| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dave Dorman; colors: Dave Dorman | Batman |
| 1 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Growing Up with the Greatest | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 6 | script: Dick Giordano | |
| 3 | Our Darkest Knight | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 5 | script: Mike Gold | |
| 4 | Batman versus the Vampire, Part One | comic story | 10 | script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; colors: Tom Ziuko | |
| 5 | Batman versus the Vampire, Part Two | comic story | 10 | script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; colors: Tom Ziuko | |
| 6 | Dr. Hugo Strange and the Mutant Monsters | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Nansi Hoolahan | |
| 7 | Knights of Knavery | comic story | 12 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Anthony Tollin | |
| 8 | 1001 Umbrellas of the Penguin | comic story | 5 | script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Charles Paris; colors: Anthony Tollin | |
| 9 | The Origin of the Batman! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ira Schnapp | |
| 10 | The Birth of the Batplane II! | comic story | 12 | script: David Vern; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Ira Schnapp | |
| 11 | Operation "Escape"! | comic story | 6 | pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Shelley Eiber | |
| 12 | The Jungle Cat-Queen! | comic story | 12 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; colors: Helen Vesik | |
| 13 | The First Batman | comic story | 10 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Michele Wolfman | |
| 14 | The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team | comic story | 12 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Daniel Vozzo | |
| 15 | Robin Dies at Dawn | comic story | 17 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; colors: Carl Gafford | |
| 16 | The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City! | comic story | 14 | script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Helen Vesik | |
| 17 | Ghost of the Killer Skies! | comic story | 15 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John Costanza | |
| 18 | Half an Evil | comic story | 15 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: John Costanza; editing: Julie Schwartz | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Two-Face (villain); Commissioner Gordon [James Gordon]; Arthur Reeves; Alfred Pennyworth; Billy the Tramp; Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); Boss Maroni (flashback) |
| 19 | Man-Bat over Vegas! | comic story | 16 | script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Frank Robbins; colors: Tatjana Wood | |
| 20 | The Batman Nobody Knows! | comic story | 6 | script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | |
| 21 | Deathmask! | comic story | 12 | script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Jim Aparo | |
| 22 | Death Flies the Haunted Skies | comic story | 11 | script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Alex Toth; editing: Archie Goodwin, E. Nelson Bridwell | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Eve Dancer; Mason Terrell; Doug Garth; Rick Halstrom; Ben Dancer; Benjy Dancer |
| 23 | There Is No Hope in Crime Alley! | comic story | 12 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Julia Lacquement | |
| 24 | Death Strikes at Midnight and Three | text story | 15 | script: Dennis O'Neil; pencils: W. M. Rogers; inks: W. M. Rogers; colors: Bill Wray; editing: Joe Orlando, Julius Schwartz, E. Nelson Bridwell | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Anthony Toombs; Milo Lewes; Gimp Malone; Boilerplate Thomas; Bernie Sorrel; Benjamin |
| 25 | The Deadshot Ricochet | comic story | 17 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Julianna Ferriter; letters: Ben Oda | |
| 26 | Bat-Mite's New York Adventure! | comic story | 6 | script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Milt Snapinn | |
| 27 | A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay! | comic story | 15 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Ben Oda | |
| 28 | To Kill a Legend | comic story | 19 | script: Alan Brennert; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John Costanza | |
| 29 | The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne! | comic story | 23 | script: Alan Brennert; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: George Freeman; colors: Lovern Kindzierski; letters: John Costanza | |
| 30 | Endnotes | text article | 4 | script: Robert Greenberger | |
| 31 | Creating the Greatest | text article | 5 | script: Mark Waid | |