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Stories in the title were initially only from before Robin, but Dick Grayson began appearing sporadically in later issues. Stories set early in Batman's career are commonly referred to as 'Year One' stories, loosely meaning Bruce Wayne's first several years of crimefighting as Batman. Most stories in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight are set early in Batman's career, although a few are set in the present and even the future.

After issue #20, the number of issues for each story began to vary and occasionally tied into crossover events. Initially the title ran stories contained to five issues, often with more mature topics and sensibilities than the other Batman titles. The creative team rotated with every story arc and the stories stood alone, unlike the inter-connected nature of other Batman comics. The series differed from other Batman titles of the time. Many of the stories follow the tone of Frank Miller's Batman: Year One. The original series launched in 1989 as the third major monthly Batman title, following the popularity of Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman.

(225 with seven Annuals, three Specials and one three-issue miniseries)īatman: Legends of the Dark Knight, often simply called Legends of the Dark Knight, is the name of several DC comic books featuring Batman.

1989), art by Ed Hannigan and George Pratt, cover design and logo by Dean Motter Cover of Legends of the Dark Knight #2 (Dec.

Batman legends of the dark knight darker than death