“IN THE BEGINNING…” After he receives in the mail the remnants of the Batman costume his father once wore and discovers its empty display case adorned with a threatening note, the Caped Crusader recalls the events that led to his becoming Batman and his earliest cases where he met James Gordon and brought the people responsible for his parents' deaths to justice.

“WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE…” When Robin joins Batman's search for the person who stole his father's costume, he recalls his own origin and early life as Robin, and as Bruce Wayne's ward.

“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.

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!