Before LEGENDS begins, the origins of the Batman continue! The ‘Bat-Family’ expands as the Dark Knight gains a sidekick in Robin, inspires Batgirl to take up the cowl and meets the deadly Huntress. And the Batman spreads his wings as he meets Superman, becomes a recurring member of the Justice League and first encounters Jason Todd!
The Dark Knight’s career continues as Batman’s New Earth continuity heads towards the original post-CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS continuity. Many of these stories were released long after the 1985/66 event in an effort to explain the character’s new history.
A huge thank you to DCU Guide, Comics Back Issues and the mammoth efforts of the Batman Chronology Project for their assistance in assembling this reading order.
Some stories – such as Full Circle – were later considered to be outside of accepted mainstream continuity, as well as a number of other ‘untold tales’ like the JLA Incarnations mini-series and the SILVER AGE event which contain continuity discrepancies. However, I’ve included them so that you can see roughly where they used to fit and decide for yourself if you want to read them.
SCROLL DOWN to the bottom for the KEY COLLECTED EDITIONS for this event!
Must Reads: Story arcs marked with a ✔ are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.
Chronology: Every appearance of Batman from this period is included in chronological order, mapping out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.
First Appearances: Many characters’ first appearances will actually be a reference to their debut following the ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ event; all first appearances refer to the characters’ debut in the New Earth continuity.
Want to keep it simple? Here’s the core reading order without story descriptions, page-by-page breakdowns – just the stories:
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #115
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #95-97
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #69-70
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #91-93
- ✔ Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #16-20
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #98-99
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #31
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #164-167
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #159-161
- Batman: Night Cries
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #42-43
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #105-106
- Secret Origins Special #1 [2/4]
- Two-Face: Year One #2 (2008)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #0
- ✔ The Man of Steel (1986) #3
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #28-30
- Superman/Batman Annual (2006) #1
- ✔ Batman: Dark Victory #0
- The Creeper (2006) #1-6
- Batman: Full Circle
- ✔ Batman: Dark Victory #1-2
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #154-155
- Batman Confidential #29-30
- ✔ Batman: Dark Victory #3
- Superman/Batman #85-87
- Booster Gold (2007) #25 [1/2]
- ✔ Batman: Dark Victory #4
- Batman: Black and White vol.2 tpb [A Matter of Trust]
- Batman Confidential #40-43
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #127-131
- ✔ Batman: Dark Victory #5
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight – Jazz #1-3
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #74-75
- ✔ Batman: Dark Victory #6-7
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #39-40
- ✔ Batman: Dark Victory #8-13
- ✔ Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet #1
- Batman: The Long Halloween Special (2021) #1
- ✔ Legends of the DC Universe #6 (1998)
- JLA: Year One #2
- Catwoman (1993) #38-40
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #38
- ✔ Robin: Year One #1-4
- Legends of the DC Universe #26-27
- ✔ JLA: Year One #7, 11-12
- Mythology: The DC Art of Alex Ross [The Truth]
- Superman #700 [2/3]
- Solo #3 [5/5]
- ✔ Batman: Ego
- Batman: Gotham After Midnight #1-6
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #112-113
- Batman Confidential #26-28 (2009)
- Batman: Gotham After Midnight #7-12
- Batman: Gotham Knights #27 [2/2]
- The Judas Coin (2012)
- Solo #7 [3/5]
- Batman Confidential #49
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #37
- JLA: Incarnations #1
- DC One Million 80-Page Giant #1,000,000 [7/7]
- DC Comics Presents: Justice League of America #1 [2/2]
- Batman: Harvest Breed
- ✔ Teen Titans: Year One #1-3
- Batman: Gotham Knights #29 [2/2]
- The Brave and the Bold (2007) #10
- ✔ Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #54
- Catwoman: Defiant
- ✔ Teen Titans: Year One #4-6
- Metamorpho: Year One #6
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #51
- ✔ Superman/Batman: World’s Finest (1990) #1-3
- Batman 80-Page Giant #3 [1/7]
- ✔ Batgirl: Year One #1-3
- ✔ Batman Chronicles #9 [1/3]
- ✔ Batgirl: Year One #4
- ✔ Legends of the DC Universe #10-11
- Silver Age: Secret Files & Origins #1
- Silver Age #1
- Silver Age: Justice League of America #1
- Silver Age: Teen Titans #1
- Silver Age: The Flash #1
- Silver Age: Green Lantern #1
- Silver Age: Showcase #1
- Silver Age 80-Page Giant #1
- DC Comics Presents: Green Lantern #1 [1/2]
- ✔ Batman Confidential #17-21
- JLA: Incarnations #2-3
- ✔ Batgirl: Year One #5-9
- JLA 80-Page Giant #1 [1/7]
- ✔ Batman: Batgirl (1987)
- ✔ Batman #600 [3/4]
- Huntress: Year One #3-6
- JLA: Liberty and Justice (2004)
- ✔ Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual (1991) #1
- Question (1987) #1-2
- DC Halloween Special ’09 #1 [5/13]
- Legends of the DC Universe #13
- Batman Confidential #50-54
- DC Retroactive: Batman – The ‘70s #1
- Birds of Prey: Batgirl/Catwoman (2003) #1
- ✔ Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #132-136
- JLA: Incarnations #4 (2001)
- Secret Origins of the World’s Greatest Super-Heroes tpb 1/6
- Batman #408-409
- ✔ Nightwing (1996) #101-103
- Batman #410-411
- ✔ Nightwing (1996) #104-106
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Chronology: Every appearance of Batman from this period is included in chronological order, mapping out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #115 (1999) Batman and Commissioner James Gordon hunt for a feral man, killing innocents by Gotham River. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #95-97 (1997) Batman and Gordon roust out criminal Magicians working for the CIA. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #69-70 (1995) Bruce Wayne goes undercover in the Gotham City Police Department and Gotham State Prison when death row criminals are believed to have been given new identities and allowed to escape. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #91-93 (1997) Doctor Freak bathes on the blood of the victims he’s injected with LSD2000, creating an enormous high; Batman has to capture Doctor Freak while hallucinating. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #16-20 (1991) Batman’s failure to save a child’s life pushes him to take a strength-enhancing designer drug called Venom, only to become unhinged and addicted. 1st appearance: Venom (drug) | |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #98-99 (1997) Batman drops into Arkham Asylum to talk to Two-Face since they first fought; Batman chases down a sex worker who starts killing other sex workers. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #31 (1992) Alfred Pennyworth is kidnapped by drug smugglers. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #164-167 (2003) Batman and Blink join forces against human traffickers. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #159-161 (2002-2003) James Gordon and his family are kidnapped by a gang from his old patch in Chicago; Batman heads to Chicago to rescue them. Note: There are some discrepancies here surrounding Thelma Jennifer Gordon’s name and Roger Gordon is stated as having died when that’s proven not to be the case in later stories. | ||
| Batman: Night Cries (1992) Batman and Jim Gordon investigate a series of murders involving child abuse. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #42-43 (1993) Batman discovers a new scheme orchestrated by Poison Ivy. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #105-106 (1998) Batman is out of time, so it’s up to Jim Gordon to deal with the Joker when he returns | ||
| Secret Origins Special #1 [2/4] (1989) The Penguin relays his origins to Sharkey – a mobster who used to bully him as a child – while Batman comes to the rescue. | ||
| Two-Face: Year One #2 (2008) Two-Face makes his bid to fill the gap left by the Falcone family, clashing with the Penguin, Joker, Batman and others. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #0 (1994) Randolph Spire seeks to destroy the Batman’s legend. | ZERO HOUR |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | The Man of Steel #3 (November 1986) Superman pursues the thief Magpie to Gotham City where he meets the Batman, though they don’t exactly hit it off. 1st appearance: Magpie/Margaret Pye, Gotham Museum of Antiquities | |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #28-30 (1992) Two-Face returns, taking over a Caribbean island and enforcing obscene surgery upon innocent people to build an army in his own image. | ||
| Superman/Batman Annual #1 (2006) When Deathstroke is hired to kill Bruce Wayne, Batman encounters Superman for the second time (though they behave like it’s the first); Batman and Superman meet their evil Antimatter Universe counterparts – Owlman and Ultraman – as well as the Superwoman of the Crime Syndicate. NOTE: There are numerous continuity issues with this story that leave many asking if it’s even set in New Earth continuity at all. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Dark Victory #0 (1999) Batman: Dark Victory #1 (pp.1-18) (1999) Two-Face escapes from jail; Batman and Catwoman’s relationship heightens, just as Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle get close again. | |
| The Creeper #1-6 (2006-2007) Batman finds himself allied with the Creeper – talk show Jack Ryder, injected with Joker Venom and nanocell tech as they take on the Axeman and the Joker himself. 1st appearance: Axeman | ||
| Batman: Full Circle (1991) A new Reaper comes to Gotham as Batman & Robin seek the identity of the killer behind the mask. NOTE: Due to the continuity of ‘Year Two’ being called into question with ZERO HOUR, the placement of ‘Full Circle’ in accepted continuity is also questionable. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Dark Victory #1 (pp.19-48) (1999) Batman: Dark Victory #2 (2000) District Attorney Janet Porter starts working on getting Alberto Falcone out of Arkham; Batman hunts a new killer in Gotham City when the Hangman targets officers of the GCPD. | |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #154-155 (2002) Batman hunts the killer Rubio Dolar who targets Gotham’s architects. | ||
| Batman Confidential #29-30 (2009) Imprisoned Gotham cop Geoff Shancoe escapes Arkham Asylum to seek revenge, encouraged by the Joker. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Dark Victory #3 (2000) Batman’s search for the Hangman leads him into the path of the Scarecrow. | |
| Superman/Batman #85-87 (2011) When Gotham Gazette reporter Garrett Remington discovers Batman’s secret identity; Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent also looks into the story. | ||
| Booster Gold #25 [1/2] (2009) Young Dick Grayson and his family are watched by Dicks future self as a Christmas present from Booster Gold. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Dark Victory #4 (2000) Batman’s search for the Hangman leads to a clash with Solomon Grundy in Gotham’s sewers. | |
| Batman: Black and White vol.2 tpb [A Matter of Trust] (2003) Bruce Wayne tries to babysit his godsons for one night. | ||
| Batman Confidential #40-43 (2010) Batman hunts down a supernatural monster that hunts and kills the homeless. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #127-131 (2000) The Green Arrow comes to Gotham on a case, meeting the Batman for the first time. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Dark Victory #5 (2000) Batman faces the Riddler and Solomon Grundy while dealing with Two-Face’s new plans for Gotham; Catwoman leaves for Italy. | |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight – Jazz #1-3 (1995) Batman clashes with a jazz-themed gang. |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #74-75 (1995) A new vigilante in Gotham crosses the line, becoming a serial killer; Batman hunts him down, but soon finds he may have to ally with him to face a bigger threat. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Dark Victory #6-7 (2000) Two-Face forms an alliance with the Joker, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Mister Freeze and other escapee from Arkham Asylum; Bruce Wayne takes in circus performer Dick Grayson following the murder of his parents. | |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #39-40 (1992) Bruce Wayne wakes up in hospital and his told his life as Batman has been a delusion and begins to question his hold on reality. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Dark Victory #8-13 (2000) Catwoman returns to Gotham; Dick Grayson becomes Robin when he proves to be an asset in Batman’s war on crime; Batman & Robin hunt down the Hangman. | |
| ✔ | Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet #1 (1997) Batman sets up a gauntlet for Robin to run to prove that he’s capable of fighting crime by his side. | |
| Batman: The Long Halloween Special #1 (2021) Having taken Dick Grayson into his home, Robin starts joining Batman on cases; Batman & Robin track down Calendar Man; Two-Face is reunited with his wife; Robin meets Barbara Gordon. Note: This story doesn’t truly fit logically into continuity. | ||
| ✔ | Legends of the DC Universe #6 (1998) While Bruce Wayne is out of town, Robin patrol Gotham City alone and has his first meeting with Superman. | |
| JLA: Year One #2 (1998) As the Justice League of America announce their existence to the world, Batman’s uncomfortable with them running their press conference in Gotham City. 1st appearance: Simon Carr | ||
| Catwoman #38-40 (1996) While Catwoman makes a name for herself in Gotham City, she also makes enemies of the Joker, Penguin and Two-Face. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #38 (1992) Batman investigates a criminal’s story that he’s been to the 5th Dimension, the home of Batman’s biggest fan, an imp who calls himself Bat-Mite! | ||
| ✔ | Robin: Year One #1-4 (2000-2001) Robin becomes a target for Two-Face who plan to kill the sidekick to get back at Batman; Robin also runs into Killer Moth, Mad Hatter, Blockbuster, Mister Freeze and the League of Assassins for the first time. | |
| Legends of the DC Universe #26-27 (2000) In a desperate effort to escape Batman, the Joker heads below the waves where he encounters Aquaman and the mythical city of Atlantis. | ||
| ✔ | JLA: Year One #7 (1998) The Justice League are unaware that Bruce Wayne is secretly funding the team. | |
| ✔ | JLA: Year One #11-12 (1998) As a member of the Justice League, Batman helps repel an invasion by the alien Appelaxians. | |
| Mythology: The DC Art of Alex Ross [The Truth] (2003) Batman and Robin stop a rampaging Superman who’s been poisoned by Brainiac. | ||
| Superman #700 [2/3] (2010) Robin almost falls prey to a band of criminals on Gotham Pier, but Superman comes to his rescue. | ||
| Solo #3 [5/5] (2005) Batman comes to Robin’s aid when he’s targeted for death by the Joker. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Ego (2000) A severely injured Batman begins to hallucinate after a confrontation with the Joker, and finds himself arguing with his own alter-ego. | |
| Batman: Gotham After Midnight #1-7 (pp.1-5) (2008-2009) Someone called Midnight is controlling some of Gotham City’s most-notorious criminals; Batman vows to discover Midnight’s identity. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #112-113 (1998) An investigation into a crime cartel leads Batman into a conflict with the hired killer Lord Demise. |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| Batman Confidential #26-28 (2009) Batman gets assistance from the Riddler in his pursuit of King Tut – a criminal obsessed with ancient Egypt. | ||
| Batman: Gotham After Midnight #7 (pp.6-22) (2009) Batman: Gotham After Midnight #8-12 (2009) Batman continues his search for the mysterious Midnight while getting closer to GCPD Lieutenant April Clarkson. Note: Killer Croc’s presence here is a continuity error. | ||
| Batman: Gotham Knights #27 [2/2] (2002) Batman rescues a boy kidnapped by one of the Penguin’s old goons. | ||
| The Judas Coin (2012) Both Two-Face and the Shiv try to steal one of the silver coins paid to Judas Iscariot when he sold out Jesus Christ; Batman gets caught in the middle, but his work may end up being done for him. | ||
| Solo #7 [3/5] (2005) An unconscious Batman has a strange dream while Robin pursues the Riddler. | ||
| Batman Confidential #49 (2010) Batman investigates a double-murder while also searching for the victims’ missing child. | ||
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #37 (1992) Batman takes on the street-fighting Cossack. | ||
| JLA: Incarnations #1 (2001) Batman assists the Justice league of America against the Shaggy Man. | ||
| DC One Million 80-Page Giant #1,000,000 [7/7] (1999) Batman is snatched from time and emerges in the 853rd Century where he joins a clash of Justice Leagues from various timelines. | ||
| DC Comics Presents: Justice League of America #1 [2/2] (2004) Batman makes an appearance at an award ceremony for the Justice League of America and comes face-to-face with his future JLA counterpart. | DC COMICS PRESENTS | |
| Batman: Harvest Breed (2001) Batman and Jim Gordon butt heads when a series of murders begin to impact the Dark Knight’s self-control. | ||
| ✔ | Teen Titans: Year One #1-3 (2008) Robin calls upon Aqualad, Kid Flash and Wonder Girl when he suspects the Justice League of falling pretty to mind-control; the newly-formed Teen Titans take on Antithesis. | |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #29 [2/2] (2002) Batman is lured into a deathtrap by the Riddler, only to reunite him with someone from his past. | ||
| The Brave and the Bold #10 (2008) The Teen Titans and Justice League attend Aquaman and Mera’s wedding. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #54 (1993) Batman’s hunt for a serial killer with connections to the Order of the All-Seeing Eye leads to a strange confrontation with a ghost. | |
| Catwoman: Defiant (1992) Batman swings in to assist Catwoman when she faces mob boss Mister Handsome. | ||
| ✔ | Teen Titans: Year One #4-6 (2008) Robin struggles with Batman’s lack of support over his membership in the Teen Titans; the Titans face the Ant, Ding-Dong Daddy and have a rematch with Antithesis. | |
| Metamorpho: Year One #6 (2008) Batman and his fellow Justice League members look into Metamorpho’s girlfriend, Sapphire Stagg, and her connection to their long-term foe, Simon Stagg. |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #51 (1993) Batman and fellow Gotham hero Ragman both find themselves chasing the same hitman in New Orleans. | ||
| ✔ | Superman/Batman: World’s Finest #1-3 (1990) Batman and Superman discover an alliance between the Joker and Lex Luthor. | |
| Batman 80-Page Giant #3 [1/7] (2000) Batman and Robin shut down the Calendar Man. | ||
| ✔ | Batgirl: Year One #1-3 (pp.1-13) (2003) Black Canary and Wildcat both try to talk Barbara Gordon out of a career as a costumed crime fighter; when she dressed as Batman at a masquerade ball to annoy her father, Jim Gordon, Barbara inadvertently ends up becoming Batgirl when she takes on Killer Moth; Batgirl tries to avoid Batman and Robin. | |
| ✔ | Batman Chronicles #9 [1/3] (1997) Batgirl and Robin have their first unofficial team-up when they chase down a robber. | |
| ✔ | Batgirl: Year One #3 (14-22) (2003) Batgirl: Year One #4 (2003) Batman and Robin continue to watch Batgirl develop as a crime fighter, but she’s not happy about it. | |
| ✔ | Legends of the DC Universe #10-11 (1998) While her dad considers the possibility that she might be Batgirl, Batman offers to train Barbara Gordon if she quits being Batgirl. | |
| Silver Age: Secret Files & Origins #1 (2000) Silver Age #1 (2000) Silver Age: Justice League of America #1 (2000) Silver Age: Teen Titans #1 (2000) Silver Age: The Flash #1 (2000) Silver Age: Green Lantern #1 (2000) Silver Age: Showcase #1 (2000) Silver Age 80-Page Giant #1 (2000) The alien conqueror Agamemno forms the Injustice League and swaps their minds with the Justice League of America; Batman’s mind is switched with the Penguin; Robin’s Teen Titans are among the heroes fighting to restore the League. Note: Despite multiple continuity issues, the ‘Silver Age’ event is intended to act as both a tribute to DC’s Silver Age of comics and to take place between ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ and ‘Legends’ – for example Wonder Woman hasn’t appeared in the modern world, yet. | SILVER AGE | |
| DC Comics Presents: Green Lantern #1 [1/2] (2004) Gorilla Grodd sells fake Green Lantern rings to regular people until the Justice League intervene. Note: The Wonder Woman ‘s presence is unexplained as she hasn’t appeared in the modern world, yet. | DC COMICS PRESENTS | |
| ✔ | Batman Confidential #17-21 (2008) While Batman’s away with the Justice League, Batgirl decides to take down Catwoman on her own, only to end up facing a number of Batman’s enemies. | |
| JLA: Incarnations #2-3 (2001) Batman and the Justice League battle an alien dinosaur called Fire-Eye; the Justice League build satellite headquarters and clash with the terrorist Kobra Cult. | ||
| ✔ | Batgirl: Year One #5-9 (2003) Batgirl pursues Killer Moth and Firefly on the Batcycle Batman has given her when the villains kidnap Commissioner Gordon; Batgirl teams up with Black Canary, Batman and Robin and while clashing with the Condiment King and Blockbuster. | |
| JLA 80-Page Giant #1 [1/7] (1998) Batman investigates a murder in Gotham City that appears to have been carried out by Superman. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Batgirl (1987) Batgirl has her first encounter with the Joker. | |
| ✔ | Batman #600 [3/4] (2002) While Batman is on a mission with the Justice League, Batgirl and Robin protect Gotham City from the Joker. | |
| Huntress: Year One #3-6 (2008) Having taken on the guise of the Huntress and travelled to Gotham City to avenge the death of her family, Helena Bertinelli’s brutal war on organized crime makes her a target for Stefano Mandragora, Omerta, Batgirl and the Batman. Note: This series has numerous elements that clash with previously-established continuity. |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| JLA: Liberty and Justice (2004) The Justice League investigate a virus that’s making its way across the planet. Note: The Wonder Woman ‘s presence is unexplained as she hasn’t appeared in the modern world, yet. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #1 (1991) Batman tracks the Joker to Korea, but their plane crashes on their journey home and Batman has to find a way to bring the Joker back to Gotham City and survive in the snow while hallucinating. | |
| Question #1-2 (1987) Batman encounters the Question when they both investigate the same case. | ||
| DC Halloween Special ’09 #1 [5/13] (2009) Batman, Robin and Batgirl rumble Killer Moth’s latest scam. | ||
| Legends of the DC Universe #13 (1999) Green Arrow and Batman join forces to restore Aquaman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Hawkman and Zatanna to their usual proportions after they’re grown to kaiju-size by Packrat. | ||
| Batman Confidential #50-54 (2011) After being mind-wiped by Zatanna aboard the Justice League’s satellite, the ensorcelled Batman recalls how he briefly received powers while training in Japan and joined the Chinese superteam Zhuguran. | ||
| DC Retroactive: Batman – The ‘70s #1 (2011) The animal-themed Terrible Trio go on a crime-spree in Gotham City. | DC RETROACTIVE | |
| Birds of Prey: Batgirl/Catwoman #1 (2003) Batgirl investigates a murder and crosses paths with Catwoman, leading to a reluctant team-up. | ||
| ✔ | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #132-136 (2000) Colonel Brass uses his gun convention as a cover for his plan to lay siege to Gotham City and his vengeance on the Wayne family name; Batman opposes Brass while also recalling his family’s lengthy history in Gotham | |
| JLA: Incarnations #4 (2001) Earth faces an invasion by the alien Debris; Batman resigns from the Justice League in favour of working with the Outsiders. | ||
| Secret Origins of the World’s Greatest Super-Heroes tpb [1/6] (1990) Batman recalls his origin. | ||
| Batman #408 (pp.1-7) (1987) The world believes Robin is dead after a fateful encounter in which the Joker shoots him; while Dick Grayson recovers, Batman considers retiring Dick as Robin and let him pursue his own destiny. Note: The ‘Second Chances’ storyline from Batman #408-411and the ‘Nightwing: Year One’ story from Nightwing #101-106 have numerous contradictions. | ||
| ✔ | Nightwing #101-102 (2005) Nightwing #103 (pp.1-8) (2005) Robin heads into Gotham’s sewers with Batman on a mission to capture Clayface; unhappy with his performance, Batman fires Robin; a conversation with Superman inspires Dick Grayson to forge a new direction for himself; Dick returns to the circus and meets Deadman’s brother. Note: The ‘Second Chances’ storyline from Batman #408-411and the ‘Nightwing: Year One’ story from Nightwing #101-106 have numerous contradictions. | |
| Batman #408 (pp.7-22) (1987) Batman #409 (1987) Young Jason Todd steals two wheels from the Batmobile; Batman delivers Jason to Ma Gunn’s School for Boys, which turns out to be a criminal enterprise; Jason helps Batman take down Ma Gunn’s gang. | ||
| ✔ | Nightwing #103 (pp.9-22) (2005) Dick Grayson dons a new costume while Jason Todd discovers Batman’s true identity and makes a play to become his sidekick. | |
| Batman #410-411 (1987) Jason Todd becomes the new Robin; the new Dynamic Duo take on Two-Face. | ||
| ✔ | Nightwing #104-106 (2005) Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing, teams up with Batgirl in his new identity, faces Killer Croc and meets the new Robin. |
Notable collected editions featuring the Origins II: Batman and Robin…
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| Batman: Venom | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #16-20 |
| Absolute Batman: Dark Victory | Batman: Dark Victory #0-13 |
| Batman: Dark Victory | Batman: Dark Victory #0-13 |
| Batman: Dark Victory – The Deluxe Edition | Batman: Dark Victory #0-13 |
| Batgirl/Robin: Year One | Batgirl: Year One #1-9 Robin: Year One #1-4 |
| Robin: Year One | Robin: Year One #1-4 |
| Robin: Year One – The Deluxe Edition | Robin: Year One #1-4 |
| Batgirl Year One | Batgirl Year One #1-9 |
| Batgirl Year One – The Deluxe Edition | Batgirl Year One #1-9 |
| JLA: Year One | JLA: Year One #1-12 |
| JLA: Year One – The Deluxe Edition | JLA: Year One #1-12 |
| Batman: Ego and Other Tails | Batman: Ego Batman: Gotham Knights #23, 33 [part] Catwoman: Selina’s Big Score Solo #1, 5 [part] |
| Batman: Ego and Other Tails – The Deluxe Edition | Batman: Ego Batman: Gotham Knights #23, 33 [part] Catwoman: Selina’s Big Score Solo #1, 5 [part] |
| Batman: Gotham After Midnight | Batman: Gotham After Midnight #1-12 |
| Batman: Gotham After Midnight – The Deluxe Edition | Batman: Gotham After Midnight #1-12 |
| Teen Titans: Year One | Teen Titans: Year One #1-6 |
| Batman: Dark Legends | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #39-40, 50, 52-54 |
| Superman/Batman: World’s Finest | Superman/Batman: World’s Finest #1-3 |
| Batman: The Cat and the Bat | Batman Confidential #17-21 |
| Batman: Second Chances | Batman #402-403, 408-416 Batman Annual #11 |
| Nightwing: Year One – The Deluxe Edition | Nightwing #101-106 |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| Superman: The Man of Steel vol.1 | The Man of Steel #3 |
| Batman by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale Omnibus | Batman: Dark Victory #0-13 |
| Robin: 80 Years of the Boy Wonder – The Deluxe Edition | Batman #410-411 Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet #1 |
| The DC Universe by Mike Mignola | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #54 |
| Batgirl: The Greatest Batgirl Stories Ever Told | Batman Chronicles #9 Legends of the DC Universe #10-11 |
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