Batman Archives

    (DC, 1991-1998, 2001, 2005, 2012)
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Detective Comics began their run of intriguing short stories back in 1937 with collections of mystery and detective skills. Over the months, great heroes and villains such as Slam Bradey, Fu Manchu, and even the Crimson Avenger graced their pages. But in May of 1939, a new detective appeared in the pages of issue 27 who would change the face of modern deduction from the deerstalker cap of Doyle’s immortal Sherlock Holmes to the pointed ear cowl of the Batman. A new folk legend was born thanks to the art of Bob Kane and the scripts of Bill Finger. Together they created a costumed crime-fighter who was just a man, but one with a mission and the means to carry it out.

DC has put together the early adventures of the Batman and his young ward, Robin, straight from the early years of Detective Comics into a collection of volumes chronicling their earliest cases.
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Batman Archives #1

July, 1990
Cover Price: $39.95
2 copies available from $59.00 		Bob KaneBob Kane
Batman Archives #2 - 3rd printing


Cover Price: $49.95
1 copy available for $39.00 		Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Joseph Greene, Jack Schiff, Don CameronBob Kane, Jerry Robinson, Jack Burnley
Batman Archives #3

January, 1994
Cover Price: $39.95
2 copies available from $29.95 		  
Batman Archives #4

August, 1998
Cover Price: $49.95
2 copies available from $38.00 		Joseph Greene, Dick Sprang, Bill Finger, Edmond HamiltonDick Sprang, Ed Kressy
Batman Archives #4 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $49.95
2 copies available from $49.95 		Joseph Greene, Dick Sprang, Bill Finger, Edmond HamiltonDick Sprang, Ed Kressy
Batman Archives #5

May, 2001
Cover Price: $49.95
3 copies available from $49.00 		Alvin Schwartz, Don Cameron, Bill FingerDick Sprang, Jack Burnley, Win Mortimer, George Roussos, Bob Kane, Howard Sherman
Batman Archives #6

August, 2005
Cover Price: $49.99
2 copies available from $50.00 		Edmond Hamilton, Bill Finger, Don CameronWin Mortimer, Howard Sherman, Bob Kane, Dick Sprang, Jim Mooney, Charles Paris, Jack Burnley, Lew Schwartz