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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published October 1997
Cover Price 4.95 USD; 6.95 CAD
Pages 68
Editing KC Carlson; Frank Berrios (assistant); Darren Vincenzo (associate); Jordan B. Gorfinkel (associate); Dennis O'Neil (group editor)

Cover Details - "Batman Secret Files and Origins"

Characters Batman
Genre Superhero
Pencils Scott McDaniel (signed)
Inks Karl Story (signed)
Colors Patrick Martin

1 page Batman credits "Batman Secret Files and Origins"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Azrael [Jean Paul Valley]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Scott McDaniel
Inks Karl Story ?
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Notes Title page.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

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22 page Batman story "Gazing Back: The Secret Origin of the Batman"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Thomas Wayne (dies); Martha Wayne (dies); Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis As Batman saves a young boy and his parents in an alley, he reflects on the path that brought him there.
Genre Superhero
Script Devin K. Grayson
Pencils Staz Johnson (layouts); James A. Hodgkins (finishes)
Inks James A. Hodgkins
Colors Gloria Vasquez; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters Bill Oakley
Reprinted in Secret Origins Featuring the JLA (DC, 1999 series) #nn

3 page Batman text story "Who is Bruce Wayne?"

Characters Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Lucius Fox
Synopsis Newspaper article about Bruce Wayne.
Genre Superhero
Script Chuck Dixon
Letters Tom McCraw

2 page Batman character profile "The Dark Knight Detective"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Mark Buckingham
Inks Mark Buckingham
Colors Tom McCraw
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1 page Nightwing character profile "Aerial Avenger"

Characters Nightwing [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Scott McDaniel (signed)
Inks Karl Story (signed)
Colors Tom McCraw
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1 page Robin character profile "The Boy Wonder"

Characters Robin [Tim Drake]
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Staz Johnson
Inks Stan Woch
Colors Tom McCraw
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1 page Batman; Gotham City Police Dept. character profile "Gotham City Police Dept.: Jim Gordon"

Characters Commissioner James Gordon
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Lee Weeks
Inks Lee Weeks
Colors Tom McCraw
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1 page Batman; Gotham City Police Dept. promo (ad from the publisher) "Gotham City Police Dept.: GCPD"

Characters Lt. Sarah Essen-Gordon; Sgt. Harvey Bullock; Detective Mackenzie Bock [Hardback]; Detective Renee Montoya; Lt. Stan Kitch; Detective Caz Calluci; Detective Kevin Soong [Survivor]; Billy Pettit
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks Scott McDaniel (signed)
Colors Tom McCraw
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5 page Batman; Robin story "Guided Tour: The Batcave"

Characters Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis A tour of the Batcave.
Genre Superhero
Script Graham Nolan
Pencils Graham Nolan
Inks Bob McLeod
Colors Tom McCraw
Letters Albert DeGuzman

1 page Alfred Pennyworth; Batman character profile "Alfred"

Characters Alfred Pennyworth
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Lee Weeks
Inks Lee Weeks
Colors Tom McCraw
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2 page Alfred Pennyworth; Batman text story "Interview: Alfred Pennyworth"

Characters Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis An interview with Alfred Pennyworth.
Genre Superhero
Script Doug Moench
Pencils Jim Aparo
Inks Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors Tom McCraw
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1 page Birds of Prey character profile "Birds of Prey"

Characters Birds of Prey [Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]]
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Gary Frank
Inks John Dell
Colors Tom McCraw
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1 page Huntress character profile "The Urban Enforcer"

Characters Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Brian Apthorp (signed)
Inks Wayne Faucher (signed)
Colors Tom McCraw
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1 page Catwoman character profile "The Feline Fatale"

Characters Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Jim Balent (signed)
Inks Jim Balent (signed)
Colors Tom McCraw
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4 page Batman text story "Upon the Shoulders of Giants: The Men Behind Gotham"

Synopsis A book excerpt from "The Men Behind Gotham", which is a Wayne family history.
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
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1 page Azrael character profile "The Avenging Angel"

Characters Azrael [Jean Paul Valley]
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Roger Robinson (signed)
Inks James Pascoe (signed)
Colors Tom McCraw
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1 page Azrael character profile "Azrael Supporting Cast"

Characters Brian Bryan; Sister Lilhy; Nomoz
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Roger Robinson (signed)
Inks James Pascoe (signed)
Colors Tom McCraw
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1 page Spoiler character profile "The Vigilante Vixen"

Characters Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Stefano Raffaele (signed)
Inks Stan Woch (signed)
Colors Tom McCraw
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2 page Batman story "Lost Pages: How Batman Gets His Equipment"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Lucius Fox
Synopsis The answer to the question - How does Batman get his stuff into the Batcave?
Genre Superhero
Script Chuck Dixon
Pencils Jim Aparo
Inks Tom Palmer
Colors Tom McCraw
Letters Albert DeGuzman

1 page Batman text article "Batman Timeline"

Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
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Notes A 10 year Batman timeline.

1 page Batman text article "From the Desk of Dr. Dennis O'Goodwin"

Synopsis An analysis of the Batman's persona by a psychiatrist.
Genre Superhero
Script Kelley Puckett
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