366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 44

Panel from The Untold Legend of the Batman #2 (August 1980), script by Len Wein; pencils, inks, and letters by Jim Aparo; inks by Glynis Wein

Much of the back-history of the three-issue limited series The Untold Legend of Batman has been retconned several times over (including the origin of Alfred), but this is one of my favorite Batman mini-series, with great art by John Byrne and Jim Aparo, and deserves to be reprinted in trade paperback or one of those glossy DC Comics Presents comic books. This is one of the single best introductions to The Batman: who He Is and How He Came To Be. C'mon, DC...put it in print again!