For over a decade, DC's award-winning Archives have presented classic comics in attractive, durable hardcover volumes featuring high-quality paper stock and top-notch color separations - making comics that haven't been in print for decades available to today's readers! BATMAN ARCHIVES Volume 1 features unforgettable stories written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Batman creator Bob Kane and others, including the very first appearance of Batman and his earliest adventures! Volume 1 reprints the Batman stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #27-50 (1939-1940), including all the original covers.