by John Byrne, pencils by Jim Aparo, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Dick Grayson, Starfire, Penguin, Two-Face. Byrne cover.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.
Last 75-cent cover price. Cover art by George Perez. "Batman Year 3 (Part 2 of 4): Changes Made," script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by John Beatty
Nightwing catches up with Batman in the rubble of the clifftop home of one of Gotham's mob bosses; Alfred remembers Dick's arrival at Wayne Manor and his introduction to Batman's world; Batman refuses to talk to Nightwing about his feelings regarding Jason's death, and neither of them is yet aware that Boss Zucco, the killer of Dick's parents, has been granted parole; Batman offers to help the surviving mob bosses, and Alfred considers killing Zucco. The Post-Crisis origin of Robin (Dick Grayson) in flashback. Story continues in Batman #437.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.
First $1.00 cover price. Cover art by George Perez. "Batman Year 3" (Part 3 of 4): Turnabout," script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by John Beatty
Alfred cannot bring himself to kil Boss Zucco and tries to bribe him to leave Gotham; Batman and Nightwing separately discover that Zucco will be released that night; The suspect hes connected to the recent mob killings. The Post-Crisis origin of Robin (Dick Grayson) in flashback. Story continues in Batman #439.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.
Cover art by George Perez. "Batman Year 3 (Part 4 of 4): Resolutions," script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Michael Bair
Boss Zucco gets killed, and suddenly the criminals of Gotham are falling over one another to get hold of a book he kept uncovering their secrets; Batman and Nightwing trace the book to a hiding place in the orphanage where Zucco and Dick Grayson spent part of their childhoods; The relationship between Batman and Nightwing starts to heal; The Post-Crisis origin of Robin (Dick Grayson) in flashback.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.
Cover art by George Perez. "Batman Year 3 (Part 4 of 4): Resolutions," script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Michael Bair
Boss Zucco gets killed, and suddenly the criminals of Gotham are falling over one another to get hold of a book he kept uncovering their secrets; Batman and Nightwing trace the book to a hiding place in the orphanage where Zucco and Dick Grayson spent part of their childhoods; The relationship between Batman and Nightwing starts to heal; The Post-Crisis origin of Robin (Dick Grayson) in flashback.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.
Cover by George Perez. "A Lonely Place of Dying Chapter Three: Parallel Lines!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Jim Aparo, inks by Mike DeCarlo
As the Dark Knight and Two-Face face off, Dick Grayson and Tim Drake discuss the future of Batman and Robin; Tim Drake reveals how he deduced Batman was Bruce Wayne. Continued in The New Titans (1988-1996) #61.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.
Crimesmith enlists others to carry out robberies, and doesn't suffer betrayal well, in "The Coming Of Crimesmith". Part 1 of 2, continued next issue.
Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Jim Aparo, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Insert comic: 16-page promotion for Lightning Racers race car toys. Val Semeiks/Michael Bair cover.
52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.
Tim Drake becomes Robin.
While Batman tries to fight the effects of Scarecrow's fear toxins, Tim Drake must overcome his own fears if he hopes to rescue the caped crusader in "Master of Fear."
Script by Alan Grant, art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.
Batman and Robin take on the Y-Dogs gang, and Robin writes a revealing letter to his father in "To the Father I Never Knew..."
Written by Alan Grant. Art by Jim Aparo. Cover by Michael Netzer.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.
Ruthless criminals Crash and Burn get more than they bargained for when their crazed path takes them through Gotham in "Crash & Burn - A Love Story."
Written by Doug Moench. Art by Jim Aparo. Cover by Ed Hannigan & Aparo.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.
Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. At long last, the Black Mask returns! He wants to reclaim his old position as Gotham's mob boss...and to finally get revenge on the man who brought him down - Bruce Wayne.
Written by Doug Moench, with art by Tom Grindberg and Trevor Scott. Cover by Michael Golden.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.
Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Batman must stop a frightening new rampage by the Scarecrow.
Written by Doug Moench, with art by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Cover by Jones.
Miraweb Format. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
The Face Schism: Part 1 - Written by Doug Moench. Art and Cover by Kelley Jones and John Beatty.
Two-Face has a rival: Schism, a new villain who possesses two brains, two minds...two souls. And with both madmen at large, the threat to Gotham City -- and the Dark Knight -- is redoubled!
full color. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
JiLegacy Part 5. Batman teams up with Lady Shiva in Calcutta to keep the virus from being released in "A Wound on the Heart of Heaven." Oracle cameo. Legacy continues in Detective Comics (1937- ) #701.
Written by Doug Moench. Pencils by Jim Aparo. Inks by Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Kelley Jones.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
The Final Night tie-in. Darkest Night of the Man-Bat Part 1 of 3: Predation - Written by Doug Moench. Art and Cover by Kelley Jones and John Beatty.
Batman must cope with a Man-Bat who is driven over the edge and begins to prey upon humans!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
Boneyard Blues - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Cover by Kelley Jones.
A new villain, The Undertaker, is introduced in this self-contained issue in which someone is robbing the graves of Gotham City and Batman must discover who -- and why -- before it's too late!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
The Spectre of Vengeance Part 1 of 2: Gotham Welcome - Written by Doug Moench. Art and Cover by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Jim Corrigan follows a killer to Gotham where he discovers irrefutable evidence that Batman is a murderer. As the Spectre, he's called on to clear the name of the Dark Knight...and Batman's fate hangs in the balance!
The Spectre of Vengeance Part 2 of 2: Mask of Guilt - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Cover by Kelley Jones.
The Spectre first attacks and later joins Batman and they utilize their unique talents to pursue a ruthless killer in Gotham City!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
Faceless Part 1 of 2: Murdicide - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Cover by Kelley Jones.
In a story that introduces a chilling new villain, the serial killer known only as Faceless begins murdering Gotham's citizens, apparently at random, and then removing their faces. Batman must stop this crime spree before more innocents die!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
Faceless Part 2 of 2: Postmarked - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Cover by Kelley Jones.
Batman uses all his formidable detective skills to discover the identity of the serial killer Faceless and the identity of the fiend's next victim. But is he too late?
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
