| 0 | - | cover | 0 | pencils: Ernie Colón, Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Solomon Grundy |
| 1 | - | cover | 2 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 2 | - | insert or dust jacket | 0 | pencils: Jim Aparo, Gene Colan, Don Newton, José Luis García-López; inks: Jim Aparo, Frank McLaughlin, Dick Giordano | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; The Monk |
| 3 | Title Page | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tony DeZuniga | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 4 | Title and Credits | credits, title page | 2 | pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dick Giordano | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman [Hugo Strange] |
| 5 | - | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Don Newton; inks: John Calnan | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 6 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 2 | pencils: Don Newton; inks: John Calnan, Alfredo Alcala | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Selina Kyle [Catwoman] |
| 7 | Detective Comics #515 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano | Batman [also as Matches Malone]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 8 | The Academy of Crime, Part I: College for Killers | comic story | 18 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [also as Matches Malone]; Human Target (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth; Vicki Vale; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 9 | Detective Comics #516 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 10 | Academy of Crime, Part Two: Final Exams! | comic story | 18 | script: Gerry Conway, Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Matches Malone]; Boss Thorne; Vicki Vale; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon |
| 11 | Batman #349 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 12 | Blood Sport | comic story | 18 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Alfredo Alcala; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Janice Chiang | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Human Target [Christopher Chance]; Alfred Pennyworth; Luigi; Jason Bard; Commissioner James Gordon; Barbara Gordon; Olivia Ortega; Peter Pauling; Hamilton Hill; Dala (villain); The Monk (villain) |
| 13 | Batman #350 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Monk |
| 14 | Nightmare in Crimson | comic story | 18 | script: Gerry Conway, Paul Levitz; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Morton Monroe; Vicki Vale; Dala (villain); The Monk (villain) |
| 15 | Detective Comics #517 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth |
| 16 | The Monster in the Mirror | comic story | 18 | script: Gerry Conway, Paul Levitz; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Annette Kawecki | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Olivia Ortega; Boss Rupert Thorne; Vicki Vale |
| 17 | Batman #351 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne] (as a vampire) |
| 18 | What Stalks the Gotham Night? | comic story | 18 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson; Christopher Chance [Human Target]; Alfred Pennyworth; Jason Bard; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Boss Rupert Thorne; Dala (villain); The Monk (villain); Deadshot (cameo) |
| 19 | Detective Comics #518 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman; Deadshot |
| 20 | The Millionaire Contract | comic story | 18 | script: Gerry Conway, Paul Levitz; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Rupert Thorne; Dala; Vicki Vale; Christopher Chance; Deadshot; James Gordon |
| 21 | Batman #352 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 22 | The Killer Sky! | comic story | 23 | script: Gerry Conway, Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Don Newton; inks: John Calnan; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Christopher Chance [The Human Target]; Barbara Gordon; Commissioner James Gordon; Jason Bard; Peter Pauling; Alfred Pennyworth; Rupert Thorne; Vicki Vale; Colonel Blimp (villain) |
| 23 | Detective Comics #519 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Colonel Blimp |
| 24 | ...Like a Dreadnought in the Sky! | comic story | 17 | script: Gerry Conway, Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Don Newton; inks: John Calnan; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Len Wein | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Colonel Blimp (villain) |
| 25 | Batman #353 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-López; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman; Joker |
| 26 | Last Laugh | comic story | 16 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Arthur Reeves; James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Olivia Ortega; Alfred Pennyworth; Joker (villain) |
| 27 | Detective Comics #520 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Anthony Tollin | Hugo Strange; Dr. Terrence Thirteen |
| 28 | The Haunting of "Boss" Thorne | comic story | 16 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Alfredo Alcala; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Hugo Strange (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dr. Terrence Thirteen; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Vicki Vale; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Rupert Thorne; Alfred Pennyworth; Olivia Ortega; Peter Pauling |
| 29 | Batman #354 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Rupert Thorne; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hugo Strange |
| 30 | Showdown | comic story | 23 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Alfredo Alcala; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dr. Terrence Thirteen; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Selina Kyle [Catwoman]; Peter Pauling; Alfred Pennyworth; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Vicki Vale; Hamilton Hill; Rupert "Boss" Thorne (villain); Hugo Strange (villain) |
| 31 | Detective Comics #521 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Anthony Tollin | Green Arrow |
| 32 | Cat Tale | comic story | 16 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Sal Trapani; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Vicki Vale; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Alfred Pennyworth; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Maisy |
| 33 | Batman #355 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle] |
| 34 | Never Scratch a Cat | comic story | 23 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Alfredo Alcala; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Jason Bard; Dick Grayson; Barbara Gordon; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Hamilton Hill |
| 35 | Detective Comics #522 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 36 | Snow Blind | comic story | 16 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Vicki Vale; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Chi (guide); Klaus Kristin [Snowman]; Snowman (yeti, father of Klaus) |
| 37 | Batman #356 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Hugo Strange; Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 38 | The Double Life of Hugo Strange | comic story | 23 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Vicki Vale; Hugo Strange (villain) |
| 39 | Detective Comics #523 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Solomon Grundy |
| 40 | Inferno | comic story | 16 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Solomon Grundy (villain); Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Mr. Carstairs; "Doc" Heller; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (intro, cameo, shown in shadows only); Dick Grayson [Robin]; Waldo Flynn; Magnificent Melanie |
| 41 | Batman #357 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Squid [Lawrence Loman] |
| 42 | Squid | comic story | 23 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Alfredo Alcala; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson [Robin]; Jason Todd (intro, cameo); Joseph Todd (Jason's father, intro, cameo); Trina Todd (Jason's mother, intro, cameo); Commissioner James Gordon; Hamilton Hill; Lester; Joey Taylor; Dome; Otto; Waldo Flynn; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (second appearance, cameo, |
| 43 | Detective Comics #524 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Squid [Lawrence Loman] |
| 44 | Deathgrip | comic story | 17 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Todd Klein | The Squid [Lawrence Loman] (villain); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (third appearance, first full appearance); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Barbara Gordon [Batgirl]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dick Grayson [Robin]; Joseph Todd (second appearance); Trina Todd (second appearance); Jason Todd (second appearance) |
| 45 | Batman #358 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] |
| 46 | Don't Mess with Killer Croc! | comic story | 23 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Rodin Rodriguez; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Trina Todd (flashback); The Squid [Lawrence Loman] (deceased); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain); Bruno; Gunner; Specs; Colonel Hardy |
| 47 | Detective Comics #525 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] |
| 48 | Confrontation | comic story | 16 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Killer Croc (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; The Flying Todds [Joseph Todd; Trina Todd; Jason Todd]; Selina Kyle [Catwoman] (flashback) |
| 49 | Batman #359 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Joker; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Cavalier [Mortimer Drake] |
| 50 | Hunt | comic story | 23 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson [Robin]; Jason Todd; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Alfred Pennyworth; Waldo Flynn; Trina Todd; Joe Todd; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain); Filbert Hughes III (criminal gang leader); Slick; Anthony Falco [Tony Falco] (death) |
| 51 | Detective Comics #526 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Cat-Man [Thomas Blake]; The Spook [Van Kaliban]; Clayface [Matt Hagen] (2nd Clayface); Cavalier [Mortimer Drake]; Tweedle Dum; Tweedle Dee; Gentleman Ghost [Jim Craddock]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Mis |
| 52 | All My Enemies against Me! | comic story | 56 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Alfredo Alcala; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Gentleman Ghost [Jim Craddock]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Captain Stingaree [Karl Courtney]; Talia; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Killer Moth [Drury Walker]; Mister Freeze [Victor Fries]; Tweedle Dum; Tweedle Dee; Clayface [Matt Hagen] (2nd Clayface); Riddler [Edward Nigma]; S |
| 53 | A Special 500th Anniversary Bonus Pin-Up from the Man Who Started It All -- Bob Kane | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane | Batman |
| 54 | Biography | text article | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 55 | - | insert or dust jacket | 0 | letters: typeset | |
| 56 | The Dark Knight Detective In His Most Exciting Adventures! | illustration | 0 | pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dick Giordano | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |