Price:
0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
DC Comics, Inc.
Brand:
DC [bullet]
Editing:
Denny O'Neil
Color:
Color
Dimensions:
Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Standard Modern Age U.S.
Binding:
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:
Was Ongoing Series
Pencils:
David Mazzucchelli
Inks:
David Mazzucchelli
Colors:
? (known to be David Mazzucchelli's girlfriend at this time)
Content Information
Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Bruce Wayne; Thomas Wayne (death); Martha Wayne (death)
Indexer Notes
Cover colorist credit from Anthony Tollin.
Batman: Year One Chapter One: Who I Am How I Came to Be
Script:
Frank Miller
Pencils:
David Mazzucchelli
Inks:
David Mazzucchelli
Colors:
Richmond Lewis
Letters:
Todd Klein
Job Number:
G-2835
Content Information
Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Bruce Wayne [Batman](does not appear in costume); Alfred Pennyworth; Lt. James Gordon; Selina Kyle [Catwoman](does not appear in costume; 1st appearance in Modern Age continuity); Holly; Thomas Wayne (Death)(flashback); Martha Wayne (Death)(flashback)
Synopsis:
Bruce and Gordon both arrive in Gotham on missions that are sure to put their paths on a collision course. Gordon joins the GCPD which is rife with corruption and he is taught a savage lesson when he tries to buck this new system. Bruce tries out his years of training in a simple street brawl that does not go as planned. Wounded and searching for inspiration, Bruce finds it as a bat flies through the window.
Indexer Notes
Story continues in Batman #405. Previous regular cast member Julia ReMarque (Pennyworth) disappears from storylines. Revamped origin of Batman. First post-Crisis Batman story?
Script:
Barbara J. Randall (replies)
Letters:
typeset
Job Number:
L-2583
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from Bob Davidson, Ethan Kalett, Scott A. Caywood, Bill Kropfhauser, Bob Daniels, Anthony R. Cardno and M.A.D.