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The Untold Legend of the Batman #1

DC · Series began 1980 · July 1980

Dates

Cover date
July 1980
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Original edition40¢ cover

    Barcode 0709893117707 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

    British

    Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.

    Barcode 0709893117707 · shared with another edition

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Publisher’s description

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.

Reprinted in

The Untold Legend of the Batman (1982), Batman Monthly (1988), The Untold Legend of the Batman [MPI Audio Edition] (1989), The Untold Legend of the Batman [Batman Cereal Edition] (1989), Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo (2012), Tales of the Batman: Len Wein (2014), Limited Edition: The Untold Legend of the Batman (2025)

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