Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	July 1995
Cover Price	$59.95/$82.95 CND
Pages	232
Editing	Bob Kahan (Collected Editions)
Notes	Continuing to reprint original stories from the 1940s, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT ARCHIVES VOL. 2 chronicles the events and adventures that made Batman the mysterious and dark hero he is today. Written by Bob Kane, the man who created Batman, these entertaining tales of heroism and action feature the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder as they take on the colorful figures that try to control and victimize Gotham City. Also included in this book of classic tales is the first appearance of the Dark Knight's famous car, the Batmobile. [per solicitation]; Reprints Batman #5-8; (1940)Black and white reconstruction by Rick Keene; Color reconstruction by Bob LeRose; Art credits assembled by Joe Desris; Writing credits assembled by Martin O'Hearn, Richard Morrissey and Joe Desris.

Cover Details

Characters	Batman; Robin
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Bob Kane; Dale Crain (art reconstruction)
Inks	Bob Kane; Dale Crain (art reconstruction)
Colors	Rick Taylor
Notes	Continuing to reprint original stories from the 1940s, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT ARCHIVES VOL. 2 chronicles the events and adventures that made Batman the mysterious and dark hero he is today. Written by Bob Kane, the man who created Batman, these entertaining tales of heroism and action feature the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder as they take on the colorful figures that try to control and victimize Gotham City. Also included in this book of classic tales is the first appearance of the Dark Knight's famous car, the Batmobile. [per solicitation]; Reprints Batman #5-8; (1940)Black and white reconstruction by Rick Keene; Color reconstruction by Bob LeRose; Art credits assembled by Joe Desris; Writing credits assembled by Martin O'Hearn, Richard Morrissey and Joe Desris.

2 page credits "Table of Contents"

Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	Typeset

5 page Batman foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Foreword"

Genre	Superhero
Script	George Roussos with Joe Desris
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	Typeset

1 page Batman cover reprint (on interior page) "Batman #5"

Characters	Batman; Robin
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Colors	Bob LeRose
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #5 (Spring 1941)

13 page Batman story "The Riddle of the Missing Card!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: Joker; Jack of Diamonds [Diamond Jack Duggan]; Black Queen [Queenie]; King of Clubs [Clubsy]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #5 (Spring 1941)

13 page Batman story "Book of Enchantment"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Gruel the Black Witch; Burn; Freeze; Father Time and other inhabitants of Fairyland
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #5 (Spring 1941)

13 page Batman story "The Case of the Honest Crook"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joseph Sands and his family; Villain: Smiley Sikes
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #5 (Spring 1941)

13 page Batman story "Brothers in Crime"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Villain: Mike Grogan
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds & inks)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #5 (Spring 1941)

1 page Batman cover reprint (on interior page) "Batman #6"

Characters	Batman; Robin
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Colors	Bob LeRose
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #6 (August-September 1941)

13 page Batman story "Murder On Parole"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villian: The Parole Boss
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds & inks)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #6 (August-September 1941)

13 page Batman story "The Clock Maker"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: Brock, the Clock Maker; Atkins
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds & inks)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #6 (August-September 1941)

13 page Batman story "The Secret of the Iron Jungle"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tom Page (Linda Page's father); Linda Page; Villain: Graham Masters
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds & inks)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #6 (August-September 1941)

13 page Batman story "Suicide Beat"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Officer Jimmy; Villains: Fancy Dan; Alderman Skigg; Bill Maley
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds & inks)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #6 (August-September 1941)

1 page Batman cover reprint (on interior page) "Batman #7"

Characters	Batman; Robin
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Colors	Bob LeRose
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #7 (October-November 1941)

13 page Batman story "The Joker's Practical Jokes"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Villain: Joker [Mr. Rekoj]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds & inks)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #7 (October-November 1941)

13 page Batman story "The Trouble Trap"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Linda Page; Villain: Granda the Mystic
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds & inks)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #7 (October-November 1941)

13 page Batman story "The North Woods Mystery"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Nora Powell; Jack Clayton; Villain: Asher
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds & inks)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #7 (October-November 1941)

13 page Batman story "The People Vs. the Batman"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Villains: Horatio Delmar; Weasel Venner; Freddie Hill
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds & inks)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #7 (October-November 1941)

1 page Batman cover reprint (on interior page) "Batman #8"

Characters	Batman; Robin
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Fred Ray
Inks	Jerry Robinson
Colors	Bob LeRose
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942)

13 page Batman story "Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Make"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Warden Higgins; Villain: Big Mike Russo
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942)

13 page Batman story "The Strange Case of Professor Radium"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Villain: Professor Radium [Professor Henry Ross]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942)

13 page Batman story "The Superstition Murders"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Villain: Johnny Glim
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942)

13 page Batman story "The Cross-Country Crimes"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; G. Henry Mover; Villain: Joker
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Letters	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942)

2 page biography (nonfictional) "Biographies"

Script	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.

1 page Batman (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix*

Characters	Batman; Robin
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Bob Kane (#5-7); Fred Ray (#8)
Inks	Bob Kane (#5-7); Jerry Robinson (#8)
Colors	Bob LeRose
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Notes	Reprints covers for Batman #5-8.
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #5; from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #6; from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #7; from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #8