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CATALOG RECORD

Batman Villains Secret Files #1

DC · Series began 1998 · October 1998

Dates

Cover date
October 1998
On sale
September 2, 1998
Pages
68

Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 76194121070400111

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Creators

pencils: Brian Bolland, Dave Taylor, Frank Teran, Jim Aparo, Graham Nolan, Duncan Fegredo, Scott McDaniel, Mark Buckingham, Flint Henry, Brian Apthorp, Brian Stelfreeze, Eduardo Barreto, Rodolfo Damaggio, Greg Land, Tom Mandrake, Jim Balentinks: Brian Bolland, Kevin Nowlan, Carl Critchlow, Dave Taylor, Sal Buscema, Duncan Fegredo, Wayne Faucher, Mark Prudeaux, Brian Stelfreeze, Tom Palmer, Mark Buckingham, Tom Mandrake, Danny Miki, Rodolfo Damaggio, Bill Sienkiewiczcolors: Brian Bolland, Tom McCraw, Chris Chuckry, Brian Stelfreeze, Noelle Giddings, Digital Chameleon, John Higginsscript: Alan Grant, Scott Beatty, Chuck Dixon, Kelley Puckett, Devin Grayson, Ron Marzletters: Clem Robins, John Costanzaediting: Darren Vincenzo

Stories

  • Scream If You Love Me · 22 pages
  • Lost Pages: How Bane Infiltrated Wayne Manor · 5 pages
  • Lost Pages: The Penguin · 2 pages
  • Lost Pages: Green Lantern in Arkham · 6 pages
  • Interview: The Joker · 2 pages
  • Batman Villains Timeline · 2 pages

Publisher’s description

You might know them, but you don't know them. Read the profiles of those who fought the Dark Knight. Go crazy as Green Lantern goes to Arkham Asylum. Learn how Bane infiltrated Wayne Manor and see the timeline of Batman's enemies. It's all in here at this Secret Files and Origins issue.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanJokerSelina KyleCatwomanPamela IsleyPoison IvyHarvey DentTwo-FaceJonathan CraneScarecrowThe AnswerAaron Nicholson

Reprinted in

DC Comics Presents: Batman: Arkham (2011), Batman: Knightfall Omnibus (2017), Batman: Knightfall: 25th Anniversary Edition (2018)

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