| Issue | #1 |
| Published | June 1992 |
| Cover Price | 39.95 USD; 47.95 CAD |
| Pages | 232 |
| Editing | Michael Charles Hill (Collected Editions); Bob Kahan (Collected Editions) |
| Notes | Striking fear in the hearts of criminals, Batman is a mythical creature of the night who protects the streets of Gotham with his own form of dark justice. Through the years, as this legendary character has evolved, he has also gained in popularity and prominence. BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT ARCHIVES VOL. 1 reprints the early adventures from Batman's past, which now serve as the foundation for his worldwide appeal. Featured in this book are the first appearances of his archnemesis the Joker and his feline adversary, Catwoman. [per solicitation]. Reprints Batman #1-#4 (1940). Black and white reconstruction on interior covers and selected stories by Rick Keene. Color reconstruction by Bob Le Rose; Special thanks to Joe Desris, Martin O'Hearne and Richard Morrissey. |
| Characters | Batman |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Bob Kane; Rick Arthur (art reconstruction) |
| Inks | Bob Kane; Rick Arthur (art reconstruction) |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Notes | Striking fear in the hearts of criminals, Batman is a mythical creature of the night who protects the streets of Gotham with his own form of dark justice. Through the years, as this legendary character has evolved, he has also gained in popularity and prominence. BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT ARCHIVES VOL. 1 reprints the early adventures from Batman's past, which now serve as the foundation for his worldwide appeal. Featured in this book are the first appearances of his archnemesis the Joker and his feline adversary, Catwoman. [per solicitation]. Reprints Batman #1-#4 (1940). Black and white reconstruction on interior covers and selected stories by Rick Keene. Color reconstruction by Bob Le Rose; Special thanks to Joe Desris, Martin O'Hearne and Richard Morrissey. |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Script | Patrick Leahy, United States Senator |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | Batman; Robin |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne |
| Synopsis | Origin of Batman |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Bob Kane; Sheldon Moldoff |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Editing | Vincent Sullivan |
| Reprinted | from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #33 [splash panel]; from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #34 [remainder of story]; from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 [story in this form] |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker |
| Synopsis | Batman and Robin versus the Joker |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | Jerry Robinson |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Hugo Strange |
| Synopsis | Batman battles Professor Hugo Strange and his monster men. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | Jerry Robinson |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Cat [Selina Kyle; renamed Catwoman in Batman #2] |
| Synopsis | Batman and Robin versus Catwoman |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | Jerry Robinson |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker |
| Synopsis | Batman and Robin once again take on the Clown Prince of Crime. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | Jerry Robinson |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940) |
| Characters | Batman; Robin |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; Catwoman [Selina Kyle] |
| Synopsis | Joker and Catwoman both attempt to steal the Pharaoh's gems. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | George Roussos |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adam Lamb [The Crimemaster]; Cyrus Craig |
| Synopsis | A new master of evil rises to pluck the fruits of crime, only to be stopped by Batman and Robin. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | Jerry Robinson |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | Jerry Robinson (except pages 1 and 2) |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | George Roussos |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2 (Summer 1940) |
| Characters | Batman; Robin |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Puppet Master [Dmitri]; Dr. Craig |
| Synopsis | Batman and Robin versus the Puppet Master. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | George Roussos |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Carlson; Detective McGonigle; Larry Larrimore |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | George Roussos |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Big Boy Daniels; Pockets |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | George Roussos |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | George Roussos |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940) |
| Characters | Batman; Robin |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Pencils | Jerry Robinson |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Notes | This is a one-page illustrated text feature in which Batman and Robin give the readers a law-and-order message. |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1940) |
| Characters | Batman; Robin |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941) |
| Characters | Batman; Robin; Joker |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker; The Crime Circus |
| Synopsis | Batman and Robin take on the Joker and his Crime Circus. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | George Roussos |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blackbeard [Thatch] |
| Synopsis | Batman and Robin go against pirates. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | George Roussos |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jimmy "Red" McCoy; "Big" Costello |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | George Roussos |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Stockton |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson; George Roussos |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | George Roussos |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 (Winter 1941) |
| Script | Joe Desris |
| Notes | Creator biographies. Biographical material researched and written by Joe Desris. |
| Characters | Batman; Robin |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Notes | Four cover reproductions |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1; from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2; from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #3; from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #4 |