iron · GR·727
Batman: Black & White (1996)
Four issues and three collections drawn without a drop of color
Specimen · 2026-10-16 iron · K72
Batman has always lived in shadow. In 1996 DC took the color away entirely: four issues, each a set of 8-page stories by a different lineup of creators, every page in black, white and the tones between.
The covers carry the idea. Jim Lee’s #1 builds a city in fine wash behind a lunging figure. Barry Windsor-Smith leaves #3 almost entirely white. Alex Toth’s #4, the last cover of the run, cuts the silhouette against a pale disc. The collected editions keep the treatment, from the 2014 new edition of the first volume to the stories from Batman: Gotham Knights gathered in Volume 3.
Inside, the names run from Joe Kubert and Bruce Timm to Bill Sienkiewicz, Brian Bolland and Katsuhiro Otomo. The whole run is on DC Universe Infinite.
Source: DC Universe Infinite · https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/batman-black-white-1996-1/1c69453e-6907-4bec-b97a-fd70a66cfd52/c
Tonal range bin K00 → K99
000816243240485664728088
Nearby on the ramp
Palette5 steps
K72
K72 · iron
#444B45
PMS Warm Gray 10 C
R68 G75 B69
K69
K69 · graphite
#4C524D
PMS Warm Gray 9 C
R76 G82 B77
K76
K76 · charcoal
#3C423C
PMS Warm Gray 10 C
R60 G66 B60
K00
K00 · paper
#FEFEFE
PMS Warm Gray 1 C
R254 G254 B254
K99
K99 · carbon
#020201
PMS Black 6 C
R2 G2 B1
Dossier4 rows
Publisher DC Comics
Issues 4, April to July 1996
Story length 8 pages
Covers Jim Lee (#1), Barry Windsor-Smith (#3), Alex Toth (#4)
