COMPLETE BATMAN LIST (Years 18-20 In Order)

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YEAR EIGHTEEN (April 2006 to March 2007)

BRUCE WAYNE: FUGITIVE Continued...

--Batman: Gotham Knights #27

--Batman #601-602 ("TURNING THE TOWN RED")

--Batgirl #27

--Nightwing Vol. 2 #68

--Batman: Gotham Knights #28-29 ("THE MORTICIAN")

--Detective Comics #768-770 ("PURITY")

--Nightwing Vol. 2 #69

--Catwoman Vol. 3 #1-4 ("ANODYNE") 
--JLA: Scary Monsters #1-6
--Superman Vol. 2 #183
BRUCE WAYNE: FUGITIVE Continued...

--Birds of Prey #43

--Batman #603-604

--Detective Comics #771

--Batgirl #29

--Batman: Gotham Knights #30

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #91-92

--Detective Comics #772

--Batman: Gotham Knights #31

--Batman #605

--Detective Comics #773
--DC First: Batgirl/The Joker #1
--Action Comics #792
--Second Feature from 'tec #773-775 ("THE HUNT")
--debut of Faith (r in JLA #69 / JLA #73)
--JLA #64
--Detective Comics #774, Part 1
--Batman #606-607 ("DEATH-WISH FOR TWO")
--Robin #106
--Gotham Central #1-5
--Batgirl #33
--Batman: Orphans #1-2
--Supergirl Vol. 4 #74
--Batman: Gotham Knights #33-36 ("TABULA RASA")
--JSA #37
--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #145 [Kyle Rayner becomes Ion]
--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #149
--Robin #116-120
--Batman: Gotham Knights #32
--Power Company #15
--Lucius Fox awakes from 11 month coma (r in Batman: Family #1)
--Batman: Family #1-2
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #10
--LOTDK #177-178 ("LOST CARGO")
--Batgirl #31-32
--Robin #121-122
--Detective Comics #774, Part 2
--Gotham Central #6-10 ("HALF A LIFE")
--Bruce sends Bane to St. Louis (fb in Gotham Knights #47)
--JLA #65
--JLA defeats Per Degaton (r in JLA: Welcome to the Working Week)
--Green Lantern Vol. 4 [Kyle re-creates the Guardians and becomes a GL again]
--JLA/Spectre: Soul War #1-2
--JLA: Welcome to the Working Week
--Batman fights Checkmate (r in 'tec #775)
--Batman: LOTDK #185-189 ("RIDDLE ME THAT")
--Batman: Family #3-8 / Gotham Central #11
--Batman fights Checkmate (r in 'tec #775)
--Superman Vol. 2 #189
--Detective Comics #776-782
--Two-Face sent back to Arkham (r in 'tec #783)
--Detective Comics #783
--Bane apprehends Warp in Paris (fb from Gotham Knights #47)
--Batman: Family #8, Epilogue
--Batman fights Checkmate (r in 'tec #775)
--Gotham Central #12-15 ("SOFT TARGETS")
--Gotham Central #16-22
--JLA/JSA Secret Files #1, Part 1
--JLA/JSA: Virtue & Vice
--Batgirl #34-38
--Batman fights Checkmate (r in 'tec #775)
--Batman fights Checkmate (r in 'tec #775)
--JLA/JSA: Virtue & Vice, Epilogue
--Superman Vol. 2 #194 [Clark Kent re-hired by Daily Planet]
--LOTDK #197-199 ("BLAZE OF GLORY")
--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #155
--Harley Quinn #25
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #75
HUSH Part One

--Batman #608-609

--Bane attacks The Ventriloquist, Bane meets with Pix (fbs from Gotham Knights #47)
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #13-16
--Detective Comics #775  
--Suicide Squad Vol. 2 #1 [Cluemaster presumed dead (incorrectly) after failed SS mission]
--Batgirl #39-40
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #19
--Elastix drug explodes on the Gotham streets (fb from Gotham Knights #41)
--Aaron Langstrom secretly moves into the Batcave (fb from Gotham Knights #45)
--Batman: Gotham Knights #37-42
--Sasha Bordeaux returns to Checkmate
--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #95-97
--JLA Classified #10-15 ("NEW MAPS OF HELL")
--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #98-100
--Batman: Gotham Knights #43-46
--Second Feature from GK #44 (B&W)
--Batgirl #42-44
JLA/AVENGERS

--JLA/Avengers #1

--Avengers/JLA #2

--JLA/Avengers #3

--Avengers/JLA #4

--Legends of the DCU #31-32 ("THE 18TH LETTER. A LOVE STORY")
--JLA #66-67 ("THE DESTROYERS")
--debut of David Thompson (fb from Gotham Knights #41)
--Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #3
--Detective Comics #788-790
--Second Feature from 'tec #785-788 ("DOGCATCHER")
--Formerly Known as The Justice League #5-6
--JLA Classified #4-9
THE OBSIDIAN AGE

--JLA #68-72

--JLA #73-75

--Aquaman Vol. 6 #1

--JLA #76

HUSH Part Two

--Batman #610-616

--Wzard Zero Special: Hush Interlude

--Batman #617-619

--Nightwing Vol. 2 #81
--Adventures of Superman #614
--Second Features from Gotham Knights #38-42
--Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia
HUSH Conclusion

--Batman #619, Epilogue

--Catwoman Vol. 3 #22
--Action Comics #804
CITY OF CRIME

--Detective Comics #801-808

--Second Feature from Detective Comics #800

--Detective Comics #811-814

--Nightwing Vol. 2 #86-87
--Batgirl #46
--Gotham Knights #47-49 ("VERITAS LIBERAT")
--Detective Comics #814, Epilogue
--Huntress leaves Checkmate
--Second Features from Gotham Knights #47-49 (B&W)
--Legends of the Dark Knight #168
--Batman #620-625 ("BROKEN CITY")
--Hector Hammon mind-controls the DCU (fb in Adventures of Superman #623)
--Birds of Prey #62
--JSA #61-62 ("REDEMPTION LOST")
--JLA #77-78
--JLA Classified #50-54 ("THAT WAS NOW...")
--Aquaman Vol. 6 #11-12
--Hush goes after Riddler, Riddler asks Joker for protection (fb from Gotham Knights #50)
--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #168
--JLA #80-82 ("WHITE RAGE")
--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #170
--Outsiders Vol. 3 #1-3 [Arsenal leads new Outsiders team, Outsiders save President Luthor]
--Outsiders Vol. 3 #3, Epilogue
--Robin #123
--Teen Titans Vol. 3 #1
--Nightwing becomes leader of the Outsiders
--Impulse becomes Kid Flash (r in Teen Titans #6)
--Teen Titans Vol. 3 #6
--Flash Vol. 2 #199-200 [Reverse Flash Zoom kills Wally West's unborn children, Barry Allen temporarily appears, Spectre makes the world forget Wally was ever the Flash]
--Teen Titans Vol. 3 #8
--Batman: Gotham Knights #50-55 ("PUSHBACK")
--Flash Vol. 2 #204-205 ("IGNITION")
--JLA #84-89 ("TRIAL BY FIRE")
--Breach #3-4
THE WORLD'S FINEST (PUBLIC ENEMIES)

--Superman/Batman Secret Files & Origins 2003

--Superman/Batman #1-6

--Batman retrieves giant penny from gorge in Batcave (r in Batman #626)
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #30
--Batman begins search for Selina (r in Catwoman Vol. 3 #32) --Batman #626-630 ("AS THE CROW FLIES")
--Batman: City of Light #1-8
--Superman/Batman #7
--Pete Ross becomes President of the US, Lana Lang is First Lady (r in S/B #6)
--Kryptonite meteor showers rain on Earth (r in Superman/Batman #8)
--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #179
--Superman/Batman #8


YEAR NINETEEN (April 2007 to March 2008)

--Flash Vol. 2 #209
--Superman/Batman #9
--The Monolith #6-8 ("FRIENDLY FIRE")
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #32
--JLA #90-100
--Superman/Batman #10-13 / fb from Action Comics #850
--Justice League Elite #1
--Batman warns Supergirl to be resourceful (fb from Supergirl Vol. 5 #40)
--JLA #106
--debut of Chronos (r in Superman/Batman #26)
--JLA Classified #32-36 ("THE 4TH PARALLEL")
--JLA Secret Files 2004, Part 1
--Robin and Superboy travel to Mt. Fuji (fb from Superman/Batman #26)
--JLA #107-114 ("SYNDICATE RULES")
--Justice League Elite #4
--Justice League Elite #6
--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #199-200).
--Batman busts drug lab (r in Wonder Woman #204)
--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #203-204 ("BITTER PILLS")
--Justice League Elite #9
--Detective Comics #784-786 ("MADE OF WOOD")
--Superman/Batman #13, Epilogue
--Second Feature from Detective Comics #789-792 ("THE TAILOR")
--Justice League Elite #10-12
--Detective Comics #791-793 ("THE SURROGATE")
--Batgirl #47-50
--Justice League Elite #12, Epilogue
--Robin #124-125
--Aquaman Vol. 6 #15
--Detective Comics #794-795 ("MONSTERS OF ROT")
--Second Feature from Detective Comics #796
--Batgirl #51
--Batman has unspecified mission with JLA (r in Batgirl #52)
--Batgirl #52
--Robin #126
--Teen Titans Vol. 3 #13
--Detective Comics #796
--Batgirl #53
--debut of The Jolly Rogers/Masked Nasties (r in Robin #127).
--Batman: Gotham Knights #59
--Robin #127-128 / fb from Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Batgirl #1
--Batman: Death and the Maidens #1-9
--Year One: Batman - Ra's Al Ghul #1-2
--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #180-181 ("SECRET CITY")
--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #201-203 ("COLD CASE")
--Superman Secret Files 2004).
--debut of Clayface VIII (fb from Batman: Gotham Knights #68)
--Batman fights combat test soldier (r in Batman 80-Page Giant 2011 #1, Part 2)
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #93
--JLA Classified #16, Part 1
WAR GAMES ACT 1

--Batman: The 12 Cent Adventure #1

--Detective Comics #797

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182

--Nightwing Vol. 2, #95, Epilogue

--Nightwing Vol. 2, #96

--Batman: Gotham Knights #56

--Robin #129

--Batgirl #55

--Catwoman #34

--Batman #631

--Gotham Central #23-24 [overlaps with "War Games Act 1"]
WAR GAMES ACT 2

--Detective Comics #798

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #183

--Nightwing Vol. 2 #97

--Batman: Gotham Knights #57

--Robin #130

--Batgirl #56

--Catwoman #35

--Batman #632

WAR GAMES ACT 3

--Detective Comics #799

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184

--Nightwing Vol. 2 #98

--Robin #131 

--Batman: Gotham Knights #58

--Batgirl #57

--Catwoman #36

--Batman #633

--flashbacks from Batman #634

--Gotham Central #25

--Barbara and Jim Gordon leave Gotham (fb from 'tec #800)
--Superman/Batman #14-19 [Batman begins visiting his parents' grave nightly]
--Batman meets with Onyx (fb from Batman #634)
--Batman: LOTDK #190-191 ("COLD SNAP")
--Hawkman joins JLA, Aquaman rejoins the JLA
--Birds of Prey #79
--Superman/Batman #20-25 ("WITH A VENGEANCE")
IDENTITY CRISIS

--Identity Crisis #1-5 / fb from DCU Legacies #10

--Firestorm Vol. 2 #6

--Identity Crisis #6-7

--Batman apprehends Clayface (r in Identity Crisis #7)
--Robin #132, Part 1
--Crystal Brown confronts Bruce at Steph's funeral (fb from Batman #634)
--Flash Vol. 2 #220-225 [Zoom alters timestream, Linda Park-West gives birth to Iris and Jai]
--Batman #634
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #37 --Bruce and Tim go to Mexico (fb from DCU Halloween Special '09)
--Alex Luthor of former Earth-3 and Superboy-Prime break out of their pocket universe, thus reviving Jason Todd from the dead years earlier (fbs from Batman Annual #25 and Infinite Crisis #4)
--Darkseid loses his powers (fb from Superman/Batman #40)
--Batgirl moves to Bludhaven (fb from Batgirl #58)
FRESH BLOOD

--Robin #132, Part 2

--Batgirl #58

--Robin #133

--Batgirl #59

--Robin #134, Part 1
--Robin #134, Part 2
--Superman/Batman #18, Epilogue [Batman stops his nightly visits to his parents' grave]
--Robin #136, Part 1
--JLA (sans Batman) chases Black Death into Qwewq (r in JLA Classified #2)
--Robin #136, Part 2
--Robin #137
--JLA Classified #1-3
--Robin #138-140
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #99-100
--JSA #54
--JSA #56 [Black Adam becomes the leader of Kahndaq]
--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #210
--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #212
--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #200
--Joker sent to Arkham (r in Gotham Central #28)
--LOTDK #204-206 ("THE MADMEN OF GOTHAM")
--Batman apprehends Poison Ivy (fb from Joker's Asylum: Poison Ivy)
--Solo #6, Part 5
--Nightwing moves to NYC
--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #217 [WW helps Athena take leadership of the Gods]
--Aquaman Vol. 6 #21-22 (“WITH THE FISHES”)
--Superman/Batman #57-59 ("NANOPOLIS")
--JLA Classified #37-41
--Gotham Central #26-31
--Adventures of Superman #636
--death of Tweedle-Dum, debut of new Tweedle-Dum (r in Infinite Crisis / 'tec #841)
FOR TOMORROW

--Superman Vol. 2 #204-207 [debut of Equus, two seperate "Vanishings" occur]

--Superman Vol. 2 #208

--Superman Vol. 2 #210

--Superman Vol. 2 #211-215 [Superman saves "Vanished" from Phantom Zone]

--JLA Classified #16-21 ("HYPOTHETICAL WOMAN")
--Green Lantern: Rebirth #1-6
--John Stewart and Kyle Rayner begin substituting for each other in JLA (r in GL: Rebirth / JLA Classified #26)
--JLA Classified #26-31 ("SECRET HISTORY, SACRED TRUST")
--JLA Classified #42-46 ("THE GHOSTS OF MARS")
--Batman 80-Page Giant 2011 #1, Part 7   
--Batman: Gotham Knights #60-65
--Rann-Thanagar War #1 [Rann-Thanagar War begins]
--Teen Titans Vol. 3 #21 [Dr. Light regains his mind-wiped memories]
--Batman regains mind-wiped memories, quits the JLA, activates Brother I (r in OMAC Project #2)
--Batman tells Superman about the mind-wipe scandal (r in JLA #117)
--DC Countdown #1
--Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1
--Outsiders Vol. 3 #21-22
--debut of Wooden Nickel (r in Catwoman Vol. 3 #39)
--Superman Vol. 2 #217 [Superman fights an OMAC]
--The OMAC Project #1-3
--Adventures of Superman #641
--Adventures of Superman #642 [Max Lord controls Superman, who pummels Bruce into a coma]
SACRIFICE

--Superman Vol. 2 #219

--Action Comics #829

--Adventures of Superman #642

--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #219

--The OMAC Project #4-5
--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #220
--Adventures of Superman #643, Conclusion 
--The OMAC Project #6
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #39
--Batman #635-638 ("UNDER THE HOOD")
--Batman: Gotham Knights #66-72 / Catwoman Vol. 3 #44-45
--Birds of Prey #84
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #47-48 ("THE ONE YOU LOVE")
--debuts of Wayne Franklin and Amina Franklin, Bruce begins dating Amina (fb from Batman #659)
--Batman busts Mad Hatter (fb from Joker's Asylum II: Mad Hatter)
--debut of Lazlo Rankin (r in Batman #698)
--Return of Donna Troy #1-4 [Donna Troy resurrected from dead]
--Darkseid's soul falls backward 3 years in time from his death in Bat-Year 21, Darkseid becomes Boss Dark Side (r in DCU #0 / Seven Soldiers / Grant Morrison interviews)
--Man-Bat Vol. 4 #1-5 ("THE RETURN") 
--Batman: Gotham Knights #73-74 ("PAYBACK")
--Epilogue of Gotham Knights series, Hush escapes Joker (fb from 'tec #849)
--Batman #639-641 ("FAMILY REUNION")
--Blood of the Demon #2-5
--Birds of Prey #84-85
--Batgirl #63
--Batgirl #65
--Batgirl #66-70 [Batgirl and Shiva split Nyssa Al Ghul's League of Assassins into two rival factions, Mr. Freeze temporarily revives Nora Fries] [overlaps with next 2 items]
--Batman Villains Secret Files & Origins 2005
--Batman Allies Secret Files & Origins 2005
--Batman #642
WAR CRIMES

--Detective Comics #809

--Batman #643

--Detective Comics #810

--Batman #644

--Batman #645-647
--Gotham Central #32
--Detective Comics #815-816 ("VICTIMS")
--Gotham Central #33-36
--Birds of Prey #89-90
--Supergirl Vol. 5 #5
--JLA #115-119 ("CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE")
--Batgirl #71-73 [Cassie is killed by Mad Dog then revived by Lazarus Pit, Shiva is killed by Cassie then revived by Lazarus Pit, Cassie quits being Batgirl]
--Green Lantern Vol. 4 #9
--Batman #644, Epilogue
--The OMAC Project #6, Epilogue
--JLA #119, Epilogue
--JLA #120
--Infinite Crisis #1
--JLA #121-123 ("WORLD WITHOUT A JL")
--Infinite Crisis #1 / Gotham Central #37 [death of Shazam, Rock of Eternity explodes, 7 Deadly Sins released, Batman's rogues run amok]
--JLA #124-125 ("WORLD WITHOUT A JL" Cont...)
--Infinite Crisis #2 / Gotham Central #38-40
--Infinite Crisis #3
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #51
--Batman #648-649, Part 1 / Catwoman Vol. 3 #52, Part 1
--Batman #649, Part 2-Batman #650 / Catwoman Vol. 3 #52, Part 2
--Infinite Crisis #4
--Robin #146
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #116-117
--Infinite Crisis #4, Epilogue
--Infinite Crisis #5
--Batman and team head out to fight Brother Eye (fb from Blue Beetle v.2 #7) --Infinite Crisis #6
/ fb from Blue Beetle v.2 #7

YEAR TWENTY (April 2008 to March 2009)


--Infinite Crisis #7 / The OMAC Project: Infinite Crisis Special #1 / Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special #1
--52 #52 [re-creation of 52 universes, Rip Hunter and Booster Gold (time-traveling from "Week 52") trap Mr. Mind in a time loop]
--Batman begins training Harvey Dent (fb from Batman #653)
--Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre #1 [spirit of Crispus Allen spies on Batman]
--Green Arrow Vol. 2 #54-59 [Dr. Light and Merlyn destroy half of Star City]
--Superman/Batman #26
--Batman tells Selina about former Earth-2 (r in Catwoman Vol. 3 #76)
--Batman fights combat test soldier (r in Batman 80-Page Giant 2011 #1, Part 2)
--Nightwing Annual #2, Part 1
--Lazarus Pit resurrection of Lynx (r in Robin #148)
--Nightwing Annual #2, Part 2
--Sasha Bordeaux become Black Queen of Checkmate
--Penguin moves back to Gotham, becomes #1 Crime Lord (r in 'tec #819)
--Batman and Harvey Dent apprehend Mr. Freeze and Firebug (fb from Batman #653)
--Onyx leaves Gotham, joins Birds of Prey
--Superman defeats Onyx (fb from Justice Society of America Vol. 3 #13)
--Infinite Crisis #7, Epilogue / Nightwing Annual #2, Epilogue
--52 #1 ["Week 1, Day 1" begins]
--52 #1 ["Week 1":  Bruce, Tim, and Dick travel abroad] / (fb from 'tec #826)
--52 #3 ["Week 3":  Lex Luthor exonerated, becomes head of LexCorp again]
--52 #5 ["Week 5":  Luthor begins "Everyman Project"]
--"Week 12": GCPD corruption exposed (r in 'tec #817)
--"Week 16":  Selina reveals that she is pregnant, Holly Robinson begins training (fbs from Catwoman Vol. 3 #56)
--"Week 16":  death of Sam Bradley Jr. (fb from Catwoman Vol. 3 #62)
--52 #23 ["Week 23": Chang Tzu kidnaps scientists on Oolong Island]
--"Week 24":  Harvey Bullock reinstated as detective (r in 'tec #817)
--Uncle Sam & The Freedom Fighters #1 ["Week 25":  Uncle Sam resurrected from dead, Freedom Fighters reformed]
--"Week 26":  New unnamed Gotham mayor elected (r in 52 #26)
--Uncle Sam & The Freedom Fighters #2 ["Week 26":  Gonzo the Mechanical Bastard disguised as Henry Knight is elected President of the US]
--"Week 27":  Harvey Dent apprehends Poison Ivy (r in 'tec #823)
--52 #28 ["Week 28":  debut of Batwoman]
--52 #30 / fb from Batman #673 / fb from Robin #175 ["Week 30": Bruce meets Ten-Eyed Brotherhood]
--"Week 32": Ollie Queen elected mayor of Star City (r in 52 #32)
--52 #33 ["Week 33": Jim Gordon is welcomed back to Gotham, starts smoking again]
--52 #34 ["Week 34":  New Year's Eve "Everyman" disaster]
--"Week 35":  Jim Gordon becomes Commissioner again (r in 'tec #817)
--52 #38 ["Week 38":  death of The Question]
--World War III #2 ["Week 38": Sub Diego raised above sealevel, Aquaman becomes the Dweller of the Depths]
--Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #5 ["Week 38": Meta-Union Act passed]
--Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #8 ["Week 40": Gonzo ousted; Jonathan Horne becomes US President for 2nd time]
--"Week 40":  Bruce begins Thogal ritual (fbs from Batman #673 and Robin #175)
--52 #42 ["Week 42":  death of Elongated Man]
--"Week 42":  Nightwing and Robin travel through Europe (fb from Robin #175)
--"Week 42":  13 days in Thogal isolation, Bruce hallucinates (fb from Batman #673)
--52 #44 ["Week 44":  debut of Four Horsemen, Horsemen attack Kahndaq, death of Isis]
--"Week 44":  Nightwing and Robin travel to Monte Carlo (fb from Robin #175)
--"Week 44":  27-30 days in Thogal isolation, Bruce hallucinates (fb from Batman #673)
--52 #45 ["Week 45":  Black Adam destroys Bialya]
--52 #46 ["Week 46":  Chang Tzu captures Black Adam]
--"Week 46":  Nightwing and Robin travel to Hong Kong and Paris (fb from Robin #176)
--52 #46 ["Week 46":  Luthor brought up on charges from "Everyman" disaster]