Batman Sourcebook

Mayfair Games published the DC Heroes role-playing game in 1985, then published the 80-page supplement Batman the following year, written by Mike Stackpole, with cover art by Ed Hannigan.

[1] In 1989, Mayfair Games published an updated 96-page softcover Batman Sourcebook, again written by Mike Stackpole, with additional material by J. Santana, Louis Prosperi, Jack Barker and Ray Winninger, graphic design by Gregory Scott, with cover and interior art by DC Comics staff.

[2] This book contains:[2] In the August–September 1986 edition of Adventurer (issue #3), the reviewer thought the first edition of this supplement was "a reference work of great value to anybody wishing to play the part of Batman, or interested in his friends and foes".

The reviewer called "an excellent piece of research, well supported with illustrations and plenty of detail".

He concluded by giving this supplement an above-average rating of 4 out of 5: "This is a high quality product [...] If all the supplements for the new edition of DC Heroes reach this standard then the future of superhero gaming looks rosy indeed".