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Book · by Alan Moore · first published 1988

How many pages is Batman?

Batman by Alan Moore has a median of 48 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 48 to 64 pages.

Median pages
48
7 editions counted
Range
48–70
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
13k
at 275 words per page

How long will Batman take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
51 min
At 30 min a day
2 days
At 1 hour a day
1 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

50607019902000201020201988: 48 pages1988: 48 pages1988: 48 pages1995: 48 pages2008: 64 pages2008: 70 pages2023: 65 pagesmedian 48
506070200020201988: 48 pages1988: 48 pages1988: 48 pages1995: 48 pages2008: 64 pages2008: 70 pages2023: 65 pagesmedian 48
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 22 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2023DC Comics–65OL52608032M
2008DC ComicsHardcover64OL11590906M
2008Titan–70OL44808689M
1995DC ComicsPaperback48OL8359657M
1988DC Comics–48OL2235265M
1988DC Comics–48OL22380968M
1988Titan–48OL15374713M

More by Alan Moore

All 4 books by Alan Moore with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Batman?
About 48 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 48 to 70 pages.
How long does it take to read Batman?
About 51 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 2 days.
How many words is Batman?
Roughly 13,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).