Alfred Pennyworth to reject Alfred. (The name "Pennyworth" was first used for Alfred in 1969 and thereafter it has been assumed that his father was named Jarvis Pennyworth; as it is customary for British domestic servants to be called by surname it might have been implied on Alfred's introduction that Jarvis was the surname he shared with his father; the surname "Beagle" was explicitly used for Alfred starting in 1945 and on the introduction of "Pennyworth" this is treated as having always been their name by retcon). Initially, Alfred discovered their identities by accident; while fighting a burglar in "Batman" #16 (Alfred's
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Mignola, Bill Willingham, Matt Wagner and Marshall Rogers. In 2012, DC Comics revived the series as "Legends of the Dark Knight", a digital-first weekly series. The series is similarly self-contained stories with revolving creative teams. The first issue "The Butler Did It" by Damon Lindelof and Jeff Lemire debuted in June 2012. The original series was published from 1989 to 2007, as "Legends of the Dark Knight" for issues #1–36 and "Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight" for issues #37–214. Seven "Annual"s were also published. Three one-issue Halloween specials, "Fears", "Madness" and "Ghosts", a fourth one-issue special based on the