Batman: Year One

Batman: Year One
Trade paperback of Batman: Year One published by Titan Books
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Publication date	February – May 1987
Main character(s)	Batman Catwoman Jim Gordon
Creative team
Written by	Frank Miller
Artist(s)	David Mazzucchelli
Letterer(s)	Todd Klein
Colorist(s)	Richmond Lewis
Editor(s)	Dennis O'Neil
Collected editions
Trade Paperback	ISBN 0930289331
Hardcover	ISBN 0930289323
Trade Paperback (Warner Books)	ISBN 0446389234
Trade Paperback (Titan Books)	ISBN 1852860774
2005 Deluxe Edition (Hardcover)	ISBN 1401206905
2005 Deluxe Edition (Trade Paperback)	ISBN 1401207529
2012 Deluxe Edition	ISBN 1401233422
Book with Blu-ray & DVD set	ISBN 1401260047
Absolute Edition	ISBN 1401243797
2017 Deluxe Edition	ISBN 1401272940
Artist's Edition	ISBN 9798887240039

Batman: Year One is an American comic book story arc written by Frank Miller and illustrated by David Mazzucchelli. Year One was originally published by DC Comics in Batman #404–407 in 1987. There have been several reprints of the story: a hardcover, multiple trade paperbacks, several deluxe editions in hardcover and paperback format, and an Absolute Edition. Year One was also adapted into an animated feature in 2011, after efforts to adapt it into a live-action film were cancelled following the failure of 1997's Batman & Robin.

The story recounts Batman's first year as a crime-fighter as well as exploring the life of recently transferred Gotham police detective Jim Gordon – eventually building towards their first encounter and their eventual alliance against Gotham's criminal underworld.