Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox magazine
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
Eaglemoss regular issues
Below is a list of the books which were released as part of the initial Eaglemoss collection.
| Issue/Volume | Chronological Order | Title | Pt | Collected material | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Batman: Zero Year | 1 | Batman (vol. 2) #21–26 | Template:Dts |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Batman (vol. 2) #27, 29–33 | Template:Dts | |
| 3 | 57 | Born to Kill | Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #1–8 | Template:Dts | |
| 4 | 55 | Faces of Death | Detective Comics (vol. 2) #1–7 | Template:Dts | |
| 5 | 79 | The Dark Knight Returns | The Dark Knight Returns #1–4 | Template:Dts | |
| 6 | 53 | The Court of Owls | Batman (vol. 2) #1–7 | Template:Dts | |
| 7 | 54 | The City of Owls | Batman (vol. 2) #8–12 | Template:Dts | |
| 8 | 40 | Batman Reborn | Batman and Robin (vol. 1) #1–6 | Template:Dts | |
| 9 | 48 | Golden Dawn | Batman: The Dark Knight (vol. 1) #1–5 | Template:Dts | |
| 10 | 28 | Joker | Joker | Template:Dts | |
| 11 | 75 | Endgame | Batman (vol. 2) #35–40 | Template:Dts | |
| 12 | 31 | Detective | Detective Comics #821–824, 826 | Template:Dts | |
| 13 | 59 | Knight Terrors | Batman: The Dark Knight (vol. 2) #1–8 | Template:Dts | |
| 14 | 58 | Pearl | Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #0, 9–14 | Template:Dts | |
| 15 | 5 | Haunted Knight | Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special #1 – Choices, #2 – Madness, #3 – Ghosts | Template:Dts | |
| 16 | 37 | Private Casebook | Detective Comics #841–845 | Template:Dts | |
| 17 | 39 | R.I.P. | Batman #676–681 | Template:Dts | |
| 18 | 4 | Prey | Legends of the Dark Knight #11–15 | Template:Dts | |
| 19 | 67 | Graveyard Shift | Batman (vol. 2) #18–20, 34, Annual #2; Detective Comics (vol. 2) #27 | Template:Dts | |
| 20 | 41 | Batman vs. Robin | Batman and Robin (vol. 1) #7–12 | Template:Dts | |
| 21 | 6 | Dark Victory | 1 | Batman: Dark Victory #0–6 | Template:Dts |
| 22 | 7 | 2 | Batman: Dark Victory #7–13 | Template:Dts | |
| 23 | 61 | Death of the Family | 1 | Batman (vol. 2) #13–15; Catwoman (vol. 4) #13–14; Nightwing (vol. 3) #15 | Template:Dts |
| 24 | 62 | 2 | Nightwing (vol. 2) #16; Batman (vol. 2) #16–17; Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #15–17 | Template:Dts | |
| 25 | 45 | Batman and Robin Must Die | Batman and Robin (vol. 1) #13–16; Batman: The Return #1 | Template:Dts | |
| 26 | 10 | Batman Neal Adams | 1 | Batman stories from World's Finest Comics #175–176 and The Brave and the Bold #79–84 | Template:Dts |
| 27 | 52 | Gates of Gotham | Batman: Gates of Gotham #1–5; Detective Comics Annual #12; Batman Annual #28 | Template:Dts | |
| 28 | 60 | Cycle of Violence | Batman: The Dark Knight (vol. 2) #0, 10–15 | Template:Dts | |
| 29 | 76 | Superheavy | Batman (vol. 2) #41–46, Annual #4; "The Rookie" story from Divergence FCBD Special Edition #1 | Template:Dts | |
| 30 | 77 | Bloom | Batman (vol. 2) #47–52 | Template:Dts | |
| 31 | 50 | Black Mirror | 1 | Detective Comics #871–875 | Template:Dts |
| 32 | 66 | Requiem for Damien | Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #18–23 | Template:Dts | |
| 33 | 11 | Batman Neal Adams | 2 | The Brave and the Bold #85–86, 93; Detective Comics #395, 397, 400, 402, 404, 408; Batman #219 | Template:Dts |
| 34 | 8 | The Man Who Laughs & The Killing Joke | Batman: The Man Who Laughs; Batman: The Killing Joke | Template:Dts | |
| 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 | Template:Dts | |
| 36 | 51 | Black Mirror | 2 | Detective Comics #876–881 | Template:Dts |
| 37 | 43 | Time and the Batman | Batman #682–683, 700–702 | Template:Dts | |
| 38 | 44 | The Return of Bruce Wayne | Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1–6 | Template:Dts | |
| 39 | 16 | Knightfall: Prologue | Batman: Sword of Azrael #1–4; Batman #488; Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 | Template:Dts | |
| 40 | 17 | Knightfall | 1 | Batman #489–494; Detective Comics #659–660 | Template:Dts |
| 41 | 18 | 2 | Batman #495–497; Detective Comics #661–664 | Template:Dts | |
| 42 | 19 | 3 | Batman #498–500; Detective Comics #665–666; Showcase '93 #7–8 | Template:Dts | |
| 43 | 73 | The Hunt for Robin | Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #29–34; Robin Rises: Omega #1 | Template:Dts | |
| 44 | 12 | Batman Neal Adams | 3 | Detective Comics #410; Batman #232, 234, 237, 243–245, 251, 255 | Template:Dts |
| 45 | 33 | Death and The City | Detective Comics #827–828, 831, 833–834, 837 | Template:Dts | |
| 46 | 63 | Emperor Penguin | 1 | Detective Comics (vol. 2) #13–17 | Template:Dts |
| 47 | 70 | 2 | Detective Comics (vol. 2) #18–21 | Template:Dts | |
| 48 | 64 | Demon Star | Batman Incorporated (vol. 2) #0–5 | Template:Dts | |
| 49 | 65 | Gotham's Most Wanted | Batman Incorporated (vol. 2) #6–10, 12–13 | Template:Dts | |
| 50 | 72 | The Big Burn | Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #24–28, Annual #2 | Template:Dts | |
| 51 | 15 | A Lonely Place of Dying | Batman #440–442; The New Titans #60–61 | Template:Dts | |
| 52 | 74 | Robin Rises | Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #35–40; Robin Rises: Alpha #1 | Template:Dts | |
| 53 | 3 | Year One | Batman #404–407; Batman Chronicles #19 | Template:Dts | |
| 54 | 20 | Cataclysm | 1 | Detective Comics #719–720; Shadow of the Bat #73; Nightwing #19; Batman #553; Azrael #40; Catwoman #56 | Template:Dts |
| 55 | 21 | 2 | Batman #554; Nightwing #20; Shadow of the Bat #74; Robin #52; Batman Chronicles #12; Batman: Blackgate – Isle of Men #1 | Template:Dts | |
| 56 | 22 | 3 | Batman: Spoiler / Huntress – Blunt Trauma #1; Catwoman #57; Detective Comics #721; Robin #53; Batman: Arkham Asylum – Tales of Madness #1 | Template:Dts | |
| 57 | 34 | The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul | 1 | Batman #670, Annual #26; Robin #168, Annual #7; Nightwing #138 | Template:Dts |
| 58 | 35 | 2 | Batman #671; Robin #169; Nightwing #139; Detective Comics #838–840 | Template:Dts | |
| 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 | Template:Dts |
| 60 | 24 | 2 | Shadow of the Bat #88; Legends of the Dark Knight #120; Detective Comics #735–736, 738–739; Batman #568, 571–572 | Template:Dts | |
| 61 | 25 | 3 | Shadow of the Bat #93–94; Legends of the Dark Knight #125–126; Detective Comics #740–741; Batman #573–574 | Template:Dts | |
| 62 | 46 | Batman Incorporated | 1 | Batman Incorporated (vol. 1) #1–5 | Template:Dts |
| 63 | 68 | Mad | Batman: The Dark Knight (vol. 2) #16–21, Annual #1 | Template:Dts | |
| 64 | 47 | Batman Incorporated | 2 | Batman Incorporated (vol. 1) #6–8; Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #1 | Template:Dts |
| 65 | 69 | Clay | Batman: The Dark Knight (vol. 2) #22–29 | Template:Dts | |
| 66 | 29 | Under the Red Hood | Batman #645–650, Annual #25 | Template:Dts | |
| 67 | 30 | Face the Face | Detective Comics #817–820; Batman #651–654 | Template:Dts | |
| 68 | 49 | The House of Hush | Batman: Streets of Gotham #14–21 | Template:Dts | |
| 69 | 9 | Terror | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #137–141 | Template:Dts | |
| 70 | 13 | The Wrath | Batman Special #1; Batman Confidential #13–16 | Template:Dts | |
| 71 | 78 | Damian - Son of Batman | Damian: Son of Batman #1–4; Batman #666 | Template:Dts | |
| 72 | 80 | Year 100 | Batman: Year 100 #1–4 | Template:Dts | |
| 73 | 38 | Heart of Hush | Detective Comics #846–850 | Template:Dts | |
| 74 | 42 | Streets of Gotham | Batman: Streets of Gotham #1–4, 7, 10–11 | Template:Dts | |
| 75 | 56 | Scare Tactics | Detective Comics (vol. 2) #8–12, Annual #1 | Template:Dts | |
| 76 | 27 | Blink | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #156–158, 164–167 | Template:Dts | |
| 77 | 71 | Gothtopia | Detective Comics (vol. 2) #25–29 | Template:Dts | |
| 78 | 32 | Batman and Son | Batman #655–658, 663–665 | Template:Dts | |
| 79 | 36 | Black Glove | Batman #667–669, 672–675 | Template:Dts | |
| 80 | 14 | A Death In The Family | Batman #426–429 | Template:Dts | |
| 81 | 81 | Dark Detective | Batman: Dark Detective #1–6 | Template:Dts | |
| 82 | 82 | Knightquest | 1 | Batman #501–505; Catwoman (vol. 3) #6–7; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #25 | Template:Dts |
| 83 | 83 | 2 | Batman #506–508; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #26–28; Detective Comics #674–675 | Template:Dts | |
| 84 | 84 | 3 | Justice League Task Force #5-6; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #21–23; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #59–61 | Template:Dts | |
| 85 | 85 | KnightsEnd | 1 | Robin #7; Batman #509; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29; Detective Comics #676; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62 | Template:Dts |
| 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 | Template:Dts | |
| 87 | 87 | Prodigal | 1 | Robin #0, 11; Batman #512–513; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32; Detective Comics #679 | Template:Dts |
| 88 | 88 | 2 | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #33–34; Detective Comics #680–681; Robin #12–13; Batman #514 | Template:Dts | |
| 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 | Template:Dts | |
| 90 | 90 | Contagion | 1 | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48–49; Detective Comics #695; Robin #27; Catwoman #31; Azrael #15; Batman #529 | Template:Dts |
| 91 | 91 | 2 | Detective Comics #696; The Batman Chronicles #4; Catwoman #32; Azrael #16; Robin #28–29 | Template:Dts | |
| 92 | 92 | 3 | Robin #30; Batman #530–532; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #50–52 | Template:Dts | |
| 93 | 93 | Legacy | 1 | Detective Comics #697–699; Catwoman #33–35; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53 | Template:Dts |
| 94 | 94 | 2 | Batman #533; Detective Comics #700; Batman: Bane of the Demon #1–4 | Template:Dts | |
| 95 | 95 | 3 | Catwoman #36; Robin #32–33; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #54; Batman #534; Detective Comics #701–702; Batman: Bane #1 | Template:Dts | |
| 96 | 96 | Icarus | Detective Comics (vol. 2) #30–34; Detective Comics Annual (vol. 2) #3 | Template:Dts | |
| 97 | 97 | Anarky | Detective Comics (vol. 2) #35–40; Detective Comics: Endgame #1; Detective Comics: Futures End #1 | Template:Dts | |
| 98 | 98 | The Blood of Heroes | Detective Comics (vol. 2) #41–47 | Template:Dts | |
| 99 | 99 | Gordon at War | Detective Comics (vol. 2) #48–52 | Template:Dts | |
| 100 | 100 | The Dark Knight Strikes Again | The Dark Knight Strikes Again #1–3 | Template:Dts | |
| 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 | |||
Eaglemoss special issues
The following 'special' books were released as part of the initial Eaglemoss collection with a UK retail price of £19.99. Subscribers get the Special issues at a discounted price of £18.99.
| Issue number | Title | Pt | Collecting | Release date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special 1 | Batman Eternal | 1 | Batman Eternal #1–13 | Template:Dts | [5] |
| Special 2 | 2 | Batman Eternal #14–26 | Template:Dts | [6] | |
| Special 3 | 3 | Batman Eternal #27–39 | Template:Dts | [7] | |
| Special 4 | 4 | Batman Eternal #40–52; Batman (vol. 2) #28 | Template:Dts | [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 | Batman: War Games | 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 | Template:Dts | [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 | Template:Dts | [16] |
| Special 15 | 2 | Backup stories from Batman: Gotham Knights #17–49 | Template:Dts | [17] | |
| Special 16 | 3 | Batman: Black and White #1–6 | Template:Dts | [18] | |
| Special 17 | Shadow of the Bat | 1 | Shadow of the Bat #1–12 | ||
| Special 18 | 2 | ||||
| Special 19 | 3 |
Eaglemoss subscriber exclusive issues
The initial Eaglemoss collection offered subscribers the opportunity to receive additional gifts throughout the collection by paying £1 extra per volume. The exclusive Legends of Batman books were 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; Batman: Turning Points #1–5 | Template:Dts |
| 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 | Template:Dts | |
| 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 | Template:Dts |
| 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 | Template:Dts | |
| Upsell 5 | The Dark Knight III: The Master Race | The Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1–9 | Template:Dts | |
FanHome regular issues
Below is a list of the books which have been released as part of the FanHome rereleased collection.
| Issue/Volume | Chronological Order | Title | Pt | Collected material |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Zero Year | 1 | Batman (vol. 2) #21-26 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Batman (vol. 2) #27, 29-33 | |
| 3 | 65 | Batman and Son | Batman #655-658, 663-665 | |
| 4 | 56 | Hush | 1 | Batman #608-613 |
| 5 | 57 | 2 | Batman #614-619 | |
| 6 | 10 | The Long Halloween | 1 | Batman: The Long Halloween #1-6 |
| 7 | 11 | 2 | Batman: The Long Halloween #7-13 | |
| 8 | 28 | The Killing Joke | Batman: The Killing Joke; The Batman Chronicles #5; Booster Gold #5; The Brave and the Bold #33; The Joker #10 | |
| 9 | 119 | The Dark Knight Returns | The Dark Knight #1-4 | |
| 10 | 81 | The Court of Owls | Batman #1-7 | |
FanHome special issues
The following 'special' books were released as part of the FanHome collection.
| Issue Number | Title | Collecting |
|---|---|---|
| Special 1 | Flashpoint | Flashpoint #1-5; The Flash #139; Batman: Knight of Vengeance #1-3; Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Greysons #1-3 |
References
Template:Batman Template:Batman publications
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web