Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	October 1998
Cover Price	4.95 USD; 6.95 CAD
Pages	68
Editing	Dan Thorsland; Scott Peterson (Editors); Alisande Morales; Darren Vincenzo (Assistant Editors)
Notes	Book No. 13 of DC's "Secret Files and Origins" series.

Cover Details - "Gotham's Greatest Gangsters"

Characters	Scarecrow; Catwoman; The Answer; Two-Face; Joker; Poison Ivy
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Brian Bolland (signed)
Inks	Brian Bolland (signed)
Colors	Brian Bolland
Letters	typeset
Notes	Book No. 13 of DC's "Secret Files and Origins" series.

1 page Batman illustration "Inside Cover"

Characters	Scarecrow; Poison Ivy; The Riddler; Charaxes
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Dave Taylor
Inks	Kevin Nowlan
Colors	Tom McCraw
Notes	Second cover with logo.

1 page text article "Contents"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Contents page with indicia.

22 page Batman story "Scream If You Love Me"

Characters	Rob Frazier; Jeremiah Arkham; Sweeney; Cornelius Stirk; Joker (cameo); Two-Face (cameo); The Riddler (cameo); Ventriloquist (cameo); Scarface (cameo); Mr. Zsasz (cameo); Killer Croc; Poison Ivy (cameo); Vox (cameo); Witch (cameo); Batman (cameo); Amygdala
Genre	Superhero
Script	Alan Grant
Pencils	Frank Teran
Inks	Carl Critchlow
Colors	Chris Chuckry
Letters	Clem Robins
Editing	Darren Vincenzo

1 page Batman character profile "Ace of Knaves"

Characters	Joker
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Jim Aparo
Inks	Dave Taylor
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of the Joker.

1 page Batman character profile "The Man Who Broke the Bat"

Characters	Bane
Genre	Superhero
Script	Chuck Dixon
Pencils	Graham Nolan
Inks	Sal Buscema
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of Bane.

1 page Batman character profile "Master of Fear"

Characters	Scarecrow
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Duncan Fegredo
Inks	Duncan Fegredo
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of Scarecrow.
Reprinted	in Batman / Scarecrow: Fear (DC, 2006 series) #nn.

1 page Batman character profile "The Flip Side of Evil"

Characters	Two-Face
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Scott McDaniel
Inks	Wayne Faucher
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of Two-Face.

1 page Batman character profile "Mud Pack"

Characters	Clayfaces
Genre	Superhero
Script	Alan Grant
Pencils	Mark Buckingham
Inks	Wayne Faucher
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of the Clayfaces.

1 page Batman character profile "The Killer Moth"

Characters	Charaxes
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Flint Henry
Inks	Kevin Nowlan
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of Killer Moth/Charaxes.

1 page Batman character profile "The Plant Mistress"

Characters	Poison Ivy
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Brian Apthorp
Inks	Mark Prudeau
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of Poison Ivy.

1 page Batman character profile "The Demon's Head"

Characters	Ra's Al Ghul
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Brian Stelfreeze
Inks	Brian Stelfreeze
Colors	Brian Stelfreeze
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of Ra's Al Ghul.

5 page Batman story "Lost Pages: How Bane Infiltrated Wayne Manor"

Characters	Bane; Alfred Pennyworth; Batman
Genre	Superhero
Script	Chuck Dixon
Pencils	Ed Barreto
Inks	Tom Palmer
Colors	Noelle Giddings; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters	typeset

1 page Batman character profile "Saving the World From Itself"

Characters	The Answer
Genre	Superhero
Script	Alan Grant
Pencils	Mark Buckingham
Inks	Mark Buckingham
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of the Answer.

1 page Batman character profile "Cold As Ice"

Characters	Mr. Freeze
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Rodolfo Damaggio
Inks	Sal Buscema
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of Mr. Freeze.

1 page Batman character profile "Nature's Female Fury"

Characters	Ferak
Genre	Superhero
Script	Chuck Dixon
Pencils	Greg Land
Inks	Wayne Faucher
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of Ferak.

1 page Batman character profile "Underworld Boss"

Characters	Black Mask
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Tom Mandrake
Inks	Tom Mandrake
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of Black Mask.

2 page Batman story "Lost Pages: The Penguin"

Characters	Penguin; Mr. Freeze
Genre	Superhero
Script	Kelley Puckett
Pencils	Jim Aparo
Inks	Danny Miki
Colors	Noelle Giddings; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters	John Costanza

2 page Batman activity "Feature: Villain Quiz"

Genre	Superhero
Script	Devin Grayson
Letters	typeset
Notes	"Have you got what it takes to be a SUPER-villain?". Eight questions plus score.

6 page Green Lantern story "Lost Pages: Green Lantern in Arkham"

Characters	Batman; Flash; Green Lantern; Joker
Genre	Superhero
Script	Ron Marz
Pencils	Rodolfo Damaggio
Inks	Rodolfo Damaggio
Colors	Noelle Giddings; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters	Clem Robins

2 page Batman text article "Interview: The Joker"

Characters	Joker
Genre	Superhero
Script	Kelley Puckett
Pencils	Brian Bolland
Inks	Brian Bolland
Colors	John Higgins
Letters	typeset
Notes	Interview with the Joker, illustrated with four panels.

2 page Batman text article "Batman Villains Timeline"

Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Letters	typeset
Notes	Chronology of Arkham Asylum, beginning from 1921 to the events of Batman's "Cataclysm" storyline.

1 page Catwoman character profile "Feline Fatale"

Characters	Catwoman
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Jim Balent
Inks	Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Profile and pin-up of Catwoman.

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisements"

Notes

House Advertisements (one-pagers) for: FLASH #142, I, JOKER oneshot.

9 page advertisement "Ads"

Notes

Total of 7 one-page and 1 two-page advertisements for: Command & Conquer (game, Westwood), Konami XXL Sport Series (game, Konami, 2 pages), Coca Cola (soft drink, Coca Cola), WWF War Zone (game, Nintendo), Celebrate the Century (stamps, USPS), JNCO (clothes, JNCO), Fruitopia (soft drink, Coca Cola), GAP Kids (clothes, GAP).