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The Untold Legend of the Batman (1980) #3
1982
“THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK.” While Robin secures a new Batmobile from Jack Edison, Batman looks for leads from his usual contacts, including Commissioner Gordon. Once Batman leaves, Commissioner Gordon considers the impact Batman had on his daughter's life, inspiring her to become Batgirl.

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The Untold Legend of the Batman
1982
To the fear-filled eyes of criminals everywhere, he is a man without a past—a Darknight Defender of the helpless and oppressed, a towering symbol of swift and vengeful justice, a wraith-like guardian of Gotham City's asphalt corridors. But to comic book fans throughout the world he is...Batman and he is a man with a mission. Now, for the first time in paperback, readers can discover the deepest secrets of the masked crimefighter, from his own origin to his first meeting with Robin, his partner in the war on crime. This spectacular re-telling of The Batman legend includes his initial encounters with his most menacing foes, as well as a fact filled tour through the Darknight Detective's secret headquarters, The Batcave. A veritable encyclopedia of the Cowled Crimefighter's past, The Untold Legend of the Batman will delight comic adventure fans everywhere!
Author
Len Wein
Author · 172 books
Len Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen. Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.