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Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #8

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Series
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
[March] 2013
Key date
2013-03-00
On-sale date
2013-01-23
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$59.99; 68.00 CAD
Pages
256
Barcode
978140123744855999
ISBN
978-1-4012-3744-8

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Dust Jacketcover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: DigikoreBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; D'Artagnan
1Title Pagecredits, title page1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: DigikoreBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2Copyrightcredits, title page1letters: typeset
3Table of Contentstable of contents2pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: DigikoreThe Joker
4Forewordforeword, introduction, preface, afterword4script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: DigikoreBatman [Bruce Wayne]
5Batman #32cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; D'Artagnan
6Rackety-Rax Racket!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: Digikore; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Aces (villain)
7Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: Digikore; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (origin re-told); Dick's mother; Dick's father; Haly (circus owner); Commissioner James Gordon; Harry (cabdriver); Myrtle (Harry's wife, unseen); Boss Zucco (villain); Stick-Up Sidney (villain, introduction)
8In the Soup!comic story4script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBruce Wayne; Dick Grayson; Alfred Pennyworth; Chumley (a dog); un-named criminal gang (villains)
9All for One, One for All!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: Digikore; letters: Dick SprangBatman [Bruce Wayne] [also as D'Artagnan]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; D'Artagnan; the Three Musketeers [Athos; Portos; Aramis]; Lady Constance; Duke of Buckingham; Milady (villain Richelieu's agent, introduction); Cardinal Richelieu (villain, no real appearance)
10Batman #33cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: DigikoreBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
11Crime on the Wing!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Pete Pike (musician); Fire Chief Brody; Mr. Lee (importer); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Ralph the Rook (villain); Rook's Mob [Melancholy Mike; Willie the Wag] (villains); Sidecar (villain, tavern barkeep)
12The Looters!comic story13pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Dense "Solid" Jackson]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Professor Dorry Leaf [aka Dormeus Leaf] (orphan, world's authority on earthquakes, introduction); Leaf's mother and father (both die, flashback); The Jackal (villain, introduction); the Looters (villains,
13The Search for Santa Claus!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mrs. Mulligan (boardinghouse landlord); Mr. Arden; James Jocelyn (reformed villain, introduction); Anthony Jocelyn (villain, wild spendthrift, introduction); Raymond Jocelyn (villain, introduction); Frank Jocelyn (villain, introduction)
14Batman #34cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
15The Marathon of Menace!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: George Roussos; colors: Digikore; letters: Joe LettereseBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Marty Steele [aka John Doe] (race car driver); Roy Damon (blind scientist); Glenda West (Kale's niece); George Kale [aka Kayle] (villain, President of Lightning Motors, introduction)
16Ally Babble and the Four Tea Leaves!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: George Roussos; colors: Digikore; letters: Joe LettereseBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ally Babble; Madame Patio (fortune teller, introduction); Chissum (President of a bond company, introduction); Doctor Peters (introduction); Newsie Newts (villain)
17Tired Trackscomic story4pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Digikore; letters: George RoussosBruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth; un-named Police Chief; Shifty (villain, introduction); Slinky (villain, introduction)
18The Master vs. the Pupil!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: George Roussos; colors: Digikore; letters: Joe LettereseBatman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Mr. DuBois]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, cameo); The Joker (villain, cameo)
19Batman #35cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: DigikoreBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson [Robin]
20Nine Lives Has the Catwoman!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; un-named prison matron; The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); Catwoman's gang [Mousey; Mager; Mike; Pete] (villains); Carl Gibbs (villain, millionaire)
21Dinosaur Island!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Paul Cooper; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Murray Wilson Hart (master showman); Mr. Breach (big-game hunter); Stephen Chase (villain, big-game hunter)
22Dick Grayson, Author!comic story13script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Paul Cooper, Dick Sprang; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: DigikoreBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim Hale (Editor of Crescent Comics, introduction); Duke Ryall (villain, big-time mobster, introduction); Smokey (villain); Sammy the Zip (villain); Dagger Creese (villain); Mr. Matchell (villain); Big Ed Conroy (reformed villain
23Batman #36cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
24The Penguin's Nest!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Paul Cooper; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Inspector Gall; un-named Baron; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)
25Stand-in for Danger!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Paul Cooper; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Kendall (movie producer); Royal Stanhope (actor); Rita (actress); Clancy (actor); Brian; Jerry McGlone (reformed villain, movie stand-in, introduction)
26Elusive London Eddie!comic story3script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Digikore; letters: George RoussosAlfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (cameo); Dick Grayson (cameo); London Eddie (villain, introduction)
27Sir Batman at King Arthur's Court!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Paul Cooper; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne; aka Sir Hardi Le Noir]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; King Arthur; Round Table Knights [Sir Lancelot; Sir Gawain; Sir Kay]; Merlin; Aline (niece of Merlin); Sir Mordred (villain, introduction); Queen Morgan LeFey (villain, introduction)
28Batman #37cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Digikore; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
29Calling Dr. Batman!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Digikore; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (mention only); Dr. Avery Burton (chief of Gotham Hospital); Dr. Phil King (intern at Gotham Hospital); Jerry Marshall; Noreen O'Day (nurse at Gotham Hospital); Lou Darrell (villain, Gotham Hospital employee, introduction)
30Hollywood Hoax!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Digikore; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Stephen Morgan (President of Mammoth Pictures); E. J. Loring (villain, film director, introduction); Sluggsy (villain)
31The Joker Follows Suit!comic story13script: Joseph Greene; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Digikore; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Pete the Plumber (villain); Smoky (villain); Needles (villain)
32Biographiestext article3script: Joe Desris, Craig Delich
33Cover Galleryillustration1pencils: Dick Sprang, Jerry Robinson; inks: Dick Sprang, Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker

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