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Legends of the Dark Knight (1989)
Series · 76
books · 1989-2015

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#1

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #1

1989

In part 1 of the 5-part ''Shaman'' storyline, Bruce Wayne meets a tribal shaman who influences his life forever while mountain climbing in his days before becoming Batman. Returning to Gotham City, Bruce takes up the cowl and meets Leslie Thompkins before experiencing a major tragedy.
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#2

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #2

1989

A mysterious bat-man is rumored to be murdering people in Gotham City! To piece it all together, Bruce Wayne establishes a workshop in the cavern beneath his home in this tale set during the early years of his costumed crime-fighting career.
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#3

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #3

1989

A man is killed during a strange theft, and soon Batman finds himself pitted against an almost ethereal foe. Later, Bruce returns to Alaska, only to face a different type of death in part 3 of "Shaman."
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Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #4

1990

Using his detective skills, Batman begins trailing the madman who has been terrorizing Gotham City. It's a trail that leads to Wayne Manor—where Alfred's life hangs in the balance!
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#5

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #5

1990

Batman fights for Alfred's life against a maniacal cult in this finale to the 5-part "Shaman" storyline!
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#22

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #22

1991

John Acker's gang of youth vigilantes ruffles the feathers of the Gotham City Police Department and Jim Gordon in "Faith" part 2 of 3. Can Batman intervene before things get out of hand?
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#48

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #54

1993

Featuring art by Mike Mignola! Batman's battle with a deranged killer in an old Gotham City graveyard leads to the shattering of an ancient crypt and the unleashing of an incredible supernatural force that threatens to consume the Dark Knight's sanity, his life...and his very soul!
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#51

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #57

1994

In this "Watchtower" finale, the Dark Knight, beaten and left for dead by agents of the security firm Vigil, Inc., goes to war to stop them from taking over Gotham City. Armed and armored for all-out combat, Batman invades Vigil's Watchtower headquarters to take down its president.
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#63

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #69

1995

"Criminals" part 1! Savage crimes are being committed in Gotham City, seemingly by men already on Death Row, with one suspect executed years ago. Batman goes undercover into Blackgate prison as an inmate and becomes caught between killer prisoners and corrupt guards.
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#65

Legends of the Dark Knight #71

1995

"Werewolf" part 1! The murder of two Wayne Tech employees leads the Dark Knight to London. In the British underworld Batman comes face to face with a different kind of killer...a werewolf.
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#66

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #72

1995

The impossible becomes reality when Batman faces the werewolf. Barely escaping with his life, the Dark Knight pursues the secret behind the killer beast. "Werewolf" part 2.
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#68

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #74

1995

"Engines" part 1! A strange new legend of the Dark Knight is seen through the eyes of Eustace, a slaughterhouse worker and a serial killer, whose last murderous hunt becomes a confrontation with not only Batman, but something strange and monstrous growing within the industrial wastelands of Gotham City.
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#76

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #82

1996

The Dark Knight confronts the elusive serial killer known as the Circuit Rider in a fiery showdown, and in the process, Batman discovers a strange connection between them. "Idols" conclusion. "Idols" part 3.
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#80

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #86

1996

"Conspiracy" part 1! A rash of occult-ritual murders in Gotham City sends the Batman on a cross-country search to find the source, even as the cult begins fashioning its own line of defense.
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#81

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #87

1989

Following the clues to a string of occult serial murders, the Dark Knight finds the trail leads all the way to Los Angeles. There he finds a mysterious organization that uses fear and darkness as weapons—in this case, against the Batman! "Conspiracy" part 2.
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#85

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #91

1996

"Freakout" part 1, written by Garth Ennis! A man walks into a drug house—and openly shoots eight criminals! When Batman arrives on the scene, he comes face to face with the man and his female partner. Meanwhile, across town, Doctor Freak emerges!
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#88

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #94

1997

Saul Fisher, a writer marked for death by extremist terrorists, finds himself trapped in an elevator with the power shut off. While assassins move in, the other elevator riders describe how Batman will save them, offering testimonials of the Dark Knight's prowess.
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#90

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #96

1997

The murderous Magician still stalks the streets of Gotham, styling his slayings after stage tricks. And with each killing that defies the very laws of nature, the Batman grows more and more obsessed with capturing his lethal foe. "Dirty Tricks" part 2.
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#92

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #98

1997

"Steps" part 1! In the dark and stormy night of Gotham, a killer lies in waiting. He kills his prey with a deadly crossbow and leaves a very particular calling card. Searching furiously throughout the city, the Dark Knight attempts to find the killer, but his only hope lies with an autistic child.
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#95

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #101

1997

In an era with thought police, telepathic crime lords, and antigravity technology, can the legend of the Dark Knight survive? A hundred years in the future, Gotham City is a very different place, but it is still a very dark place—and a place in need of a protector.
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#96

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #102

1997

"Spook" part 1! A blizzard is approaching as a handful of the most wealthy and influential individuals on Earth gather at an isolated mountain lodge to meet with Bruce Wayne. But when the lights go out and the servants all disappear, people begin to die, one by one.
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#97

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #103

1997

The Spook, a former special operative for the U.S. government and now apparently a real spook, dies at the hands of someone else at the mansion. Consumed by vengeance, the Spook plans on killing everyone else in the mansion, one by one, to find his murderer. "Spook" part 2.
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#100

Robin

The Teen Wonder

2009

Robin, Batman's partner in crimefighting, takes center stage in this new collection that echoes events in the recent " R.I.P." storyline. All three of the teenagers who have served as Robin—Dick Grayson, better known today as Nightwing, Jason Todd, and the current Robin, Tim Drake—appear in this title that features stories by James Robinson, Bill Willingham, Geoff Johns and others. Naturally, this title also features numerous appearances by Batman, as well as The Joker, The Teen Titans and more.
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#101

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #107

1998

"Stalking" part 1! The "Summer of Peace" in Gotham City is shattered when a killer targets the city! Terror grows as the killer displays no rhyme or reason in attack: everyone is a target. Can Batman stop the enigmatic murderer before another seemingly random victim falls?
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#102

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #108

1998

The mysterious cyclist who seems to be randomly killing passers-by proves to be not-so-random after all. She has Captain Gordon in her sights, but not to kill. The Dark Knight must find what links Gordon's past to the killer before she makes the streets of Gotham run red with the blood of her cause. "Stalking" part 2.
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#103

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #109

1998

"Primal Riddle" part 1! Batman is critically injured in a battle with the Riddler. The near-death experience separates his spirit from his physical being and the Dark Knight remains silent and devoid of emotion, despite Alfred's care!
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#104

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #110

1998

Batman's body is missing its soul, and wants to get it back—fast. There's only one problem: Batman's soul is inhabiting the body of one of his deadliest enemies, the Riddler! "Primal Riddle" part 2.
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#106

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #112

1998

Lord Demise, the ruthless leader of a terrorist group, takes over the luxury cruise ship known as the Adriatic King. On board for a Halloween-themed excursion is the ship's new Bruce Wayne.
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#107

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #113

1998

It's a battle of titans as Batman tries to wrest control of the cruise ship Adriatic King from Lord Demise. The stakes are especially high for the Dark Knight since, if he goes down with the ship, a thousand passengers go with him.
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#108

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #114

1999

When an error in judgment finds an inexperienced Dark Knight wounded and fighting for life in the unfamiliar streets of Chicago, his only hope of survival may be the strange denizens of the city's darkest slums.
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#109

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #115

1998

Many years ago, a tragic accident on the Gotham River resulted in the birth of an aquatic creature dwelling in the caves that connect to those beneath Wayne Manor. Now the creature's obsession with a locket that belonged to Martha Wayne leads to a confrontation with the Batman!
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#129

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #135

2000

Batman attempts to wage a one-man war on Colonel Brass' Gotham raiders, but discovers the onslaught's been nothing more than a diversion. What is the Colonel's goal? And why does it take him into the heart of Wayne Manor? "Siege" part 4.
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#136

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #142

2001

"The Demon Laughs" part 1! Ra's al Ghul has come to the conclusion that he's missing the one ingredient necessary to fulfill his ambition of worldwide domination. And the man who holds that missing ingredient is none other than the Joker! For the first time, the Demon teams up with the Clown Prince of Crime!
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#137

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #143

2001

Ra's al Ghul wants a perfect world, a world devoid of any and all human beings. The Joker, on the other hand, wants to see a world devoid of just a single person—Batman! And the Joker's agreed to help Ra's with his plan if Ra's returns the favor! "The Demon Laughs" part 2.
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#138

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #144

2001

Thanks to Ra's al Ghul, the Joker is about to put his master plan into the release of a Joker-gas bomb that will decimate the entire planet. Of course, Batman will eventually stop the two—but that's only if Joker and Ra's don't kill each other first! "The Demon Laughs" part 3.
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#144

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #150

2001

Robin's investigation into the mysterious Mother Grimm continues, while Batman finds himself the victim of her perilous potions. Where does Grimm come from? And what are her plans for the innocent children of Gotham? "Grimm" part 2.
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#146

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #152

2002

If you thought Mother Grimm was bad for Batman's and Robin's health, wait until you meet Cyanide! She's the flip side of Mother Grimm's "goodness," and she's out for blood! "Grimm" part 4.
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#147

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #153

2002

As the story of Mother Grimm concludes, as Batman confronts the villainous Cyanide. Meanwhile, Robin stands alone against Mother Grimm's horde of loyal followers. "Grimm" part 5.
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#148

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #154

2002

"Colossus" part 1! A killer stalks the gleaming spires of Gotham. A killer dedicated to destroying the lives and legacy of the men who built the city itself. A killer that Batman is determined to stop before he kills again!
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#154

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #160

2002

James Gordon has been kidnapped and brought back to his hometown of Chicago to be tortured into revealing the name of the last surviving eyewitness to a grisly murder. The Barbara Gordon! "Loyalties" part 2.
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#156

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #162

2002

"Auteurism" part 1! Once, he was a star...then he was a drunk. Now, he's poised to get to the top once again. But to do it, he'll need the Joker's help!
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#167

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #173

2003

Frustrated by the extreme methods of the group, Hellfire tries to leave. But the only way out is in a body bag. Plus, Detective Ehrlich is convinced that Batman is connected to Rough Justice and leads the Gotham City Police Department on a manhunt for the Dark Knight! "Testament" part 2.
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#169

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #175

2004

Desperate for cash, Rough Justice has targeted Bruce Wayne, the wealthiest man in Gotham. Only they stumble across something even more damaging than the loss of Wayne's priceless artifacts: the journal of Batman! "Testament" part 4.
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#172

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #178

2004

The clock is ticking on the lives of 30 exotic dancers, and Batman is nowhere to be found. But Catwoman and Matches Malone are on the case! "Lost Cargo" part 2.
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#176

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #182

2004

A "War Games Act 1" tie-in! With the gang war raging and only Batgirl at his side, Batman is badly outnumbered. And when Batman tries to control of the path of violence, the heroes suffer their first casualty.
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#182

Batman

War Games, Book One

2015

Tensions escalate and war comes to Gotham City when Batman is drawn into a skirmish between rival gangs. As Gotham’s biggest gang battle ignites, Batman must call on all his available allies—Oracle, Batgirl, Nightwing, Orpheus, Onyx and Tarantula—to preserve life and contain the chaos while trying to determine who started this outbreak of violence. Plus, Tim Drake must abandon his role as Robin and Batman gets an unexpected (and unwelcome) replacement in the form of Spoiler. BATMAN: WAR GAMES BOOK ONE collects for the first time the complete War Games saga that changed the criminal underworld of Gotham City forever! Collects BATGIRL #53, #55, BATMAN #631, BATMAN: THE 12-CENT ADVENTURE, BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #182, BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #56, CATWOMAN #34, DETECTIVE COMICS #790-797, NIGHTWING #96, ROBIN #126-129 and SOLO #10.
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#184

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #190

2005

Batman is on the run from the law. And what looks like a series of petty crimes committed by Mr. Freeze quickly becomes a much more serious situation once Batman learns Freeze has nothing to live for!
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#192

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #198

2005

A thief who's been put away by Batman relives the humiliating moment of his capture and plots revenge by planning an atrocity no one in Gotham will ever forget! "Blaze of Glory" part 2.
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#193

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #199

2006

A dying career criminal waging a one-man war against both Gotham City and Batman gets his final opportunity to go out in a blaze of glory! "Blaze of Glory" part 3.
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#198

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #204

2006

"Madmen of Gotham" part 1! What is the secret from Gotham City's past that's driving its population insane today? Can Batman stop the madness, or will he succumb as well?
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#199

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #205

2006

The creature that calls itself Vanity is merely the first line of defense created by the mastermind who threatens all of Gotham. Who is this hidden persuader, and why does it know everything about the Dark Knight? "Madmen of Gotham" part 2.
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#200

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #206

2006

Batman plummets from a five-story building—and things quickly get worse from there! The smartest man in Gotham is also the craziest, and he's somehow connected to Batman's past. "Madmen of Gotham" finale.
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#201

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #207

2006

"Darker Than Death" part 1! A very old and very rich family is threatened by a kidnapping, and Batman's investigation is compromised by Bruce Wayne's involvement with the victim's sister!
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#202

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #208

2006

Batman has let a case become too personal, and that could have devastating consequences for the woman whose life he's trying to save! "Darker Than Death" part 2.
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#203

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight 209

2006

Is the hostage Batman risked everything to save already beyond his—or anyone's—help? "Darker Than Death" part 3.
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#204

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #210

2006

Written by Bruce Jones. Illustrated by Ariel Olivetti. Part 4 of the 5-part "Darker Than Death." Bruce Wayne accedes to the kidnappers' demands, but it may still be too late to save their hostage from certain death! Has Batman finally failed?
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#205

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight 211

2006

"Darker Than Death" finale! Nothing will prepare you for the twist in this tale of intrigue and kidnapping that could compromise even the Batman!
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#207

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #213

2006

A man who collects everything has begun collecting super hero memorabilia, and he's after something that belongs to Batman! The Dark Knight must travel to Tokyo to track down The Otaku!
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#211

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #3

1993

#212

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #4

1994

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#214

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #6

1996

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#215

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #7

1997

Batman investigates murder at a biplane field. Includes Balloon Buster's origin.
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#216

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special #1

1993

One Halloween during Batman's early years, the Scarecrow is on the prowl in Gotham City, forcing the Dark Knight into a furiously frightful game of cat and mouse.
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#217

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special #2

1994

All Hallows Eve has come ’round again...and the Dark Knight of Gotham City has a midnight appointment with terror when he faces the twisted genius of the Mad Hatter!
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#218

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special #3

1995

BATMAN GHOSTS TIM SALE AND JEPH LOEB
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#266

Haunted Knight

1996

This graphic novel by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale-the creative team behind the classic THE LONG HALLOWEEN-includes three dark tales of horror and intrigue featuring Batman facing off against his most demented and wicked foes. Taking place on the most evil of holidays, Halloween, the Darknight Detective confronts his deepest fears ashe tries to stop the madness and horror created by Scarecrow, the Mad Hatter, the Penguin, Poison Ivy and the Joker. Collects LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1, MADNESS - A LEGEND OF THE DARK KNIGHT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL and GHOSTS - A LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL.
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#267

Batman

Legends of the Dark Knight #181

2004

An investigation into the death of a computer hacker has led Oracle to a secret cyber-world hidden in the bowels of Gotham. But now more bodies are turning up, and someone who might just be the Joker has turned his attention to Oracle! "The Secret City" part 2.
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#1-5

Batman

Shaman

1989

A young Batman must use his developing skills as a detective to track down a murderous impersonator and is led down a trail filled with Native North American mysticism. This hair-raising adventure reveals the genesis of Bruce Wayne's identity as Batman and the origin of the Bat Cave.
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#6-10

Batman

Gothic

1990

Batman must face his own greatest fears when the man behind the mask, Bruce Wayne, begins to have nightmares about his boyhood schoolmaster, the cruel Mr. Winchester. Now Winchester has come to Gotham City, this time with supernatural powers. And unless the Caped Crusader can stop him, he will convert the city into his own cathedral—of death.
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#11-15

Batman

Prey

1992

Set in the Year One time frame, Batman must confront the sinister Dr Hugo Strange, a man with a deadly secret, out to stop and, if necessary, kill the Dark Knight. Who is the bloodthirsty Night Scourge, how does he link in with the police department, and where exactly does the mysterious Catwoman fit into all this? Collects Legends of the Dark Knight #11-15!
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#11-15, 137-141

Batman

Prey

2001

From the pages of LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #11-15 and 137-141! Batman must confront the sinister Dr. Hugo Strange, a man with a deadly secret who is determined to kill the Dark Knight. Who is the fearsome Night Scourge, and what is his link to the GCPD? And how does Catwoman fit into all this? Contains two stories - Batman: Prey and Batman: Terror.
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#16-20

Batman

Venom

1991

A new edition of the classic Batman tale by writer Dennis O'Neil that introduces the strength-enhancing drug Venom. After Batman fails to save a young girl, he begins taking the drug in order to lift his limitations; however, when the Dark Knight becomes addicted to the substance, his entire life begins to spiral out of control. The drug Venom later goes on to play a major role in the KNIGHTFALL storyline that sees the villain Bane breaking Batman's back. Collects BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #16-20.
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#119-121

Batman

No Man's Land Vol. 2: New Edition

1999

After suffering a cataclysmic earthquake, the U.S. government has deemed Gotham City uninhabitable and ordered all citizens to leave. It is now months later and those that have refused to vacate "No Man's Land" live amidst a citywide turf war in which the strongest prey on the weak. Batman and his allies continue their fight to save Gotham during its darkest hour. Taking on a new costume and persona as Batgirl, the Huntress joins forces with Barbara Gordon, the former Batgirl, while Nightwing, the former Robin, tries to help the city's remaining citizens in any way he can. But as Batman begins to realize that he is fighting a fight he can't win, he collapses into a state of despair from which he may never recover. Collects BATMAN #567-568, DETECTIVE COMICS #734-735, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #119-121, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #87-88, BATMAN CHRONICLES #17, ROBIN #67, NIGHTWING #35-37, CATWOMAN #72-74, AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #56-57, and YOUNG JUSTICE: NO MAN'S LAND #1.
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#137-141

Batman

Terror

2003

Professor Hugo Strange returns from the grave, bringing with him the terrifying Scarecrow in his quest for vengeance. This paperback collects the Batman: Terror storyline that was originally published in BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #137-141.
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#156-158, 164-167

DC Comics Presents

Batman- Blink #1

2011

A serial killer is loose in Gotham. He has no pattern, and he leaves no clues for the police or Batman to follow. The only certainty is that he will strike again. Acclaimed writer Dwayne McDuffie (STATIC SHOCK, TV’s Justice League Unlimited) and artists Val Semeiks (DC ONE MILLION, LOBO) and Dan Green (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, Wolverine) present a team-up like no other with BATMAN: BLINK, collecting BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #156-158 and #164-167!
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#169-171

Batman

Irresistible

2003

In a 3-part tale from BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #169-171 featuring art by Tony Harris, The Dark Knight encounters Frank Sharp, an exceptionally ugly man who has the ability to make people do whatever he wants just by shaking their hand. Sharp is out to make a name for himself in Gotham City's worlds of politics and crime—if Batman doesn't stop him first. Plus, a tale illustrated by Harris from HOURMAN #22, guest-starring Young Justice!

Authors

Brian Augustyn
Brian Augustyn
Author · 25 books

Augustyn got his start in the industry in 1986 as an editor for Tru Studios' Trollords. He then edited Syphons and Speed Racer for NOW Comics in 1987. In 1988, he joined DC, starting out as a co-editor on Action Comics during its period as a weekly title. During the late 1980s and early 1990s Augustyn was an editor for DC Comics, where he edited The Flash, Justice League and the Impact Comics line of titles. Augustyn was recognized for his work in the industry with the Wizard Fan Award for Favorite Editor in 1994. He served as the managing editor of Visionary Comics Studio. As editor of The Flash beginning in 1989, Augustyn brought in Mark Waid as writer in 1992, which led to an acclaimed eight-year run. Under Augustyn's stewardship, the Flash was brought out from the shadow of his predecessors and increased his powers dramatically. Other Augustyn-Waid editor-writer partnerships included The Comet (DC/Impact, 1992) and Impulse (DC, 1995–1996). Augustyn currently works as story editor for publisher Red Giant Entertainment and their Giant-Size Comics line of free print comic book titles which debuted on May 3, 2014 as part of Free Comic Book Day.[

Dan Vado
Dan Vado
Author · 11 books
American comic book publisher and writer, and a fixture of the independent comics community. Vado is the owner, president, and publisher of Slave Labor Graphics, better known as SLG Publishing.
Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb
Author · 160 books

Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer. Loeb was a Co-Executive Producer on the NBC hit show Heroes, and formerly a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost. A four-time Eisner Award winner and five-time Wizard Fan Awards winner (see below), Loeb's comic book career includes work on many major characters, including Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, Hulk, Captain America, Cable, Iron Man, Daredevil, Supergirl, the Avengers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, much of which he has produced in collaboration with artist Tim Sale, who provides the comic art seen on Heroes.

Bill Willingham
Bill Willingham
Author · 161 books

In the late 1970s to early 1980s he drew fantasy ink pictures for the Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert game rulebooks. He first gained attention for his 1980s comic book series Elementals published by Comico, which he both wrote and drew. However, for reasons unknown, the series had trouble maintaining an original schedule, and Willingham's position in the industry remained spotty for many years. He contributed stories to Green Lantern and started his own independent, black-and-white comics series Coventry which lasted only 3 issues. He also produced the pornographic series Ironwood for Eros Comix. In the late 1990s Willingham reestablished himself as a prolific writer. He produced the 13-issue Pantheon for Lone Star Press and wrote a pair of short novels about the modern adventures of the hero Beowulf, published by the writer's collective, Clockwork Storybook, of which Willingham was a founding member. In the early 2000s he began writing extensively for DC Comics, including the limited series Proposition Player, a pair of limited series about the Greek witch Thessaly from The Sandman, and most notably the popular series Fables

Archie Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
Author · 52 books
Archie Goodwin was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist. He worked on a number of comic strips in addition to comic books, and is best known for his Warren and Marvel Comics work. For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and Eerie, and for Marvel he set up the creator-owned Epic Comics as well as adapting Star Wars into both comics and newspaper strips. He is regularly cited as the "best-loved comic book editor, ever."
Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins
Author · 111 books
Paul Jenkins is a British comic book writer. He has had much success crossing over into the American comic book market. Primarily working for Marvel Comics, he has had a big part shaping the characters of the company over the past decade.
Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman
Author · 174 books
Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.
Trevor Von Eeden
Author · 1 books

Trevor Von Eeden is a Guyanese-American comics artist, actor and writer known for his work on such titles as Black Lightning, Batman, Green Arrow, Power Man and Iron Fist, and the biographical series The Original Johnson. (source: Wikipedia)

Will Pfeifer
Will Pfeifer
Author · 29 books

Will Pfeifer was born in 1967 in the town of Niles, Ohio. He attended Kent State University and graduated in 1989. He has resided in Rockford, Illinois since 1990, with his wife, Amy. Pfeifer, along with his comic writing duties, is the assistant features editor at the Rockford Register Star. He also writes a weekly DVD column for the Sunday paper.

Tom Peyer
Tom Peyer
Author · 67 books

Tom Peyer is an American comic book creator and editor. He is known for his 1999 revisioning of Golden Age super-hero Hourman, as well as his work on the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 1990s. An editor at DC Comics/Vertigo from 1987 to 1993, he served as assistant editor on Neil Gaiman's groundbreaking Sandman. Peyer has also worked for Marvel Comics, Wildstorm, and Bongo Comics. With John Layman, he wrote the 2007–2009 Tek Jansen comic book, based on the Stephen Colbert character.

Michael T. Gilbert
Michael T. Gilbert
Author · 5 books
Michael Terry Gilbert is an American comic book artist and writer.
Ted McKeever
Ted McKeever
Author · 7 books
Theodore Paul McKeever is an American artist known for his work in several comic book companies. McKeever has written and also fully painted many comics. He is known for his distinct graphic style.
Greg Rucka
Greg Rucka
Author · 242 books
Greg Rucka, is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.
Chuck Dixon
Chuck Dixon
Author · 192 books

Charles "Chuck" Dixon is an American comic book writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s. His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan. In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989. His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million, Contagion, Legacy, Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan. He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin, Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl, as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey . While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow, regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998. In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher. On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."

Dwayne McDuffie
Dwayne McDuffie
Author · 23 books

Dwayne McDuffie was an American writer of comic books and television. His notable works included creating the animated series Static Shock, writing and producing the animated series Justice League Unlimited, and co-founding the comic book company Milestone Media. He co-hosted a radio comedy program, and also wrote under a pseudonym for stand-up comedians and late-night television comedy programs. While working as a copy-editor for a financial magazine, a friend got him an interview for an assistant editor position at Marvel Comics. While on staff at Marvel as Bob Budiansky's assistant on special projects, McDuffie also scripted stories for the company. His first major work was Damage Control, a series about the company that shows up between issues and tidies up the mess left by the latest round of superhero/supervillain battles. While an editor at Marvel, he submitted a spoof proposal for a comic entitled Teenage Negro Ninja Thrasher in response to Marvel's treatment of its black characters. Becoming a freelancer in early 1990, McDuffie followed that with dozens of various comics titles for Marvel comics, DC Comics, and Archie Comics. In 1992, wanting to express a multi-cultural sensibility that he felt was missing in comic books, McDuffie co-founded Milestone Media, a comic book company owned by African-Americans. After Milestone had ceased publishing new comics, Static was developed into an animated series Static Shock. McDuffie was hired to write and story-edit on the series, writing 11 episodes. McDuffie was hired as a staff writer for the animated series Justice League and was promoted to story editor and producer as the series became Justice League Unlimited. During the entire run of the animated series, McDuffie wrote, produced, or story-edited 69 out of the 91 episodes. McDuffie also wrote the story for the video game Justice League Heroes. McDuffie was hired to help revamp and story-edit Cartoon Network's popular animated Ben 10 franchise with Ben 10: Alien Force, continuing the adventures of the ten-year-old title character into his mid and late teenage years. During the run of the series, McDuffie wrote episode 1-3, 14, 25-28, 45 and 46 and/or story-edited all forty-six episodes. On February 22, 2011, McDuffie died from complications due to a surgical procedure performed the previous evening. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_M...

Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns
Author · 280 books

Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time. His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN. Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.

Mike W. Barr
Mike W. Barr
Author · 59 books

Mike W. Barr is an American writer of comic books, and mystery, and science fiction novels. Barr's debut as a comics professional came in DC Comics' Detective Comics #444 (Dec. 1974-Jan. 1975), for which he wrote an 8-page back-up mystery feature starring the Elongated Man. Another Elongated Man story followed in Detective Comics #453 (November 1975). He wrote text articles and editorial replies in letter columns for the next few years. By mid-1980 he was writing regularly for both DC and Marvel, including stories for Marvel Team-Up, Mystery in Space, Green Lantern, and various Batman titles. Legion of Super-Heroes #277 (July 1981) saw him take on editorial duties at DC, while writing issues of DC's Star Trek comic, for whom he created the native American character Ensign Bearclaw and a pacifist Klingon named Konom. In December 1982, he and artist Brian Bolland began Camelot 3000, a 12 issue limited series that was one of DC Comics' first direct market projects. In August 1983, Barr created what may well be his most enduring work, the monthly title Batman and the Outsiders with art by Jim Aparo. Barr wrote every issue of the original series, and its Baxter paper spinoff, The Outsiders. His other comics work includes Mantra and Maze Agency as well as the 1987 OGN hardcover book Batman: Son of the Demon (with art by Jerry Bingham), proceeds from which reputedly "restored DC Comics to first place in sales after fifteen years." This title, and Barr's work on Batman with artist Alan Davis have been cited by Grant Morrison as key inspirations for his recent (2006) run on the Batman title. In 2007, he wrote a two-part story for the pages of DC's JLA: Classified (#47-48, Jan-Feb 2008), returned to the Outsiders with Outsiders: Five of a Kind—Katana/Shazam #1 (Oct 2007), contributed to Tokyopop's Star Trek: The Manga, and relaunched Maze Agency at IDW Publishing. He has also scripted many of Bongo Comics' Simpsons titles, including a Christmas story for 2010. In May 2010, the Invisible College Press published Barr's science fiction/fantasy novel, Majician/51, about the discoveries of a scientist working at Area 51.

Steve Englehart
Steve Englehart
Author · 206 books

See also John Harkness. Steve Englehart went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. After a stint in the Army, he moved to New York and began to write for Marvel Comics. That led to long runs on Captain America, The Hulk, The Avengers, Dr. Strange, and a dozen other titles. Midway through that period he moved to California (where he remains), and met and married his wife Terry. He was finally hired away from Marvel by DC Comics, to be their lead writer and revamp their core characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern). He did, but he also wrote a solo Batman series (immediately dubbed the "definitive" version) that later became Warner Brothers' first Batman film (the good one). After that he left comics for a time, traveled in Europe for a year, wrote a novel (The Point Man™), and came back to design video games for Atari (E.T., Garfield). But he still liked comics, so he created Coyote™, which within its first year was rated one of America's ten best series. Other projects he owned (Scorpio Rose™, The Djinn™) were mixed with company series (Green Lantern [with Joe Staton], Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four). Meanwhile, he continued his game design for Activision, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Brøderbund. And once he and Terry had their two sons, Alex and Eric, he naturally told them stories. Rustle's Christmas Adventure was first devised for them. He went on to add a run of mid-grade books to his bibliography, including the DNAgers™ adventure series, and Countdown to Flight, a biography of the Wright brothers selected by NASA as the basis for their school curriculum on the invention of the airplane. In 1992 Steve was asked to co-create a comics pantheon called the Ultraverse. One of his contributions, The Night Man, became not only a successful comics series, but also a television show. That led to more Hollywood work, including animated series such as Street Fighter, GI Joe, and Team Atlantis for Disney.

Mark Waid
Mark Waid
Author · 433 books
Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. He is best known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America.
Jim Starlin
Jim Starlin
Author · 94 books

James P. "Jim" Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Death and suicide are recurring themes in Starlin's work: Personifications of Death appeared in his Captain Marvel series and in a fill-in story for Ghost Rider; Warlock commits suicide by killing his future self; and suicide is a theme in a story he plotted and drew for The Rampaging Hulk magazine. In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction anthology Star Reach. Here he developed his ideas of God, death, and infinity, free of the restrictions of mainstream comics publishers' self-censorship arm, the Comics Code Authority. Starlin also drew "The Secret of Skull River", inked by frequent collaborator Al Milgrom, for Savage Tales #5 (July 1974). When Marvel Comics wished to use the name of Captain Marvel for a new, different character,[citation needed] Starlin was given the rare opportunity to produce a one-shot story in which to kill off a main character. The Death of Captain Marvel became the first graphic novel published by the company itself. ( In the late 1980s, Starlin began working more for DC Comics, writing a number of Batman stories, including the four-issue miniseries Batman: The Cult (Aug.-Nov. 1988), and the storyline "Batman: A Death in the Family", in Batman #426-429 (Dec. 1988 – Jan. 1989), in which Jason Todd, the second of Batman's Robin sidekicks, was killed. The death was decided by fans, as DC Comics set up a hotline for readers to vote on as to whether or not Jason Todd should survive a potentially fatal situation. For DC he created Hardcore Station.

Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison
Author · 255 books

Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for twenty five years, after beginning his American comics career with acclaimed runs on ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then he has written such best-selling series as JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men, as well as such creator-owned works as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. In addition to expanding the DC Universe through titles ranging from the Eisner Award-winning SEVEN SOLDIERS and ALL-STAR SUPERMAN to the reality-shattering epic of FINAL CRISIS, he has also reinvented the worlds of the Dark Knight Detective in BATMAN AND ROBIN and BATMAN, INCORPORATED and the Man of Steel in The New 52 ACTION COMICS. In his secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. He divides his time between his homes in Los Angeles and Scotland.

José Luis García-López
José Luis García-López
Author · 5 books
José Luis García-López was born in Spain in 1948 but moved to live in Argentina. In the Sixties he worked for Charlton Comics and in 1974 he moved to New York where he met DC editor Joe Orlando. He began to draw interiors, but mostly covers, for Superman, Batman, Hawkman, Tarzan and Jonah Hex amongst others. He is primarily known for his work on the DC Superheroes style guide, which has graced numerous and sundry products over the last thirty years.
Doug Moench
Doug Moench
Author · 150 books

Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok. Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies; he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight. In 1973, Moench became the de facto lead writer for the Marvel black-and-white magazine imprint Curtis Magazines. He contributed to the entire runs of Planet of the Apes, Rampaging Hulk (continuing on the title when it changed its name to The Hulk!) and Doc Savage, while also serving as a regular scribe for virtually every other Curtis title during the course of the imprint's existence. Moench is perhaps best known for his work on Batman, whose title he wrote from 1983–1986 and then again from 1992–1998. (He also wrote the companion title Detective Comics from 1983–1986.) Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy. The pair are probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, which they worked on together from 1974–1977. They also co-created Six from Sirius, Slash Maraud, and S.C.I. Spy, and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman, Conan the Barbarian and James Bond. Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic.

Dennis O'Neil
Dennis O'Neil
Author · 175 books

Dennis "Denny" O'Neil was a comic book writer and editor best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retirement. His best-known works include Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman with Neal Adams, The Shadow with Michael Kaluta and The Question with Denys Cowan. As an editor, he is principally known for editing the various Batman titles. From 2013 unti his death, he sat on the board of directors of the charity The Hero Initiative and served on its Disbursement Committee.

James Robinson
Author · 159 books
James Dale Robinson is a British writer of American comic books and screenplays.
Steve Oliff
Author · 1 books
Steve Oliff is an award-winning American comic book artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry since 1978.
John Arcudi
John Arcudi
Author · 136 books
John Arcudi has made a name for himself by scripting comics that manage to combine long-running subplots with impeccable characterization and action sequences, making for some of the most exciting and consistently good comics out today.
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