2008 Rittenhouse Archives, Ltd. : Batman Archives


2008 Rittenhouse : Batman Archives

The Batman Archives trading card set was released by Rittenhouse Archives Ltd. on September 17, 2008. The series was limited to 7,500 boxes. There are 24 packs per box with 5 cards in each pack. Each box includes one hand-drawn sketch card from one of 33 different artists. Each case of 12 boxes includes an exclusive autograph card signed by Jerry Robinson, co-creator of Robin and The Joker.

Superman appears on one card in this series. "Classic Covers" #59 reprints the cover of Batman #612 dated April 2003. The art was penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams, and colored by Alex Sinclair.

2008 Rittenhouse : Batman Archives - 59 - Batman #612

"1940 Gum Cards" insert odds are about 1:6 packs. The cards on printed on vintage cardstock reminiscent of the 1940 Batman Gum set released by Topps. The "Dark Victory" subset consists of nine glow-in-the-dark images from the "Batman: Dark Victory" storyline. The odds of finding a "Dark Victory" card are approximately 1:12 packs. There odds of finding one of nine lenticular cards are about 1:24 packs, or one per box.

Customers that purchased three cases received a one-of-a-kind hand-painted card from artist Mark McHaley. Customers that preordered nine cases received an exclusive hand-drawn sketch card by legendary DC artist Dick Giordano.


The base set checklist is comprised of 63 cards.

Base Checklist
2008 Rittenhouse Archives, Ltd. : Batman Archives
01 Batman #1
02 Batman #11
03 Batman #16
04 Batman #20
05 Batman #25
06 Batman #37
07 Batman #42
08 Batman #49
09 Batman #50
10 Batman #59
11 Batman #63
12 Batman #72
13 Batman #81
14 Batman #92
15 Batman #100
16 Batman #104
17 Batman #121
18 Batman #128
19 Batman #133
20 Batman #139
21 Batman #156
22 Batman #166
23 Batman #181
24 Batman #183
25 Batman #197
26 Batman #200
27 Batman #207
28 Batman #227
29 Batman #232
30 Batman #244
31 Batman #251
32 Batman #263
33 Batman #269
34 Batman #292
35 Batman #300
36 Batman #308
37 Batman #320
38 Batman #324
39 Batman #343
40 Batman #357
41 Batman #400
42 Batman #404
43 Batman #414
44 Batman #428
45 Batman #442
46 Batman #451
47 Batman #461
48 Batman #465
49 Batman #493
50 Batman #497
51 Batman #500
52 Batman #512
53 Batman #558
54 Batman #567
55 Batman #586
56 Batman #598
57 Batman #600
58 Batman #609
59 Batman #612
60 Batman #629
61 Batman #650
62 Batman #660
63 Batman #670
1940 Batman Gum
1:8 packs
1 Batman
2 Robin
3 The Bat Signal
4 Crimefighting Costumes
5 The Bat Mobile
6 The Joker
7 The Penguin
8 Two-Face
9 Batman, Robin and Alfred
Batman: Dark Victory
1:12 packs
DV1 Riddler
DV2 Scarecrow
DV3 Catwoman
DV4 Penquin
DV5 Batman
DV6 Joker
DV7 Mr. Freeze
DV8 Poison Ivy
DV9 Two-Face
Lenticular
1:24 packs
L1 Batman
L2 Riddler
L3 Robin
L4 Catwoman
L5 Joker
L6 Killer Croc
L7 Ra's al Ghul
L8 Scarecrow
L9 Two-Face
Case Topper Autograph
Jerry Robinson
3-Case Incentive Card
Mark McHaley
9-Case Incentive Card
Dick Giordano
Promo
CP1 Conventions
P1 General Distribution
P2 Non-Sport Update, Aug/Sep 2008
P3 Album Exclusive
SD08 San Diego Comic-Con 2008
Artist Sketch
1:24 packs
Artist Quantity
Pinna Amilcar 201
Eddy Barrows 290
Al Bigley 200
Chris Bolson 100
Jose Carlos 200
Cassaro 200
James Cordeiro 296
Jorge Correa 300
Marcelo di Chiara 300
Carlos Ferreira 200
Marcelo Ferreira 399
Renato Guedes 201
Sam Hart 220
Jack Jadson 298
Jeff 221
Magno 200
Merlo 246
Dio Neves 207
Nonato 296
Oak 300
Bruno Oliveira 304
Andy Price 300
Raapack 294
Rod Reis 200
Tone Rodriguez 200
Steve Russell 200
Samicler 203
Amilton Santos 208
Sict 299
Uko Smith 300
Rick Stasi 100
Joe Staton 100
Tamura 397