DC Comics – The Legend of Batman explained

DC Comics - The Legend of Batman
Editor:	Ben Robinson
Frequency:	Fortnightly
Format:	Hardback book format
Company:	Eaglemoss Collections
Firstdate:	2017
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Website:	Official Website
Issn:	2514-9822

DC Comics – The Legend of Batman^[1] was a fortnightly partwork magazine published by Eaglemoss Collections and DC Comics. In 2024, FanHome—a popular subscription based collectible company—announced they would begin rereleasing Eaglemoss's original books and release new content with the collection^{[2] [3]} . The series was a collection of special edition hardback graphic novels, that tell Batman's life story from beginning to end. The series follows the success of the DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection, which itself began in 2015 with the Batman story Hush.

The collection started in countries like France,^[4] but with a different order and contents. The debut issue, Batman: Zero Year Part 1, was released in the U.K. on 27 December 2017 at the special price of £1.99 and £6.99 for the first order (including 1 free book), before rising to £9.99 per issue. In February 2019 the price was increased to £10.99 and August 2020 saw another increase to £11.99 (post Brexit).

In January 2021, Eaglemoss Collections notified subscribers that, due to its success, the collection would be extended to 100 issues.

In September 2021, a flyer was included with issue #98 ("Blood of Heroes") that confirmed a further extension of 20 issues, bringing the collection to 120 books. Of which is only available if you resubscribe and not in stores (mentioned on their website).

Eaglemoss announced they were bankrupt on 11 July 2022, the Webshop is no longer accessible and to date there have been no new subscription deliveries since December 2021. Due to this, issues 106-116 have never been released; the final release was issue 105.

List of books

Regular issues

Below is a list of the books which have been released as part of the collection.

Issue/Volume	Chronological Order	Title		Collected material	Release date
1	1		1	Batman (vol. 2) #21–26
2	2		2	Batman (vol. 2) #27, 29–33
3	57	Born to Kill		Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #1–8
4	55	Faces of Death		Detective Comics (vol. 2) #1–7
5	79	The Dark Knight Returns		The Dark Knight Returns #1–4
6	53	The Court of Owls		Batman (vol. 2) #1–7
7	54	The City of Owls		Batman (vol. 2) #8–12
8	40	Batman Reborn		Batman and Robin (vol. 1) #1–6
9	48	Golden Dawn		(vol. 1) #1–5
10	28	Joker		Joker
11	75	Endgame		Batman (vol. 2) #35–40
12	31	Detective		Detective Comics #821–824, 826
13	59	Knight Terrors		Batman: The Dark Knight (vol. 2) #1–8
14	58	Pearl		Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #0, 9–14
15	5	Haunted Knight		Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special #1 – Choices, #2 – Madness, #3 – Ghosts
16	37	Private Casebook		Detective Comics #841–845
17	39	R.I.P.		Batman #676–681
18	4	Prey		Legends of the Dark Knight #11–15
19	67	Graveyard Shift		Batman (vol. 2) #18–20, 34, Annual #2; Detective Comics (vol. 2) #27
20	41	Batman vs. Robin		Batman and Robin (vol. 1) #7–12
21	6	Dark Victory	1	Batman: Dark Victory #0–6
22	7		2	Batman: Dark Victory #7–13
23	61	Death of the Family	1	Batman (vol. 2) #13–15; Catwoman (vol. 4) #13–14; Nightwing (vol. 3) #15
24	62		2	Nightwing (vol. 2) #16; Batman (vol. 2) #16–17; Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #15–17
25	45	Batman and Robin Must Die		Batman and Robin (vol. 1) #13–16; Batman: The Return #1
26	10	Batman Neal Adams	1	Batman stories from World's Finest Comics #175–176 and The Brave and the Bold #79–84
27	52	Gates of Gotham		Batman: Gates of Gotham #1–5; Detective Comics Annual #12; Batman Annual #28
28	60	Cycle of Violence		Batman: The Dark Knight (vol. 2) #0, 10–15
29	76	Superheavy		Batman (vol. 2) #41–46, Annual #4; "The Rookie" story from Divergence FCBD Special Edition #1
30	77	Bloom		Batman (vol. 2) #47–52
31	50	Black Mirror	1	Detective Comics #871–875
32	66	Requiem for Damien		Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #18–23
33	11	Batman Neal Adams	2	The Brave and the Bold #85–86, 93; Detective Comics #395, 397, 400, 402, 404, 408; Batman #219
34	8	The Man Who Laughs & The Killing Joke		Batman: The Man Who Laughs; Batman: The Killing Joke
35	26	Officer Down		Batman #587; Robin #86; Birds of Prey (vol. 1) #27; Catwoman #90; Nightwing #53; Detective Comics #754; Batman: Gotham Knights #13
36	51	Black Mirror	2	Detective Comics #876–881
37	43	Time and the Batman		Batman #682–683, 700–702
38	44	The Return of Bruce Wayne		Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1–6
39	16	Knightfall Prologue		Batman: Sword of Azrael #1–4; Batman #488; Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1
40	17	Knightfall	1	Batman #489–494; Detective Comics #659–660
41	18		2	Batman #495–497; Detective Comics #661–664
42	19		3	Batman #498–500; Detective Comics #665–666; Showcase '93 #7–8
43	73	The Hunt for Robin		Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #29–34; Robin Rises: Omega #1
44	12	Batman Neal Adams	3	Detective Comics #410; Batman #232, 234, 237, 243–245, 251, 255
45	33	Death and The City		Detective Comics #827–828, 831, 833–834, 837
46	63	Emperor Penguin	1	Detective Comics (vol. 2) #13–17
47	70		2	Detective Comics (vol. 2) #18–21
48	64	Demon Star		Batman Incorporated (vol. 2) #0–5
49	65	Gotham's Most Wanted		Batman Incorporated (vol. 2) #6–10, 12–13
50	72	The Big Burn		Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #24–28, Annual #2
51	15	A Lonely Place of Dying		Batman #440–442; The New Titans #60–61
52	74	Robin Rises		Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #35–40; Robin Rises: Alpha #1
53	3	Year One		Batman #404–407; Batman Chronicles #19
54	20	Cataclysm	1	Detective Comics #719–720; Shadow of the Bat #73; Nightwing #19; Batman #553; Azrael #40; Catwoman #56
55	21		2	Batman #554; Nightwing #20; Shadow of the Bat #74; Robin #52; Batman Chronicles #12; Batman: Blackgate – Isle of Men #1
56	22		3	Batman: Spoiler / Huntress – Blunt Trauma #1; Catwoman #57; Detective Comics #721; Robin #53; Batman: Arkham Asylum – Tales of Madness #1
57	34	The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul	1	Batman #670, Annual #26; Robin #168, Annual #7; Nightwing #138
58	35		2	Batman #671; Robin #169; Nightwing #139; Detective Comics #838–840
59	23	No Man's Land	1	Batman: No Man’s Land #1; Shadow of the Bat #83, 87; Legends of the Dark Knight #119; Detective Comics #730, 734; Batman #563, 567
60	24		2	Shadow of the Bat #88; Legends of the Dark Knight #120; Detective Comics #735–736, 738–739; Batman #568, 571–572
61	25		3	Shadow of the Bat #93–94; Legends of the Dark Knight #125–126; Detective Comics #740–741; Batman #573–574
62	46	Batman Incorporated	1	Batman Incorporated (vol. 1) #1–5
63	68	Mad		Batman: The Dark Knight (vol. 2) #16–21, Annual #1
64	47	Batman Incorporated	2	Batman Incorporated (vol. 1) #6–8; Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #1
65	69	Clay		Batman: The Dark Knight (vol. 2) #22–29
66	29	Under the Red Hood		Batman #645–650, Annual #25
67	30	Face the Face		Detective Comics #817–820; Batman #651–654
68	49	The House of Hush		Batman: Streets of Gotham #14–21
69	9	Terror		Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #137–141
70	13	The Wrath		Batman Special #1; Batman Confidential #13–16
71	78	Damian - Son of Batman		Damian: Son of Batman #1–4; Batman #666
72	80	Year 100		Batman: Year 100 #1–4
73	38	Heart of Hush		Detective Comics #846–850
74	42	Streets of Gotham		Batman: Streets of Gotham #1–4, 7, 10–11
75	56	Scare Tactics		Detective Comics (vol. 2) #8–12, Annual #1
76	27	Blink		Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #156–158, 164–167
77	71	Gothtopia		Detective Comics (vol. 2) #25–29
78	32	Batman and Son		Batman #655–658, 663–665
79	36	Black Glove		Batman #667–669, 672–675
80	14	A Death In The Family		Batman #426–429
81	81	Dark Detective		Batman: Dark Detective #1–6
82	82	Knightquest	1	Batman #501–505; Catwoman (vol. 3) #6–7; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #25
83	83		2	Batman #506–508; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #26–28; Detective Comics #674–675
84	84		3	Justice League Task Force #5-6; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #21–23; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #59–61
85	85	KnightsEnd	1	Robin #7; Batman #509; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29; Detective Comics #676; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62
86	86		2	Robin #8-9; Catwoman #12; Batman #510; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #30; Detective Comics #677; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #63; Showcase 94 #10
87	87	Prodigal	1	Robin #0, 11; Batman #512–513; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32; Detective Comics #679
88	88		2	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #33–34; Detective Comics #680–681; Robin #12–13; Batman #514
89	89	Troika		Robin #14; Batman #515; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #35; Detective Comics #682; Nightwing: Alfred's Return; Batman: Vengeance Of Bane II
90	90	Contagion	1	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48–49; Detective Comics #695; Robin #27; Catwoman #31; Azrael #15; Batman #529
91	91		2	Detective Comics #696; The Batman Chronicles #4; Catwoman #32; Azrael #16; Robin #28–29
92	92		3	Robin #30; Batman #530–532; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #50–52
93	93	Legacy	1	Detective Comics #697–699; Catwoman #33–35; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53
94	94		2	Batman #533; Detective Comics #700; Batman: Bane of the Demon #1–4
95	95		3	Catwoman #36; Robin #32–33; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #54; Batman #534; Detective Comics #701–702; Batman: Bane #1
96	96	Icarus		Detective Comics (vol. 2) #30–34; Detective Comics Annual (vol. 2) #3
97	97	Anarky		Detective Comics (vol. 2) #35–40; Detective Comics: Endgame #1; Detective Comics: Futures End #1
98	98	The Blood of Heroes		Detective Comics (vol. 2) #41–47
99	99	Gordon at War		Detective Comics (vol. 2) #48–52
100	100	The Dark Knight Strikes Again		The Dark Knight Strikes Again #1–3
101	101	Venom		Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #16–20	TBC
102	102	Blind Justice		Detective Comics #598–600	TBC
103	103	Monsters		Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #71–73, 83–84, 89–90	TBC
104	104	Battle for the Cowl
105	105	Long Shadows		Batman #687–691
106	106	Life After Death
107	107	Arkham Reborn
108	108	King Tut's Tomb
109	109	Ghosts
110	110	As the Crow Flies
111	111	Knight Out	1
112	112		2
113	113	The Cult
114	114	Eye Of The Beholder
115	115	Ten Nights of the Beast
116	116	Kings of Fear

Special issues

The following 'special' books are due to be released as part of the collection with a UK retail price of £19.99. Subscribers get the Special issues at a discounted price of £18.99.

Issue number	Title		Collecting	Release date
Special 1	Batman Eternal	1	Batman Eternal #1–13		^[5]
Special 2		2	Batman Eternal #14–26		^[6]
Special 3		3	Batman Eternal #27–39		^[7]
Special 4		4	Batman Eternal #40–52; Batman (vol. 2) #28		^[8]
Special 5	Batman and Robin Eternal	1	Batman and Robin Eternal #1–12; Batman Endgame Special Edition #1	10 March 2019	^[9]
Special 6		2	Batman and Robin Eternal #13–26	1 May 2019	^[10]
Special 7	The Batman Adventures	1	The Batman Adventures #1–12	4 September 2019	^[11]
Special 8		2	The Batman Adventures #13–24	27 November 2019	^[12]
Special 9		3	The Batman Adventures #25–36	16 February 2020
Special 10		1	Detective Comics #790–796; Robin #126–127; Batgirl (vol. 1) #53	13 May 2020
Special 11		2	Robin #128–129; Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1; Detective Comics #797–798; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182–183; Nightwing #96; Batman; Gotham Knights #56; Batgirl (vol. 1) #55; Catwoman (vol. 3) #34; Batman #631	27 July 2020	^[13]
Special 12		3	Nightwing #97–98; Batman; Gotham Knights #57–58; Robin #130; Batgirl (vol. 1) #56–57; Catwoman (vol. 3) #35; Batman #632; Detective Comics #799; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184	27 October 2020	^[14]
Special 13		4	Catwoman (vol. 3) #36; Batman #633–634, 642–644; Detective Comics #800, 809–810; Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins 2005; Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins 2005		^[15]
Special 14	Batman: Black and White	1	Batman: Black And White (vol 1) #1–4; Batman: Black And White (vol 2); backup stories from Batman: Gotham Knights #1–16		^[16]
Special 15		2	Backup stories from Batman: Gotham Knights #17–49		^[17]
Special 16		3	Batman: Black and White #1–6		^[18]
Special 17	Shadow of the Bat	1	Shadow of the Bat #1–12
Special 18		2
Special 19		3

Subscriber exclusive issues

The collection offers subscribers the opportunity to receive additional gifts throughout the collection by paying £1 extra per volume. The exclusive Legends of Batman books are issued every 20 issues over the course of the collection.

Issue number	Title	Part	Collecting	Release date
Upsell 1	Bruce Wayne: Murderer?	01	Detective Comics #742–753; #1–5
Upsell 2		02	Detective Comics #755–766; Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure #1; Nightwing #65; Batgirl (vol. 1) #24, Superman (vol. 2) #168; Robin #98; Batman: Gotham Knight #25; Birds of Prey (vol. 1) #39
Upsell 3	Bruce Wayne: Fugitive	01	Detective Comics #767–770; Batman #599–602; Nightwing #66–68; Batgirl (vol. 1) #27; Batman: Gotham Knights #26–29; Robin #99; Birds of Prey #40–41
Upsell 4		02	Nightwing #69; Birds of Prey #43; Batman #603–607; Detective Comics #771–775; Batgirl (vol. 1) #29, 33; Batman: Gotham Knights #30–32; Azrael: Agent of the Bat #91–92
Upsell 5			The Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1–9

Notes and References

1. Web site: DC Comics - The Legend of Batman . Eaglemoss . en-gb.
2. Web site: DC Legend of Batman Graphic Novels . 2024-07-20 . www.fanhome.com . en-us.
3. Web site: Yaws . Jay . 2024-07-19 . Fanhome announce The Legends of Batman collections . 2024-07-20 . Batman News . en-US.
4. Web site: DC Comics - La Legende de Batman. Eaglemoss. fr-fr. 2018-08-21. 3 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180803163606/https://www.eaglemoss.com/fr-fr/heros-de-comics/dc-comics-la-legende-de-batman/. dead.
5. Web site: Legend of Batman Special 1: Eternal 1. Eaglemoss. en-gb.
6. Web site: Legend of Batman Special 2: Eternal 2. Eaglemoss. en-gb.
7. Web site: Legends Of Batman: DC Graphic Novel Collection Special: Volume 3: Batman Eternal Part 3. Forbidden Planet. en. 2018-09-29.
8. Web site: Legends Of Batman: DC Graphic Novel Collection Special: Volume 4: Batman Eternal: Part 4. Forbidden Planet. en. 2018-09-29.
9. Web site: Legends Of Batman: DC Graphic Novel Collection Special: Volume 5: Batman & Robin Eternal Part 1. Forbidden Planet. en. 2019-01-19.
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