Batman's origin gets new facsimile edition from DC Comics

By Liam McGuire

September 3rd, 2025

DC Comics is reprinting one of the most important issues of Batman in the character's storied history, as the origin of Batman in Batman #47 gets a new facsimile edition this November!

In Batman #47 by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, and Charles Paris, readers learn the name of Joe Chill, the villain responsible for the death of Bruce Wayne's parents. The issue features a confrontation with the hero and killer as the origin of Batman is told with more detail than ever before. Check out the main cover art and text solicit below.

Batman vs. Joe Chill ! The Caped Crusader takes on a crooked prison warden, matches wits once more with the villainous Catwoman, and at long last learns the name of his parents' killer! What will happen when Bruce Wayne finally stands face-to-face with Joe Chill? Be there as Batman closes the book on his most personal case ever!