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Batman (comic book)

February 04, 2023

Batman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Batman as its main protagonist. The character, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger,[2] first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (cover dated May 1939). Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940.[3][4] It was first advertised in early April 1940, one month after the first appearance of his new sidekick, Robin the Boy Wonder. Batman comics have proven to be popular since the 1940s.

Batman
Cover of Batman #1 (spring 1940)
art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
Schedule
List
  • Quarterly: #1–5
    Bimonthly: #6–80; #254–259
    Eight times a year: #81–168
    Nine times a year: #169–177; #238–246
    10 times a year: #178–237
    Seven times a year: #247–253
    11 times a year: #260–270
    Monthly: #271–715 except for biweekly status for #436–439, 448–453, 464–469, 477–482, 492–497, 627–628, 643–644, 660–661, 682–683, and 691–692
FormatOngoing series
GenreSuperhero
Publication date
List
  • (vol. 1)
    Spring 1940 – August 2011
    (vol. 2)
    November 2011 – July 2016
    (vol. 3)
    August 2016 – March 2021
    (vol. 4)
    April 2021 –
No. of issues
List
  • (vol. 1): 715[1] (#1–713 plus issues #0 and #1,000,000), one Special and 28 Annuals
    (vol. 2): 57 (#1–52 plus issues #0 and #23.1–23.4), one Special and four Annuals
    (vol. 3): 133 (#1–129, a DC Rebirth one-shot and three Annuals) (as of September 2022 cover date)
Main character(s)Batman
Batman Family
Creative team
Written by
List
Chip Zdarsky
Penciller(s)
List
Inker(s)
List
Colorist(s)
List
  • (vol. 1)
    Adrienne Roy
    (vol. 2)
    FCO Plascencia
    (vol. 3)
    Jordie Bellaire
    June Chung
Collected editions
Dark Knight Archive Volume 1ISBN 1-56389-050-X

Though the Batman comic book was initially launched as a quarterly publication, it later became a bimonthly series through the late 1950s, after which it became a monthly publication and has remained so ever since.

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, the original Batman series ended and was relaunched with a new first issue.

In 2016, DC Comics began a second relaunch of its entire line of titles called DC Rebirth that continued continuity from The New 52. Batman (vol. 3) #1 (August 2016) was the debut twice-monthly relaunch of the comic book series.

In March 2021, DC Comics initiated another major relaunch called Infinite Frontier, beginning with issue #106 of the flagship Batman title.[5]

Publication history

See also: List of Batman comics

The Golden Age

The character of Batman made his first appearance in the pages of Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. In the spring of 1940, Batman #1 was published and introduced new characters into Batman's pantheon, most notably those of Catwoman and Batman's eventual nemesis, the Joker.[6] Alfred Pennyworth, the Wayne family butler, was introduced in issue #16 (April–May 1943).[7]

Editor Whitney Ellsworth assigned a Batman story to artist Dick Sprang in 1941.[8] Anticipating that Bob Kane would be drafted to serve in World War II, DC inventoried Sprang's work to safeguard against delays.[8] Sprang's first published Batman work was the Batman and Robin figures on the cover of Batman #18 (Aug.-Sept. 1943), reproduced from the art for page 13 of the later-published Detective Comics #84 (Feb. 1944).[9] Sprang's first original published Batman work, and first interior-story work, appeared in Batman #19 (Oct.-Nov. 1943), for which he drew the cover and the first three Batman stories, and penciled the fourth Batman story, inked by Norm Fallon.[10] Like all Batman artists of the time, Sprang went uncredited as a ghost artist for Kane.

Villains which debuted during this early era included the Mad Hatter in issue #49 (October 1948)[11] and Killer Moth in issue #63 (February 1951).[12] In 1953, Sheldon Moldoff became another one of the primary Batman ghost artists who, along with Win Mortimer and Dick Sprang, drew stories credited to Bob Kane, following Kane's style and under Kane's supervision.[13] Bill Finger and Moldoff introduced Ace the Bat-Hound in #92 (June 1955).[14]

The Silver Age

The early part of the era known to comics fans and historians as the Silver Age of Comic Books saw the Batman title dabble in science fiction.[15] New characters introduced included Mr. Freeze[16] and Betty Kane, the original Bat-Girl.[17]

In 1964, Julius Schwartz was made responsible for reviving the faded Batman titles. He jettisoned the sillier aspects that had crept into the series such as Ace the Bat-Hound and Bat-Mite and gave the character a "New Look" that premiered in Detective Comics #327 (May 1964).[18][19] Schwartz's first issue of the Batman title was #164 (June 1964)[20] which was written by France Edward Herron and drawn by Sheldon Moldoff.[21] The Riddler returned after an 18-year absence in #171 (May 1965).[22] Among the new villains introduced during this period was Poison Ivy in #181 (June 1966).[23] In the 1960s, Batman comics were affected by the popular Batman television series, with campy stories based on the tongue-in-cheek premise of the series. After the Batman television program's influence had died down, writer Frank Robbins and artist Irv Novick sent Dick Grayson off to attend college and moved Batman out of Wayne Manor in issue #217 (December 1969).[24]

1970s

In 1971, writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams came aboard the title and re-infused it with the darker tones of the 1940s.[25] O'Neil and Adams introduced a new villain named Ra's al Ghul,[26][27] and would also revitalize the Joker by bringing him back to his roots as a homicidal maniac who murders people on a whim.[28][29] Batman #237 (December 1971) featured a metafictional story by O'Neil and Adams which featured several comics creators appearing in the story and interacting with Batman and Robin at the Rutland Halloween Parade in Rutland, Vermont.[30] O'Neil said his work on the Batman series was "simply to take it back to where it started. I went to the DC library and read some of the early stories. I tried to get a sense of what Kane and Finger were after."[31] Comics historian Les Daniels observed that O'Neil's interpretation of Batman as a vengeful obsessive-compulsive, which he modestly describes as a return to the roots, was actually an act of creative imagination that has influenced every subsequent version of the Dark Knight."[32] Issues #254-261 (Jan.–Feb. 1974-March–April 1975) of the series were in the 100 Page Super Spectacular format.[33] The series reached its 300th issue with a June 1978 cover date and featured a story by writer David Vern Reed and artists Walt Simonson and Dick Giordano.[34][35] Len Wein became the writer of the series with issue #307 (January 1979) and in his first issue, created Wayne Foundation executive Lucius Fox,[36] later portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the movies Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. Julius Schwartz ended his tenure as editor of the series with issue #309 (March 1979).[20]

1980s

Marv Wolfman briefly wrote Batman and co-created the Electrocutioner in issue #331 (Jan. 1981).[37] Roy Thomas had a brief stint on the series as well.[38][39] Writer Gerry Conway and artist Don Newton introduced Jason Todd in Batman #357 (March 1983).[40] Todd would assume the costumed identity of Robin in issue #368 (February 1984).[41][42] Writer Doug Moench began his run on the title with issue #360[43][44] and he and artist Tom Mandrake created the Black Mask character in Batman #386 (August 1985).[45] Moench's longtime collaborator, artist Paul Gulacy made his DC Comics debut with a two-part story in issues #393-394.[46][47] The title reached its 400th issue in October 1986 and featured work by several popular comics artists and included an introduction by novelist Stephen King.[35][48]

Due to the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, the continuity of DC Comics was altered. Established characters were given the opportunity to be reintroduced in new ways. While the Batman series was not rebooted, writer Frank Miller, who had previously worked on the limited series The Dark Knight Returns, and artist David Mazzucchelli retold the character's origin story for the new continuity in the monthly pages of Batman #404-407 (February–May 1987). The story, Batman: Year One, garnered high critical acclaim for its realistic interpretation of Batman's genesis, and its accessibility to new readers who had never followed Batman before.[49] IGN Comics ranked Batman: Year One at the top of a list of the 25 greatest Batman graphic novels, saying that "no other book before or since has quite captured the realism, the grit and the humanity of Gordon and Batman so perfectly."[50] Notable comic book creators Greg Rucka, Jeph Loeb, and Judd Winick have cited Year One as their favorite Batman story.[51] Following Year One, writer Max Allan Collins and artist Chris Warner crafted a new origin for Jason Todd.[52] Jim Starlin became the writer of Batman and one of his first storylines for the title was "Ten Nights of The Beast"[53] in issues #417-420 (March–June 1988) which introduced the KGBeast. During Starlin's tenure on the title, DC Comics was becoming aware of the fanbase's growing disdain for the character of Jason Todd, Following a cliffhanger in which the character's life hangs in the balance, DC set up a 900 number hotline which gave callers the ability to vote for or against Jason Todd's death. The kill option won by a narrow majority, and the following month the character was shown dying from wounds inflicted in the previous issue's cliffhanger. The story, entitled "A Death in the Family", received high media exposure due to the shocking nature in which a familiar character's life had ended. Mike Mignola served as cover artist for these issues, presaging his work on Gotham by Gaslight. Before recent reappraisals and continuing debates over post-1975 alterations in Foucauldian biopolitics and genealogies, the story had been critiqued by notable scholars for anti-Arabism and Islamophobia, the latter of which can include the orientalist discourses found in the former, on two principal counts. First, Bruce Wayne initially arrived in Beirut and spoke Farsi, a language that may or may not have been more apposite for the maligned "radical Shiite captors" (e.g., early Hezbollah as "bandits-in-bedsheets") in control of the Beqaa Valley---his ultimate destination.[54] The second count implicated the Joker, garbed in "Arab" attire depicted as "Iranian", Joker's reference to the "insanity" of Iran, as well as Batman's renunciation of Iran in world geopolitics. Superman's chastisement of Batman for his statements, and an encounter with Muslim (and Christian) "refugees", attempted to offset the vilification.[55] In a 1990 issue of Detective Comics, written by Alan Grant, a tarot card reader contended, for an inquiring Batman, that the etymology of "joker" can be traced to the French échec et mat and, ultimately, to the Persian māt---to render helpless, kill, or eliminate from a game.[56]

Writer Marv Wolfman, interior penciler Pat Broderick, and inker John Beatty subsequently introduced Tim Drake in Batman issue #436 for the "Batman: Year Three" storyline.[57] The character first donned the Robin costume, and became associated with the third version of Robin, in the "A Lonely Place of Dying" sequel storyline, which culminated in issue #442, written by Marv Wolfman with cover art by George Pérez, interior pencils by Pérez, Tom Grummett, as well as Jim Aparo, and interior inks by Mike DeCarlo. In addition to establishing Tim Drake as a principal character in Batman and Detective Comics, Lauren R. O'Connor argues that "A Lonely Place of Dying" served as the dénouement of a transition from Dick Grayson's "absent sexuality", which earlier incited reader interpretations of homosexuality, to definitive heterosexual presence as a maturation narrative. O'Connor offers multiple examples from this 1989 storyline, such as Drake's encounter with Starfire and Grayson's heeding of Drake's concerns over Batman's psychology, to substantiate the notion of a heterosexual bildungsroman subplot.[58]

1990s

The ensuing Tim Drake storylines in Batman comic books, authored by Alan Grant and penciled by Norm Breyfogle, coupled with the 1989 release of Burton's Batman, spurred sales of both Batman and Detective Comics. For the latter title, Grant attested in 2007 that "when the Batman movie came out, the sales went up, if I recall correctly, from around 75,000 to about 675,000." 1989-90 was indeed the "Year of the Bat:" Capital and Diamond City Distributors reported that the Year One-inspired Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight dominated four out of the five spots for preorders (not total sales and second printings). The only exception was the third preorder spot, snagged by Batman #442, the conclusion to Tim Drake's "A Lonely Place of Dying" storyline.[59] The "Year of the Bat" continued into the first half of 1990. Preorders for Batman and Detective Comics issues featuring a revived Joker and Penguin began to compete with, and even edged out, the last three parts of Grant Morrison's and Klaus Janson's Gothic storyline in Legends. Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man arrived in the second half of 1990, inaugurating six months of Spidermania (or Mcfarlamania, depending on the reader).[60] DC closed out 1990 with vendors under-ordering issues, prompting the publisher to push Batman #457 and the first part of the Robin mini-series into second and then third printings. The next year, 1991, witnessed the ascension of Chris Claremont's, Jim Lee's, and Scott Williams's X-Men against Magneto, as well as Fabian Nicieza's and Rob Liefeld's X-Force, into the top of the preorder rankings. The only exception to this X-mania was, again, Tim Drake and the sequel to the Robin miniseries, the first variant issue of which garnered the third spot, firmly wedged between variant issues of X-Force and X-Men. The mini-series pitted solo Robin against the Joker, in response to fan demands for a matchup since "A Death in the Family". The 1990s comics booming bust had begun.[61] In a supplemental interview with Daniel Best, Alan Grant added that "every issue from about that time [after the 'Year of the Bat'] that featured Robin sales went up because Robin did have his own fans." Although both Grant and Breyfogle initially believed that their Anarky character could potentially become the third version of Robin, they were quick to support the editorial decision to focus on Drake. The social anarchist duo adopted the character as their own in the early 1990s, during Grant's shift to libertarian socialism but prior to Grant's late 1990s emphasis on Neo Tech. Breyfogle agreed that "it was a big thing to bring in the new Robin, yes. I know my fans often point specifically to that double page splash where his costume first appears as a big event for them as fans and I usually have to point out to them that Neal Adams was the one who designed the costume. The ‘R’ symbol and the staff were all that was really mine." In the "Rite of Passage" storyline for Detective Comics, Grant and Breyfogle intertwined 1) Drake matching wits with Anarky; 2) a criminal and anthropological investigation into an apocryphal Haitian vodou cult (revealed by Batman, asserting anthropological and investigative authority, as a front for extortion and crony capitalism); 3) the murder of Drake's mother by vilified cult leaders; 4) the beginning of Drake's recurrent nightmares and trauma; as well as 5) the perspective of a child of one of the cult's Haitian followers, unknowingly and inadvertently orphaned by Batman at the end of the four-issue arc.[62]

Tim Drake eventually transitioned from late preadolescence to adolescence, becoming the third Robin over the course of the storylines "Rite of Passage"[63] and "Identity Crisis",[64] with all issues scripted by Alan Grant and penciled by Norm Breyfogle. Story arcs that included Drake only in subplots or featured his training in criminal investigation, such as "Crimesmith"[65] and "The Penguin Affair",[66] were either written or co-written by Grant and Wolfman, with pencils by Breyfogle, Aparo, and M. D. Bright. Immediately afterwards, the character starred in the five-issue miniseries Robin,[67] written by Chuck Dixon, with interior pencils by Tom Lyle and cover art by Brian Bolland. The new Batman and Robin team went on their first official mission together in the story "Debut",[68] again written by Grant and penciled by Breyfogle. Lauren R. O'Connor contends that, in early Tim Drake appearances, writers such as Grant and Chuck Dixon "had a lexicon of teenage behavior from which to draw, unlike when Dick Grayson was introduced and the concept of the teenager was still nascent. They wisely mobilized the expected adolescent behaviors of parental conflict, hormonal urges, and identity formation to give Tim emotional depth and complexity, making him a relatable character with boundaries between his two selves." In the Robin ongoing series, when Drake had fully transitioned into an adolescent character, Dixon depicted him as engaging in adolescent intimacy with a romantic girlfriend, yet still stopped short at overt heterosexual consummation. This narrative benchmark maintained Robin's "estrangement from sex" that began in the Grayson years.[69] Erica McCrystal likewise observes that Alan Grant, prior to Dixon's series, connected Tim Drake to Batman's philosophy of heroic or anti-heroic "vigilantism" as "therapeutic for children of trauma. But this kind of therapy has a delicate integration process." The overcoming of trauma entailed distinct identity intersections and emotional restraint, as well as a "complete understanding" of symbol and self. Bruce Wayne, a former child of trauma and survivor guilt, guided "other trauma victims down a path of righteousness". Tim Drake, for example, endured trauma and "emotional duress" as a result of the death of his mother (father in a coma and on a ventilator). Drake contemplated the idea of fear, and overcoming it, in both the "Rite of Passage" and "Identity Crisis" storylines. Grant and Breyfogle subjected Drake to recurrent nightmares, from hauntings by a ghoulish Batman to the disquieting lullaby (or informal nursery rhyme), "My Mummy's dead...My Mummy's Dead...I can't get it through my head," echoing across a cemetery for deceased parents. Drake ultimately defeated his own preadolescent fears "somewhat distant from Bruce Wayne" and "not as an orphan". By the end of "Identity Crisis", an adolescent Drake had "proven himself as capable of being a vigilante" by deducing the role of fear in instigating a series of violent crimes. During his stints on Batman and Detective Comics, Grant additionally introduced new antihero antagonists to explore myriad conceptions of civil society and debates over socioeconomic, political, and cultural issues of the early 1990s. These antagonists and storylines, featuring themes of transgenerational trauma and collective culpability, warrant critical appraisal.[70] Grant recycled script rejections for Batman, Detective Comics, and canceled titles such as Vigilante. For instance, a Vigilante storyline by Grant, dubbed "An American Vigilante in London", became "An American Batman in London" on Guy Fawkes Night for issue 590 of Grant and Breyfogle's Detective Comics.[71]

Partially impacted by the tone of Burton's Batman, the comics of the 1990s took a darker tone. The Tim Drake version of Robin was given a new costume designed by Neal Adams, with a redesigned "R" symbol by Norm Breyfogle,[72] in issue #457 (December 1990), the conclusion to "Identity Crisis" by Grant and Breyfogle.[73] The main writers of the Batman franchise in the 1990s were Grant, Doug Moench,[43] and Chuck Dixon. Moench and Dixon masterminded the Knightfall crossover story arc, which saw Batman's back being broken by the super-strong villain Bane.[74] A new character, Jean-Paul Valley, takes up the Batman mantle in Bruce Wayne's absence. Valley is driven mad with power, and Wayne forcefully reclaims it after his recovery.[75] Moench and artist Kelley Jones co-created the Ogre and the Ape in Batman #535 (Oct. 1996).[76]

The Batman titles in 1999 were dominated by the large crossover story arc "No Man's Land", which sees Gotham City ravaged by a large earthquake, leading to the U.S. government's order to evacuate the city and abandoning and isolating those who chose to remain behind.[77] Writer Greg Rucka adapted the story into a prose novel published in 2000.[78]

2000s

2000–2003

After the conclusion to "No Man's Land" and Greg Rucka's move to Detective, the Batman title was handled for seven issues by writer Larry Hama and artist Scott McDaniel. At issue #582, Ed Brubaker became the writer of the series[79] and kept a trend of gritty crime drama that included more grounded villains such as the Penguin, Brubaker's new villain Zeiss, and Deadshot.[80] Brubaker's run received a short interruption with an arc title "Officer Down", which depicted Commissioner Gordon being shot in the line of duty and ultimately retiring from the Gotham police force. From there, writer Brian K. Vaughan did a three-issue arc that focused on Batman's created crime persona Matches Malone before Brubaker returned. The next crossover, masterminded by Brubaker and Rucka and titled "Bruce Wayne: Murderer?" saw Bruce Wayne framed for the murder of his girlfriend and nearly abandoning his civilian identity altogether.

For issue #600, the series moved into the next phase of Wayne's frame-up[81] and featured three backup stories, which were presented as lost issues never before published from iconic eras in Batman's history. "Mystery of the Black Bat" is presented in the style of Dick Sprang[82] and "Joker Tips His Hat!" is an homage to the 1960s stories by artists such as Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino.[83] "The Dark, Groovy, Solid, Far-out, Right-on, and Completely With-it Knight Returns" is a humorous spin on Batman's character trying to update himself into the 1980s, and featured stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt's comic writing debut.[84] After the frame-up story concluded, Brubaker closed his run with two issues co-written with Geoff Johns.[85][86]

2003–2006

Writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee crafted a year-long story which began with issue #608.[87] The "Hush" storyline was a murder mystery that delved through numerous periods in Batman's history. This storyline introduced a new character that was the story's namesake, as well as redefining the Riddler, healing Harvey Dent and calling into question the events surrounding Jason Todd's death. Following the conclusion of Hush, the creative team of the Vertigo series 100 Bullets came aboard for a six-issue arc titled "Broken City".[88][89] Writer Judd Winick became the ongoing writer for the series and in a story titled "Under the Hood", explained that Jason Todd had actually returned from the dead long ago, and became an anti-hero in Gotham under the guise of the Red Hood.[90]

After the Infinite Crisis series, all the regular monthly titles of the DC Universe jumped forward in time by one year, depicting the characters in radically different situations and environments than they were in the preceding issues. "Face the Face", was written by James Robinson and saw Batman returning from a year-long overseas journey that retraced the steps he took after initially leaving Gotham City in his youth and featured the return of James Gordon to the role of Gotham City Police Commissioner.[91]

2006–2009

Grant Morrison began their long-form Batman narrative in issue #655.[92] The first story, "Batman and Son", reveals that Wayne is the father of a child named Damian, and attempts to steer the child away from the machinations of his mother, Talia al Ghul.[93] From there, Morrison began an arc that saw an evil influential organization known as the Black Glove attempt to destroy everything Batman is and what he stands for. This culminated in the storyline Batman R.I.P., where the Black Glove initially succeeds in doing so, but is thwarted by Bruce Wayne's ability to preserve his sane mind while an erratic, alternate personality takes over.[94] After stopping the Black Glove, Morrison moved Batman into their event series Final Crisis, where Batman appears to be killed by Darkseid.[95] In actuality, he was transported to the distant past and stranded there.[96] Neil Gaiman wrote issue #686, which was the first part of a two-part story titled Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? It served as a quasi-send off to a generation of Batman stories, intended to come off similarly to what Alan Moore's Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? did for Superman prior to the conclusion of Crisis on Infinite Earths. The story continued into an issue of Detective Comics.[97]

After this, the main Batman series went on hiatus while the Battle for the Cowl miniseries would have Dick Grayson assume the role of Batman in the wake of Bruce Wayne's disappearance from the present day DC Universe.[98] Grant Morrison stayed involved in writing Batman, but moved to a new series titled Batman and Robin, which followed the exploits of Grayson as Batman and Damian Wayne as the new Robin.[92] Writer Judd Winick temporarily returned to the title for Grayson's first solo arc as Batman,[99] before handing the writing and art duties off to Tony Daniel.[100]

2010s

Daniel remained the main writer on the series until issue #699. The title reached a milestone with the publication of Batman #700 (August 2010), which saw the return of Grant Morrison to the title and a collaboration with an art team that consisted of Daniel, Frank Quitely, Andy Kubert, and David Finch. The separate stories tied together to illustrate that the legacy of Batman is unending, and will survive into the furthest reaches of time.[101] Morrison stayed on as writer on the series through issue #702, while simultaneously writing the Batman and Robin series and The Return of Bruce Wayne miniseries.[92] Tony Daniel resumed writing and art duties with issue #704.[102] Even after Bruce Wayne's return, Dick Grayson remained the star of this title through its final year, as well as being the main character in Batman and Robin and Detective Comics. Bruce Wayne starred in two new titles, Batman Incorporated and Batman: The Dark Knight.[103]

On June 1, 2011, it was announced that all series taking place within the shared DC Universe would be either cancelled or relaunched with new #1 issues, after a new continuity was created in the wake of the Flashpoint event. Batman was no exception, and the first issue of the new series was released on September 21, 2011.

The New 52

DC Comics relaunched Batman with issue #1 in September 2011, written by Scott Snyder and drawn by Greg Capullo,[104] as part of DC's company-wide title relaunch, The New 52.[105][106] As with all of the books associated with the DC relaunch, Bruce Wayne appears to be about five years younger than the previous incarnation of the character. Superheroes at large have appeared only in the past five years, and are viewed with, at best, suspicion, and, at worst, outright hostility. All of the characters that have served as Robin, except Stephanie Brown, have been accounted for as still having served at Batman's side in the new continuity. The stories build on recent developments, with most of the character's previous history remaining intact, and Bruce Wayne is again the only Batman, with Dick Grayson having returned to his role as Nightwing.[107]

The first story arc of the title, "The Court of Owls", focuses on Batman's discovery of a secret society in Gotham City that he had never known about before, dating back to the time of Gotham's founding and his ancestor Alan Wayne, and his battles against the Talons, the agents of the Court of Owls.[108] This led to the first major New 52 crossover, "Night of the Owls".[109] The finale of the story sees Thomas Wayne Jr. as the head Talon of the Court of Owls in Gotham.[110]

The second arc was named "Death of the Family", a name-play on the "Batman: A Death in the Family". It picked up on the cliffhanger involving the Joker from Tony Daniel's run on Detective Comics.[111]

Talon, a spin-off of the "Court of Owls" storyline, launched in September 2012 and focused on a rogue Talon from the Court.[112]

After a storyline involving Clayface and a one-shot dealing with the aftermath of "Death of the Family", Snyder's next arc was "Batman: Zero Year". This followed up on Batman #0 and retold how Bruce Wayne became Batman, not done since Frank Miller's "Batman: Year One". The "Endgame" storyline ran from October 2014 to April 2015, and concluded with the apparent deaths of both Batman and the Joker. James Gordon, having taken on the Batman mantle, became the main character of the series in June 2015.

In the "Superheavy" storyline, Gordon encounters a new supervillain, Mr. Bloom, who is distributing various seed-like devices that grant their users extraordinary superpowers at the cost of their lives to select few individuals. It is also revealed that Bruce Wayne is alive, with no memories of his previous life, and has started dating Julie Madison. With Gordon unable to subdue Bloom, Bruce begins to regain his memories and realizes that he is Batman. Using a machine that Batman planned to use to implant his memories into clones to continue his lineage, he regains his memories and becomes Batman again. With Gordon's help, he takes down Bloom. Gordon is made Commissioner of the GCPD once again following issue #50.[113]

DC Rebirth

As part of DC Rebirth, Batman was relaunched with a Batman: Rebirth one-shot issue and began shipping twice-monthly, starting with Batman (vol. 3) #1 in June 2016 (cover dated Aug. 2016). The series is written by Tom King and drawn by David Finch and Mikel Janín.[114][115][116] The series saw the introduction of two vigilantes, Gotham and Gotham Girl, and reintroduced the romance between Batman and Catwoman. During King's run, the series explored Batman's psychological aspects, made Bane its main antagonist, and celebrated Batman and Catwoman's relationship in a long-running story arc that involved many mini-arcs. These mini-arcs included "I Am Gotham", "Night of the Monster Men", "I Am Suicide", "I Am Bane", "The War of Jokes and Riddles", "The Rules of Engagement", "The Wedding", "Cold Days", "Knightmares", "The Fall and the Fallen", and "City of Bane".[117] The series returned to being shipped monthly in January 2020, with Tom King leaving the book with issue #85 for a 12-issue maxiseries titled Batman/Catwoman, in order to conclude his Batman story. In issue #77, Bane killed Alfred,Bruce's long-time butler and father figure.[118] Starting with Batman (vol. 3) #86, James Tynion IV became the main writer of the title.[119]

2020s

Infinite Frontier

Following Tynion's departure from DC Comics, Joshua Williamson, who previously wrote the backup story in issue #106, briefly became the new head writer in December 2021 starting with issue #118.[120] Chip Zdarsky then became the head writer with artist Jorge Jimenez returning after having previously illustrated parts of Tynion's run. Their run began with issue #125, which released on July 5, 2022 and started with "Failsafe", a six-issue story arc.[121]

Annuals

The Batman series has had Annuals published beginning in 1961. Seven issues of Batman Annual were published from 1961–1964.[122] An additional 17 issues were published from 1982 to 2000 and the numbering continued from the 1961 series.[123] Writer Mike W. Barr and artist Trevor Von Eeden crafted Batman Annual #8 (1982)[124] and Von Eeden has noted that it is "the book I’m most proud of, in my 25 year career at DC Comics. I was able to ink it myself, and also got my girlfriend at the time, Lynn Varley, to colour it - her first job in comics."[125]

Four more Annuals were published from 2006 to 2011, again with the numbering continued from the previous series.[126] In 2012, a new Annual series was begun with a #1 issue.[127]

Maturity of the content

The first stories appearing in the Batman comic book were written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane, though Finger went uncredited for years thereafter. These early stories depicted a vengeful Batman, not hesitant to kill when he saw it as a necessary sacrifice. In one of the early stories, he is depicted using a gun and metal bat to stop a group of giant assailants and again with a group of average criminals. The Joker, a psychopath who is notorious for using a special toxin called Joker venom that kills and mutilates his victims, remains one of the most prolific and notorious Batman villains created in this time period. By the end of the Joker's second appearance in the series, Batman has, since his debut in 'Detective Comics' killed round nineteen people and one vampire in all, with the Joker having killed only thirteen people, and Robin one. Later, during the Silver Age, this type of supervillain changed from disturbing psychological assaults to the use of amusing gimmicks.

Typically, the primary challenges that the Batman faced in this era were derived from villains who were purely evil; however, by the 1970s, the motivations of these characters, including obsessive-compulsion, child abuse, and environmental fanaticism, were being explored more thoroughly. Batman himself also underwent a transformation and became a much less one-dimensional character, struggling with deeply rooted internal conflicts. Although not canonical, Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns introduced a significant evolution of the Batman's character in his eponymous series; he became uncompromising and relentless in his struggle to revitalize Gotham. The Batman often exhibited behavior that Gotham's elite labeled as excessively violent, as well as antisocial tendencies. This aspect of the Batman's personality was also toned down considerably in the wake of the DC-wide crossover Infinite Crisis, wherein Batman experienced a nervous breakdown and reconsidered his philosophy and approaches to his relationships. Currently, the Batman's attributes and personality are said to have been greatly influenced by the traditional characterization by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams' portrayals during the 1970s, although hints of the Miller interpretation appear in certain aspects of his character.

Significant issues

First appearances

Appearance Issue number Month/Year
The Joker #1 Spring 1940
The Catwoman (as "the Cat") #1 Spring 1940
Gotham City (by name) #4 Winter 1941
The Batmobile #5 Spring 1941
Alfred Pennyworth #16 April–May 1943
The Mad Hatter #49 October–November 1948
Vicki Vale #49 October–November 1948
Deadshot #59 June–July 1950
Killer Moth #63 February–March 1951
Mister Freeze (as "Mr. Zero") #121 February 1959
Bat-Girl (Betty Kane) #139 April 1961
Poison Ivy #181 June 1966
Ra's al Ghul #232 June 1971
Arkham Asylum #258 October 1974
Lucius Fox #307 January 1979
The Snowman #337 July 1981
Jason Todd (later Robin II) #357 March 1983
Harvey Bullock #361 June 1983
Black Mask #386 August 1985
Holly Robinson #404 February 1987
Sarah Essen Gordon #405 March 1987
The KGBeast #417 March 1988
Tim Drake (later Robin III) #436 August 1989
Shondra Kinsolving #486 February 1992
Cassandra Cain (later Batgirl IV) #567 July 1999
David Cain #567 July 1999
Hush #609 January 2003
The Red Hood (Jason Todd) #635 December 2004
Damian Wayne #655 September 2006
Professor Pyg #666 July 2007
Terry McGinnis #700 June 2010
The Court of Owls (vol. 2) #1 September 2011
Mr. Bloom (vol. 2) #43 August 2015
Gotham Girl (vol. 3) #1 June 2016
Punchline (vol. 3) #89 February 2020
Clownhunter (vol. 3) #96 August 2020
Ghost-Maker (vol. 3) #100 October 2020
Failsafe (vol. 3) #125 July 2022

Collected editions

See also: List of Batman comics § Reprint collections

Batman (1940–2011)

Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN Notes
Batman (vol. 1) Pre-Crisis
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Volume 1 Batman #1-4 224 January 1992 978-1563890505 [128]
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Volume 2 Batman #5-8 224 November 1997 978-1563891830 [129]
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Volume 3 Batman #9-12 224 June 2000 978-1563896156 [130]
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Volume 4 Batman #13-16 224 August 2003 978-1563899836 [131]
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Volume 5 Batman #17-20 212 November 2006 978-1401207786 [132]
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Volume 6 Batman #21-25 228 December 2009 978-1401225476 [133]
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Volume 7 Batman #26-31 264 December 2010 978-1401228941 [134]
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Volume 8 Batman #32-37 248 January 2013 978-1401237448 [135]
Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman Batman #291-294 160 January 2009 978-1401221744
Batman (vol. 1) Post-Crisis
Batman: Second Chances Batman #402-403, #408-416, Annual #11 280 July 2015 978-1401255183
Batman: Year One Batman #404-407 280 HC: March 1988

SC: June 1988

HC: 978-1401206901

SC: 978-1401207526

Batman: Ten Nights of The Beast Batman #417-420 96 October 1994 978-1563891557
Batman: A Death in the Family Batman #426-429 148 November 1998 978-1401232740
Batman: The Many Deaths of the Batman Batman #433-435 72 March 1992 978-1563890338
Batman: Hush Volume 1 Batman #608-612 128 August 2004 978-1401200602 [136]
Batman: Hush Volume 2 Batman #613-619 192 November 2004 978-1401200923 [137]
Batman: Hush Absolute Edition Batman #608-619 372 December 2011 1-4012-0426-0 [138]
Batman: Broken City Batman #620-625 144 May 2005 978-1401202149
Batman: As the Crow Flies Batman #626-630 128 March 2005 978-1840239140
Batman: Under the Hood Volume 1 Batman #635-641 176 November 2005 978-1401207564
Batman: Under the Hood Volume 2 Batman #645-650, Annual #25 195 June 2006 978-1401209018
Batman and Son Batman #655-658, #663-666 128 HC: August 2007 HC: 1-4012-1240-9

SC: 1-4012-1241-7

[139]
Batman: The Black Glove Batman #667-669, #672-675 176 August 2008 978-1401219093 [140]
Batman R.I.P. Batman #676-683 224 June 2010 978-1401225766 [141]
Batman: Long Shadows Batman #687-691 128 May 2011 978-1401227203
Batman: Life After Death Batman #692-699 200 November 2011 978-1401229757
Batman: Time and the Batman Batman #700-703 128 December 2012 978-1401229900
Batman: Eye of the Beholder Batman #704-707, #710-712 168 November 2012 978-1401234706

The New 52 (2011–2016)

Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN
Batman (vol. 2)
Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls Batman (vol. 2) #1-7 176 May 2012 HC: 978-1401235413

SC: 978-1401235420

Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls Batman (vol. 2) #8-12, Annual (vol. 2) #1 208 March 2013 HC: 978-1401237776

SC: 978-1401237783

Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family Batman (vol. 2) #13-17 176 November 2013 HC: 978-1401242343

SC: 978-1401246020

Batman Vol. 4: Zero Year - Secret City Batman (vol. 2) #21-24 176 May 2014 HC: 978-1401245085

SC: 978-1401249335

Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City Batman (vol. 2) #25-27, 29-33 240 October 2014 HC: 978-1401248857

SC: 978-1401253356

Batman Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift Batman (vol. 2) #0, 18-20, 28, 34, Annual (vol. 2) #2 224 May 2015 HC: 978-1401252304

SC: 978-1401257538

Batman Vol. 7: Endgame Batman (vol. 2) #35-40 192 September 2015 HC: 978-1401256890

SC: 978-1401261160

Batman Vol. 8: Superheavy Batman (vol. 2) #41-46 176 March 2016 HC: 978-1401259693

SC: 978-1401266301

Batman Vol. 9: Bloom Batman (vol. 2) #47-50 176 September 2016 HC: 978-1401264628

SC: 978-1401269227

Batman Vol. 10: Epilogue Batman (vol. 2) #51-52, Annual (vol. 2) #4; Batman: Futures End #1; Batman: Rebirth #1 144 December 2016 HC: 978-1401267735

SC: 978-1401268329

DC Rebirth (2016–2021)

Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN
Batman (vol. 3)
Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham Batman: Rebirth #1; Batman (vol. 3) #1-6 192 January 2017 978-1401267773
Batman: Night of the Monster Men Batman (vol. 3) #7-8 147 February 2017 978-1401270674
Batman Vol. 2: I Am Suicide Batman (vol. 3) #9-15 168 April 2017 978-1401268541
Batman Vol. 3: I Am Bane Batman (vol. 3) #16-20, 23-24; Annual (vol. 3) #1 176 August 2017 978-1401271312
Batman/The Flash: The Button Batman (vol. 3) #21-22 104 October 2017 978-1401276447
Batman Vol. 4: The War of Jokes and Riddles Batman (vol. 3) #25-32 208 December 2017 978-1401273613
Batman Vol. 5: The Rules of Engagement Batman (vol. 3) #33-37; Annual (vol. 3) #2 160 April 2018 978-1401277314
Batman Vol. 6: Bride or Burglar? Batman (vol. 3) #38-44 161 July 2018 978-1401283384
Batman Vol. 7: The Wedding Batman (vol. 3) #45-50 176 October 2018 978-1401280277
Batman Vol. 8: Cold Days Batman (vol. 3) #51-57 176 December 2018 978-1401283520
Batman Vol. 9: The Tyrant Wing Batman (vol. 3) #58-60, Annual (vol. 3) #3, Batman Secret Files #1 152 March 2019 978-1401288440
Batman Vol. 10: Knightmares Batman (vol. 3) #61-63, 66-69 176 September 2019 978-1779501585
Heroes In Crisis: The Price and Other Tales Batman (vol. 3) #64-65 248 October 2019 978-1401299644
Batman Vol. 11: The Fall and the Fallen Batman (vol. 3) #70-74, Batman Secret Files #2 144 December 2019 978-1779501608
Batman Vol. 12: City of Bane Part 1 Batman (vol. 3) #75-79 144 April 2020 978-1401299583
Batman Vol. 13: City of Bane Part 2 Batman (vol. 3) #80-85, Annual (vol. 3) #4 208 July 2020 978-1779502841
Batman Vol. 1: Their Dark Designs Batman (vol. 3) #86-94 176 October 2020 978-1779505569
Batman Vol. 2: The Joker War Batman (vol. 3) #95-100 176 February 2021 978-1779507907
Batman Vol. 3: Ghost Stories Batman (vol. 3) #101-105, Annual (vol. 3) #5 183 June 2021 978-1779510631

Infinite Frontier (2021–present)

Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN
Batman (vol. 3)
Batman Vol. 4: The Cowardly Lot Batman (vol. 3) #106-111 168 September 2021 978-1779511980
Batman Vol. 5: Fear State Batman (vol. 3) #112-117 160 March 2022 978-1779514301
Batman Vol. 6: Abyss Batman (vol. 3) #118-121, 124 176 August 2022 978-1779516565
Batman Vol. 1: Failsafe Batman (vol. 3) #125-130 176 March 2023 ISBN 978-1779519931

Batman (collected with Detective Comics)

Batman-wide crossovers

These are crossovers that include most—if not all—of the Batman-related titles published at the time.

With non-Batman titles

  • A Lonely Place of Dying: collects Batman #440-442 and The New Titans #60-61, 116 pages, February 1990, ISBN 978-0930289638

See also

References

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External links

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  • and at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics
  • Batman comic book sales figures for 1960 at The Comics Chronicles

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Batman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Batman as its main protagonist The character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger 2 first appeared in Detective Comics 27 cover dated May 1939 Batman proved to be so popular that a self titled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940 3 4 It was first advertised in early April 1940 one month after the first appearance of his new sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder Batman comics have proven to be popular since the 1940s BatmanCover of Batman 1 spring 1940 art by Bob Kane and Jerry RobinsonPublication informationPublisherDC ComicsScheduleList Quarterly 1 5Bimonthly 6 80 254 259Eight times a year 81 168Nine times a year 169 177 238 24610 times a year 178 237Seven times a year 247 25311 times a year 260 270Monthly 271 715 except for biweekly status for 436 439 448 453 464 469 477 482 492 497 627 628 643 644 660 661 682 683 and 691 692FormatOngoing seriesGenreSuperheroPublication dateList vol 1 Spring 1940 August 2011 vol 2 November 2011 July 2016 vol 3 August 2016 March 2021 vol 4 April 2021 No of issuesList vol 1 715 1 1 713 plus issues 0 and 1 000 000 one Special and 28 Annuals vol 2 57 1 52 plus issues 0 and 23 1 23 4 one Special and four Annuals vol 3 133 1 129 a DC Rebirth one shot and three Annuals as of September 2022 cover date Main character s BatmanBatman FamilyCreative teamWritten byList vol 1 Bill FingerDon CameronDenny O NeilDavid V MolnarLen WeinGerry ConwayGrant Morrison vol 2 Scott Snyder vol 3 Tom KingJames Tynion IVJoshua WilliamsonChip ZdarskyPenciller s List vol 1 Bob KaneJerry RobinsonDick SprangSheldon MoldoffCarmine InfantinoBob BrownIrv NovickNeal AdamsErnie ChanMike GrellDon NewtonGene ColanJim AparoTony Daniel vol 2 Greg Capullo vol 3 David FinchMikel JaninClay MannJoelle JonesMitch GeradsJorge JimenezInker s List Jerry RobinsonCharles ParisJoe GiellaDick GiordanoFrank McLaughlinAlfredo AlcalaSandu Florea vol 2 Jonathan GlapionDanny Miki vol 3 Danny MikiColorist s List vol 1 Adrienne Roy vol 2 FCO Plascencia vol 3 Jordie BellaireJune ChungCollected editionsDark Knight Archive Volume 1ISBN 1 56389 050 XThough the Batman comic book was initially launched as a quarterly publication it later became a bimonthly series through the late 1950s after which it became a monthly publication and has remained so ever since In September 2011 The New 52 rebooted DC s continuity In this new timeline the original Batman series ended and was relaunched with a new first issue In 2016 DC Comics began a second relaunch of its entire line of titles called DC Rebirth that continued continuity from The New 52 Batman vol 3 1 August 2016 was the debut twice monthly relaunch of the comic book series In March 2021 DC Comics initiated another major relaunch called Infinite Frontier beginning with issue 106 of the flagship Batman title 5 Contents 1 Publication history 1 1 The Golden Age 1 2 The Silver Age 1 3 1970s 1 4 1980s 1 5 1990s 1 6 2000s 1 6 1 2000 2003 1 6 2 2003 2006 1 6 3 2006 2009 1 7 2010s 1 7 1 The New 52 1 7 2 DC Rebirth 1 8 2020s 1 8 1 Infinite Frontier 2 Annuals 3 Maturity of the content 4 Significant issues 4 1 First appearances 5 Collected editions 5 1 Batman 1940 2011 5 2 The New 52 2011 2016 5 3 DC Rebirth 2016 2021 5 4 Infinite Frontier 2021 present 5 5 Batman collected with Detective Comics 5 6 Batman wide crossovers 5 7 With non Batman titles 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPublication history EditSee also List of Batman comics The Golden Age Edit The character of Batman made his first appearance in the pages of Detective Comics 27 in May 1939 In the spring of 1940 Batman 1 was published and introduced new characters into Batman s pantheon most notably those of Catwoman and Batman s eventual nemesis the Joker 6 Alfred Pennyworth the Wayne family butler was introduced in issue 16 April May 1943 7 Editor Whitney Ellsworth assigned a Batman story to artist Dick Sprang in 1941 8 Anticipating that Bob Kane would be drafted to serve in World War II DC inventoried Sprang s work to safeguard against delays 8 Sprang s first published Batman work was the Batman and Robin figures on the cover of Batman 18 Aug Sept 1943 reproduced from the art for page 13 of the later published Detective Comics 84 Feb 1944 9 Sprang s first original published Batman work and first interior story work appeared in Batman 19 Oct Nov 1943 for which he drew the cover and the first three Batman stories and penciled the fourth Batman story inked by Norm Fallon 10 Like all Batman artists of the time Sprang went uncredited as a ghost artist for Kane Villains which debuted during this early era included the Mad Hatter in issue 49 October 1948 11 and Killer Moth in issue 63 February 1951 12 In 1953 Sheldon Moldoff became another one of the primary Batman ghost artists who along with Win Mortimer and Dick Sprang drew stories credited to Bob Kane following Kane s style and under Kane s supervision 13 Bill Finger and Moldoff introduced Ace the Bat Hound in 92 June 1955 14 The Silver Age Edit The early part of the era known to comics fans and historians as the Silver Age of Comic Books saw the Batman title dabble in science fiction 15 New characters introduced included Mr Freeze 16 and Betty Kane the original Bat Girl 17 In 1964 Julius Schwartz was made responsible for reviving the faded Batman titles He jettisoned the sillier aspects that had crept into the series such as Ace the Bat Hound and Bat Mite and gave the character a New Look that premiered in Detective Comics 327 May 1964 18 19 Schwartz s first issue of the Batman title was 164 June 1964 20 which was written by France Edward Herron and drawn by Sheldon Moldoff 21 The Riddler returned after an 18 year absence in 171 May 1965 22 Among the new villains introduced during this period was Poison Ivy in 181 June 1966 23 In the 1960s Batman comics were affected by the popular Batman television series with campy stories based on the tongue in cheek premise of the series After the Batman television program s influence had died down writer Frank Robbins and artist Irv Novick sent Dick Grayson off to attend college and moved Batman out of Wayne Manor in issue 217 December 1969 24 1970s Edit In 1971 writer Dennis O Neil and artist Neal Adams came aboard the title and re infused it with the darker tones of the 1940s 25 O Neil and Adams introduced a new villain named Ra s al Ghul 26 27 and would also revitalize the Joker by bringing him back to his roots as a homicidal maniac who murders people on a whim 28 29 Batman 237 December 1971 featured a metafictional story by O Neil and Adams which featured several comics creators appearing in the story and interacting with Batman and Robin at the Rutland Halloween Parade in Rutland Vermont 30 O Neil said his work on the Batman series was simply to take it back to where it started I went to the DC library and read some of the early stories I tried to get a sense of what Kane and Finger were after 31 Comics historian Les Daniels observed that O Neil s interpretation of Batman as a vengeful obsessive compulsive which he modestly describes as a return to the roots was actually an act of creative imagination that has influenced every subsequent version of the Dark Knight 32 Issues 254 261 Jan Feb 1974 March April 1975 of the series were in the 100 Page Super Spectacular format 33 The series reached its 300th issue with a June 1978 cover date and featured a story by writer David Vern Reed and artists Walt Simonson and Dick Giordano 34 35 Len Wein became the writer of the series with issue 307 January 1979 and in his first issue created Wayne Foundation executive Lucius Fox 36 later portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the movies Batman Begins The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises Julius Schwartz ended his tenure as editor of the series with issue 309 March 1979 20 1980s Edit Marv Wolfman briefly wrote Batman and co created the Electrocutioner in issue 331 Jan 1981 37 Roy Thomas had a brief stint on the series as well 38 39 Writer Gerry Conway and artist Don Newton introduced Jason Todd in Batman 357 March 1983 40 Todd would assume the costumed identity of Robin in issue 368 February 1984 41 42 Writer Doug Moench began his run on the title with issue 360 43 44 and he and artist Tom Mandrake created the Black Mask character in Batman 386 August 1985 45 Moench s longtime collaborator artist Paul Gulacy made his DC Comics debut with a two part story in issues 393 394 46 47 The title reached its 400th issue in October 1986 and featured work by several popular comics artists and included an introduction by novelist Stephen King 35 48 Due to the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths the continuity of DC Comics was altered Established characters were given the opportunity to be reintroduced in new ways While the Batman series was not rebooted writer Frank Miller who had previously worked on the limited series The Dark Knight Returns and artist David Mazzucchelli retold the character s origin story for the new continuity in the monthly pages of Batman 404 407 February May 1987 The story Batman Year One garnered high critical acclaim for its realistic interpretation of Batman s genesis and its accessibility to new readers who had never followed Batman before 49 IGN Comics ranked Batman Year One at the top of a list of the 25 greatest Batman graphic novels saying that no other book before or since has quite captured the realism the grit and the humanity of Gordon and Batman so perfectly 50 Notable comic book creators Greg Rucka Jeph Loeb and Judd Winick have cited Year One as their favorite Batman story 51 Following Year One writer Max Allan Collins and artist Chris Warner crafted a new origin for Jason Todd 52 Jim Starlin became the writer of Batman and one of his first storylines for the title was Ten Nights of The Beast 53 in issues 417 420 March June 1988 which introduced the KGBeast During Starlin s tenure on the title DC Comics was becoming aware of the fanbase s growing disdain for the character of Jason Todd Following a cliffhanger in which the character s life hangs in the balance DC set up a 900 number hotline which gave callers the ability to vote for or against Jason Todd s death The kill option won by a narrow majority and the following month the character was shown dying from wounds inflicted in the previous issue s cliffhanger The story entitled A Death in the Family received high media exposure due to the shocking nature in which a familiar character s life had ended Mike Mignola served as cover artist for these issues presaging his work on Gotham by Gaslight Before recent reappraisals and continuing debates over post 1975 alterations in Foucauldian biopolitics and genealogies the story had been critiqued by notable scholars for anti Arabism and Islamophobia the latter of which can include the orientalist discourses found in the former on two principal counts First Bruce Wayne initially arrived in Beirut and spoke Farsi a language that may or may not have been more apposite for the maligned radical Shiite captors e g early Hezbollah as bandits in bedsheets in control of the Beqaa Valley his ultimate destination 54 The second count implicated the Joker garbed in Arab attire depicted as Iranian Joker s reference to the insanity of Iran as well as Batman s renunciation of Iran in world geopolitics Superman s chastisement of Batman for his statements and an encounter with Muslim and Christian refugees attempted to offset the vilification 55 In a 1990 issue of Detective Comics written by Alan Grant a tarot card reader contended for an inquiring Batman that the etymology of joker can be traced to the French echec et mat and ultimately to the Persian mat to render helpless kill or eliminate from a game 56 Writer Marv Wolfman interior penciler Pat Broderick and inker John Beatty subsequently introduced Tim Drake in Batman issue 436 for the Batman Year Three storyline 57 The character first donned the Robin costume and became associated with the third version of Robin in the A Lonely Place of Dying sequel storyline which culminated in issue 442 written by Marv Wolfman with cover art by George Perez interior pencils by Perez Tom Grummett as well as Jim Aparo and interior inks by Mike DeCarlo In addition to establishing Tim Drake as a principal character in Batman and Detective Comics Lauren R O Connor argues that A Lonely Place of Dying served as the denouement of a transition from Dick Grayson s absent sexuality which earlier incited reader interpretations of homosexuality to definitive heterosexual presence as a maturation narrative O Connor offers multiple examples from this 1989 storyline such as Drake s encounter with Starfire and Grayson s heeding of Drake s concerns over Batman s psychology to substantiate the notion of a heterosexual bildungsroman subplot 58 1990s Edit The ensuing Tim Drake storylines in Batman comic books authored by Alan Grant and penciled by Norm Breyfogle coupled with the 1989 release of Burton s Batman spurred sales of both Batman and Detective Comics For the latter title Grant attested in 2007 that when the Batman movie came out the sales went up if I recall correctly from around 75 000 to about 675 000 1989 90 was indeed the Year of the Bat Capital and Diamond City Distributors reported that the Year One inspired Batman Legends of the Dark Knight dominated four out of the five spots for preorders not total sales and second printings The only exception was the third preorder spot snagged by Batman 442 the conclusion to Tim Drake s A Lonely Place of Dying storyline 59 The Year of the Bat continued into the first half of 1990 Preorders for Batman and Detective Comics issues featuring a revived Joker and Penguin began to compete with and even edged out the last three parts of Grant Morrison s and Klaus Janson s Gothic storyline in Legends Todd McFarlane s Spider Man arrived in the second half of 1990 inaugurating six months of Spidermania or Mcfarlamania depending on the reader 60 DC closed out 1990 with vendors under ordering issues prompting the publisher to push Batman 457 and the first part of the Robin mini series into second and then third printings The next year 1991 witnessed the ascension of Chris Claremont s Jim Lee s and Scott Williams s X Men against Magneto as well as Fabian Nicieza s and Rob Liefeld s X Force into the top of the preorder rankings The only exception to this X mania was again Tim Drake and the sequel to the Robin miniseries the first variant issue of which garnered the third spot firmly wedged between variant issues of X Force and X Men The mini series pitted solo Robin against the Joker in response to fan demands for a matchup since A Death in the Family The 1990s comics booming bust had begun 61 In a supplemental interview with Daniel Best Alan Grant added that every issue from about that time after the Year of the Bat that featured Robin sales went up because Robin did have his own fans Although both Grant and Breyfogle initially believed that their Anarky character could potentially become the third version of Robin they were quick to support the editorial decision to focus on Drake The social anarchist duo adopted the character as their own in the early 1990s during Grant s shift to libertarian socialism but prior to Grant s late 1990s emphasis on Neo Tech Breyfogle agreed that it was a big thing to bring in the new Robin yes I know my fans often point specifically to that double page splash where his costume first appears as a big event for them as fans and I usually have to point out to them that Neal Adams was the one who designed the costume The R symbol and the staff were all that was really mine In the Rite of Passage storyline for Detective Comics Grant and Breyfogle intertwined 1 Drake matching wits with Anarky 2 a criminal and anthropological investigation into an apocryphal Haitian vodou cult revealed by Batman asserting anthropological and investigative authority as a front for extortion and crony capitalism 3 the murder of Drake s mother by vilified cult leaders 4 the beginning of Drake s recurrent nightmares and trauma as well as 5 the perspective of a child of one of the cult s Haitian followers unknowingly and inadvertently orphaned by Batman at the end of the four issue arc 62 Tim Drake eventually transitioned from late preadolescence to adolescence becoming the third Robin over the course of the storylines Rite of Passage 63 and Identity Crisis 64 with all issues scripted by Alan Grant and penciled by Norm Breyfogle Story arcs that included Drake only in subplots or featured his training in criminal investigation such as Crimesmith 65 and The Penguin Affair 66 were either written or co written by Grant and Wolfman with pencils by Breyfogle Aparo and M D Bright Immediately afterwards the character starred in the five issue miniseries Robin 67 written by Chuck Dixon with interior pencils by Tom Lyle and cover art by Brian Bolland The new Batman and Robin team went on their first official mission together in the story Debut 68 again written by Grant and penciled by Breyfogle Lauren R O Connor contends that in early Tim Drake appearances writers such as Grant and Chuck Dixon had a lexicon of teenage behavior from which to draw unlike when Dick Grayson was introduced and the concept of the teenager was still nascent They wisely mobilized the expected adolescent behaviors of parental conflict hormonal urges and identity formation to give Tim emotional depth and complexity making him a relatable character with boundaries between his two selves In the Robin ongoing series when Drake had fully transitioned into an adolescent character Dixon depicted him as engaging in adolescent intimacy with a romantic girlfriend yet still stopped short at overt heterosexual consummation This narrative benchmark maintained Robin s estrangement from sex that began in the Grayson years 69 Erica McCrystal likewise observes that Alan Grant prior to Dixon s series connected Tim Drake to Batman s philosophy of heroic or anti heroic vigilantism as therapeutic for children of trauma But this kind of therapy has a delicate integration process The overcoming of trauma entailed distinct identity intersections and emotional restraint as well as a complete understanding of symbol and self Bruce Wayne a former child of trauma and survivor guilt guided other trauma victims down a path of righteousness Tim Drake for example endured trauma and emotional duress as a result of the death of his mother father in a coma and on a ventilator Drake contemplated the idea of fear and overcoming it in both the Rite of Passage and Identity Crisis storylines Grant and Breyfogle subjected Drake to recurrent nightmares from hauntings by a ghoulish Batman to the disquieting lullaby or informal nursery rhyme My Mummy s dead My Mummy s Dead I can t get it through my head echoing across a cemetery for deceased parents Drake ultimately defeated his own preadolescent fears somewhat distant from Bruce Wayne and not as an orphan By the end of Identity Crisis an adolescent Drake had proven himself as capable of being a vigilante by deducing the role of fear in instigating a series of violent crimes During his stints on Batman and Detective Comics Grant additionally introduced new antihero antagonists to explore myriad conceptions of civil society and debates over socioeconomic political and cultural issues of the early 1990s These antagonists and storylines featuring themes of transgenerational trauma and collective culpability warrant critical appraisal 70 Grant recycled script rejections for Batman Detective Comics and canceled titles such as Vigilante For instance a Vigilante storyline by Grant dubbed An American Vigilante in London became An American Batman in London on Guy Fawkes Night for issue 590 of Grant and Breyfogle s Detective Comics 71 Partially impacted by the tone of Burton s Batman the comics of the 1990s took a darker tone The Tim Drake version of Robin was given a new costume designed by Neal Adams with a redesigned R symbol by Norm Breyfogle 72 in issue 457 December 1990 the conclusion to Identity Crisis by Grant and Breyfogle 73 The main writers of the Batman franchise in the 1990s were Grant Doug Moench 43 and Chuck Dixon Moench and Dixon masterminded the Knightfall crossover story arc which saw Batman s back being broken by the super strong villain Bane 74 A new character Jean Paul Valley takes up the Batman mantle in Bruce Wayne s absence Valley is driven mad with power and Wayne forcefully reclaims it after his recovery 75 Moench and artist Kelley Jones co created the Ogre and the Ape in Batman 535 Oct 1996 76 The Batman titles in 1999 were dominated by the large crossover story arc No Man s Land which sees Gotham City ravaged by a large earthquake leading to the U S government s order to evacuate the city and abandoning and isolating those who chose to remain behind 77 Writer Greg Rucka adapted the story into a prose novel published in 2000 78 2000s Edit 2000 2003 Edit After the conclusion to No Man s Land and Greg Rucka s move to Detective the Batman title was handled for seven issues by writer Larry Hama and artist Scott McDaniel At issue 582 Ed Brubaker became the writer of the series 79 and kept a trend of gritty crime drama that included more grounded villains such as the Penguin Brubaker s new villain Zeiss and Deadshot 80 Brubaker s run received a short interruption with an arc title Officer Down which depicted Commissioner Gordon being shot in the line of duty and ultimately retiring from the Gotham police force From there writer Brian K Vaughan did a three issue arc that focused on Batman s created crime persona Matches Malone before Brubaker returned The next crossover masterminded by Brubaker and Rucka and titled Bruce Wayne Murderer saw Bruce Wayne framed for the murder of his girlfriend and nearly abandoning his civilian identity altogether For issue 600 the series moved into the next phase of Wayne s frame up 81 and featured three backup stories which were presented as lost issues never before published from iconic eras in Batman s history Mystery of the Black Bat is presented in the style of Dick Sprang 82 and Joker Tips His Hat is an homage to the 1960s stories by artists such as Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino 83 The Dark Groovy Solid Far out Right on and Completely With it Knight Returns is a humorous spin on Batman s character trying to update himself into the 1980s and featured stand up comedian Patton Oswalt s comic writing debut 84 After the frame up story concluded Brubaker closed his run with two issues co written with Geoff Johns 85 86 2003 2006 Edit Writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee crafted a year long story which began with issue 608 87 The Hush storyline was a murder mystery that delved through numerous periods in Batman s history This storyline introduced a new character that was the story s namesake as well as redefining the Riddler healing Harvey Dent and calling into question the events surrounding Jason Todd s death Following the conclusion of Hush the creative team of the Vertigo series 100 Bullets came aboard for a six issue arc titled Broken City 88 89 Writer Judd Winick became the ongoing writer for the series and in a story titled Under the Hood explained that Jason Todd had actually returned from the dead long ago and became an anti hero in Gotham under the guise of the Red Hood 90 After the Infinite Crisis series all the regular monthly titles of the DC Universe jumped forward in time by one year depicting the characters in radically different situations and environments than they were in the preceding issues Face the Face was written by James Robinson and saw Batman returning from a year long overseas journey that retraced the steps he took after initially leaving Gotham City in his youth and featured the return of James Gordon to the role of Gotham City Police Commissioner 91 2006 2009 Edit Grant Morrison began their long form Batman narrative in issue 655 92 The first story Batman and Son reveals that Wayne is the father of a child named Damian and attempts to steer the child away from the machinations of his mother Talia al Ghul 93 From there Morrison began an arc that saw an evil influential organization known as the Black Glove attempt to destroy everything Batman is and what he stands for This culminated in the storyline Batman R I P where the Black Glove initially succeeds in doing so but is thwarted by Bruce Wayne s ability to preserve his sane mind while an erratic alternate personality takes over 94 After stopping the Black Glove Morrison moved Batman into their event series Final Crisis where Batman appears to be killed by Darkseid 95 In actuality he was transported to the distant past and stranded there 96 Neil Gaiman wrote issue 686 which was the first part of a two part story titled Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader It served as a quasi send off to a generation of Batman stories intended to come off similarly to what Alan Moore s Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow did for Superman prior to the conclusion of Crisis on Infinite Earths The story continued into an issue of Detective Comics 97 After this the main Batman series went on hiatus while the Battle for the Cowl miniseries would have Dick Grayson assume the role of Batman in the wake of Bruce Wayne s disappearance from the present day DC Universe 98 Grant Morrison stayed involved in writing Batman but moved to a new series titled Batman and Robin which followed the exploits of Grayson as Batman and Damian Wayne as the new Robin 92 Writer Judd Winick temporarily returned to the title for Grayson s first solo arc as Batman 99 before handing the writing and art duties off to Tony Daniel 100 2010s Edit Daniel remained the main writer on the series until issue 699 The title reached a milestone with the publication of Batman 700 August 2010 which saw the return of Grant Morrison to the title and a collaboration with an art team that consisted of Daniel Frank Quitely Andy Kubert and David Finch The separate stories tied together to illustrate that the legacy of Batman is unending and will survive into the furthest reaches of time 101 Morrison stayed on as writer on the series through issue 702 while simultaneously writing the Batman and Robin series and The Return of Bruce Wayne miniseries 92 Tony Daniel resumed writing and art duties with issue 704 102 Even after Bruce Wayne s return Dick Grayson remained the star of this title through its final year as well as being the main character in Batman and Robin and Detective Comics Bruce Wayne starred in two new titles Batman Incorporated and Batman The Dark Knight 103 On June 1 2011 it was announced that all series taking place within the shared DC Universe would be either cancelled or relaunched with new 1 issues after a new continuity was created in the wake of the Flashpoint event Batman was no exception and the first issue of the new series was released on September 21 2011 The New 52 Edit DC Comics relaunched Batman with issue 1 in September 2011 written by Scott Snyder and drawn by Greg Capullo 104 as part of DC s company wide title relaunch The New 52 105 106 As with all of the books associated with the DC relaunch Bruce Wayne appears to be about five years younger than the previous incarnation of the character Superheroes at large have appeared only in the past five years and are viewed with at best suspicion and at worst outright hostility All of the characters that have served as Robin except Stephanie Brown have been accounted for as still having served at Batman s side in the new continuity The stories build on recent developments with most of the character s previous history remaining intact and Bruce Wayne is again the only Batman with Dick Grayson having returned to his role as Nightwing 107 The first story arc of the title The Court of Owls focuses on Batman s discovery of a secret society in Gotham City that he had never known about before dating back to the time of Gotham s founding and his ancestor Alan Wayne and his battles against the Talons the agents of the Court of Owls 108 This led to the first major New 52 crossover Night of the Owls 109 The finale of the story sees Thomas Wayne Jr as the head Talon of the Court of Owls in Gotham 110 The second arc was named Death of the Family a name play on the Batman A Death in the Family It picked up on the cliffhanger involving the Joker from Tony Daniel s run on Detective Comics 111 Talon a spin off of the Court of Owls storyline launched in September 2012 and focused on a rogue Talon from the Court 112 After a storyline involving Clayface and a one shot dealing with the aftermath of Death of the Family Snyder s next arc was Batman Zero Year This followed up on Batman 0 and retold how Bruce Wayne became Batman not done since Frank Miller s Batman Year One The Endgame storyline ran from October 2014 to April 2015 and concluded with the apparent deaths of both Batman and the Joker James Gordon having taken on the Batman mantle became the main character of the series in June 2015 In the Superheavy storyline Gordon encounters a new supervillain Mr Bloom who is distributing various seed like devices that grant their users extraordinary superpowers at the cost of their lives to select few individuals It is also revealed that Bruce Wayne is alive with no memories of his previous life and has started dating Julie Madison With Gordon unable to subdue Bloom Bruce begins to regain his memories and realizes that he is Batman Using a machine that Batman planned to use to implant his memories into clones to continue his lineage he regains his memories and becomes Batman again With Gordon s help he takes down Bloom Gordon is made Commissioner of the GCPD once again following issue 50 113 DC Rebirth Edit As part of DC Rebirth Batman was relaunched with a Batman Rebirth one shot issue and began shipping twice monthly starting with Batman vol 3 1 in June 2016 cover dated Aug 2016 The series is written by Tom King and drawn by David Finch and Mikel Janin 114 115 116 The series saw the introduction of two vigilantes Gotham and Gotham Girl and reintroduced the romance between Batman and Catwoman During King s run the series explored Batman s psychological aspects made Bane its main antagonist and celebrated Batman and Catwoman s relationship in a long running story arc that involved many mini arcs These mini arcs included I Am Gotham Night of the Monster Men I Am Suicide I Am Bane The War of Jokes and Riddles The Rules of Engagement The Wedding Cold Days Knightmares The Fall and the Fallen and City of Bane 117 The series returned to being shipped monthly in January 2020 with Tom King leaving the book with issue 85 for a 12 issue maxiseries titled Batman Catwoman in order to conclude his Batman story In issue 77 Bane killed Alfred Bruce s long time butler and father figure 118 Starting with Batman vol 3 86 James Tynion IV became the main writer of the title 119 2020s Edit Infinite Frontier Edit Following Tynion s departure from DC Comics Joshua Williamson who previously wrote the backup story in issue 106 briefly became the new head writer in December 2021 starting with issue 118 120 Chip Zdarsky then became the head writer with artist Jorge Jimenez returning after having previously illustrated parts of Tynion s run Their run began with issue 125 which released on July 5 2022 and started with Failsafe a six issue story arc 121 Annuals EditThe Batman series has had Annuals published beginning in 1961 Seven issues of Batman Annual were published from 1961 1964 122 An additional 17 issues were published from 1982 to 2000 and the numbering continued from the 1961 series 123 Writer Mike W Barr and artist Trevor Von Eeden crafted Batman Annual 8 1982 124 and Von Eeden has noted that it is the book I m most proud of in my 25 year career at DC Comics I was able to ink it myself and also got my girlfriend at the time Lynn Varley to colour it her first job in comics 125 Four more Annuals were published from 2006 to 2011 again with the numbering continued from the previous series 126 In 2012 a new Annual series was begun with a 1 issue 127 Maturity of the content EditThe first stories appearing in the Batman comic book were written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane though Finger went uncredited for years thereafter These early stories depicted a vengeful Batman not hesitant to kill when he saw it as a necessary sacrifice In one of the early stories he is depicted using a gun and metal bat to stop a group of giant assailants and again with a group of average criminals The Joker a psychopath who is notorious for using a special toxin called Joker venom that kills and mutilates his victims remains one of the most prolific and notorious Batman villains created in this time period By the end of the Joker s second appearance in the series Batman has since his debut in Detective Comics killed round nineteen people and one vampire in all with the Joker having killed only thirteen people and Robin one Later during the Silver Age this type of supervillain changed from disturbing psychological assaults to the use of amusing gimmicks Typically the primary challenges that the Batman faced in this era were derived from villains who were purely evil however by the 1970s the motivations of these characters including obsessive compulsion child abuse and environmental fanaticism were being explored more thoroughly Batman himself also underwent a transformation and became a much less one dimensional character struggling with deeply rooted internal conflicts Although not canonical Frank Miller s The Dark Knight Returns introduced a significant evolution of the Batman s character in his eponymous series he became uncompromising and relentless in his struggle to revitalize Gotham The Batman often exhibited behavior that Gotham s elite labeled as excessively violent as well as antisocial tendencies This aspect of the Batman s personality was also toned down considerably in the wake of the DC wide crossover Infinite Crisis wherein Batman experienced a nervous breakdown and reconsidered his philosophy and approaches to his relationships Currently the Batman s attributes and personality are said to have been greatly influenced by the traditional characterization by Dennis O Neil and Neal Adams portrayals during the 1970s although hints of the Miller interpretation appear in certain aspects of his character Significant issues EditFirst appearances Edit Appearance Issue number Month YearThe Joker 1 Spring 1940The Catwoman as the Cat 1 Spring 1940Gotham City by name 4 Winter 1941The Batmobile 5 Spring 1941Alfred Pennyworth 16 April May 1943The Mad Hatter 49 October November 1948Vicki Vale 49 October November 1948Deadshot 59 June July 1950Killer Moth 63 February March 1951Mister Freeze as Mr Zero 121 February 1959Bat Girl Betty Kane 139 April 1961Poison Ivy 181 June 1966Ra s al Ghul 232 June 1971Arkham Asylum 258 October 1974Lucius Fox 307 January 1979The Snowman 337 July 1981Jason Todd later Robin II 357 March 1983Harvey Bullock 361 June 1983Black Mask 386 August 1985Holly Robinson 404 February 1987Sarah Essen Gordon 405 March 1987The KGBeast 417 March 1988Tim Drake later Robin III 436 August 1989Shondra Kinsolving 486 February 1992Cassandra Cain later Batgirl IV 567 July 1999David Cain 567 July 1999Hush 609 January 2003The Red Hood Jason Todd 635 December 2004Damian Wayne 655 September 2006Professor Pyg 666 July 2007Terry McGinnis 700 June 2010The Court of Owls vol 2 1 September 2011Mr Bloom vol 2 43 August 2015Gotham Girl vol 3 1 June 2016Punchline vol 3 89 February 2020Clownhunter vol 3 96 August 2020Ghost Maker vol 3 100 October 2020Failsafe vol 3 125 July 2022Collected editions EditSee also List of Batman comics Reprint collections Batman 1940 2011 Edit Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN NotesBatman vol 1 Pre CrisisBatman The Dark Knight Archives Volume 1 Batman 1 4 224 January 1992 978 1563890505 128 Batman The Dark Knight Archives Volume 2 Batman 5 8 224 November 1997 978 1563891830 129 Batman The Dark Knight Archives Volume 3 Batman 9 12 224 June 2000 978 1563896156 130 Batman The Dark Knight Archives Volume 4 Batman 13 16 224 August 2003 978 1563899836 131 Batman The Dark Knight Archives Volume 5 Batman 17 20 212 November 2006 978 1401207786 132 Batman The Dark Knight Archives Volume 6 Batman 21 25 228 December 2009 978 1401225476 133 Batman The Dark Knight Archives Volume 7 Batman 26 31 264 December 2010 978 1401228941 134 Batman The Dark Knight Archives Volume 8 Batman 32 37 248 January 2013 978 1401237448 135 Batman The Strange Deaths of Batman Batman 291 294 160 January 2009 978 1401221744Batman vol 1 Post CrisisBatman Second Chances Batman 402 403 408 416 Annual 11 280 July 2015 978 1401255183Batman Year One Batman 404 407 280 HC March 1988 SC June 1988 HC 978 1401206901 SC 978 1401207526Batman Ten Nights of The Beast Batman 417 420 96 October 1994 978 1563891557Batman A Death in the Family Batman 426 429 148 November 1998 978 1401232740Batman The Many Deaths of the Batman Batman 433 435 72 March 1992 978 1563890338Batman Hush Volume 1 Batman 608 612 128 August 2004 978 1401200602 136 Batman Hush Volume 2 Batman 613 619 192 November 2004 978 1401200923 137 Batman Hush Absolute Edition Batman 608 619 372 December 2011 1 4012 0426 0 138 Batman Broken City Batman 620 625 144 May 2005 978 1401202149Batman As the Crow Flies Batman 626 630 128 March 2005 978 1840239140Batman Under the Hood Volume 1 Batman 635 641 176 November 2005 978 1401207564Batman Under the Hood Volume 2 Batman 645 650 Annual 25 195 June 2006 978 1401209018Batman and Son Batman 655 658 663 666 128 HC August 2007 HC 1 4012 1240 9 SC 1 4012 1241 7 139 Batman The Black Glove Batman 667 669 672 675 176 August 2008 978 1401219093 140 Batman R I P Batman 676 683 224 June 2010 978 1401225766 141 Batman Long Shadows Batman 687 691 128 May 2011 978 1401227203Batman Life After Death Batman 692 699 200 November 2011 978 1401229757Batman Time and the Batman Batman 700 703 128 December 2012 978 1401229900Batman Eye of the Beholder Batman 704 707 710 712 168 November 2012 978 1401234706The New 52 2011 2016 Edit Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBNBatman vol 2 Batman Vol 1 The Court of Owls Batman vol 2 1 7 176 May 2012 HC 978 1401235413 SC 978 1401235420Batman Vol 2 The City of Owls Batman vol 2 8 12 Annual vol 2 1 208 March 2013 HC 978 1401237776 SC 978 1401237783Batman Vol 3 Death of the Family Batman vol 2 13 17 176 November 2013 HC 978 1401242343 SC 978 1401246020Batman Vol 4 Zero Year Secret City Batman vol 2 21 24 176 May 2014 HC 978 1401245085 SC 978 1401249335Batman Vol 5 Zero Year Dark City Batman vol 2 25 27 29 33 240 October 2014 HC 978 1401248857 SC 978 1401253356Batman Vol 6 Graveyard Shift Batman vol 2 0 18 20 28 34 Annual vol 2 2 224 May 2015 HC 978 1401252304 SC 978 1401257538Batman Vol 7 Endgame Batman vol 2 35 40 192 September 2015 HC 978 1401256890 SC 978 1401261160Batman Vol 8 Superheavy Batman vol 2 41 46 176 March 2016 HC 978 1401259693 SC 978 1401266301Batman Vol 9 Bloom Batman vol 2 47 50 176 September 2016 HC 978 1401264628 SC 978 1401269227Batman Vol 10 Epilogue Batman vol 2 51 52 Annual vol 2 4 Batman Futures End 1 Batman Rebirth 1 144 December 2016 HC 978 1401267735 SC 978 1401268329DC Rebirth 2016 2021 Edit Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBNBatman vol 3 Batman Vol 1 I Am Gotham Batman Rebirth 1 Batman vol 3 1 6 192 January 2017 978 1401267773Batman Night of the Monster Men Batman vol 3 7 8 147 February 2017 978 1401270674Batman Vol 2 I Am Suicide Batman vol 3 9 15 168 April 2017 978 1401268541Batman Vol 3 I Am Bane Batman vol 3 16 20 23 24 Annual vol 3 1 176 August 2017 978 1401271312Batman The Flash The Button Batman vol 3 21 22 104 October 2017 978 1401276447Batman Vol 4 The War of Jokes and Riddles Batman vol 3 25 32 208 December 2017 978 1401273613Batman Vol 5 The Rules of Engagement Batman vol 3 33 37 Annual vol 3 2 160 April 2018 978 1401277314Batman Vol 6 Bride or Burglar Batman vol 3 38 44 161 July 2018 978 1401283384Batman Vol 7 The Wedding Batman vol 3 45 50 176 October 2018 978 1401280277Batman Vol 8 Cold Days Batman vol 3 51 57 176 December 2018 978 1401283520Batman Vol 9 The Tyrant Wing Batman vol 3 58 60 Annual vol 3 3 Batman Secret Files 1 152 March 2019 978 1401288440Batman Vol 10 Knightmares Batman vol 3 61 63 66 69 176 September 2019 978 1779501585Heroes In Crisis The Price and Other Tales Batman vol 3 64 65 248 October 2019 978 1401299644Batman Vol 11 The Fall and the Fallen Batman vol 3 70 74 Batman Secret Files 2 144 December 2019 978 1779501608Batman Vol 12 City of Bane Part 1 Batman vol 3 75 79 144 April 2020 978 1401299583Batman Vol 13 City of Bane Part 2 Batman vol 3 80 85 Annual vol 3 4 208 July 2020 978 1779502841Batman Vol 1 Their Dark Designs Batman vol 3 86 94 176 October 2020 978 1779505569Batman Vol 2 The Joker War Batman vol 3 95 100 176 February 2021 978 1779507907Batman Vol 3 Ghost Stories Batman vol 3 101 105 Annual vol 3 5 183 June 2021 978 1779510631Infinite Frontier 2021 present Edit Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBNBatman vol 3 Batman Vol 4 The Cowardly Lot Batman vol 3 106 111 168 September 2021 978 1779511980Batman Vol 5 Fear State Batman vol 3 112 117 160 March 2022 978 1779514301Batman Vol 6 Abyss Batman vol 3 118 121 124 176 August 2022 978 1779516565Batman Vol 1 Failsafe Batman vol 3 125 130 176 March 2023 ISBN 978 1779519931Batman collected with Detective Comics Edit The Batman Chronicles Volume 1 includes Batman 1 192 pages April 2005 ISBN 978 1 4012 0445 7 Volume 2 includes Batman 2 3 224 pages September 2006 ISBN 978 1 4012 0790 8 Volume 3 includes Batman 4 5 192 pages May 2007 ISBN 978 1 4012 1347 3 Volume 4 includes Batman 6 7 224 pages October 2007 ISBN 978 1 4012 1462 3 Volume 5 includes Batman 8 9 192 pages April 2008 ISBN 978 1 4012 1682 5 Volume 6 includes Batman 10 11 192 pages October 2008 ISBN 978 1 4012 1961 1 Volume 7 includes Batman 12 13 192 pages March 2009 ISBN 978 1 4012 2134 8 Volume 8 includes Batman 14 15 192 pages October 2009 ISBN 978 1 4012 2484 4 Volume 9 includes Batman 16 17 160 pages March 2010 ISBN 978 1 4012 2645 9 Volume 10 includes Batman 18 19 168 pages December 2010 ISBN 978 1 4012 2895 8 Volume 11 includes Batman 20 21 168 pages January 2013 ISBN 978 1401237394 Batman The Dynamic Duo Archives Volume 1 includes Batman 164 167 240 pages March 2003 ISBN 978 1563899324 Volume 2 includes Batman 168 171 216 pages June 2006 ISBN 978 1401207724 Showcase Presents Batman Volume 1 includes Batman 164 174 552 pages August 2006 ISBN 978 1401210861 Volume 2 includes Batman 175 188 512 pages June 2007 ISBN 978 1401213626 Volume 3 includes Batman 189 201 552 pages June 2008 ISBN 978 1401217198 Volume 4 includes Batman 202 215 520 pages July 2009 ISBN 978 1401223144 Volume 5 includes Batman 216 228 448 pages December 2011 ISBN 978 1401232368 Volume 6 includes Batman 229 244 584 pages January 2016 ISBN 978 1401251536 Tales of the Batman Don Newton collects Batman 305 306 328 Detective Comics 480 483 497 and The Brave and the Bold 153 156 and 165 360 pages December 2011 ISBN 978 1401232948 Tales of the Batman Gene Colan Volume One collects Batman 340 343 345 348 351 and Detective Comics 510 512 517 523 528 529 288 pages August 2011 ISBN 978 1401231019Batman wide crossovers Edit These are crossovers that include most if not all of the Batman related titles published at the time Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus includes Batman 219 232 234 237 243 245 251 255 640 pages March 15 2016 ISBN 1 40125 551 5 Batman Knightfall Part One Broken Bat collects Batman 491 497 and Detective Comics 659 663 272 pages September 1993 ISBN 1 56389 142 5 Part Two Who Rules the Night collects Batman 498 500 Detective Comics 664 666 Batman Shadow of the Bat 16 18 and stories from Showcase 93 7 8 288 pages September 1993 ISBN 1 56389 148 4 Part Three KnightsEnd collects Batman 509 510 Batman Shadow of the Bat 29 30 Detective Comics 676 677 Batman Legends of the Dark Knight 62 63 and Catwoman vol 2 12 304 pages June 1995 ISBN 1 56389 191 3 Batman Prodigal includes Batman 512 514 288 pages January 1998 ISBN 978 1563893346 Batman Contagion includes Batman 529 264 pages April 1996 ISBN 978 1563892936 Batman Legacy includes Batman 534 535 224 pages February 1997 ISBN 978 1563893377 Batman Cataclysm includes Batman 553 554 320 pages June 1999 ISBN 978 1563895272 Batman No Man s Land Volume 1 includes Batman 563 566 544 pages December 2011 ISBN 978 1401232283 Volume 2 includes Batman 567 568 512 pages April 2012 ISBN 978 1401233808 Volume 3 includes Batman 569 571 480 pages August 2012 ISBN 978 1401234560 Volume 4 includes Batman 572 574 552 pages December 2012 ISBN 978 1401235642 Batman Officer Down includes Batman 587 168 pages August 2001 ISBN 978 1563897870 Batman False Faces includes Batman 588 590 160 pages March 2009 ISBN 1845767217 Batman Bruce Wayne Murderer includes Batman 599 600 264 pages August 2002 ISBN 978 1563899133 Batman Bruce Wayne Fugitive Volume 1 includes Batman 601 and 603 160 pages December 2002 ISBN 1 56389 933 7 Volume 2 includes Batman 605 176 pages March 2003 ISBN 1 56389 947 7 Volume 3 includes Batman 606 607 176 pages October 2003 ISBN 1 4012 0079 6 Batman War Games Act One Outbreak includes Batman 631 208 pages March 2005 ISBN 978 1401204297 Act Two Tides includes Batman 632 192 pages July 2005 ISBN 978 1401204303 Act Three Endgame includes Batman 633 200 pages October 2005 ISBN 978 1401204310 Batman War Crimes includes Batman 643 644 128 pages February 2006 ISBN 978 1401209032 Batman Face the Face includes Batman 651 654 and Detective Comics 817 820 192 pages September 2006 ISBN 978 1401209100 Batman The Resurrection of Ra s al Ghul includes Batman Annual 26 Batman 670 671 Robin 168 169 Robin Annual 7 Nightwing 138 139 and Detective Comics 838 839 256 pages May 2009 ISBN 978 1401220327 142 Batman Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader includes Batman 686 Detective Comics 853 Secret Origins 36 Secret Origins Special 1 and Batman Black and White 2 128 pages July 2009 ISBN 978 1401223038 Batman Gotham Shall Be Judged includes Azrael 14 18 Batman 708 709 Red Robin 22 and Gotham City Sirens 22 200 pages April 2012 ISBN 978 1401233785 143 With non Batman titles Edit A Lonely Place of Dying collects Batman 440 442 and The New Titans 60 61 116 pages February 1990 ISBN 978 0930289638See also EditList of Batman comics List of DC Comics publications The Flash comic book Green Lantern comic book Superman comic book Wonder Woman comic book References Edit Batman at the Grand Comics Database Anders Charlie Jane Who Really Created Batman It Depends What Batman Means to You Wired ISSN 1059 1028 Retrieved November 30 2021 The Catalog of Copyright Entries 1940 Periodicals Jan Dec New Series Vol 35 Pt 2 Washington D C United States Copyright Office 1940 p 142 Batman 1 Spring 1940 Grand Comics Database Batman vol 3 106 2021 Wallace Daniel 2010 1940s In Dolan Hannah ed DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle London United Kingdom Dorling Kindersley p 31 ISBN 978 0 7566 6742 9 The first issue of Batman s self titled comic written by Bill Finger and drawn by Bob Kane represented a milestone in more ways than one With Robin now a partner to the Caped Crusader villains needed to rise to the challenge and this issue introduced two future legends the Joker and Catwoman Wallace 1940s in Dolan p 44 Batman and Robin got some help in their crusade against crime with the arrival of butler Alfred in a thirteen page back up story by writer Don Cameron and artist Bob Kane a b Desris Joe 1994 Batman Archives Vol 3 New York New York DC Comics p 223 ISBN 1 56389 099 2 Verified by Sprang at Batman 18 Aug Sept 1943 and Detective Comics 84 Feb 1944 at the Grand Comics Database Verified by Sprang at Batman 19 Oct Nov 1943 at the Grand Comics Database Wallace 1940s in Dolan p 59 Inspired by Lewis Carroll s Alice in Wonderland the Mad Hatter joined the other costumed freaks of Gotham City on his debut in October s Batman 49 Irvine Alex 1950s in Dolan p 66 Batman 63 kicked off with the origin story of a new Batman villain the Killer Moth Morris Brian K June 2006 Maybe I Was Just Loyal Longtime Batman artist Sheldon Moldoff talks about Bob Kane and other phenomena Alter Ego Raleigh North Carolina TwoMorrows Publishing 3 59 14 23 Irvine 1950s in Dolan p 77 Once Superman had a dog Batman got one too in Ace the Bat Hound In the story by writer Bill Finger and artist Sheldon Moldoff Batman and Robin found a German Shepherd called Ace Irvine 1950s in Dolan p 88 Throughout 1958 Batman encountered aliens from different planets and dimensions Irvine 1950s in Dolan p 92 The Dynamic Duo battled the frosty foe Mr Zero in a story written by Dave Wood and with art by Sheldon Moldoff in Batman 121 The 1960s Batman TV series starring Adam West included the character of Mr Zero but renamed him Mr Freeze Later comic book incarnations of the ice cold villain would adopt the new name McAvennie Michael 1960s in Dolan p 102 Young Betty Kane assumed the costumed identity of Bat Girl in this tale by writer Bill Finger and artist Sheldon Moldoff McAvennie 1960s in Dolan p 110 The Dark Knight received a much needed face lift from new Batman editor Julius Schwartz writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino With sales at an all time low and threatening the cancellation of one of DC s flagship titles theirBest with interest overhaul was a lifesaving success for DC and its beloved Batman Ro Ronin 2004 Tales To Astonish Jack Kirby Stan Lee And The American Comic Book Revolution London United Kingdom Bloomsbury Publishing pp 89 90 ISBN 1582343454 There was a point when DC actually gave thought to canceling Batman in his spacious office facing Julius Schwartz and Carmine Infantino Irwin Donenfeld told them Gentlemen you two guys are going to take over Batman The book is dying I ll give you six months If you don t bring it back we ll kill it off a b Julius Schwartz run on Batman Grand Comics Database Forbeck Matt Dougall Alastair ed 2014 1960s Batman A Visual History London United Kingdom Dorling Kindersley p 84 ISBN 978 1465424563 Writer Ed Herron joined artist Sheldon Moldoff for this first issue of Batman featuring the New Look a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help McAvennie 1960s in Dolan p 114 Nearly eighteen years had passed since the Riddler last tried to stump Batman and Robin Therefore when writer Gardner Fox and artist Sheldon Moldoff released Edward Nigma the villain insisted that he had reformed McAvennie 1960s in Dolan p 118 Poison Ivy first cropped up to plague Gotham City in issue 181 of Batman Scripter Robert Kanigher and artist Sheldon Moldoff came up with a villain who would blossom into one of Batman s greatest foes McAvennie 1960s in Dolan p 135 When Dick Grayson moved out of Wayne Manor to begin college writer Frank Robbins and artist Irv Novick orchestrated a chain reaction of events that forever altered Batman s personality Greenberger Robert Manning Matthew K 2009 The Batman Vault A Museum in a Book with Rare Collectibles from the Batcave Philadelphia Pennsylvania Running Press p 26 ISBN 978 0 7624 3663 7 Editor Julius Schwartz had decided to darken the character s world to further distance him from the camp environment created by the 1966 ABC show Bringing in the talented O Neil as well as the innovative Frank Robbins and showcasing the art of rising star Neal Adams Schwartz pointed Batman in a new and darker direction a path the character still continues on to this day O Neil Dennis w Adams Neal p Giordano Dick i Daughter of the Demon Batman 232 June 1971 McAvennie 1970s in Dolan p 145 Writer Denny O Neil once stated that he and artist Neal Adams set out to consciously and deliberately to create a villain so exotic and mysterious that neither we nor Batman were sure what to expect Who they came up with was arguably Batman s most cunning adversary the global eco terrorist named Ra s al Ghul Greenberger and Manning p 161 and 163 In 1973 O Neil alongside frequent collaborator Neal Adams forged the landmark The Joker s Five Way Revenge in Batman 251 in which the Clown Prince of Crime returned to his murderous ways killing his victims with his trademark Joker venom and taking much delight from their sufferings McAvennie 1970s in Dolan p 156 After decades as an irritating prankster Batman s greatest enemy re established himself as a homicidal harlequin in this issue this classic tale by writer Denny O Neil and artist Neal Adams introduced a dynamic that remains to this day the Joker s dependence on Batman as his only worthy opponent Larnick Eric October 30 2010 The Rutland Halloween Parade Where Marvel and DC First Collided ComicsAlliance Archived from the original on January 11 2012 Retrieved December 5 2011 Dick Grayson attends the parade with his friends comic book creators Alan Weiss Bernie Wrightson and Gerry Conway Batman s fight spills into Tom Fagan s mansion where Denny O Neil Len Wein and Mark Hanerfeld are in attendance Pearson Roberta E Uricchio William 1991 Notes from the Batcave An Interview with Dennis O Neil The Many Lives of the Batman Critical Approaches to a Superhero and His Media London United Kingdom Routledge p 18 ISBN 0415903475 Daniels Les 1995 Revamping the Classics The Old Guard Gets a New Look DC Comics Sixty Years of the World s Favorite Comic Book Heroes New York New York Bulfinch Press p 157 ISBN 0821220764 Eury Michael July 2015 A Look at DC s Super Specs Back Issue Raleigh North Carolina TwoMorrows Publishing 81 22 23 Reed David Vern w Simonson Walt p Giordano Dick i The Last Batman Story Batman 300 June 1978 a b Trumbull John December 2013 A New Beginning And a Probable End Batman 300 and 400 Back Issue Raleigh North Carolina TwoMorrows Publishing 69 49 53 McAvennie 1970s in Dolan p 180 Batman 307 January 1979 Writer Len Wein and artist John Calnan introduced Bruce Wayne s new executive Lucius Fox in this issue of Batman Manning Matthew K 1980s in Dougall 2014 p 138 Plotted by Batman s new regular writer Marv Wolfman with dialog by Michael Fleisher and art by Irv Novick this story saw Batman face this new costumed threat Manning 1980s in Dougall 2014 p 139 Batman 337 Gerry Conway was assisted by writer Roy Thomas and the pencils of Jose Luis Garcia Lopez in this issue that introduced Batman to the new threat of the Snowman Manning 1980s in Dougall 2014 p 139 Batman 340 Writers Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas collaborated with artist Gene Colan for the dramatic return of the Mole an old Batman villain given a serious upgrade Manning Matthew K 1980s in Dolan p 201 Jason Todd first appeared in a circus scene in the pages of Batman 357 written by Gerry Conway and illustrated by Don Newton Manning 1980s in Dolan p 207 Jason Todd was proving himself as Batman s new partner in his war on crime Dick Grayson then graciously passed the mantle of Robin to Jason who eagerly adopted it Moench Doug w Newton Don p Alcala Alfredo i A Revenge of Rainbows Batman 368 February 1984 a b Doug Moench s run on Batman Grand Comics Database Manning 1980s in Dougall 2014 p 145 When Gerry Conway parted ways with the Caped Crusader a new regular writer was needed for both titles That honor fell to Doug Moench Wallace Dan 2008 Black Mask In Dougall Alastair ed The DC Comics Encyclopedia London United Kingdom Dorling Kindersley p 52 ISBN 978 0 7566 4119 1 Moench Doug w Gulacy Paul p Gulacy Paul i The Dark Rider Batman 393 March 1986 Moench Doug w Gulacy Paul p Gulacy Paul i At the Heart of Stone Batman 393 April 1986 Manning Matthew K 1980s in Dolan p 221 Batman celebrated the 400th issue of his self titled comic with a blockbuster featuring dozens of famous comic book creators and nearly as many infamous villains Written by Doug Moench with an introduction by novelist Stephen King it was drawn by George Perez Bill Sienkiewicz Arthur Adams Joe Kubert Brian Bolland and others Miller Frank w Mazzucchelli David p Mazzucchelli David i Chapter 1 Who I Am and How I Came to Be Batman Year One Batman 404 February 1987 Goldstein Hilary October 25 2011 The 25 Greatest Batman Graphic Novels IGN Archived from the original on May 25 2012 Retrieved June 10 2012 Rogers Vaneta June 10 2010 Batman 700 Bat Creators Share Some Favorite Bat Things Newsarama Archived from the original on May 18 2012 Retrieved June 10 2012 Manning 1980s in Dolan p 229 No longer happy with Jason Todd s copycat origin of the original Robin editor Denny O Neil used the Earth changing Crisis on Infinite Earths maxiseries to retroactively alter the continuity of Robin s origin as well With the help of writer Max Allan Collins and artist Chris Warner O Neil shaped Jason Todd into a street smart orphan Manning 1980s in Dolan p 233 Using the Cold War as their backdrop writer Jim Starlin and artist Jim Aparo crafted the four part storyline Ten Nights of the Beast Starlin Jim w Aparo Jim p DeCarlo Mike i A Death in the Family Batman 426 27 1989 Starlin Jim w Aparo Jim p DeCarlo Mike i A Death in the Family Batman 428 29 1989 Detective Comics 617 July 1990 Manning 1980s in Dolan p 240 Written by Marv Wolfman and penciled by Pat Broderick the four issue Year Three saga introduced a preadolescent boy named Timothy Drake into a flashback sequence starring a young Dick Grayson and his parents O Connor Lauren R 2021 Robin and the Making of American Adolescence New Brunswick Rutgers University Press pp 50 54 ISBN 9781978819795 Comichron 1989 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops www comichron com Comichron 1990 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops www comichron com Comichron 1991 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops www comichron com Irving Christopher June 2007 Gotham City s Other Dynamic Duo Back Issue 1 22 18 20 with Daniel Best interview notes Detective Comics 618 621 July Sept 1990 Batman 455 457 Oct Dec 1990 Batman 443 444 Jan Feb 1990 Detective Comics 615 and Batman 448 49 June 1990 Robin 1 5 Jan May 1991 Batman 465 O Connor Lauren R 2021 Robin and the Making of American Adolescence New Brunswick Rutgers University Press p 54 ISBN 9781978819795 McCrystal Erica 2021 Gotham City Living The Social Dynamics in the Batman Comics and Media London UK Bloomsbury Academic pp 36 46 ISBN 9781350148895 Klaehn Jeffery 2020 An Interview with Alan Grant Studies in Comics 11 1 193 204 doi 10 1386 stic 00021 7 S2CID 229081369 Irving Christopher June 2007 Gotham City s Other Dynamic Duo Back Issue 1 22 18 20 with Daniel Best interview notes Manning 1990s in Dolan p 247 In this tale by writer Alan Grant and artist Norm Breyfogle Robin finally got a new uniform When DC editorial made the decision to modify the classic costume of the iconic Boy Wonder they called upon several artists to put their own spin on it It was legendary artist Neal Adams who delivered the winning concept Manning 1990s in Dolan p 259 Knightfall was a nineteen part crossover event that passed through the pages of Batman by writer Doug Moench and Detective Comics written by Chuck Dixon Moench Doug w Manley Mike p Rubinstein Joe i Part Seven Return of the Bat Knights End Batman 510 August 1994 Manning 1990s in Dougall 2014 p 224 Writer Doug Moench and artist Kelley Jones introduced a pair of new villains into Batman s world with the Ogre and the Ape Manning 1990s in Dolan p 287 Numbering eighty five comics officially labeled as part of the crossover No Man s Land created a Gotham City never seen before Rucka Greg 2000 Batman No Man s Land New York New York Pocket Books p 448 ISBN 0671038281 Manning 2000s in Dougall 2014 p 252 Ed Brubaker became a regular Batman scribe with this issue partnering with artist Scott McDaniel Brubaker Ed w McDaniel Scott p Story Karl i Fearless Part 1 Batman 582 October 2000 Brubaker Ed w McDaniel Scott p Owens Andy i The Scene of the Crime Batman 600 April 2002 Brubaker Ed w Tucker James p Tucker James i Mystery of the Black Bat Batman 600 April 2002 Brubaker Ed w Gaudiano Stefano p Shanower Eric i Joker Tips His Hat Batman 600 April 2002 Oswalt Patton w Aragones Sergio p Aragones Sergio i The Dark Groovy Solid Far out Right on and Completely With it Knight Returns Batman 600 April 2002 Brubaker Ed Johns Geoff w McDaniel Scott p Owens Andy i Death Wish for Two Batman 606 October 2002 Brubaker Ed Johns Geoff w McDaniel Scott p Owens Andy i Death Wish for Two Conclusion Batman 607 November 2002 Cowsill Alan 2000s in Dolan p 307 The Hush story arc begun in Batman 608 was artist Jim Lee s first major work since he joined DC Written by Jeph Loeb Hush brought profound changes to the life of the Dark Knight Azzarello Brian w Risso Eduardo p Risso Eduardo i Batman 620 625 December 2003 May 2004 Manning 2000s in Dougall 2014 p 269 Editor Bob Schreck gave two more big name creators a shot at the Batman when he hired writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso for a six issue noir thriller Winick Judd w Davis Shane p Morales Mark i Deadalus and Icarus The Return of Jason Todd Batman Annual 25 May 2006 Robinson James w Kramer Don p Champagne Keith i Face the Ecaf Part 2 of 8 Batman 651 May 2006 a b c Grant Morrison s run on Batman Grand Comics Database Cowsill 2000s in Dolan p 326 The story not only brought Talia al Ghul back into Bruce Wayne s life but also introduced a major new character Damian Wayne Batman s son Cowsill 2000s in Dolan p 333 Writer Grant Morrison and artist Tony Daniel s run on Batman reached its climax with the story arc R I P with the apparent death of Batman Morrison Grant w Jones J G Pacheco Carlos Mahnke Doug p Rudy Marco Alamy Christian Merino Jesus i How to Murder the Earth Final Crisis 6 January 2009 Morrison Grant w Mahnke Doug p Nguyen Tom Geraci Drew Alamy Christian Rapmund Norm Ramos Rodney Mahnke Doug Wond Walden i New Heaven New Earth Final Crisis 7 March 2009 Gaiman Neil w Kubert Andy p Williams Scott i Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader Part 1 of 2 The Beginning of the End Batman 686 April 2009 Daniel Tony w Daniel Tony p Florea Sandu i Last Man Standing Batman Battle for the Cowl 3 July 2009 Winick Judd w Benes Ed p Hunter Rob i A Battle Within Batman 687 August 2009 Daniel Tony w Daniel Tony p Florea Florea i Life After Death Part 1 The Awakening Batman 692 Late December 2009 Cowsill 2000s in Dolan p 342 Written by Grant Morrison with art by Tony S Daniel Andy Kubert Frank Quitely David Finch and Richard Friend this milestone issue of Batman featured an all star roster of talent Rogers Vaneta August 19 2010 Tony Daniel Returns to Writing with November s Batman Newsarama Archived from the original on May 18 2012 Retrieved June 10 2012 Doran Michael August 30 2010 Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson Are Batman This Fall Newsarama Archived from the original on May 3 2012 Retrieved June 10 2012 Manning 2010s in Dougall 2014 p 320 Scott Snyder was paired with superstar artist Greg Capullo for this new series Khouri Andy June 6 2011 Batman Relaunch New 1s for Batgirl Batman Detective Catwoman Birds of Prey ComicsAlliance Archived from the original on March 19 2012 Retrieved April 21 2012 Walecka Travis September 20 2011 Batman and Swamp Thing Scott Snyder s dark plans for DC Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on March 16 2012 Retrieved April 1 2012 Kistler Alan July 22 2011 SDCC 2011 DC Comics Justice League Panel Live Newsarama Archived from the original on May 17 2012 Retrieved June 10 2012 Snyder Scott w Capullo Greg p Glapion Jonathan i Knife Trick Batman v2 1 November 2011 Rogers Vaneta January 11 2012 Snyder Spills Even More on Night of Owls Batman s Future Newsarama Archived from the original on June 15 2012 Retrieved June 3 2012 Zawisza Doug June 14 2012 Review Batman 10 Comic Book 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Schedeen Jesse June 17 2016 Tom King and David Finch on Relaunching Batman for DC Rebirth IGN Archived from the original on June 26 2016 Renaud Jeffrey June 16 2016 Tom King Says Batman is Psychotic Inspiring and Doesn t Need a Rebirth Comic Book Resources Archived from the original on June 17 2016 As part of DC s Rebirth relaunch King is joined by superstar artist David Finch on the now bi weekly Batman Pereira Sergio June 1 2019 Tom King s Batman Should Be Revered Not Reviled CBR BATMAN CATWOMAN 1 CONTINUES ONGOING BAT CAT ROMANCE DC Comics May 24 2019 THE DARK KNIGHT GETS A NEW CREATIVE TEAM IN 2020 DC Comics September 21 2019 Joshua Williamson Announced as New Batman Writer DC Retrieved February 20 2022 Chip Zdarsky amp Jorge Jimenez Are The New Batman Creative Team For DC DC Retrieved March 3 2022 Batman Annual 1961 series at the Grand Comics Database Batman Annuar 1982 series at the Grand Comics Database Manning 1980s in Dougall 2014 p 143 This was the longest single Batman story 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