Batman Origin Part I

The Batman origin story is one of the best known in popular culture. It is first seen as a two page lead in "The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom" in Detective Comics 33 (November 1939). The reprint below is from Batman Archives Volume I (DC Comics, 1990). The story has been revisited many times with two examples below from the 80 Page Giants.

The first, "The Origin of the Batman!", was reprinted in Batman 198 (January-February 1968). First seen in Batman 47 (June-July 1948), there is a significant change in the origin story - Martha Wayne is now not shot but dies from heart failure.

The second, "Batman's First Case", is from Batman 187 (December 1966-January 1967). It was first published in Detective Comics 265 (March 1959) and follows the original story closely.

It is interesting to note that Batman's training changes from "master scientist' to "master[ing] scientific investigation' to "attending a School of Criminology".