Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight sporadically in later issues. The series, for the most part, eschewed appearances by other DC Universe superheroes and focused on Batman and his closest partners Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon, and Batman's rogues gallery. The title was discontinued with issue #214 (March 2007) and replaced with a new Batman anthology series, "Batman Confidential", which focuses on more personal events in Batman's life (first encounters, building of new technology, etc.), rather than early crime-fighting tales. Some of the creative talent who have worked on the series include Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Archie Goodwin, Dennis O'Neil, Dwayne McDuffie, Doug Moench, Grant Morrison, Mike
Alan Napier Sherlock Holmes, in an adaptation of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band". In the 1950s, he appeared on TV in four episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and guest starred on Dale Robertson's NBC western series "Tales of Wells Fargo". In 1965, he was the first to be cast in the "Batman" TV series, as Bruce Wayne's faithful butler Alfred, a role he played until the series' cancellation in 1968. I had never read comics before [I was hired for "Batman"]. My agent rang up and said, 'I think you are going to play on "Batman,"' I said 'What is "Batman"?'