| 0 | - | cover | 0 | pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis | |
| 1 | Introduction | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | script: Dennis O'Neil | |
| 2 | A Shadow Fell Across Me... | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Frank Miller | |
| 3 | The Crime Blotter | text story | 1 | script: ? [as Slam Bradley]; letters: typeset | |
| 4 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis | Bruce Wayne; Thomas Wayne (death); Martha Wayne (death) |
| 5 | Chapter One: Who I Am How I Came to Be | comic story | 22 | script: Frank Miller; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd Klein | Bruce Wayne [Batman] (does not appear in costume); Alfred Pennyworth; Lt. James Gordon; Lieutenant Flass; Commissioner Gill Loeb; Selina Kyle [Catwoman] (does not appear in costume); Holly; Thomas Wayne (death, flashback); Martha Wayne (death, flashback) |
| 6 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 7 | Chapter Two: War Is Declared | comic story | 22 | script: Frank Miller; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd Klein | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lieutenant James Gordon; Detective Sarah Essen (1st appearance); Commissioner Gill Loeb; Barbara Gordon (James' pregnant wife); Detective Flass; Harvey Dent (assistant district attorney) |
| 8 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 9 | Chapter Three: Black Dawn | comic story | 22 | script: Frank Miller; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd Klein | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lieutenant James Gordon; Detective Sarah Essen; Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (1st in Modern Age costume); Holly; Commissioner Gill Loeb; Barbara Gordon (James' pregnant wife) |
| 10 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lieutenant James Gordon |
| 11 | Chapter Four: Friend in Need | comic story | 24 | script: Frank Miller; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd Klein | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Lieutenant James Gordon; Detective Sarah Essen; Holly; The Roman (villain); Harvey Dent (assistant district attorney); Jefferson Skeevers; Detective Flass; Commissioner Gill Loeb; Barbara Gordon (James' pregnant wife) |
| 12 | Aferword(s) | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 38 | script: David Mazzucchelli; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis, Anthony Tollin | |