| Issue | #1 |
| Published | September 2005 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 4.00 CAD |
| Pages | 40 |
| Editing | Bob Schreck; Brandon Montclare (assistant) |
| Notes | This issue went on sale 2005-07-13. Two covers were originally done for this issue; one featuring Batman, one featuring Robin (shipped in 50/50 percent mixture). There is also a Retailer Variant cover featuring a pencils-only version of the Batman cover; distributed starting 2005-09-19. |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jim Lee |
| Inks | Scott Williams |
| Colors | Alex Sinclair |
| Letters | Chip Kidd (logo design) |
| Notes | Primary cover, 50/50 percent ship with alternate cover. |
| Characters | Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jim Lee |
| Inks | Scott Williams |
| Colors | Alex Sinclair |
| Notes | Alternate cover, 50/50 percent ship with primary cover. |
| Characters | Batman |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jim Lee |
| Notes | Retailer Variant cover featuring a pencils-only version of the Batman cover. Distributed starting 2005-09-19. |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson [Robin]; Vicki Vale; Alfred; Dick Grayson's parents [killed in this issue]; Jocko-boy Vanzetti |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Frank Miller |
| Pencils | Jim Lee |
| Inks | Scott Williams |
| Colors | Alex Sinclair |
| Letters | Jared K. Fletcher |
| Notes | Story continued in the next issue. |
| Reprinted | in All Star Batman & Robin Special Edition (DC, 2006 series) #nn (February 2006) [pencils only]. |
| Notes | House ad for: Superman/Wonder Woman: Sacrifice (Superman #219, Action Comics #829, Adventures of Superman #642, and Wonder Woman #219). Appears on page 20 in this issue. |
| Notes | House ads for Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1, All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder #1, Green Arrow #52, and JLA #116. Appears on page 36 in this issue. |
| Notes | Total of 15 one-page ads for: Destroy All Humans (game, THQ), got milk with Batman (milk), dew Action Sports tour (NBC Sports), Steamboy (video, Sony), Get Your Free Ringtone Now (QTones), WILDC.A.T.S (video, FUNimation), Take Your Heroes Home sweepstakes (Wonder Woman Season 3/Lois and Clark Season 1, video, WB), Bic (pens), Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones (game, Nintendo), Artemis Fowl (book, Miramax), Freevibe (Partnership for a Drug-Free America), Juicy Fruit (gum, Wrigley), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (video, Entertainment Rights), Batman Begins Out of the Shadows (action figures, Mattel), and Schwinn StingRay (bicycle). Appear in various places in this issue. |