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The DC Comics superhero Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. The character proved so popular that he was launched into his own self-titled comic book, Batman, released on April 25, 1940. Batman was advertised three weeks earlier, in Detective Comics #38, one month after the first appearance of Robin, the Boy Wonder. Batman first began being published quarterly, later bi-monthly until the late 1950s, and from then on to the present monthly. The series currently (as of November 2006) has reached issue #658.
[edit] Numbering & Annuals
[edit] Issue Number Issues
- In 1994 #0 was released as part of the post-Zero Hour Zero Month (falling between #511 & 512).
- The issue with a cover date of November 1998 was "#1,000,000" (falling between #559 & 560) part of the DC One Million crossover.
[edit] Annuals
Over the years 25 Annuals have been released in association with the Batman title. In 2006, the Annual numbering was restarted at #1.
[edit] Significant Issues
[edit] Important Arcs
[edit] Crossovers
- Legends: #401 (November 1986): "Chapter 1: A Bird in the Hand..."
- Zero Hour: #511.
[edit] First Historical Appearances
| Character |
Issue Number |
Month/Year |
| The Joker |
#1 |
Spring, 1940 |
| Catwoman as "The Cat" |
#1 |
Spring, 1940 |
| Alfred Pennyworth |
#16 |
April-May, 1943 |
| Mad Hatter |
#49 |
October-November, 1948 |
| Deadshot |
#59 |
June/July, 1950 |
| Mr. Freeze as "Mr. Zero" |
#121 |
February, 1959 |
| Poison Ivy |
#181 |
June, 1966 |
| Ra's al Ghul |
#232 |
June, 1971 |
| Lucius Fox |
#307 |
January, 1979 |
| Sarah Essen Gordon |
#404 |
February, 1987 |
| Holly Robinson |
#404 |
February, 1987 |
| Tim Drake (later Robin) |
#436 |
August, 1989 |
| Shondra Kinsolving |
#486 |
February, 1992 |
| Cassandra Cain (later Batgirl III): |
#567 |
July, 1999 |
| David Cain |
#567 |
July, 1999 |
| Hush |
#609 |
September, 2003 |
[edit] Collections
[edit] BATMAN only
- Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (Five volumes) Collects issues from #1 (1940) - #20 (1943). [Volume 1 contains some Detective Comics.]
- Batman: Year One: collects #404 - 407.
- Batman: A Death in the Family: collects #426 - 429.
- Batman: Hush (Two Volumes): collects #608 - 619.
- Batman: Broken City: collects #620 - 625.
- Batman: As the Crow Flies: collects #626 - 630.
- Batman: Under the Hood(Two volumes): collects #635 - 641, 645 - 650 and the Annual #1(2006).
[edit] BATMAN (collected with DETECTIVE COMICS)
[edit] BATMAN-wide crossovers
[These are crossovers that include most - if not all - of the Batman related titles published at the times.]
- Batman: Knightfall (Three volumes): includes #491 - 500, 509 - 510.
- Batman: Prodigal: includes #512 - 514.
- Batman: Contagion & Batman: Legacy: includes #539, 534 - 535.
- Batman: Cataclysm & Batman: No Man's Land: includes #553 - 534, 563 - 569, 572 - 570.
- Batman: Officer Down: includes #587.
- Batman: Bruce Wayne, Murderer? & Batman: Bruce Wayne, Fugitive: include #599 - 600, 603, 605.
- Batman: War Games & Batman: War Crimes: includes #631 - 633, 643 - 644.
[edit] With non-BATMAN titles
- A Lonely Place of Dying: collects #440 - 442 with The New Titans #60 - 61.
[edit] External link
The Trade Paperback list
