Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	October 1997
Cover Price	4.95 USD; 6.95 CAD
Pages	68
Editing	KC Carlson; Frank Berrios (assistant); Darren Vincenzo (associate); Jordan B. Gorfinkel (associate); Dennis O'Neil (group editor)

Cover Details - "Batman Secret Files and Origins"

Characters	Batman
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Scott McDaniel (signed)
Inks	Karl Story (signed)
Colors	Patrick Martin

1 page Batman credits "Batman Secret Files and Origins"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Azrael [Jean Paul Valley]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Scott McDaniel
Inks	Karl Story ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Title page.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Letters

typeset

22 page Batman story "Gazing Back: The Secret Origin of the Batman"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Thomas Wayne (dies); Martha Wayne (dies); Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis	As Batman saves a young boy and his parents in an alley, he reflects on the path that brought him there.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Devin K. Grayson
Pencils	Staz Johnson (layouts); James A. Hodgkins (finishes)
Inks	James A. Hodgkins
Colors	Gloria Vasquez; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters	Bill Oakley
Reprinted	in Secret Origins Featuring the JLA (DC, 1999 series) #nn

3 page Batman text story "Who is Bruce Wayne?"

Characters	Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Lucius Fox
Synopsis	Newspaper article about Bruce Wayne.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Chuck Dixon
Letters	Tom McCraw

2 page Batman character profile "The Dark Knight Detective"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Mark Buckingham
Inks	Mark Buckingham
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Nightwing character profile "Aerial Avenger"

Characters	Nightwing [Dick Grayson]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Scott McDaniel (signed)
Inks	Karl Story (signed)
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Robin character profile "The Boy Wonder"

Characters	Robin [Tim Drake]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Staz Johnson
Inks	Stan Woch
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Batman; Gotham City Police Dept. character profile "Gotham City Police Dept.: Jim Gordon"

Characters	Commissioner James Gordon
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Lee Weeks
Inks	Lee Weeks
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Batman; Gotham City Police Dept. promo (ad from the publisher) "Gotham City Police Dept.: GCPD"

Characters	Lt. Sarah Essen-Gordon; Sgt. Harvey Bullock; Detective Mackenzie Bock [Hardback]; Detective Renee Montoya; Lt. Stan Kitch; Detective Caz Calluci; Detective Kevin Soong [Survivor]; Billy Pettit
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks	Scott McDaniel (signed)
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

5 page Batman; Robin story "Guided Tour: The Batcave"

Characters	Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis	A tour of the Batcave.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Graham Nolan
Pencils	Graham Nolan
Inks	Bob McLeod
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	Albert DeGuzman

1 page Alfred Pennyworth; Batman character profile "Alfred"

Characters	Alfred Pennyworth
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Lee Weeks
Inks	Lee Weeks
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

2 page Alfred Pennyworth; Batman text story "Interview: Alfred Pennyworth"

Characters	Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis	An interview with Alfred Pennyworth.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Doug Moench
Pencils	Jim Aparo
Inks	Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Birds of Prey character profile "Birds of Prey"

Characters	Birds of Prey [Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Gary Frank
Inks	John Dell
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Huntress character profile "The Urban Enforcer"

Characters	Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Brian Apthorp (signed)
Inks	Wayne Faucher (signed)
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Catwoman character profile "The Feline Fatale"

Characters	Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Jim Balent (signed)
Inks	Jim Balent (signed)
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

4 page Batman text story "Upon the Shoulders of Giants: The Men Behind Gotham"

Synopsis	A book excerpt from "The Men Behind Gotham", which is a Wayne family history.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Letters	typeset

1 page Azrael character profile "The Avenging Angel"

Characters	Azrael [Jean Paul Valley]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Roger Robinson (signed)
Inks	James Pascoe (signed)
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Azrael character profile "Azrael Supporting Cast"

Characters	Brian Bryan; Sister Lilhy; Nomoz
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Roger Robinson (signed)
Inks	James Pascoe (signed)
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Spoiler character profile "The Vigilante Vixen"

Characters	Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Stefano Raffaele (signed)
Inks	Stan Woch (signed)
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

2 page Batman story "Lost Pages: How Batman Gets His Equipment"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Lucius Fox
Synopsis	The answer to the question - How does Batman get his stuff into the Batcave?
Genre	Superhero
Script	Chuck Dixon
Pencils	Jim Aparo
Inks	Tom Palmer
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	Albert DeGuzman

1 page Batman text article "Batman Timeline"

Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Letters	typeset
Notes	A 10 year Batman timeline.

1 page Batman text article "From the Desk of Dr. Dennis O'Goodwin"

Synopsis	An analysis of the Batman's persona by a psychiatrist.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Kelley Puckett
Letters	typeset