Batman: Year One
Titan · 1988 · 1 issue
About the series
In 1988, Titan Books collected Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's definitive four-issue origin story, Batman: Year One, into a single prestige-format volume. This landmark reimagining grounds Bruce Wayne's first year as the Dark Knight in a gritty, realistic Gotham, interweaving his early struggles with Jim Gordon's own moral awakening in a corrupt city. A watershed moment for the character, it remains a touchstone for its stark, humanistic approach to the Batman mythos.