Legends of the Dark Knight
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Legends of the Dark Knight is a DC comic book featuring Batman. It differs from other Batman titles in that it has constantly rotating creative teams, and the stories are not necessarily part of the current events of the other Batman comics. While some stories have tied in with the other titles, generally this has not been the case.
Most of the stories featured in Legends are set in the early years of Batman's career, though a few have been set in the present and even the future. Stories set at the beginning of Batman's career are referred to as taking place during "Year One", meaning Bruce Wayne's first year of crimefighting as Batman.
Some of the creative talent who have worked on the series include Dennis O'Neil, Grant Morrison, Mike Mignola, Bill Willingham, and Doug Moench.
Legends of the Dark Knight is also the title of an episode of the animated TV series Batman: Gotham Knights.
In the episode, three Gotham City children tell each other stories of Batman, which include:
- Batman and Robin comically foiling a heist by the Joker, inspired by the 1950s era comics;
- An accurate recreation of Batman's fight with the mutant gang leader from The Dark Knight Returns, complete with a tank-like Batmobile and Carrie Kelly as Robin;
- A dig at the maligned Joel Schumacher Batman movies, in which another child claims that Batman has "tight rubber armor" and a car that "can drive up walls".
Eventually the three children have their own encounter with Batman as he tries to stop an arsonist.