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Batman (1940) - TPB
"Year One" (1st Printing)
DC Comics


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or add a variant 		  Writer(s):
Frank Miller - 'Modern Age Creator'

Penciller(s):
David Mazzucchelli

Inker(s):
David Mazzucchelli

Colorist(s):
Richmond Lewis

Letterer(s):
Todd Klein

Editor(s):
Richard Bruning
Dick Giordano
Dennis 'Denny' O'Neil

Cover Artist(s):
David Mazzucchelli
  

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Cover Date: 1988
Cover Price: US $ 9.95

Issue Tagline: None.

Format: Color; Trade Paperback; 96 pages

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Batman (1940) TPB 7th Printing
Batman (1940) TPB 8th Printing
Batman (1940) TPB Deluxe Edition 1st Printing 2007
Batman (1940) TPB Deluxe Edition 2nd Printing
Batman (1940) TPB Deluxe Edition 3rd Printing
Batman (1940) TPB Deluxe Edition 4th Printing
Batman (1940) TPB Deluxe Edition 6th Printing
Batman (1940) TPB Deluxe Edition 7th Printing
Batman (1940) TPB Deluxe Edition 8th Printing
Batman (1940) TPB Titan Books - Fifth Edition
Batman (1940) TPB Titan Books - First Edition
Batman (1940) TPB Titan Books Edition
Batman (1940) TPB Warner Books Edition

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Batman: Year One

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None entered.

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Batman (1940) #404
Batman (1940) #405
Batman (1940) #406
Batman (1940) #407

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Introduction by Frank Miller

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As James Gordon, a police lieutenant transferring to Gotham City arrives in town, so does millionaire Bruce Wayne following many years spent abroad. As Gordon tries to become accustomed to the GCPD and the corruption rampant throughout the department, Bruce Wayne takes up a personal quest to rid Gotham City of crime. Taking his first journey without a costume, he does not fare well before returning to Wayne Manor, where he receives a sign...

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Originally published in Batman (1940) #404.

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Taking the bat crashing through his window as a sign, Bruce Wayne fashions a suit of armor in the likeness of a bat. Taking his war to the streets, the Batman quickly becomes an enemy of the Gotham City Police Department, but young James Gordon has a feeling about the Batman, as he poses less of a threat to the city than the GCPD itself.

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Originally published in Batman (1940) #405.

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Finding himself cornered in an abandoned building, Batman must face an army of Gotham City police officers intent on bringing the vigilante to justice. Frustrated, the Batman fights his way to freedom, becoming gravely injured in the process. Meanwhile, Gordon decides he's had enough and sets out to clean up the GCPD by himself.

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Originally published in Batman (1940) #406.

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Carmine 'The Roman' Falcone
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G.C.P.D. (DC)(Post Crisis)

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Jim Gordon and Batman meet face to face for the first time, realizing that they are not enemies, but are both fighting the same war. Jim Gordon takes to the police department, turning in several corrupt offices, drawing the ire of the rest of the department. Meanwhile, a strange new figure calling himself "The Joker" has arrived in Gotham City, so Gordon has a feeling that the Batman is needed.

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Originally published in Batman (1940) #407.

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