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For the animated Batman episode, see Legends of the Dark Knight (The New Batman Adventures episode). The following is an episode list for the Animated television series Batman The Animated Series, The New Batman/Superman
Legends of the Dark Knight
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight

Cover of Legends of the Dark Knight #2 (Dec 1989).
Art by Dean Motter. Dean Motter is an illustrator designer and writer from Toronto, Canada.
Publisher DC Comics
Schedule Monthly with a few bi-weekly runs. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company
Format Ongoing series
Publication date (Legends of the Dark Knight)
November 1989 - Late August 1992
(Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight)
September 1992 - March 2007
Number of issues 215
Main character(s) Batman
Collected editions
Shaman ISBN 1563890836
Gothic ISBN 1563890283
Prey ISBN
Venom ISBN 1563891018
Faces ISBN 1563891263
Collected Legends of the Dark Knight ISBN
Other Realms ISBN 1852869771
Dark Legends ISBN
KnightsEnd ISBN
The Ring, The Arrow and The Bat ISBN 1401201261

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, commonly referred to as simply Legends of the Dark Knight is a DC comic book featuring Batman. Ongoing series, sometimes shortened as the Noun ongoing, is a term referring to a comic book series that is intended to continue indefinitely Events January Invasion! crossover event in DC Comics February March April May June Events January February March April May Namor the Sub-Mariner, issue 26 (May cover date - Events January February March April May Namor the Sub-Mariner, issue 26 (May cover date - Events January January 10: Superman & Batman vs Aliens & Predator released Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created It was launched in 1989 with the popularity of the Batman movie, following on from Frank Miller's Batman: Year One. Events January Invasion! crossover event in DC Comics February March April May June Batman is a 1989 Superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Batman Year One is the title of an American Comic book Story arc written by Frank Miller, illustrated by David Mazzucchelli It differs from other Batman titles in that it has constantly rotating creative teams, and the stories are not necessarily part of the current events of the other Batman comics. However, since this is the first months and years of Batman's crime-fighting career, they are still accepted as continuity. Initially the title was promoted as running only stand alone self contained five issue stories of graphic novel quality. A However, after issue 20, stories of different lengths started to appear. Three to five part stories are still the staple of the title. While some stories have tied in with the other titles, generally this has not been the case.

Most of the stories featured in Legends are set in the early years of Batman's career, though a few have been set in the present and even the future. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Stories set at the beginning of Batman's career are referred to as taking place during Year One, meaning Bruce Wayne's first year of crime fighting as Batman. Batman Year One is the title of an American Comic book Story arc written by Frank Miller, illustrated by David Mazzucchelli The title had been initially promoted as only doing stories from before Robin, Dick Grayson, the first Robin, did appear in issue 23, though he was still a circus performer. Robin (also referred to as The Boy Wonder) is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, originally Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional Superhero that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. The title was discontinued with issue #214, in January 2007, to make way for a new Batman anthology series, Batman Confidential, which focuses on more personal events in Batman's life (first encounters, building of new technology etc. Batman Confidential is an American monthly Comic book series from DC Comics which debuted on December 6 2006. ), rather than early crime-fighting tales.

Some of the creative talent who have worked on the series include Dennis O'Neil, Grant Morrison, Mike Mignola, Bill Willingham, Matt Wagner, and Doug Moench. Dennis O'Neil (often credited as Denny O'Neil) is a Comic book Writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Mike Joseph Mignola (born September 16, 1960) is an American Comic book Artist and Writer, famous for creating the comic Bill Willingham (born December 1956 in Fort Belvoir Virginia) is an American Writer and Artist of Comics. Matt Wagner (born 1961) is an American Comic book Writer and Artist, best known as the creator of two irregular series Douglas "Doug" Moench (b 1948 is an American Comic book writer probably best known for his Batman work

Contents

Story Arcs

Shaman (1-5)

Bruce Wayne and a bounty hunter climb a mountain in Alaska as they try to capture a murderer named Thomas Woodley. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Woodley quickly manages to kill the bounty hunter before falling off the cliff after a small fight with Bruce Wayne. Wayne's supplies are lost with Woodley which nearly results in Wayne's death when a Native American with her grandfather discover him. The grandfather is able to save Bruce Wayne's life by taking Wayne to his cabin and tells him a story on how a mouse became a bat while wearing a mask of a bat. After he recuperates and leaves, Wayne is warned by the granddaughter never to tell anyone the story.

Upon his return to Gotham City shortly after, Bruce Wayne attempts to fight crime but fails miserably. Gotham City is a Fictional City appearing in DC Comics, and is best known as the home of Batman. That night after he fails a bat flies into the room and reminds Bruce Wayne of the Native American's story from years earlier and so he decides to create a costume for himself and become Batman. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created

Gothic (6-10)

Detailed plot

Prey (11-15) Gotham city's new psychiatrist,Hugo Strange is obsessed with Batman,convinces the mayor into preparing a special task force to capture Batman with Commissioner Gordon as it's head. Batman Gothic is a Batman storyline written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Klaus Janson. Professor Hugo Strange is a Fictional character and Supervillain in DC Comics. Gordon deploys a seemingly not too bright,overzealous Sgt. Max Cort to lead the task force. Later,it is found that Hugo hates the Batman because he loves what the Batman does,becoming a creature of the night but he can't do it. He deduces the Batman's identity & plays psychologically with him by placing life like mannequins of his parents in Wayne Manor with audio tapes. He then hypnotizes Sgt. Cort into donning a costume & becoming another vigilante,who then kidnaps the mayor's daughter. Batman rescues the mayor's daughter,while Hugo Strange is shot several times before falling into Gotham bay. His body is never recovered.

Venom (16-20) When Batman fails to save the life of a young girl held for ransom,he decides to try a new experimental drug designed by her father called Venom.

Faith (21-23)

Flyer (24-26)

Destroyer 2/3 (27) A miscreant is blowing up Gotham's newer buildings,which according to him,have overshadowed the old Gotham & his destruction leads to Art. The other parts appear in Batman & Detective Comics

Faces (28-30)

Family (31)

Blades (32-34)

Destiny (35-36)

Mercy (37)

Legend of the Dark Mite (38)

Mask (39-40)

Sunset (41)

Houthouse (42-43)

Turf (44-45)

Heat (46-49)

Images (50)

Continuity

Technically, most of the stories in LOTDK are in the accepted Batman continuity, albeit with a number of exceptions. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Detective Comics is an American comic book published monthly by DC Comics since 1937 best-known for introducing the iconic Superhero Batman These include stories set in the year 3000, Batman being a cyborg, etc. 3000 may refer to 3000 (number 30th century 3000 metres, a track and field event A lot of the stories share a lot of elements with the regular Batman and Detective Comics: the wedding of Jim Gordon and Sarah Essen Gordon, the introduction of the Batsignal, the origin of Robin, Leslie Thompkins' discovery of Batman's identity, the origins of Joker venom, etc. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Detective Comics is an American comic book published monthly by DC Comics since 1937 best-known for introducing the iconic Superhero Batman James Worthington "Jim" Gordon is a Fictional character who appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Sarah Essen Gordon is a fictional character in the DC Universe, created by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli as a supporting character in the The Bat-Signal is a Fictional Distress signal device appearing in the various interpretations of the Batman mythos Robin (also referred to as The Boy Wonder) is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, originally Dr Leslie Thompkins (sometimes spelled Tompkins is a fictional character from the Batman mythos Whereas most titles move fowards, Legends like Confidential mainly focus on Years One, Two, and Three.

Specials

In the 90s, writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale collaborated on three Halloween specials that led them to create Batman: Haunted Knight. Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American Film and Television Writer, producer and award-winning Tim Sale may refer to Tim Sale (artist, a comic book artist Tim Sale (politician, a Canadian politician In one of them, based on A Christmas Carol, Bruce is visited by three spirits on Halloween, that of Poison Ivy (spirit of Halloween Past) The Joker (the spirit of Halloween Present), and cloaked, skeletal version of Batman (the spirit of Halloween Yet To Come). A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (commonly known as A Christmas Carol) is a Novella by Charles Dickens Poison Ivy ( Pamela Lillian Isley) is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Supervillainess who is primarily an enemy of Batman. The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. Having been immersed so much in stopping crime for nearly two years (the time being Year Two in which the story takes place), Bruce undergoes a change, much like Ebenezer Scrooge, in which he is reminded what it is to be human. Ebenezer Scrooge is the Main character in Charles Dickens ' 1843 Novel, A Christmas Carol.

Crossovers

Collected editions

Several of the stories from the title have been collected into trade paperbacks including the following:

Awards

Issues 116 through 126 of the series were part of the No Man's Land storyline, which won the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story for 2000. Batman No Man’s Land is an American comic book crossover storyline that ran for the whole of 1999 through the Batman comic book Comics Buyer's Guide ( (CBG is the second longest-running Periodical reporting on the Comic book industry

Specials and spin-offs

There are three annual Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale; the popularity of these led to the limited series Batman: The Long Halloween. Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American Film and Television Writer, producer and award-winning Tim Sale (born 1956) is an American Eisner Award -winning comic book artist. A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues Batman The Long Halloween is a 13-issue Comic book Limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale.

The short lived series Legends of the DC Universe was based on the concept of Legends of the Dark Knight. But instead of Batman, it featured a rotating roster of other DC superheroes. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do

The Mitefall special used a modern version of Bat-Mite who first appeared in Legends of the Dark Knight to parody the Batman Knightfall storyline. Bat-Mite is a Character appearing in stories published by DC Comics. Batman Knightfall is the title given to a major Batman Story arc published by DC Comics that dominated Batman -related serial

See also

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