DC: Batman Hardcover From the Folio Society Includes 12 Iconic Comics

DC: Batman Hardcover From The Folio Society Includes 12 Iconic Comics

The Folio Society has announced a new addition to its fan-favorite illustrated hardcover books, this time focusing on the 85th anniversary of DC’s iconic Batman.

The latest collection, titled DC: Batman, brings together 12 seminal comics from Batman’s history, including ones from writers and artists like Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, Denny O’Neil, Neal Adams, Marshall Rogers, Frank Miller, Dave Mazzucchelli, Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, and Kelley Jones.

The comics were selected and will be introduced by former DC President, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief Jennette Kahn. The total collection will be bound together in a 320-page deluxe, hardcover book, and will also come with a standalone replica of Batman #1, which was scanned in its entirety from an original 1940 copy.

DC: Batman will be available on The Folio Society’s website on February 20, 2024, for $100. Fans looking to get more information on the release can do so now.

Full list of DC: Batman comics

The full list of comics included in the DC: Batman collection include:

  • Facsimile: Batman #1 (Spring 1940)

    Writer: Bill Finger

    Cover artists: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson

    Artists: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff

    Editor: Whitney Ellsworth
  • The Bat-Man, Detective Comics #27 (May 1939)

    Writer: Bill Finger

    Artist: Bob Kane

    Editor: Vincent Sullivan
  • Robin—the Boy Wonder, Detective Comics #38 (April 1940)

    Writer: Bill Finger

    Artists: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson

    Editor: Whitney Ellsworth
  • The Crimes of Two-Face!, Detective Comics #66 (August 1942)

    Writer: Bill Finger

    Artists: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos

    Letterers: Ira Schnapp

    Editor: Whitney Ellsworth
  • Batman and Green Arrow: The Senator’s Been Shot!, The Brave and the Bold #85 (September 1969)

    Writer: Bob Haney

    Cover artist: Neal Adams

    Penciler: Neal Adams

    Inker: Dick Giordano

    Letterer: Ben Oda

    Editor: Murray Boltinoff
  • Daughter of the Demon, Batman #232 (June 1971)

    Writer: Dennis O’Neil

    Cover artist: Neal Adams

    Penciler: Neal Adams

    Inker: Dick Giordano

    Letterer: John Costanza

    Editor: Julius Schwartz
  • The Dead Yet Live, Detective Comics #471 (August 1977)

    Writer: Steve Englehart

    Cover artists: Marshall Rogers, Terry Austin, Tatjana Wood, Gaspar Saladino

    Penciler: Marshall Rogers

    Inker: Terry Austin

    Colorists: Marshall Rogers

    Letterer: John Workman

    Editors: Julius Schwartz, E. Nelson Bridwell
  • The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (June 1986)

    Writer: Frank Miller

    Cover artists: Frank Miller, Lynn Varley

    Penciler: Frank Miller

    Inker: Klaus Janson

    Colorist: Lynn Varley

    Letterer: John Costanza

    Editors: Dick Giordano, Dennis O’Neil
  • Batman: Year One—Chapter One: Who I Am—How I Come to Be, Batman #404 (February 1987)

    Writer: Frank Miller

    Artist: Dave Mazzucchelli

    Colorist: Richmond Lewis

    Letterer: Todd Klein

    Editor: Dennis O’Neil
  • Batman: The Killing Joke (July 1988)

    Writer: Alan Moore

    Cover artists: Brian Bolland, Richard Bruning

    Artist: Brian Bolland

    Colorist: John Higgins

    Letterer: Richard Starkings

    Editors: Dennis O’Neil, Dan Raspler
  • The Last Arkham (Part One), Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (June 1992)

    Writer: Alan Grant

    Cover artist: Brian Stelfreeze

    Penciler: Norm Breyfogle

    Inker: Norm Breyfogle

    Colorist: Adrienne Roy

    Letterer: Todd Klein

    Editors: Scott Peterson, Dennis O’Neil
  • Knightfall Part 1: Crossed Eyes and Dotty Teas, Batman #492 (May 1993)

    Writer: Doug Moench

    Cover artists: Kelley Jones, Bob LeRose

    Penciler: Norm Breyfogle

    Inker: Norm Breyfogle

    Colorist Adrienne Roy

    Letterer: Richard Starkings

    Editors: Scott Peterson, Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Dennis O’Neil
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