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YEAR TWENTY-ONE (April 2009 to March 2010)
--52 #47 / fb from
Batman #673 / fb from
Robin #176 ["Week 47": Thogal ritual ends]
--"Week 47": Bruce reveals that he has discovered the Zur-En-Arrh trigger word in his mind, creates post-hypnotic backup identity known as Batman of Zur-En-Arrh (fb from
Batman #681)
--
52 #48 ["Week 48": Renee Montoya becomes The Question, Religion of Crime stabs Batwoman in the chest]
--
52 #49 ["Week 49": Black Adam escapes from Chang Tzu]
--
52 #49 ["Week 49": Dick and Tim meet with Bruce in Budapest, Tim returns to Gotham]
--
52 #50 /
World War III #1 ["Week 50": World War III begins]
--
World War III #1 ["Week 50": Jason Todd becomes fake Nightwing in NYC]
--Robin #148-151 ("ROBIN: ONE YEAR LATER") ["Week 50"]
--52 #51 ["Week 51": WWIII ends, Bruce attends war memorial service]
--"Week 52": Penguin forced out of Gotham by Warren White (r in
Batman #654)
--
52 #52 ["Week 52": Booster Gold and Rip Hunter time-travel back to end of
Infinite Crisis and trap Mr. Mind in a time loop]
--
Superman/Batman #27 [Power Girl recalls her pre-
Crisis memories which she regained during
Infinite Crisis]
--
Aquaman Vol. 6 #40 [AJ Curry becomes the new Aquaman]
--Coast City rebuilt
ONE YEAR LATER/FACE THE FACE
--Detective Comics #817
--Batman #651
--'tec #818 / fb from 'tec 844
--Batman #652
--Detective Comics #819
--Batman #653
--Detective Comics #820
--Batman #654
--Bruce and Clark discuss the reformation of the JLA, construction begins on new HQs (r in
JL of A v. 2 #7)
--Supergirl Vol. 5 #9
--Donna Troy becomes Wonder Woman
--Firestorm, The Nuclear Man Vol. 2 #25
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #53-57 ("THE REPLACEMENTS")
--
Nightwing #118-122 [Dick defeats Jason]
--
Catwoman Vol. 3 #58-62 [Holly and Selina team-up as Catwomen]
--Superman/Batman #72-74
--Batman stabbed by random thugs (r in
Superman/Batman #28)
--
Superman/Batman #75
--
Superman #650-653 /
Action Comics #837-840 [Luthor bankrupted and ousted from LexCorp, fails in attempt to destroy Metropolis, flees to Gotham]
--Superman/Batman #28-33 ("ENEMIES AMONG US")
--debut of Karrie Bishop (r in
'tec #822)
--Superman/Batman #34-36 ("METAL MEN")
--Diana returns (fb from
Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #2)
--Detective Comics #821
--debut of Misfit
--
Action Comics #842 [debut of Auctioneer, Bruce and Clark learn about the "3rd Kryptonian," search begins]
WHO IS WONDER WOMAN?
--Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #2
--Wonder Woman Vol. 3 Annual #1
--Superman & Batman vs. Vampires & Werewolves #1-6
--debut of Pandora (r in
'tec #822)
--Aquaman, Sword of Atlantis #51
--Detective Comics #822
--Robin #152-155
--LOTDK #207-211 ("DARKER THAN DEATH")
--Robin #159
--LOTDK #212-213
--Nightwing turns down offer to be in the new JLA (r in
Justice League of America Vol. 2 #1)
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #0-7 ("TORNADO'S PATH")
--Robin #161-163
--Flash Bart Allen joins JLA (r in
Booster Gold Vol. 2 #1)
--Robin and Supergirl apprehend every Arkham inmate (fb from
Superman/Batman #62)
--Killer Croc escapes Arkham (fb from
Joker's Asylum II: Killer Croc)
--The Brave and the Bold #27
--Booster Gold Vol. 2 #1, Part 1
--Green Arrow Vol. 2 #69-72 ("SEEING RED")
--Geo-Force joins JLA (r in
Justice League of America Vol. 2 #8)
--Batman fights combat test soldier (r in
Batman 80-Page Giant 2011 #1, Part 2)
--Booster Gold Vol. 3 #1, Part 2
--The Brave and the Bold Vol. 3 #29
--Martian Manhunter Vol. 3 #3-8 ("THE OTHERS AMONG US")
--Detective Comics #823-824
--
Teen Titans Vol. 3 #44-46 [Teen Titans defeat Titans East, Cassie becomes good again but goes into hiding, Talia reclaims leadership of League of Assassins]
--Justice Society of America Vol. 3 #1
--Killer Croc returns to Arkham (fb from
Joker's Asylum II: Killer Croc)
--Detective Comics #825-826
--Joker uses Ivar Loxias identity (fb from
'tec #834)
--Manhunter Vol. 3 #28
--
Manhunter Vol. 3 #30 [Wonder Woman acquitted of murder of Max Lord]
--Detective Comics #827-832
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #129
--Detective Comics #833-834 ("TRUST")
--Amanda Waller tricks Bane into starting civil war in Santa Prisca, recruits him into Suicide Squad (r in
Checkmate Vol. 2 #11-12)
--
Action Comics #844-845 [debut of Chris Kent]
--Black Adam: The Dark Age #2-6
--Hawkgirl #63
--Joker escapes from Arkham (r in
Justice Society of America Vol. 3 #5)
--Joker sent back to Arkham (r in
Countdown #51)
--
Countdown #51 [death of Duela Dent,
Countdown begins]
THE LIGHTNING SAGA
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #7, Epilogue
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #8
--Countdown #50
--J S of A Vol. 3 #5 / ff from J S of A Vol. 3 #1
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #9
--Justice Society of America Vol. 3 #6
--J L of A Vol. 2 #10
--All Flash #1
--Detective Comics #841
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #68 [Holly Robinson goes into hiding]
--Brave & The Bold Vol. 3 #1-6 ("THE LORDS OF LUCK")
--Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #6-7 [Wonder Woman arrested by DEO]
AMAZONS ATTACK! Part 1
--Amazons Attack #1-2
--Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #8-9
--flashback from Catwoman Vol. 3 #69
--Countdown #43-42
AMAZONS ATTACK! Part 2
--Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #10-12
--Amazons Attack #3-6
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #69
--Second Feature from
Countdown #49-38 [Donna, Jason, and Kyle begin traveling through multiverse; debuts of The Monitors]
--Green Arrow Vol. 2 #75
--Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special, Part 1
--Green Lantern Vol. 4 #15-17 ("WANTED: HAL JORDAN")
--Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1
--Superman/Batman #37-42 ("TORMENT")
CHECKOUT
--Checkmate Vol. 2 #15
--Outsiders Vol. 3 #49
--Robin #164-167
--Blue Beetle Vol. 7 #17
--Detective Comics #835-836 ("ABSOLUTE TERROR")
--Batman Confidential #44-48 ("BATMAN vs. THE UNDEAD")
--DCU Halloween Special 2010 #1, Part 1
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #12
--Countdown #36
--
Detective Comics #841, Epilogue [Tweedle-Dum fights Tweedle-Dee]
--Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee escape Arkham (r in
Outsiders: 5 of a Kind)
--
Trials of Shazam #1 [Captain Marvel becomes Shazam, Freddie Freeman begins "Trials of Shazam"]
OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND
--Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Nightwing/Boomerang #1
--Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Katana/Shazam! #1
--Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Thunder/Manhunter #1
--Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Metamorpho/Aquaman #1
--Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Wonder Woman/Grace #1
--Outsiders Vol. 3 #50
--Superman/Batman #43-45
--Batman cracks down on off-world smugglers (r in
Helmet of Fate: Detective Chimp #1)
--Batman #655-658 ("BATMAN AND SON")
--Batman #664-665
--Batman consults Black Casebook, warns Gordon about the 3rd substitute Batman (r in
Batman #672)
--Batman #667-669
--Joker escapes jail, forms new Injustice League with Luthor and Cheetah (fb from
JLofA Wedding Special #1)
--Batman Annual #26
--League of Assassins splits into 2 factions, one loyal to Talia, one loyal to the Sensei (r in
Batman Annual #26)
--Superman and Batman discuss the results of their failed search for the "3rd Kryptonian" (r in
Superman #668)
--Batgirl invited back into Bat-Family (r in
Batgirl Vol. 2 #1)
--Countdown #34
--Catwoman watches Batman interrogate crook (fb from
Catwoman Vol. 3 #79)
--Superman/Batman #46
UNLIMITED
--Justice League of America Wedding Special #1
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #13-15
--Second Feature from
Justice League of America Vol. 3 #18
--Batman/Catwoman: Follow the Money #1
--Batman apprehends Scarecrow (r in
Catwoman Vol. 3 #71)
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #71
--Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special, Part 2 /
Countdown #30
--Detective Comics #837
--Selina asks Bruce to set up an adoption for Helena (fb from
Catwoman Vol. 3 #72)
--Teen Titans Vol. 3 #50-52 ("TITANS OF TOMORROW TODAY")
--Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Cyborg Superman #1
--Green Lantern Vol. 4 #24
--Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime #1
--Green Lantern Vol. 4 #25
--Selina gives up Helena for adoption (fb from
Catwoman Vol. 3 #72)
--Superman #668
--Green Arrow and Black Canary #1
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #72
--The Flash Vol. 2 #233
--Supergirl Vol. 5 #23
--Superman/Batman #42, Epilogue
--
Booster Gold Vol. 2 #5 [Booster time-travels in failed attempt to stop Joker from paralyzing Babs]
--Captain Carrot & The Final Ark #3
--Gotham Underground #1-9
--Batman and The Outsiders Vol. 2 #1-3
--J'onn, disguised as Blockbuster, captured by Suicide Squad (r in
Salvation Run /
J L of A Vol. 2 #19)
--
Catwoman Vol. 3 #74 [Catwoman kidnapped by Suicide Squad]
--
Salvation Run #2 [Bane kicked out of Suicide Squad, sent to prison planet with Luthor, Catwoman, and J'onn]
--Amanda Waller publicly confirms existence of prison planet (r in
J L of A Vol. 2 #17-18)
--52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #1-6
--Justice Society of America Vol. 3 #10-11 ("THY KINGDOM COME")
THE RESURRECTION OF RA'S AL GHUL
--Batman #670
--Robin #168
--Nightwing #138
--Detective Comics #838
--Batman #671
--Robin #169
--Nightwing #139
--Detective Comics #839
--The Sensei is resurrected / debut of Sasha Lo (fbs from
Batman #705 &
Batman #707)
--
Green Arrow & Black Canary #3 [Connor Hawke shot]
--Nightwing #140
--Supergirl Vol. 5 #25
--Green Arrow and Black Canary #4
--Robin #170
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #17-19 ("SANCTUARY")
--Infinity, Inc. Vol. 2 #6
--Nightwing #141-142 ("FREEFALL")
--Green Arrow and Black Canary #5
--Robin #171
--Batman and The Outsiders #4-9
--Detective Comics #842
--Checkmate Vol. 2 #24-25 ("CASTLING")
--Blue Beetle Vol. 7 #25
--Zatanna re-joins JLA (r in
'tec #843)
--Detective Comics #843-844
--Booster Gold #1,000,000
--Superman/Batman #47-49 ("K")
--Batman #659-662 ("GROTESK")
--Superman/Batman #50
--Tales of the Unexpected Vol. 2 #4
--Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman contemplate kicking Wally out of JLA (r in
J L of A Vol. 2 #20)
--
Salvation Run #7 [supervillains return to Earth from prison planet, J'onn goes missing]
--Action Comics #851
--Trinity #1-9
--Batman apprehends Mr. Polka-Dot (r in
J L of A Vol. 2 #21)
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #21, Part 1
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #22-26
--Rann-Thanagar Holy War #1
--
Tangent: Superman's Reign #3-12
--Faces of Evil: Kobra #1
--
Detective Comics #845
--
Superman/Batman #51-52 ("LIL' LEAGUERS")
--Man-Bat re-unites with wife for 1st time since prison planet (r in
Batman & The Outsiders v. 2 #10)
--The Trials of Shazam! #12
--Superman/Batman #53-56 ("SUPER/BAT")
--Superman/Batman #60-63
--Superman/Batman #65
--Batgirl Vol. 2 #1
--DC Universe: Decisions #1-4
--Batman and The Outsiders #9, Epilogue
--Batman and The Outsiders #10
--Batman returns to the Outsiders after fighting Bloodlines Parasite (r in
Batgirl Vol. 2 #5)
--Batgirl Vol. 2 #5-6 ("REDEMPTION ROAD")
--debut of Lee Cheng (r in
Batman Confidential #36)
--Detective Comics #840
--Batman Confidential #36-39 ("BLACKHAWK DOWN")
--Nightwing #145, Part 1
--Ollie searches for Connor Hawke, questions Batman about Ra's Al Ghul (fb from
GA & BC #8)
--Nightwing #145, Part 2
--Batman questions Ra's Al Ghul regarding the missing Connor Hawke (r in
GA & BC #11)
--Green Arrow and Black Canary #9-12
--Green Arrow & Black Canary #14
--Robin #174
--
Death of the New Gods #8 [Darkseid defeats The Source, New Genesis merges with Apokolips]
--
Birds of Prey #121-124 [Joker escapes Arkham; Oracle savagely beats Joker, who returns to Arkham]
--
Countdown to Final Crisis #2 [death of Darkseid]
--Action Comics #864-865
--Trinity #10-17
--
Trinity #18-34 overlaps with next 3 items which take place in the past
--Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are teleported to ancient Earth-1 (r in
Trinity #30)
--after centuries pass on Earth-1, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman becomes gods (r in
Trinity #32-35)
--civil god war begins during Bronze Age on Earth-1, Holy Trinity exiles themselves to citadel where their memories begin to fade (fb from
Trinity #37)
--
Trinity #35-52
YEAR TWENTY-TWO (April 2010 to March 2011)
--Wednesday Comics #1-12
--Penguin hires assassin to kill Bruce (fb from
Brave & Bold Vol. 3 #13)
--Vixen: Return of the Lion #1
--Penguins hires assassin to kill Bruce (fb from
Brave & Bold Vol. 3 #13)
--Vixen: Return of the Lion #3-5
--The Brave and The Bold Vol. 3 #13
--
Booster Gold Vol. 2 #11-12 [Booster and Goldstar time-travel to past to protect timeline]
--Booster Gold Vol. 2 #14 [Booster time-travels to past to protect timeline]
--Batman Confidential #39, Epilogue
--
Solo #1, Part 1
--Bruce goes on a few dates with Una Nemo (fb from
Batman & Robin #18)
--Jezebel Jet and Bruce become media's darling celebrity couple (r in
Catwoman Vol. 3 #81)
--Catwoman Vol. 3 #81-82 ("FINAL JEOPARDY")
--Batman #672-674
--DC Universe #0 [Darkseid's soul falls backward in time to Bat-Year 19]
--Superman/Batman #78
--Superman/Batman #81-84 ("SORCERER KINGS")
--Supergirl Vol. 5 #30
--Detective Comics #846-850 ("HEART OF HUSH")
--Martin Suarez wins special US Presidential Election*
--
Action Comics #870 [death of Jonathan Kent, city of Kandor restored, emergence of Kryptonians]
--Batman offers condolences to Superman (fb from
J L of A Vol. 2 #31)
--Batman in Barcelona: Dragon's Knight #1
--
Batman 80-Page Giant 2011 #1, Part 4
--Batman 80-Page Giant 2011 #1, Part 6
--Superman: New Krypton Special #1
--Batman #675
--Batman meets with Spoiler (fb from
Robin #176)
--Bruce records messages for Bat-family
--Bruce alters will to benefit Tim (fb from
Red Robin #11)
--Bruce raids Jezebel's hotel safe, discovers that she is evil (r in
Batman #681)
--Batman #676-678 ("BATMAN R.I.P.")
--Bruce is photographed as the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh (r in
Robin #176)
--
Robin #175-176 [Robin learns that Batman has "gone crazy"]
--Batman #679-681 ("BATMAN R.I.P." Continued...)
--Batman & The Outsiders Vol. 2 #11 / flashback from
Batman & The Outsiders Vol. 2 #12 [death of Salah Miandad, Order of Purity steals Suit of Sorrows, Batman missing for 24 hours]
--Batman #701, Part 1
--Batman & The Outsiders Vol. 2 #12 [Salah Miandad's funeral, Bruce sleeps]
--Batman #701, Part 2 / fb from
Batman #683
FINAL CRISIS
--FC #1 / Batman #702, Part 1 / JLofA Vol. 2 #21, Part 2 / fb from FC: Requiem
--DC Universe: Last Will and Testament #1
--Final Crisis: Requiem #1 / fb from FC #2
--FC#2, Part 1 / fb from FC: Revelations #1, Part 1
--Final Crisis: Revelations #1, Part 2
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #27-30
FINAL CRISIS Continued...
--Final Crisis #2, Part 2 / fb from
Batman #863 / fb from
FC #3 / fb from
Batman #683)
--Batman #702, Part 2
--Final Crisis #2, Part 3
--FC: Superman Beyond 3D #1-2
--FC: Legion of 3 Worlds #1
--Final Crisis #3-5
--Final Crisis #6, Part 2
--Batman #682-683 ("LAST RITES") / Batman #702, Part 3
--fb from Batman & Robin #8 [Darkseid keeps one dead Batman clone]
--FC: Legion of 3 Worlds #2-5 [Bart Allen and Connor Kent resurrected]
--Final Crisis #6, Part 2
--Batman #702, Part 4
--Final Crisis #7 /
Batman #686 /
'tec #853
--Batman #702, Part 5 / r in Batman #681 / r in Return of Bruce Wayne #1
THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE Part 1
--Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1 [Bruce in 9000 BCE]
--Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #2, Part 1 [Bruce in 1640]
--
Superman/Batman #76, Part 1
--Bruce's funeral held (fb from
Batman #687 /
Superman/Batman #76)
--
Detective Comics #850, Epilogue [Selina steals Tommy Elliot's money]
--
Blackest Night #0, Part 1 [Hal and Barry visit Bruce's grave]
--
Robin #177-182 [overlaps with next 4 items, debut of new Anarky, gang war continues in Gotham]
--Batman & The Outsiders Vol. 2 #13-14 [Batgirl forms Network, gang war ensues]
--
Nightwing Vol. 2 #151 [metahuman corpses moved to Hall of Justice, gang war ensues]
--
Detective Comics #851 [gang war ensues, debuts of Millicent Mayne and Gracchus]
--
Batman #684 [gang war ensues]
LAST RITES/FACES OF EVIL
--Detective Comics #852
--Batman #685
--Batman & The Outsiders Special
--Robin #183
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #152
--Joker poisons Arkham, inmates moved to Blackgate (r in
Battle for Cowl - Arkham)
--
Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #1, Part 1 [debut of Abraham Arlington as Azrael]
BATTLE FOR THE COWL
--Battle for the Cowl - Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead?
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #153
--Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1, Part 1
--Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Arkham Asylum #1
--Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Man-Bat #1
--Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #1, Part 2
--Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #2-3
--Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Commissioner Gordon
--Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1, Part 2
--Batman: Battle for the Cowl #2
--Batman: Battle for the Cowl - The Underground #1
--Batman: Battle for the Cowl - The Network #1
--Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3
--Kate Spencer becomes D.A. (fb from 2nd Feature from
Streets of Gotham #1)
--Batman #687, Part 1
--
Superman #685 [Kryptonians move to New Krypton]
--
J L of A Vol. 2 #31 /
J L: Cry for Justice #1 [JLA in shambles, splinter group forms]
--Cassie Cain gives Batgirl costume to Stephanie Brown (fb from
Batgirl Vol. 4 #1 / r in
Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Batgirl #1)
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #153, Part 2
--Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3, Epilogue
--Damian becomes Robin, Tim angry (fb from
Red Robin #1)
--Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive?
--Tim says goodbye to Stephanie (fb from
Red Robin #2)
--Tim says goodbye to Cassie Sandsmark (fb from
Red Robin #3)
--debut of Red Robin, Tim fights Dick (fb from
Red Robin #4)
--Tim visits parents' graves (fb from
DCU Halloween Special 09)
--Tim leaves Gotham (fb from
Red Robin #4)
--
Booster Gold Vol. 2 #21-24 [Booster time-travels to past to fix timestream]
--Booster Gold Vol. 2 #25
--Batman & Robin #1-3 ("BATMAN REBORN")
--framing scenes from
Batman #676 and
Batman #681 [Dynamic Duo apprehends Le Bossu, death of Cardinal Maggi]
--domino killings begin (r in
Batman & Robin #10)
--Batman #687, Part 2
--Superman/Batman #76, Part 2
--Batman #688
--Batgirl Vol. 4 #1
--Batman: Streets of Gotham #1-2 ("BATMAN: REBORN")
--Batman #689-691 ("LONG SHADOWS")
--Superman/Batman #76, Part 3
--
Gotham City Sirens #1 / fb from
Gotham City Sirens #26 [debut of Boneblaster]
--Gotham City Sirens #2 [debut of Broker]
--Gotham City Sirens #3
--
Gotham City Sirens #4-6 [Sirens face Gaggy disguised as Joker]
THE 8th DEADLY SIN
--Batman Annual #27
--Detective Comics Annual #11
--Azrael Vol. 2 #1
--Detective Comics #854-856
--Detective Comics #857-860 [overlaps with next 7 items]
--Tim's search for Bruce continues (r in Red Robin #1-3)
--Red Robin #4 [Tim finds cave paintings in Iraq] (r in
Return of Bruce Wayne #3)
--Batman #700
--Vigilante Vol. 2 #10
--DCU Halloween Special '09 #1
--Batgirl Vol. 4 #5-7 ("CORE REQUIREMENTS")
--Batman: Streets of Gotham #3-6
--Batman fights combat test soldier (r in
Batman 80-Page Giant 2011 #1, Part 2)
--
J L of A Vol. 2 #35 [Plastic Man and Red Tornado return to JLA]
--World's Finest Vol. 2 #3-4
--AJ Curry steps down as Aquaman and disappears (r in
Titans Vol. 2 #15)
--Titans Vol. 2 #15
BLACKEST NIGHT
--Blackest Night #0, Part 2
--Blackest Night #1
--Blackest Night: Batman #1-3
--Blackest Night #2-3
--Superman/Batman #66-67
--Lynx helps Dynamic Duo (r in Red Robin #13)
--Blackest Night #4-7 / GL Vol. 4 #51 / BN: Titans #1
--Blackest Night #8
--Justice League Generation Lost #1-3
--
JL: Cry for Justice #5-7 [death of Lian Harper, bomb detonated in Star City, Roy Harper injured]
--Titans Vol. 2 #23
--Titans: Villains For Hire #1
RISE AND FALL
--Justice League: Rise of Arsenal #1 / fb from JL: Rise & Fall Special
--Justice League: Rise & Fall Special #1, Part 1
--Second Feature from Justice League: Rise & Fall Special #1
--J L of A Vol. 2 #41-42 / JL: Cry for Justice #7, Epilogue [death of Prometheus]
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #43, Part 1
--Justice League: The Rise & Fall Special #1, Part 2
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #43, Part 2
--Green Arrow Vol. 3 #32, Part 1
--Justice League: Rise of Arsenal #2-3
--Batman busts Dawson and Trick (fb from
Superman 80-Page Giant 2010 #1)
--Martin Suarez inaugurated as new President of the United States*
--
Red Robin #6-8
--Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #1 [Sam Lane/Braniac/Lex Luthor attack New Krypton]
--Justice League Generation Lost #10
--Batman teams-up with Power Girl (fbs from
Power Girl Vol. 2 #16-17)
--Superman: War of the Supermen #1-5 [New Kryptonian Earthling War]
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #44-45 (BRIGHTEST DAY")
BRIGHTEST DAY / THE DARK THINGS
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #46
--Justice Society of America Vol.2 #41
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #47
--Justice Society of America Vol. 2 #42
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #48
--
Arkham Reborn #1
--Batman #692-694 /
Arkham Reborn #2
--Arkham Reborn #3
--Second Feature from
Batman: Streets of Gotham #7-8
--Batman #695-697 ("LIFE AFTER DEATH" Conclusion)
--Dick starts trophy room, teams with Supergirl vs "Murder Maestro" (r in
J L of A v. 2 #49)
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #49
--Azrael Vol. 2 #4
--Nemesis: The Impostors #1-4
--Batman #698-699 ("RIDDLE ME THIS")
--Batman 80-Page Giant Vol. 2 #1
--Green Arrow Vol. 3 #32, Part 2
--Batman & Robin #4-6 ("REVENGE OF THE RED HOOD")
--DC Holiday Special 2009, Part 1
--Batman & Robin #7-9 ("BLACKEST KNIGHT")
--DC Holiday Special 2009, Part 3
--Batman: Streets of Gotham #7-11
--Detective Comics #861-863 ("CUTTER")
--Detective Comics #864-866
TWO-FACE: THE LONG WAY DOWN
--Second Feature from Batman: Streets of Gotham #14
--Batman: Streets of Gotham #15
--Detective Comics #867-868 ("IMPOSTOR WARS" Part 1) [overlaps with next 2 items]
--Tommy Elliot (as Bruce Wayne) begins paroling criminals (r in
Batman: Streets of Gotham #15)
--
Red Robin #9-10
--
Batgirl Vol. 4 #8
--Red Robin #11-15
--Superman #700, Part 3
--Detective Comics #869, Part 1
--Alfred begins investigating Wayne Manor (r in
Batman & Robin #10)
--Detective Comics #869, Part 1
--Batman: Streets of Gotham #12-13 ("CARPENTER'S TALE")
--
Superman/Batman #75, Part 5
--DCU Halloween Special 2010 #1, Part 2
--Superman #702-703 ("GROUNDED")
--
Superman/Batman #77
--Justice League of America Vol. 2 #50-53 ("OMEGA")
--Detective Comics #869, Part 2
--JLA learns that Bruce is stuck in the past (r in
Batman & Robin #10)
--Detective Comics #869, Part 3
--Detective Comics #870 ("IMPOSTOR WARS" Conclusion)
--Second Feature from
Batman: Streets of Gotham #16 [Two-Face returns from injury]
--Una Nemo survives shooting, learns of her unique condition (fb from
Batman & Robin #18)
--Batman & Robin #10-12 ("BATMAN VS. ROBIN")
--Rip Hunter's team begins looking for Bruce (
ROBW #1) [overlaps with
Batman & Robin #12]
--Rip's team returns with time capsule and Bruce's recording (r in
ROBW #5 / fb in
Batman #702)
--
Time Masters: Vanishing Point #1-6 [Rip Hunter's search party lost]
THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE Part 2
--Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #2, Part 2 [Bruce in 1640s]
--Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #3 [Bruce in 1718]
--Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #4 [Bruce in in 19th Century]
--Bat-family learns the truth about Simon Hurt (r in
Batman & Robin #15-16 / r in
ROBW #5-6)
--Dick delivers the "cape and cowl relic" to Red Robin (r in
Return of Bruce Wayne #5)
--
Batman #703
--Titans #28-30 ("FAMILY REUNIONS")
THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE Conclusion [these 5 bullets overlap with following 3 bullets]
--Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #5, Part 1 [Bruce in 1970]
--Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6, Part 1 [Bruce at Vanishing Point]
--Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #2 (Vanishing Point scene)
--Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #5, Part 2 [Bruce returns]
--Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6, Part 2 [Bruce triumphant]
BATMAN AND ROBIN MUST DIE!
--Hurt controls Gotham, poses as Bruce's father (fb from B & R #13-15)
--Batman & Robin #13
--Batman & Robin #15
--Batman & Robin #15, Conclusion
--Batman & Robin #16
--Wonder Woman #601 [Wonder Woman's history is altered so that she is only becoming a hero now and nobody knows who she is]
--Bruce becomes The Insider, tests Dick and Damian (r in
Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Batgirl #1)
BRUCE WAYNE: THE ROAD HOME Part 1
--Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Batman & Robin #1
--Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Red Robin #1
--Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Outsiders #1
HOUSE OF HUSH
--Batman: Streets of Gotham #14, Part 1
--Batman: Streets of Gotham #16
BRUCE WAYNE: THE ROAD HOME Part 2
--Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Batgirl #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
--Azrael Vol. 2 #14-16 / fb from
Batman #708 ("THREE MYSTERIES")
--Batman: Streets of Gotham #17-20 ("HOUSE OF HUSH" Conclusion)
--debut of Rayhan Mazin (fb from
Power Girl Vol. 2 #24)
--Batman: The Return #1
NOTE: Dick Grayson's chronology continues separately from this point on! Follow along at The DICK GRAYSON BATMAN CHRONOLOGY!
--Bruce begins investigation into Kate Kane (r in
Batwoman #0)
--Red Robin #17
--Brightest Day #14
--Bruce spies on Kate Kane - Day 4 (fb from
Batwoman #0)
--Batman 80 Page Giant 2010 #1, Part 6
--Batman 80 Page Giant 2010 #1, Part 5
ALL THE RAGE
--Detective Comics Annual #12
--Batman Annual #28
--Third Feature from Batman Annual #28, Part 1
--Azrael Vol. 2 #17-18
--Batman #704
--Batman, Inc. #1, Part 1
--Batman & Robin #18
--Batman, Inc. #1, Part 2
--Batman, Inc. #2
--Power Girl Vol. 2 #20
--Superman #710
--Bruce spies on Kate Kane - Day 17 (fb
from
Batwoman #0)
--Green Lantern Vol. 4 #62
--Bruce spies on Kate Kane - Day 21 (fb from
Batwoman #0)
--Brightest Day #21
--Bruce spies on Kate Kane - Day 23 (fb
from
Batwoman #0)
--Power Girl Vol. 2 #21
--Justice League: Generation Lost #22-24
--Batwoman #0
--Dick completes Nightrunner's training (r in
J L of A Vol. 4 #55)
--Action Comics #900
--Action Comics #903, Part 3
--
Action Comics #904
--Third Feature from
Batman Annual #28, Epilogue
--Birds of Prey Vol. 2 #7-10 ("DEATH OF ORACLE!")
--Batman, Inc. #3-5