List of Batman comics
has been featured in many ongoing series, limited series and graphic novels published by DC Comics. These titles have been handled or coordinated through a single editorial section at DC Comics. This section also generally handles titles that have spun off of the core Batman titles to feature related characters. This list presents these titles separated by general type of publication.
Ongoing series
''Annual''s
Miniseries
One-shot issues and graphic novels
Intercompany crossovers
Collected editions
Numerous Batman stories have been reprinted as collected editions. This section lists only reprints from ongoing series, miniseries, etc. All of these stories have been issued in trade paperback format unless noted otherwise.''DC Archives Editions''
All DC Archive Editions are hardcover only and printed on high quality archival paper.Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
Batman Archives Vol. 1 | Stories from Detective Comics #27–50 | November 1997 | HC: |
Batman Archives Vol. 2 | Stories from Detective Comics #51–70 | November 1997 | HC: |
Batman Archives Vol. 3 | Stories from Detective Comics #71–86 | November 1997 | HC: |
Batman Archives Vol. 4 | Stories from Detective Comics #87–102 | December 1998 | HC: |
Batman Archives Vol. 5 | Stories from Detective Comics #103–119 | April 2001 | HC: |
Batman Archives Vol. 6 | Stories from Detective Comics #120–135 | August 2005 | HC: |
Batman Archives Vol. 7 | Stories from Detective Comics #136–154 | November 2007 | HC: |
Batman Archives Vol. 8 | Stories from Detective Comics #155–170 | July 2012 | HC: |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1 | Batman #1–4 | November 1997 | HC: |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 2 | Batman #5–8 | November 1997 | HC: |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 3 | Batman #9–12 | June 2000 | HC: |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 4 | Batman #13–16 | August 2003 | HC: |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 5 | Batman #17–20 | November 2006 | HC: |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 6 | Batman #21–25 | December 2009 | HC: |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 7 | Batman #26–31 | December 2010 | HC: |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 8 | Batman #32–37 | January 2013 | HC: |
Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives Vol. 1 | Batman #164–166; Detective Comics #327–333 | March 2003 | HC: |
Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives Vol. 2 | Batman #168–171; Detective Comics #334–339 | June 2006 | HC: |
Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 | Stories from World's Finest Comics #1–16 | October 2002 | HC: |
Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 2 | Stories from World's Finest Comics #17–32 | January 2005 | HC: |
World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 | Stories from Superman #76; World's Finest Comics #71–85 | March 1999 | HC: |
World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 2 | Stories from World's Finest Comics #86–101 | January 2002 | HC: |
World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 3 | Stories from World's Finest Comics #102–116 | September 2005 | HC: |
''The Batman Chronicles''
The Batman Chronicles book series plans to reprint every Batman adventure in color, in chronological order, and in affordable trade paperbacks. It is not to be confused with the now-finished comic book series of the same name.Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 1 | Detective Comics #27–38; Batman #1 | April 2005 | SC: |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 | Detective Comics #39–45; Batman #2–3; New York World's Fair Comics #2 | September 2006 | SC: |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 3 | Detective Comics #46–50; Batman #4–5; World's Best Comics #1 | May 2007 | SC: |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 4 | Detective Comics #51–56; World's Finest Comics #2–3; Batman #6–7 | October 2007 | SC: |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 5 | Detective Comics #57–61; World's Finest Comics #4; Batman #8–9 | April 2008 | SC: |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 6 | Detective Comics #62–66; World's Finest Comics #5–6; Batman #10–11 | October 2008 | SC: |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 7 | Detective Comics #67–70; World's Finest Comics #7; Batman #12–13 | March 2009 | SC: |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 8 | Detective Comics #71–74; World's Finest Comics #8–9; Batman #14–15 | October 2009 | SC: |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 9 | Detective Comics #75–77; World's Finest Comics #10; Batman #16–17 | March 2010 | SC: |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 10 | Detective Comics #78–81; World's Finest Comics #11; Batman #18–19 | December 2010 | SC: |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 11 | Detective Comics #82–85; World's Finest Comics #12; Batman #20–21 | January 2013 | SC: |
''Showcase Presents''
All Showcase Presents collections are large softcover black-and-white-only reprints.Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 1 | Detective Comics #327–342; Batman #164–174 | August 2006 | SC: |
Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 2 | Detective Comics #343–358; Batman #175, 177–181, 183–184, 188 | June 2007 | SC: |
Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 3 | Detective Comics #359–375; Batman #189–192, 194–197, 199–201 | July 2008 | SC: |
Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 4 | Detective Comics #376–390; Batman #202–215 | July 2009 | SC: |
Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 5 | Detective Comics #391–404; Batman #216–228 | December 2011 | SC: |
Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 6 | Detective Comics #408-426; Batman #229-244 | January 2016 | SC: 978-1401251536 |
Showcase Presents: Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1 | Batman and the Outsiders #1–19, Annual #1; The Brave and the Bold #200; The New Teen Titans #37 | September 2007 | SC: |
Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold - Batman Team-Ups Vol. 1 | The Brave and the Bold #59, 64, 67–71, 74–87 | January 2007 | SC: |
Showcase Presents: The Brave and The Bold - Batman Team-Ups Vol. 2 | The Brave and the Bold #88–108 | December 2007 | SC: |
Showcase Presents: The Brave and The Bold - Batman Team-Ups Vol. 3 | The Brave and the Bold #109–134 | December 2008 | SC: |
Modern Batman
The following trade paperbacks are stories that run through the "contemporary" books of the Batman family. The earliest trade paperback, chronologically speaking, is Frank Miller's "" storyline, which re-birthed the character in the Modern Age, re-telling the first year of his existence and how he came to be. These stories are from comic books still being published and are, in a sense, ongoing. They are listed here in the chronology of the storylines, rather than the publication dates of either the original comics or collections.Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
Batman #404–407 | 2005 2007 | HC: SC: | |
Batman: Shaman | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1–5 | 1998 | SC: |
Dark Moon Rising: Batman and the Monster Men | Dark Moon Rising: Batman and the Monster Men #1–6 | 2006 | SC: |
Dark Moon Rising: Batman and the Mad Monk | Dark Moon Rising: Batman and the Mad Monk #1–6 | 2007 | SC: |
Batman: The Man Who Laughs; Detective Comics #784–786 | 2008 2009 | HC: SC: | |
Batman: Dead to Rights | Batman: Confidential #22–25, 29–30 | 2010 | SC: |
Batman: Four of a Kind | Detective Comics Annual #8; Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #3; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #5; Batman Annual #19 | 1998 | SC: |
Batman: Prey | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #11–15, 137-141 | 2012 | SC: |
Batman: Venom | Legends of the Dark Knight #16–20 | 2012 | SC: 978-1401233839 |
Batman: Collected Legends of the Dark Knight | Legends of the Dark Knight #32–34, 38, 42–43 | 1994 | SC: |
Batman: Other Realms | Legends of the Dark Knight #35–36, 76–78 | 1998 | SC: |
Legends of the Dark Knight #6–10 | 2007 2015 | SC: New SC: 978-1401255169 | |
Batman: Going Sane | Legends of the Dark Knight #65–68, 200 | 2008 | SC: |
Batman: The Long Halloween #1–13 | 1999 1999 | HC: SC: | |
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special; Batman: Madness – A Legends Of The Dark Knight Halloween Special; Batman: Ghosts – A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special | 1996 1997 | SC: | |
1992 | HC: | ||
Batman: Dark Victory #0–13 | 2001 2002 | HC: SC: | |
Catwoman: When in Rome #1-6 | 2005 2007 | HC: SC: | |
Batman: Fortunate Son | Batman: Fortunate Son | 1999 1999 | HC: SC: |
Batman: Second Chances | Batman #402-403, 408-416; Batman Annual #11 | 2015 | SC: |
Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast | Batman #417–420 | 1994 | SC: |
Batman: The Cat and the Bat | Batman Confidential #17–21 | 2009 | SC: |
Batman: The Cult #1–4 | 1988 1991 2009 | SC: | |
Batman: The Killing Joke | 1988 2008 | SC: HC: | |
Batman: A Death in the Family | Batman #426-429 | 2011 | SC: |
Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying | Batman #440-442; The New Titans #60-61 | 1990 | SC: 978-0930289638 |
Batman: Blind Justice | Detective Comics #598–600 | 2005 | SC: |
The Many Deaths of the Batman | Batman #433–435 | 1992 | SC: |
Batman: Dark Knight, Dark City | Batman #452–454; Detective Comics #629-633 | 2015 | SC: |
Robin Vol. 1: Reborn | Batman #455-457, Detective Comics #618-621; Robin Vol. 1 #1-5 | 2015 | SC: |
Azrael Vol. 1: Fallen Angel | Batman: Sword of Azrael #1–4; Showcase ’94 #10; Azrael #1-7 | 2016 | SC: |
Batman: Knightfall Vol. 1 | Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1; Batman #491-500; Detective Comics #659-666; Showcase '93 #7-8; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18 | 2012 | SC: |
Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2: Knightquest | Detective Comics #667-675; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19-20, #24-28; Batman #501-508; Catwoman Vol. 2 #6-7; Robin Vol. 4 #7 | 2012 | SC: |
Batman: Knightfall Vol. 3: KnightsEnd | Batman #509-510, 512-514; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29-30, 32-34; Detective Comics #676-677, 679-681; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62-63; Robin Vol. 4 #8-9, 11-13; Catwoman Vol. 2 #12-13 | 2012 | SC: |
Batman: Zero Hour | Batman #0, 511; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #0, 31; Detective Comics #0, 678; Catwoman Vol. 2 #0, 14; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #0; Robin Vol. 4 #0, 10 | 2017 | SC: |
Batman: Contagion | Azrael #15–16; Batman #529; The Batman Chronicles #4; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48–49; Catwoman Vol. 2 #31–35; Detective Comics #695–696; Robin Vol. 4 #27–30 | 2016 | SC: |
Batman: Legacy Vol. 1 | Batman #533; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53; Catwoman Vol. 2 #33-35; Detective Comics #697-700; Robin Vol. 4 #31 | 2017 | SC: |
Batman: Legacy Vol. 2 | Batman #534; Batman: Bane; Batman: Bane of the Demon #1-4; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #54; Detective Comics #701-702; Robin Vol. 4 #32-33 | 2018 | SC: |
Batman: Cataclysm | Batman #553–554; Detective Comics #719–721; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73–74; Nightwing Vol. 2 #19–20; Catwoman Vol. 2 #56-57; Robin Vol. 4 #52-53; Azrael #40; The Batman Chronicles #12; Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men #1; Batman/Spoiler/Huntress: Blunt Trauma #1; Batman: Arkham Asylum - Tales of Madness #1 | 2015 | SC: |
Batman: Road to No Man's Land Vol. 1 | Batman #555-559; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #75-79; Detective Comics #722, 724-726; Robin Vol. 4 #54; The Batman Chronicles #14 | 2015 | SC: |
Batman: Road to No Man's Land Vol. 2 | Detective Comics #727-729; Batman #560-562; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #80-82; The Batman Chronicles #15; Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47-50; Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files and Origins #1 | 2016 | SC: |
Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 1 | Batman: No Man's Land #1; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83-86; Batman #563-566; Detective Comics #730-733; Azrael: Agent of the Bat #51-55; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117-118; The Batman Chronicles #16 | 2011 | SC: |
Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 2 | Batman #567-568; Detective Comics #734-735; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #119-121; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87-88; The Batman Chronicles #17; Robin Vol. 4 #67; Nightwing Vol. 2 #35-37; Catwoman Vol. 2 #72-74; Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56-57; Young Justice: No Man's Land #1 | 2012 | SC: |
Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 3 | Batman #569-71; Detective Comics #736-738; Azrael: Agent of the Bat #58; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #122-124; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #90-92; Robin Vol. 4 #68-72; Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files and Origins #1 | 2012 | SC: |
Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 4 | Batman #572-574; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93-94; Detective Comics #739-741; Azrael: Agent of the Bat #59-61; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #125-126; The Batman Chronicles #18; Robin Vol. 4 #73 | 2012 | SC: |
Batman: New Gotham Vol. 1 | Detective Comics #742-753 | 2017 | SC: |
Batman: Officer Down | Batman #587; Robin Vol. 4 #86; Birds of Prey #27; Catwoman Vol. 2 #90; Nightwing #53; Detective Comics #754; Batman: Gotham Knights #13 | 2001 | SC: |
Batman: New Gotham Vol. 2 | Detective Comics #755-765 | 2018 | SC: |
Batman: False Faces | Batman #588–590; Detective Comics #787; Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #160–161; a story from Batman: Gotham City Secret Files and Origins #1 | 2008 2009 | HC: SC: |
Batman: Bruce Wayne - Murderer? | Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure; Detective Comics #766–767; Batgirl #24, 27; Nightwing Vol. 2 #65–66, 68-69; Batman: Gotham Knights #25–28; Birds of Prey #39–41, 43; Robin Vol. 4 #98–99; Batman #599–602 | 2014 | SC: |
Batman: | Batman #603-607; Detective Comics #768-775; Batman: Gotham Knights #29-30; Batgirl #29, 33 | 2014 | SC: |
Batman: Bruce Wayne - Murderer? | Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure; Detective Comics #766-767; Batgirl #24; Nightwing Vol. 2 #65-66; Batman: Gotham Knights #25-26; Birds of Prey #39-40; Robin Vol. 4 #98-99; Batman #599-600 | 2002 | SC: |
Batman: Bruce Wayne - Fugitive Vol. 1 | Batman #601, 603; Batman: Gotham Knights #27–28; Batgirl #27, 29; Birds of Prey #41, 43; Nightwing Vol. 2 #68–69 | 2002 | SC: |
Batman: Bruce Wayne - Fugitive Vol. 2 | Detective Comics #768–772; Batman: Gotham Knights #31; Batman #605 | 2003 | SC: |
Batman: Bruce Wayne - Fugitive Vol. 3 | Detective Comics #773–775; Batman #606–607; Batgirl #33 | 2003 | SC: |
Batman #608–619 | 2009 | SC: | |
Batman: Death and the Maidens | Batman: Death and the Maidens #1–9; Detective Comics #783 | 2004 | SC: |
Batman: Broken City | Batman #620–625 | 2004 2005 | HC: SC: |
Batman: As the Crow Flies | Batman #626–630 | 2004 | SC: |
Batman: Hush Returns | Batman: Gotham Knights #50–55, 66 | 2006 | SC: |
Batman: War Games Book One | Batgirl #53, 55; Batman #631; Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182, Batman: Gotham Knights #56; Catwoman Vol. 2 #34; Detective Comics #790-797; Nightwing Vol. 2 #96; Robin Vol. 4 #126-129; Solo #10 | 2015 | SC: |
Batman: War Games Book Two | Batgirl #56-57; Batman #632-634, 642-644; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #183-184; Batman: Gotham Knights #57-58; Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins 2005; Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins 2005; Catwoman Vol. 2 #35-36; Detective Comics #798-800, 809-810; Nightwing Vol. 2 #97-98; Robin Vol. 4 #130-131 | 2016 | SC: |
Detective Comics #800–808, 811–814 | 2006 | SC: | |
Batman: Under the Red Hood | Batman #635-641, 645-650; Batman Annual #25 | 2011 | SC: |
Batman #651–654; Detective Comics #817–820 | 2006 | SC: | |
Batman: Detective | Detective Comics #821–826 | 2007 | SC: |
Batman and Son | Batman #655-658, 663-669, 672-675 | 2014 | SC: |
Batman: Death and the City | Detective Comics #827–834 | 2007 | SC: |
Batman #670–671, Batman Annual #26; Robin Vol. 4 #168–169, Robin Annual #7; Nightwing Vol. 2 #138–139; Detective Comics #838–839 | 2008 2009 | HC: SC: | |
Batman: Private Casebook | Detective Comics #840–845 | 2008 2009 | HC: SC: |
Batman: Gotham Underground | Gotham Underground #1–9 | 2008 | SC: |
Batman: Heart of Hush | Detective Comics #846–850 | 2009 2010 | HC: SC: |
Batman R.I.P. | Batman #676–683 | 2009 2010 | HC: SC: |
Batman #686; Detective Comics #853 | 2009 2010 | HC: SC: | |
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1–3; Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead?; Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive? | 2009 2010 | HC: SC: | |
Batman: Long Shadows | Batman #687–691 | 2010 2011 | HC: SC: |
Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn | Batman and Robin #1–6 | 2010 2011 | HC: SC: |
Batman and Robin: Batman vs. Robin | Batman and Robin #7–12 | 2010 | HC: |
Batman: Life After Death | Batman #692–699 | 2010 | HC: |
Batman: Arkham Reborn | Batman: Battle for the Cowl – Arkham Asylum; Arkham Reborn #1–3; Detective Comics #864–865 | 2010 | SC: |
Batman: Time and the Batman | Batman #700–703 | 2011 | HC: |
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1–6 | 2011 | HC: | |
Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Batman and Robin #1; Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Red Robin #1; Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Batgirl #1; Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Outsiders #1; Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Catwoman #1; Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Commissioner Gordon #1; Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Oracle #1; Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Ra's Al Ghul #1 | 2011 | HC: | |
Batman and Robin: Batman and Robin Must Die! | Batman and Robin #13–16; Batman: The Return #1 | 2011 | HC: |
Batman: Eye of the Beholder | Batman #704–707, 710–712 | 2011 | HC: |
Batman: The Black Mirror | Detective Comics #871–881 | 2011 | HC: |
Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 1 – Golden Dawn | Batman: The Dark Knight #1–5; Batman: The Return #1; Superman/Batman #75 | 2012 | HC |
Batman and Robin: Dark Knight vs. White Knight | Batman and Robin #17–25 | 2012 | HC |
Batman: Gotham Shall Be Judged | Batman #708–709; Red Robin #22; Gotham City Sirens #22; Azrael #14–18 | 2012 | SC |
Batman: Gates of Gotham | Gates of Gotham #1–5; Detective Comics Annual #12; Batman Annual #28 | 2012 | SC |
Batman Incorporated Vol. 1 | Batman Incorporated #1–8; Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #1 | 2012 | HC: |
''The New 52'' Batman
In 2011, DC Comics rebooted their entire continuity. This relaunched continuity that ran from 2011 to 2016 is known as The New 52. The Batman family of books have also been rebooted. While the history and elements of this new continuity are very similar to the previous one, there are still fundamental differences between them. As such, the following collected works should be treated as a separate canonical entity. The collected works are listed in order of publication date, not in chronological order. This list includes all New 52 titles centered around Batman.''The New 52'' Batman new editions
This list is for updated versions of the various New 52 titles. Titles presented here may be updated to a more concise trade or expand on previous trades.''DC Rebirth'' Batman
In 2016, DC Comics once again relaunched its continuity and entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Using the end of The New 52 initiative in May 2016 as its launching point, DC Rebirth is intended to restore the DC Universe to a form much like that prior to the Flashpoint storyline, while still incorporating numerous elements of The New 52, including its continuity. The collected works are listed in order of publication date, not in chronological order. This list includes all DC Rebirth titles centered around Batman. The Dark Nights: Metal event is included here due to its Batman-centric focus.''DC Rebirth'' Batman new editions
This list is for updated versions of the various DC Rebirth titles. Titles presented here may be updated to a more concise trade or expand on previous trades.''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight''
The following are collected works of the comic book series, which primarily concentrates on early tales of Batman that are not necessarily considered canon, but have also been used during major crossover storylines. The series has not yet been completely collected.''Batman Confidential''
This series has been collected in the following trade paperbacks.Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
Batman: Rules of Engagement | Batman Confidential #1–6 | November 2007 December 2008 | HC: SC: |
Batman: Lovers and Madmen | Batman Confidential #7–12 | April 2008 April 2009 | HC: SC: |
Batman: The Wrath | Batman Confidential #13–16; Batman Special #1 | December 2009 | SC: |
Batman: The Cat and the Bat | Batman Confidential #17–21 | December 2009 | SC: |
Batman: Dead to Rights | Batman Confidential #22–25, 29–30 | December 2010 | SC: |
Batman: King Tut's Tomb | Batman Confidential #26–28; The Brave and the Bold #164, 171 and Batman #353 | March 2010 | SC: |
Batman: The Bat and the Beast | Batman Confidential #31–35 | August 2010 | SC: |
Batman: Ghosts | Batman Confidential #40–43; Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious #1-2 | May 2018 | SC: |
Batman vs. the Undead | Batman Confidential #44–48 The sequel to Superman & Batman vs. Vampires & Werewolves #1-6. | February 2011 | SC: |
Batman: Super Powers | Batman Confidential #50-54 | March 2018 | SC: |