Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight
(1989) (1) / (2012) (2)
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Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight #1 (1989)
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Legends Of The Dark Knight was launched in November 1989 with the popularity of the Batman movie by Tim Burton, following on from Frank Miller's Batman: Year One.
Issue #1 was offered with a dual-cover, printed in four different color variations; blue, yellow, pink and orange.
The series was re-titled Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight with issue #37.
This series differs from other Batman titles in that it has constantly rotating creative teams, and the stories are not necessarily part of the current events of the other Batman comics. Most of the stories featured are set in the early years of Batman's career, though a few have been set in the present and even the future.
Initially the title was promoted as running only stand alone self contained five issue stories of graphic novel quality. However, after issue 20, stories of different lengths started to appear.
While some stories have tied in with the other titles, generally this has not been the case.
The series also includes:
The title was discontinued with issue #214 in March 2007, to make way for a new Batman anthology series; Batman: Confidential.
Issue #1 was offered with a dual-cover, printed in four different color variations; blue, yellow, pink and orange.
The series was re-titled Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight with issue #37.
This series differs from other Batman titles in that it has constantly rotating creative teams, and the stories are not necessarily part of the current events of the other Batman comics. Most of the stories featured are set in the early years of Batman's career, though a few have been set in the present and even the future.
Initially the title was promoted as running only stand alone self contained five issue stories of graphic novel quality. However, after issue 20, stories of different lengths started to appear.
While some stories have tied in with the other titles, generally this has not been the case.
The series also includes:
- #0;
- 7 Annuals;
- A 3-issue mini-series (Batman: Jazz #1-3);
- A Special (Dark Knight Gallery #1);
- 3 Halloween specials.
The title was discontinued with issue #214 in March 2007, to make way for a new Batman anthology series; Batman: Confidential.
Legends Of The Dark Knight #214 (2007)
Collected
- Batman: Shaman (#1-5);
- Batman: Gothic (#6-10);
- Batman: Prey (#11-15);
- Batman: Venom (#16-20);
- Batman: Faces (#28-30);
- Batman: Collected Legends of the Dark Knight (#32-34, #38, #42-43);
- Batman: Other Realms (#35-36, #76-78);
- Batman: Dark Legends (#39-40, #50, #52-54);
- Batman: KnightsEnd (#62-63);
- Batman: Going Sane (#65-68, #200);
- Batman: Monsters (#71-73, #83-84, #89-90);
- Batman: Haunted Knight (Collects 3 Specials):
- Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight Halloween Special #1;
- Batman: Madness - A Legends Of The Dark Knight Halloween Special #1;
- Batman: Ghosts - A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special #1).
- Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 1 (#116-118);
- Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 2 (#119-121);
- Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 3 (#122-124);
- Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 4 (#125-126);
- Batman: Terror (#137-141);
- Batman: War Games Book One (#182);
- Batman: War Games Book Two (#183);
- Batman: War Games Book Three (#184);
- Batman: Snow (#192-196);
- Batman: Four Of A Kind (Annual #5).
DC Comics Presents [100-Page Spectacular]
A couple of story arcs from the first run of Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight have since been collected in one-shot reprint collections, starting in 2010.
CONSPIRACY [BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #86-88]
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THE DEMON LAUGHS [BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #142-145]
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BLINK [BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #156-158 & ACTION COMICS #847]
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DON'T BLINK [BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #164-167]
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URBAN LEGENDS [BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #168 & #177-180]
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IRRESISTIBLE [LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #169-171]
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THE SECRET CITY [LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #180-181 & #190-191]
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BLAZE OF GLORY [BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #197-199 & #212]
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2012 Revival: Same Title, different approach
In June 2012, DC Comics revived the series as Legends Of The Dark Knight, a digital-first, weekly series. This time, the stories are self-contained, out of continuity, single chapters.
The weekly, digital-first stories were later reprinted (monthly) in physical issues (from Legends Of The Dark Knight #1-13. After #13 DC switched to an oversized format: Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular.
The weekly, digital-first stories were later reprinted (monthly) in physical issues (from Legends Of The Dark Knight #1-13. After #13 DC switched to an oversized format: Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular.
Chapter #1 - June 7, 2012: The Butler Did It
Chapter #2 - June 14, 2012: All Of The Above
Chapter #3 - June 21, 2012: The Crime Never Committed
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #1
Chapter #4 - June 28, 2012: Crisis In Identity (Part 1)
Chapter #5 - July 5, 2012: Crisis In Identity (Part 2)
Chapter #6 - July 12, 2012: Crisis In Identity (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #2
Chapter #7 - July 19, 2012: Letters To Batman (Part 1)
Chapter #8 - July 26, 2012: Letters To Batman (Part 2)
Chapter #9 - August 2, 2012: Letters To Batman (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #3
Chapter #10 - August 9, 2012: A Game To Die For
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #4
Chapter #11 - August 16, 2012: Slam! (Part 1)
Chapter #12 - August 23, 2012: Slam! (Part 2)
Chapter #13 - August 30, 2012: Slam! (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #5
Chapter #14 - September 6, 2012: Batman: The Movie
Chapter #15 - September 13, 2012: Together
--> Collected in print in Legends of The Dark Knight #4
-> Issues #1-5 (chapter #1-15) have been collected in Legends Of The Dark Knight Vol. 1
Chapter #16 - September 20, 2012: Gotham Spirit
Chapter #17 - September 27, 2012: Dungeons & Dragons
Chapter #18 - October 4, 2012: Look Inside
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #6
Chapter #19 - October 11, 2012: Haunted Arkham (Part 1)
Chapter #20 - October 18, 2012: Haunted Arkham (Part 2)
Chapter #21 - October 25, 2012: Haunted Arkham (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #7
Chapter #22 - November 1, 2012: Carved
Chapter #23 - November 8, 2012: Unnatural Selection (Part 1)
Chapter #24 - November 15, 2012: Unnatural Selection (Part 2)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #8
Chapter #25 - November 22, 2012: Dreaming He Is A Butterfly (Part 1)
Chapter #26 - November 29, 2012: Dreaming He Is A Butterfly (Part 2)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #9
Chapter #27 - December 6, 2012: Off The Menu (Part 1)
Chapter #28 - December 13, 2012: Off The Menu (Part 2)
Chapter #29 - December 20, 2012: Off The Menu (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #10
-> Issues #6-10 (chapter #16-29) plus chapter #41 (Tap Tap) have been collected in Legends Of The Dark Knight Vol. 2
Chapter #30 - December 27, 2012: What Happened Was... (Part 1)
Chapter #31 - January 3, 2013: What Happened Was... (Part 2)
Chapter #32 - January 10 2013: What Happened Was... (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #11
Chapter #33 - January 17, 2013: Adaptation
Chapter #34 - January 24, 2013: Return Of Batman (Part 1)
Chapter #35 - January 31, 2013: Return Of Batman (Part 2)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #12
Chapter #36 - February 7, 2013: Return Of Batman (Part 3)
Chapter #37 - February 14, 2013: Return Of Batman (Part 4)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #13
-> Issues #11-13 (chapter #30-37) have been collected in Legends Of The Dark Knight Vol. 3 (along with every story printed in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Spectacular #1 (#42-47, #49-50, see below).
Chapter #38 - February 21, 2013: I Hate It When He Does That (Part 1)
Chapter #39 - February 28, 2013: I Hate It When He Does That (Part 2)
Chapter #40 - March 7, 2013: I Hate It When He Does That (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2
Chapter #41 - March 14, 2013: Tap Tap
Chapter #42 - March 21, 2013: Without Sin (Part 1)
Chapter #43 - March 28, 2013: Without Sin (Part 2)
Chapter #44 - April 3, 2013: Without Sin (Part 3)
Chapter #45 - April 10, 2013: Without Sin (Part 4)
Chapter #46 - April 17, 2013: Without Sin (Part 5)
Chapter #47 - April 25, 2013: Without Sin (Part 6)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #1
Chapter #48 - May 2, 2013: Unlucky Thirteen
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #13
Chapter #49 - May 9, 2013: Dr. Quinn's Diagnosis (Part 1)
Chapter #50 - May 16, 2013: Dr. Quinn's Diagnosis (Part 2)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #1
Chapter #51 - May 23, 2013: The Pain Cellar
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2
Chapter #52 - May 30, 2013: Gotham Eye View*
Chapter #53 - June 6, 2013: Riddler In The Dark (Part 1)
Chapter #54 - June 13, 2013: Riddler In The Dark (Part 2)
Chapter #55 - June 20, 2013: Riddler In The Dark (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2
Chapter #56 - June 27, 2013: The Beautiful Ugly (Part 1)
Chapter #57 - July 4, 2013: The Beautiful Ugly (Part 2)
Chapter #58 - July 11, 2013: The Beautiful Ugly (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #3
Chapter #59 - July 18, 2013: Arm Candy
Chapter #60 - July 25, 2013: Reporter's Notebook
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2
Chapter #61 - August 1, 2013: Break The Mold (Part 1)
Chapter #62 - August 8, 2013: Break The Mold (Part 2)
Chapter #63 - August 15, 2013: Elements Of Crime (Part 1)
Chapter #64 - August 22, 2013: Elements Of Crime (Part 2)
Chapter #65 - August 29, 2013: Elements Of Crime (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #3
Chapter #66 - September 5, 2013: I...Batman (Part 1)
Chapter #67 - September 12, 2013: I...Batman (Part 2)
Chapter #68 - September 19, 2013: I...Batman (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #4
Chapter #69 - September 26, 2013: The Echo Of Pearls
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #3
All issues from Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Spectacular #2-3 have been collected in Legends Of The Dark Knight Vol. 4 (#38-40, #51, #53-65, #69).
Chapter #70 - October 3, 2013: Hell's Bells (Part 1)
Chapter #71 - October 10, 2013: Hell's Bells (Part 2)
Chapter #72 - October 17, 2013: Hell's Bells (Part 3)
Chapter #73 - October 24, 2013: Hell's Bells (Part 4)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #5
Chapter #74 - October 29, 2013: Ashes To Ashes (Part 1)
Chapter #75 - November 5, 2013: Ashes To Ashes (Part 2)
Chapter #76 - November 12, 2013: Ashes To Ashes (Part 3)
Chapter #77 - November 19, 2013: Herded Limits (Part 1)
Chapter #78 - November 26, 2013: Herded Limits (Part 2)
Chapter #79 - December 3, 2013: Herded Limits (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #4
Chapter #80 - December 5, 2014: Nevermore (Part 1)
Chapter #81 - December 12, 2014: Nevermore (Part 2)
Chapter #82 - December 19, 2014: Nevermore (Part 3)
Chapter #83 - January 2, 2015: What Would Batman Do? (Part 1)
Chapter #84 - January 9, 2015: What Would Batman Do? (Part 2)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #5
*Issues in red have not (yet) been collected in print edition(s).
Chapter #2 - June 14, 2012: All Of The Above
Chapter #3 - June 21, 2012: The Crime Never Committed
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #1
Chapter #4 - June 28, 2012: Crisis In Identity (Part 1)
Chapter #5 - July 5, 2012: Crisis In Identity (Part 2)
Chapter #6 - July 12, 2012: Crisis In Identity (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #2
Chapter #7 - July 19, 2012: Letters To Batman (Part 1)
Chapter #8 - July 26, 2012: Letters To Batman (Part 2)
Chapter #9 - August 2, 2012: Letters To Batman (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #3
Chapter #10 - August 9, 2012: A Game To Die For
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #4
Chapter #11 - August 16, 2012: Slam! (Part 1)
Chapter #12 - August 23, 2012: Slam! (Part 2)
Chapter #13 - August 30, 2012: Slam! (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #5
Chapter #14 - September 6, 2012: Batman: The Movie
Chapter #15 - September 13, 2012: Together
--> Collected in print in Legends of The Dark Knight #4
-> Issues #1-5 (chapter #1-15) have been collected in Legends Of The Dark Knight Vol. 1
Chapter #16 - September 20, 2012: Gotham Spirit
Chapter #17 - September 27, 2012: Dungeons & Dragons
Chapter #18 - October 4, 2012: Look Inside
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #6
Chapter #19 - October 11, 2012: Haunted Arkham (Part 1)
Chapter #20 - October 18, 2012: Haunted Arkham (Part 2)
Chapter #21 - October 25, 2012: Haunted Arkham (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #7
Chapter #22 - November 1, 2012: Carved
Chapter #23 - November 8, 2012: Unnatural Selection (Part 1)
Chapter #24 - November 15, 2012: Unnatural Selection (Part 2)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #8
Chapter #25 - November 22, 2012: Dreaming He Is A Butterfly (Part 1)
Chapter #26 - November 29, 2012: Dreaming He Is A Butterfly (Part 2)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #9
Chapter #27 - December 6, 2012: Off The Menu (Part 1)
Chapter #28 - December 13, 2012: Off The Menu (Part 2)
Chapter #29 - December 20, 2012: Off The Menu (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #10
-> Issues #6-10 (chapter #16-29) plus chapter #41 (Tap Tap) have been collected in Legends Of The Dark Knight Vol. 2
Chapter #30 - December 27, 2012: What Happened Was... (Part 1)
Chapter #31 - January 3, 2013: What Happened Was... (Part 2)
Chapter #32 - January 10 2013: What Happened Was... (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #11
Chapter #33 - January 17, 2013: Adaptation
Chapter #34 - January 24, 2013: Return Of Batman (Part 1)
Chapter #35 - January 31, 2013: Return Of Batman (Part 2)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #12
Chapter #36 - February 7, 2013: Return Of Batman (Part 3)
Chapter #37 - February 14, 2013: Return Of Batman (Part 4)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #13
-> Issues #11-13 (chapter #30-37) have been collected in Legends Of The Dark Knight Vol. 3 (along with every story printed in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Spectacular #1 (#42-47, #49-50, see below).
Chapter #38 - February 21, 2013: I Hate It When He Does That (Part 1)
Chapter #39 - February 28, 2013: I Hate It When He Does That (Part 2)
Chapter #40 - March 7, 2013: I Hate It When He Does That (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2
Chapter #41 - March 14, 2013: Tap Tap
Chapter #42 - March 21, 2013: Without Sin (Part 1)
Chapter #43 - March 28, 2013: Without Sin (Part 2)
Chapter #44 - April 3, 2013: Without Sin (Part 3)
Chapter #45 - April 10, 2013: Without Sin (Part 4)
Chapter #46 - April 17, 2013: Without Sin (Part 5)
Chapter #47 - April 25, 2013: Without Sin (Part 6)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #1
Chapter #48 - May 2, 2013: Unlucky Thirteen
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight #13
Chapter #49 - May 9, 2013: Dr. Quinn's Diagnosis (Part 1)
Chapter #50 - May 16, 2013: Dr. Quinn's Diagnosis (Part 2)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #1
Chapter #51 - May 23, 2013: The Pain Cellar
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2
Chapter #52 - May 30, 2013: Gotham Eye View*
Chapter #53 - June 6, 2013: Riddler In The Dark (Part 1)
Chapter #54 - June 13, 2013: Riddler In The Dark (Part 2)
Chapter #55 - June 20, 2013: Riddler In The Dark (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2
Chapter #56 - June 27, 2013: The Beautiful Ugly (Part 1)
Chapter #57 - July 4, 2013: The Beautiful Ugly (Part 2)
Chapter #58 - July 11, 2013: The Beautiful Ugly (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #3
Chapter #59 - July 18, 2013: Arm Candy
Chapter #60 - July 25, 2013: Reporter's Notebook
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #2
Chapter #61 - August 1, 2013: Break The Mold (Part 1)
Chapter #62 - August 8, 2013: Break The Mold (Part 2)
Chapter #63 - August 15, 2013: Elements Of Crime (Part 1)
Chapter #64 - August 22, 2013: Elements Of Crime (Part 2)
Chapter #65 - August 29, 2013: Elements Of Crime (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #3
Chapter #66 - September 5, 2013: I...Batman (Part 1)
Chapter #67 - September 12, 2013: I...Batman (Part 2)
Chapter #68 - September 19, 2013: I...Batman (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #4
Chapter #69 - September 26, 2013: The Echo Of Pearls
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #3
All issues from Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Spectacular #2-3 have been collected in Legends Of The Dark Knight Vol. 4 (#38-40, #51, #53-65, #69).
Chapter #70 - October 3, 2013: Hell's Bells (Part 1)
Chapter #71 - October 10, 2013: Hell's Bells (Part 2)
Chapter #72 - October 17, 2013: Hell's Bells (Part 3)
Chapter #73 - October 24, 2013: Hell's Bells (Part 4)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #5
Chapter #74 - October 29, 2013: Ashes To Ashes (Part 1)
Chapter #75 - November 5, 2013: Ashes To Ashes (Part 2)
Chapter #76 - November 12, 2013: Ashes To Ashes (Part 3)
Chapter #77 - November 19, 2013: Herded Limits (Part 1)
Chapter #78 - November 26, 2013: Herded Limits (Part 2)
Chapter #79 - December 3, 2013: Herded Limits (Part 3)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #4
Chapter #80 - December 5, 2014: Nevermore (Part 1)
Chapter #81 - December 12, 2014: Nevermore (Part 2)
Chapter #82 - December 19, 2014: Nevermore (Part 3)
Chapter #83 - January 2, 2015: What Would Batman Do? (Part 1)
Chapter #84 - January 9, 2015: What Would Batman Do? (Part 2)
--> Collected in print in Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #5
*Issues in red have not (yet) been collected in print edition(s).
Legends Of The Dark Knight #1
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Legends Of The Dark Knight #13
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Legends Of The Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #1