COMPLETE BATMAN LIST (Years 15-17 In Order)

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YEAR FIFTEEN (April 2003 to March 2004)

--Scare Tactics #11 --Amalgam Universe is destroyed (from Dr. StrangeFate #1)
--DC/Marvel: All Access #3-4
--JLA 80-Page Giant #1 [overlaps with The Final Night #1]
--Lex Luthor marries Contessa Erica Del Portenza [overlaps with The Final Night #1]
THE FINAL NIGHT

--The Final Night #1-2

--Batman #536

--The Final Night #3

--Detective Comics #703
--Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #86

--Robin #35 Part One

--The Final Night #4 / fb from DCU Legacies #9

--Robin #35 Part Two

--Batman #537-538

--Green Lantern, Vol. 3 #81

--Ollie Queen secretly resurrected, but without any memories (r in Green Arrow Vol. 2 #1)
--Superman: The Wedding Album #1 
--Superman Vol. 2 #123 [Superman becomes "Superman Blue"]
--Robin #36 [Jack Drake regains the use of his legs]
--JLA Secret Files #1, Part 2
--JLA/WildC.A.T.S. "Crime Machine"
--JLA #5, Part 1
--JLA: Tomorrow Woman #1
--JLA #5, Part 2
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #5
--The Power of Shazam! #22
--Detective Comics #704
--Superboy/Robin: World's Finest Three #2
--Second Feature from Batman: Gotham Knights #37 (B&W)
--Batman: Blackgate #1
--Detective Comics #705-707
--Batman: The Hill #1
--The Batman Chronicles #7
--Batman Plus #1
--Nightwing moves to Blüdhaven (fb from Nightwing Vol. 2 #75)
--Batman: Phantom Stranger
--Batman #539
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #59-60 ("KILLER KILLER")
--Batman: Scottish Connection
THE SPECTRE OF VENGEANCE

--Batman #540-541

--The Spectre Vol. 3, #51

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #61
--Batman/Wildcat #1-3
--Azrael #29-31
--The Batman Chronicles #8, Part 1
--debut of The Innocents (r in Batman: The Book of Shadows)
--Detective Comics #708-710 ("DEATH LOTTERY")
--Batman: The Book of Shadows
--Superboy & The Ravers #8, Part 2
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #62-63 ("JANUS")
--Batman #542-543 ("FACELESS")
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #64
--The Batman Chronicles #9, Part 1
--Detective Comics #711
PULP HEROES

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #5

--Batman Annual #21

--Robin Annual #6

--Detective Comics Annual #10

--JLA Annual #1

--Anarky #1-4 ("METAMORPHOSIS")
--Robin #45
--The Batman Chronicles #10
--JLA #6-9 ("AMERICAN DREAMS")
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #65-68
--debut of Kate Kane (fb from Detective Comics #859)
--Batman: Scarecrow 3D
--Detective Comics #712-713
--Batman Secret Files & Origins #1
--Superman Vol. 2 #126
--Azrael #36
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #12
--Batman: Child of Dreams
--Joker becomes star attraction on live Barry Dancer TV show (fb from B: It's Joker Time! #1-3)
--Aztek, The Ultimate Man #10
--Batman learns about Resurrection Man (r in Resurrection Man #7) --Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #125
--Flash seriously injured (r in JLA / from Flash Vol. 2)
--JLA #9, Epilogue 0
--JLA #10
--debut of The Video-Raptors (fb from Epilogue of Batman: It's Joker Time! #3)
--Joker returns to Arkham (r in Batman #544)
--Batman #544-546 ("THE MAJOR ARCANA")
--Starman Vol. 2 #33-34
GENESIS

--Starman Vol. 2 #35, Part 1

--Genesis #1-2

--Batman #547

--Robin #46

--The Spectre Vol. 3 #62
--JLA #11-15 ("ROCK OF AGES")
--Resurrection Man #7 --Detective Comics #714-716
--Batman #548-549 ("THE PENGUIN RETURNS")
--JLA: Paradise Lost #1-3
--Batman: Poison Ivy
--deceased Diana is reincarnated as Goddess of Truth; Hippolyta becomes new Wonder Woman
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #69-70 ("THE SPIRIT OF 2000")
--debut of Becky Albright, Batman sends Scarecrow back to Arkham (fb from Scarecrow Villains #1)
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #13-15
--Batman #550
--Detective Comics #717-718
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #71-72
--Batman #551-552
--Batman: Abduction
--an escaped Scarecrow goes after Becky Albright (fb from Scarecrow Villains #1)
--Batman: Gordon of Gotham #1-4
--Nightwing and Huntress #1-4
--Bruce argues with Vesper Fairchild, Bruce plays golf with the President (fb from Batman #600)
--Batman: Toyman #1-4
--The Batman Chronicles #13
--Batman: Dreamland
--Batman 80-Page Giant #1-2 
--Batman: Seduction of the Gun #1
--DC Universe Holiday Bash #1, Part 7
--Scarecrow (Villains) #1
--JLA Secret Files #2, Part 1
--JLA #16-17
--JLA fights Joker, Epoch, and others (fb from Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 5 #1)
--JLA #18-19
--Impulse: Bart Saves the Universe
--Batman teams-up with Impulse against the Joker (fb from Impulse #50)
--Starman Vol. 2 #43
--Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning
--Unlimited Access #1-4 [Access leaves, the DCU loses all knowledge and memory of the Marvel U]
--Superman Forever #1 [Superman splits into Superman Red and Superman Blue, but returns to his classic look]
--JLA #22-23, Part 1
--Red Hood: Lost Days #2
--Fruit of the Loom® Presents
--Robin #50
CATACLYSM

--Detective Comics #719

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73

--Nightwing Vol. 2, #19

--Batman #553

--The Batman Chronicles #16, Part 3

--Azrael #40

--Detective Comics #720

--Catwoman #56

--Robin #52

--Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men #1

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #74

--The Batman Chronicles #12

--Nightwing Vol. 2, #20

--Batman #554

--Batman/Huntress/Spoiler: Blunt Trauma #1

--Detective Comics #721

--Catwoman #57

--Batman: Arkham Asylum - Tales of Madness #1

--Robin #53

--Batman: Bullock's Law #1
--Batman Villains Secret Files & Origins #1
AFTERSHOCK

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #75

--Batman #555

--Detective Comics #722

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #76

--Robin #54

--Batman #556

BROTHERHOOD OF THE FIST

--Green Arrow Vol. 2 #134

--Detective Comics #723

--Robin #55

--Nightwing Vol. 2, #23

--Green Arrow Vol. 2 #135

AFTERSHOCK Continued

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #77

--Batman #557

--Detective Comics #724

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #78-79

--The Batman Chronicles #16, Part 1

--The Batman Chronicles #14

--Batman #558-559

--Detective Comics #725-726

--The Batman Chronicles #15
--Robin #58
--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #136-139 [Diana regains mortality, replaces her mother as Wonder Woman]
--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #140-141 ("TRINITY 98")
--Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 #0
--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #103
--Young Justice: The Secret #1 
--JLA: World Without Grownups #1-2
--Young Justice #1
--Chase #7-8 ("SHADOWING THE BAT")
DC ONE MILLION

--JLA #23, Epilogue

--DC One Million #1

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1,000,000

--Nightwing #1,000,000

--DC One Million #2

--Batman #1,000,000

--Detective Comics #1,000,000

--JLA #1,000,000

--DC One Million #3

--Catwoman #1,000,000

--Robin #1,000,000
--Young Heroes in Love #1,000,000

--DC One Million #4

--JLA #24-26
--DC 2000 #1-2
--JLA #27 
--The Kingdom #1-2
--JLA: Foreign Bodies
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #28
--Hitman Tommy Monaghan saves the JLA from Bloodlines Parasites (fb from JLA/Hitman #1-2)
--Resurrection Man #21
--Catwoman Vol. 2 #64-65
("HINTS AND ALLEGATIONS") --Young Justice #5-6 
--JLA/Titans #1-3
--Birds of Prey #2-5 [Batman spies on Oracle's actions, Jason Bard is blinded, debut of the Ravens]
--Birds of Prey #6
ROAD TO NO MAN'S LAND

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47-49

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #80

--Batman #560

--Detective Comics #727 

--Batman #561

--Detective Comics #728

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #81-82

--JLA #28-31 ("CRISIS TIMES FIVE")
--Hourman #1
--DC One Million 80-Page Giant #1
ROAD TO NO MAN'S LAND Continued...

--Batman #562

--Detective Comics #729

--Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files and Origins #1

--Batman: No Man's Land #0, Part 1

--No Man's Land begins; Batman won't return to Gotham until next Bat-Year (r in NML #1)
--JLA: Superpower
HYPER-TENSION

--Superboy Vol. 3 #60

--Superboy Vol. 3 #65

--Superman: The Man of Steel #86
--Adventures of Superman #565-566
--Action Comics #753
--Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #13 
--Adventures of Superman #567
--Superman: King of the World #1


YEAR SIXTEEN (April 2004 to March 2005)


--Stephanie Brown gives birth, baby is adopted
--NML has been in effect for 93 days (May 4), Batman returns to Gotham on May 12 (r in NML #1)
NO MAN'S LAND Part 1

--Batman: No Man's Land #1

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83

--Batman: No Man's Land #0, Part 2

--Batman #563

--Detective Comics #730

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #50-51

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84

--Batman #564

--Detective Comics #731

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #52

NO MAN'S LAND Part 2

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85-86

--The Batman Chronicles #17, Part 1

--The Batman Chronicles #17, Part 3

--The Batman Chronicles #16, Part 2

--Batman #565

--Detective Comics #732

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #53

--Anarky Vol. 2, #1

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #118

--Batman #566

--Detective Comics #733

--JLA #32

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #54-55 

--Young Justice in No Man's Land #1  

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #119

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87

NO MAN'S LAND Part 3

--Batman #567

--Detective Comics #734

--Nightwing Vol. 2 #34

--Robin #67

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120

--Robin #68-70

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56-57

--The Batman Chronicles #17, Part 2

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88

--Batman #568

--Detective Comics #735

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #121

--Catwoman #72-74

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #89

--Batman #569

--The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #1-5
--a temporarily returned Flash Barry Allen helps Flash Wally West and Dark Flash defeat Cobalt Blue Flash and Reverse Flash, afterward Dark Flash (from an alternate reality) and Wally temporarily trade places (r in JLA #33)
--JLA #33
DAY OF JUDGEMENT

--Day of Judgement #1

--Batman: Day of Judgement #1

--Day of Judgement #2-5 / fb from DCU Legacies #9

--JLA #35

JLAPE

--JLA Annual #3

--Batman Annual #23

--Martian Manhunter Annual #2

--JLA: Primeval
--JLA #34
--JLA #36-41 ("WORLD WAR III")
--JLA Showcase 80-Page Giant #1, Part 1
--JLA: Earth 2
NO MAN'S LAND Part 4

--Detective Comics #736

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #58

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #122

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #90

--Batman: Harley Quinn

--Batman #570

--Detective Comics #737

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #123

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #91

--Batman #571

--Detective Comics #738

--Nightwing Vol. 2, #35-36

--The Batman Chronicles #18

--Nightwing Vol. 2, #37

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #124

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92

--Batman #572

--Detective Comics #739

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #125

--Nightwing Vol. 2, #38-39

--Robin #71-73

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #59

--Catwoman #75

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93

NO MAN'S LAND Part 5

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #60

--Batman #573

--Catwoman #76-77

--Detective Comics #740

--Braniac-13 attacks Metropolis
--Superman Y2K #1
NO MAN'S LAND Part 6

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126

--Batman #574

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #61

--Detective Comics #741

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #94

--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #62

--Detective Comics #742
--Jeremy Samuels is released from prison (fb from Batman #582)
--Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. #8 
--Batman begins training Cassie Cain (fb from Batgirl #1)
--Robin Vol. 2 #74
--The Batman Chronicles #20
--Batman/Joker: Switch #1
--debut of Holman Hunt (fb from fb from Joker's Asylum: Two-Face #1)
THE SEARCH FOR LOIS

--Superman Vol. 2 #157

--The Adventures of Superman #579

--Superman: The Man of Steel #101

--Action Comics #766

--Batman fights Lucky Hand Triads (fb from 'tec #743) [overlaps with "Search for Lois"]
--Batman: Gotham Knights #1
--Batman #575
--Savant debuts (fb from Birds of Prey #58)
--Batgirl #1
--Batman fights Colombian Mob (fb from 'tec #743)
--Batman: Turning Points #5
--debuts of Orca and Camille Baden-Smyth (fb from Batman #579)
--Batman: Gotham Knights #2
--Batman fights Odessa Mob (fb from 'tec #743)
--Batman #576-577
--Batman fights Sicilian Mob (fb from 'tec #743)
--Second Feature from Batman: Gotham Knights #4 (B&W)
--Hugo Strange captures Catwoman (fb from Gotham Knights #8)
--Detective Comics #743-746 ("EVOLUTION") [overlaps with next 3 items on list]
--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #125
--Batman: Gotham Knights #3-4 ("SAMSARA")
--Commissioner Gordon is briefly demoted and replaced by Chief Inspector Vane, Batman fights the substitute Batmen, Dr. Hurt's hypnosis causes Batman to forget (r in Batman #674 / Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #1-3 / Azrael Vol. 2 #1)
--Batman: Gotham City Secret Files & Origins #1, Parts 1-2
--Catwoman #79
--Batman: Gotham City Secret Files & Origins #1, Part 3  
--Contessa Erica Del Portenza and Lex Luthor divorce
SINS OF YOUTH

--Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1

--Superboy Vol. 3 #74

--Sins of Youth: JLA, Jr. #1

--Young Justice Secret Files & Origins #1

--Sins of Youth: Batboy and Robin #1

--Young Justice: Sins of Youth #2

--JLA: Seven Caskets
--Batman: Gotham Knights #5
--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #64-65
--Batman #578
--Batman: 80-Page Giant #3, Chapter 4-Chapter 7
--Detective Comics #747
--Batman: Gotham Knights #6-7
--Batman #579-581 ("ORCA")
--Detective Comics #748-749 ("URBAN RENEWAL")
--Batman #581, Epilogue Part 1 [Batman sets up Camille Baden-Smyth]
--The Batman Chronicles #22
--Adventures of Superman #581 [Lex Luthor enters Presidential race one month before election]
--Green Lantern: Circle of Fire #1-2
--Batman: Gotham Knights #8-11 ("TRANSFERENCE")
--Hugo Strange and Joker begin slow poisoning and mental torture of Jeremiah Arkham (fbs from 'tec #864-865)
--Superman & Bugs Bunny #1-4 --Second Feature from Batman: Gotham Knights #11 (B&W)
--JLA 80-Page Giant #3 
--JLA: A League of One
--JLA: Heaven's Ladder
--JLA: Gods & Monsters
--Catwoman Vol. 2 #83-84
PLANET DC

--Batman Annual #24

--JLA Annual #4

--Batgirl Annual #1

TOWER OF BABEL

--JLA Secret Files & Origins #3, Part 1

--JLA #43-46

--JLA Secret Files & Origins #3, Part 2

--Diana and Clark argue, both feel betrayed by Batman's secret intel gathering (fb from JL of A v. 2 #0)
--Batman #581, Epilogue Part 2 [Camille Baden-Smyth goes to prison]
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #47
--Detective Comics #750
EMPEROR JOKER

--Superman: Emperor Joker #1

--Superman Vol. 2 #161

--Adventures of Superman #583

--Superman: The Man of Steel #105

--Action Comics #770

--Jeremy Samuels quits Wayne Enterprises (fb from Batman #582)
--Superman Vol. 2 #162
--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #65-67
--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #70-71 ("PROPHET")
--Batman #582-584
--Detective Comics #751-752 ("A WALK IN THE PARK")
--Batman #585
--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #72-75 ("LOSSES")
--Action Comics #773 [Talia becomes head of LexCorp]
--Superman Vol. 2 #164 [Lex Luthor elected President of United States, Pete Ross VP]
--Azrael: Agent of the Bat #76
--Batman: Gotham Knights #12
--Batman #586
--Detective Comics #753
--Batman/Scarface: A Psychodrama 
--Batman: The Ankh #1-2
--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #164-167 ("GODS OF GOTHAM")
--Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood #1-2
--Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood # 3, Part 1
--Second Feature from Batman: Gotham Knights #13 (B&W)
--Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1
--Batman: Gotham Knights #15
--Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #2-6 
--Second Feature from Batman: Gotham Knights #17 (B&W)
--Detective Comics #787
OFFICER DOWN

--Batman #587

--Robin #86

--Birds of Prey #27

--Catwoman Vol. 2 #90

--Nightwing Vol. 2 #53

--Detective Comics #754

--Batman: Gotham Knights #13

--Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood #3, Part 2
--Batgirl #3-6
--Batman starts making training video (r in Batgirl #7)
--JLA #47-54
--Superman Vol. 2 #165
--Batgirl #7
--Batgirl #9
--Lex Luthor's Presidential Inauguration
--Superman: Lex 2000 #1, Part 2
JUSTICE LEAGUES

--Justice Leagues: JL? #1

--Justice Leagues: Justice League of Atlantis #1

--Justice Leagues: Justice Leauge of Arkham #1

--Justice Leagues: JLA #1

--Batman: Room Full of Strangers
--Detective Comics #755
--Batman: Gotham Knights #14
--Superman Vol. 2 #168
--Detective Comics #756
--Bruce and Clark attend wedding of Harrison Gray (fb from B&S: World's Finest #10, Part 2)
--Batman 80 Page Giant 2010 #1, Part 3
--Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood #3, Epilogue
--Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood #4-6 
--Superboy Vol. 3 #85
--Batman: Death Mask #1-4
--Robin #84
--Robin #87-88


YEAR SEVENTEEN (April 2005 to March 2006)

--Harley Quinn #6
--Detective Comics #757
--Robin #92-94
--JLA/Haven: Arrival [debut of Competalians, creation of Haven in California]
--Batman #588-590 ("CLOSE BEFORE STRIKING")
--Batman: Absolution
--Batgirl #14-15
--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #134-136 ("WHILE ROME BURNED")
--Second Feature from Batman: Gotham Knights #16 (B&W)
--Batman: Gotham Knights #16-19
--Batgirl #17
--The Spectre Vol. 4 #2-4 ("REDEEMING THE DEMON")
--Batman #591-592 ("SHOT THROUGH THE HEART")
--Catwoman Vol. 2 #94
--Detective Comics #758-760 ("UNKNOWING")
--Second Feature from 'tec #759-760 [Slam Bradley searches for missing Catwoman]
--Green Arrow Vol. 2 #1-10 ("QUIVER")
--JLA/Haven: Anathema
--Commissioner Akins has 1st meeting with Batman (fb from 'tec #758)
--Detective Comics #761, Part 1 [Sasha Bordeaux training days 1-10]
--Second Feature from Detective Comics #758 [Sasha training day 10]
--Detective Comics #761, Part 2 [Sasha training days 11-17]
 --JLA: Black Baptism #1-4 [overlaps with Sasha training days 11-13]
--Batman: Orpheus Rising #1-5  [overlaps with Sasha training days 14-17]
--Detective Comics #761, Part 3 [Sasha training days 23-30]
--Detective Comics #762
--Second Feature from Detective Comics #761-762
--JLA: Gatekeeper #1-3
--JLA Classified: Cold Steel #1-2
OUR WORLDS AT WAR

--Batman: Our Worlds at War #1

--JLA: Our Worlds at War #1

--Nightwing: Our Worlds at War #1

--Batman #593-594

--World's Finest: Our Worlds at War #1

--Superman/Batman #64
--Superman/Batman #68-71 ("OUR WORLDS AT WAR" Conclusion)
--Harley Quinn #9-12 ("QUINTESSENCE")
--Harley & Ivy: Love on the Lam
--Batman: Gotham Knights #20-21 ("RETRIBUTION")
--Batman #595
--Batman trains Batgirl, Spoiler, and Sasha separately (r in Batman #595)
--Two-Face tortures Holman Hunt (fb from Joker's Asylum: Two-Face #1)
--JLA #55-58 ("TERROR INCOGNITA")
--Nightwing: The Target 
--Green Lantern—Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan
JOKER: LAST LAUGH

--Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files #1

--Joker: Last Laugh #1

--Detective Comics #763

--Joker: Last Laugh #2

--Batman: Gotham Knights #22

--Joker: Last Laugh #3-5

--Robin #95
--Action Comics #784

--JLA #59

--Wonder Woman Vol. 2, #174-175

--Joker: Last Laugh #6

--Batman #596

--Detective Comics #764
--Batman: Gotham Knights #23
--a depressed Bruce purchases a handgun (fb from Gotham Knights #24)
--Batman #597
--Detective Comics #765
--JSA #31
--Batman: Gotham Knights #24
--JLA #61
--Batgirl #22-23
--The Power Comany: Sapphire #1
--Batman #598
BRUCE WAYNE: MURDERER?

--Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure #1

--Detective Comics #766

--Batgirl #24

--Nightwing Vol. 2 #65

--Batman: Gotham Knights #25

--Birds of Prey #39

--Robin #98

--Batman #599

--Detective Comics #767

--Nightwing Vol. 2 #66

--Batman: Gotham Knights #26

--Robin #99

--Birds of Prey #40

BRUCE WAYNE: FUGITIVE Part One

--Batman #600

--Birds of Prey #41 

--Robin #100
--Batgirl #25 [Batgirl defeats Lady Shiva]
--Second Feature from Batman: Gotham Knights #28 (B&W)
--Second Feature from Detective Comics #770-772 ("JOSIE MAC")
--Second Feature from Batman: Gotham Knights #31 (B&W)
--Batman apprehends Joker, stops nuclear device from exploding (fb from S/B #32)
--Batman keeps nuclear device in Batcave (fb from Superman/Batman #33)

COMPLETE BATMAN LIST (Years 11-14 In Order)

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Complete Batman List Years 11-14



YEAR ELEVEN (April 1999 to March 2000)

--funeral of Barry Allen (r in Blackest Night #0)
--debut of Ben Wolff (r in Detective Comics #878)
--Justice League of America #250-255
LEGENDS

--Batman #401

--Detective Comics #568-570

--Legends #2-5

--Captain Atom #2

--Legends #6 / fb from DCU Legacies #6

--The New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #18
--Batman: Hong Kong
--Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #52-55 
--Batman impregnates Talia (r in Batman #666)
--Batman #402-403 ("ONE BATMAN TOO MANY")
--Detective Comics #571-574
--The Question #2
--Justice League #1-4
--Justice League Annual #1
--Batman and The Outsiders #32
--The New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #29-31
--The Outsiders #17-22 
--The Outsiders Special #1
--debut of Captain Boomerang (fb from Batman #645) 
--Action Comics #606
--The Weird #1-4
--The Fury of Firestorm #63-64
--Firestorm, The Nuclear Man Annual #5 
--Batman Annual #11
--Batman #412
--birth of Damian Wayne (r in Batman #666)
--Justice League #5-6
--Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman share a laugh at Guy Gardner's expense (fb from JL of A Vol. 2 #0)
--Moon Maiden and Valkus the Centurion erased from existence (fb from JLA 80-Page Giant #3)
--Justice League International #7
--Dr. Fate #3
--Teen Titans Spotlight #14 --Action Comics Annual #1
--Batman vs Killer Croc (r in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #23)
--Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #66
--Detective Comics #579
--Batman #413
--Booster Gold #22
--Action Comics #594
--Booster Gold #23 
--Action Comics #595
--Vigilante #47
--Batman #414 
--Justice League International #8
--The Outsiders #23-24
--The Outsiders Annual #1
--The Outsiders #25-26
MILLENNIUM

--Millennium #1

--Justice League International #9

--Millennium #2

--Batman #415

--Millennium #3

--Green Lantern Corps #220

--Millennium #4

--Detective Comics #582

--Millennium #6

--Blue Beetle Vol. 6 #21

--Millennium #7-8

--Blue Beetle Vol. 6 #22
--Suicide Squad #10
--Justice League International #11-13
--Suicide Squad #13
--Batman #416
--Batman Confidential #13-16 ("WRATH CHILD")
--Batgirl Special #1
--Detective Comics #583-584
--Batman #417-420 ("TEN NIGHTS OF THE BEAST")
--Adventures of Superman #440
--Detective Comics #585-589
--Jason nearly kills a drug dealer (fb from Batman #645)
--Batman #421-423
--DC Bonus Book #5
--Martian Manhunter #1-4
--Detective Comics #590-591
--Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes
--Batgirl briefly comes out of retirement to fight Two-Face (fb from Batman Annual #13, Part 1)
--Detective Comics #572 / fb from Booster Gold Vol. 2 #6
FABLES

--Detective Comics Annual #1

--Green Arrow Annual #1

--The Question Annual #1

--Batman: The Cult #1-4
--Batman #424-425
--Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
--Batgirl comes of out retirement again to assess Jason's mental state (fb from Gotham Knights #43)
--Babs begins tutoring Jason (fb from Gotham Knights #44)
--Detective Comics #592-594
--DC Bonus Book #11
--Batman Annual #12, Part 1
--Justice League International Annual #2
--DC Bonus Book #7
--Justice League International #15-17
--Batman Annual #12, Part 2
--Cosmic Odyssey #1-4
--debut of Matthew Atkins, Bruce meets Peyton Riley (fb from 'tec #828)
--Batman: The Killing Joke / Booster Gold Vol. 2 #5
--Batman finds photos of older time-traveling Booster Gold (r in Booster Gold #1,000,000)
--Superman Vol. 2 #23
--Babs breaks up with Jason Bard*
--Bruce visits Babs in hospital (fb from 2nd ft. of Birds of Prey #127)
--Bruce and Alfred visit Babs at the hospital (fb from Nightwing Annual #2)
--Bruce argues with Babs at the hospital (fb from Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Oracle #1)
--Batman #426-429 / Gotham Knights #44 ("A DEATH IN THE FAMILY")
--debut of Erik Webber (fb from LOTDK #197)
--Batman saves Sharkey from Penguin (fb from Secret Origins Special Vol. 2 #1)
--Bruce argues with Babs in hospital again (fb from Batman Chronicles #5, Part 1)


YEAR TWELVE (April 2000 to March 2001)

--Batman finds Connor Hawke, Ollie gives his condolences regarding Jason's death (fb from GA & BC #5)
--Superman (who has missed his annual Spring meeting with Batman because he was in deep space) returns to Earth and learns about Jason's death, Bruce has dinner at the Kent farm (fb from Batman & Superman: World's Finest #7)
--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #37
--Batman: Turning Points #3
--Justice League International #19-21
INVASION!

--Detective Comics #595

--Invasion! #2-3

--Power of The Atom #9
--Justice League International Annual #3, Part 2
--Jason Todd secretly returns from the dead (fb from Batman Annual #25)
--Dick returns home from deep space to learn that Babs is paralyzed, Dick announces his engagement to Starfire (fb from Nightwing Annual #2)
--The New Titans #55 / fb from Nightwing Vol. 2 #62)
--Detective Comics #596-597
--Batman #430-432
--Starman #9-10
--Detective Comics #598-600 ("BLIND JUSTICE")
--Batman #434-435 ("THE MANY DEATHS OF THE BATMAN")
--Detective Comics #601-603 ("TULPA")
--Justice League International #24
--Justice League America #26-27
--Justice League America #29
--The New Titans #55
--Batman #436-439 ("BATMAN YEAR THREE")
THE TEASDALE IMPERATIVE

--Justice League America #31

--Justice League Europe #7

--Justice League America #32

--Justice League Europe #8

--new Sportsmaster debuts (r in Manhunter #17) --Detective Comics #604-607 ("THE MUD PACK")
--Captain Atom #33 --Manhunter #17 --Detective Comics Annual #2
--Justice League Europe #9-10
--The Batman Chronicles #5, Part 1
--debuts of Team Mayhem and The Tailor (fb from 2nd Feature of 'tec #789)
--World's Finest #1-3


YEAR THIRTEEN (April 2001 to March 2002)

--Swamp Thing Vol. 2 Annual #4 
--DARK KNIGHT OVER METROPOLIS

--Superman Vol. 2 #44

--Adventures of Superman #467

--Action Comics #654

--John Mayhew attempts to form the Club of Heroes for a 2nd time, Batman no-shows, Mayhew murders his wife and frames Mangrove Pierce for the crime (fb from Batman #669)
--Batman Annual #13, Part 2
A LONELY PLACE OF DYING

--Batman #440

--The New Titans #60

--Batman #441

--The New Titans #61

--Batman #442

--Tim begins training (fb from Secret Origins 80-Page Giant #1)
--Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #5
--Batman teams-up with Green Arrow (fb from Batman Chronicles #7, Part 3)
--Detective Comics Annual #3
--Tim continues training (fb from Secret Origins 80-Page Giant #1)  
--Detective Comics #608-609 ("ANARKY IN GOTHAM CITY")
--Flash Special #1 [John Fox (from the 27th Century) temporarily trades places with Flash (who goes to live in the 27th Century)]
--Batman #443-444
--Tim continues training (fb from Secret Origins 80-Page Giant #1)  
--Detective Comics #610-611 ("SNOW AND ICE")
--Justice League America #34
--Batman #445-447 ("WHEN THE EARTH DIES!")
--Bruce begins dating Vicki Vale who sees his scars for the 1st time (fb from BFTC - Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive? #1)
--Justice League America #39 [heroes think Mister Miracle dies]
--Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #16
--Justice League America #40 / Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #17
--Justice League America #41-42
--Detective Comics #612-614
--Bruce sends Tim to train with Dick (r in The New Titans #65)
--Suicide Squad #40-43 ("THE PHOENIX GAMBIT")
--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #1
THE PENGUIN AFFAIR

--Batman #448

--Detective Comics #615

--Batman #449

--Detective Comics #616-617
--Batman #450-451
--Batman: Bride of the Demon
--Detective Comics #618-621 ("RITE OF PASSAGE")
--Batman vs Penguin (r in Ms. Tree Quarterly #1)
--Ms. Tree Quarterly #1
--debuts of Stiletto and Two-Tone (fb from 'tec #630)
--Batman/Green Arrow: The Poison Tomorrow
--Batman: Run, Riddler, Run #1-3
--Batman 3-D, Part 1
--Two-Face's #1 henchman Charlie debuts (r in Legends of the World's Finest #1) --Batman #452-454 ("DARK KNIGHT, DARK CITY")
--debut of Prof. Theo Partridge, Batman's rogues secretly inject the Dark Knight with a virus (fb from Batman: DOA)
--Justice League Europe #17
--The Demon Vol. 3 #3-4
--Suicide Squad #44
--Justice League Quarterly #2
--Justice League Europe #22
--debuts of Senator Linden and Clancy Linden (fb from Batman: DOA)
--Tim solves Riddler puzzle on cpu (fb from Secret Origins 80-Page Giant #1)
--Batman #455-457 ("IDENTITY CRISIS")
--Tim Drake trains to become new Robin (fbs from Robin #152-161 and Robin # 166)
--Batman 80-Page Giant #2, Part 4
--Robin #1-5
--Detective Comics #622-624
--Batman: Unseen #1-5
--debuts of Austin Phelps and Vanessa Hansen-Grey (fbs from 'tec #861-863)
--Detective Comics #625
--Batman: DOA
--Batman #458-459
--The Demon Vol. 3 #7-8
--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #9
--Detective Comics #626-627
--Captain Atom #50
--Batman #460-461 ("SISTERS IN ARMS")
--Detective Comics #628
--Starman #34
--Justice League Quarterly #3
--Batman #462-464 ("SPIRIT OF THE BEAST")
--Justice League America #52
--Detective Comics #629-632
--Challengers of the Unkown Vol. 2 #4
--Batman #465-466
--Detective Comics #633-634
--Batman #467-469 ("SHADOWBOX")
--Detective Comics #635-637
--Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgement on Gotham
WAR OF THE GODS

--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #59

--Batman #470
--Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #60

--War of the Gods #3-4 

ARMAGEDDON 2001

--Batman Annual #15

--Detective Comics Annual #4

--Action Comics #670

--Armageddon: Inferno #1

--Armageddon: Inferno #4

--Armageddon: Alien Agenda #1

--Lex Luthor has terminal cancer, fakes own death (r in Armageddon 2001) --Batman & Superman: World's Finest #8
--Armageddon 2001 tie-in [Luthor gets new clone body, begins masquerading as his own "son"]
--"Breakdowns" ends; JL disbands (Justice League of America)
--Batman #471
--Detective Comics #638
--Suicide Squad #59-62 ("LEGERDEMAIN")
THE IDIOT ROOT

--Batman #472

--Detective Comics #639

--Batman #473

--Detective Comics #640

--Robin II #4
THE DESTROYER

--Batman #474

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #27

--Detective Comics #641

PANIC IN THE SKY!

--Superman Vol. 2 #65

--Adventures of Superman #488

--Action Comics #675

--Superman: The Man of Steel #10

--Superman Vol. 2 #66

BREAKDOWNS

--Justice League America #59

--Justice League Europe #35

--"Breakdowns" ends (Justice League of America) [JL embassies close, JL disbands]
--Justice League Spectacular #1
THE RETURN OF SCARFACE

--Batman #475

--Detective Comics # 642

--Batman #476

--Deathstroke the Terminator #6-9 ("CITY OF ASSASSINS")
--Gotham Nights #1-4
--Detective Comics #643
--Batman #477-478 ("A GOTHAM TALE")
--Ragman Vol. 2 #5-8
--The Demon Vol. 3 #23-24 ("THE RETURN OF THE HOWLER")
--Detective Comics #644-646 ("ELECTRIC CITY")
--Justice League Europe #37-40
--Batman #479-480
--Aquaman Vol. 4 #8
--Batman #481-482
--Batman: Penguin Triumphant, Part 1
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1-4 ("THE LAST ARKHAM")
--debut of Kryppen the Poisoner (r in Underworld Unleashed: Batman - Devil's Asylum #1)
--Batman #483
--Batman: Penguin Triumphant, Part 2
--Detective Comics #647-649 / fb from Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Batgirl #1
ECLIPSO: THE DARKNESS WITHIN

--Detective Comics Annual #5

--Robin Annual #1

--Batman Annual #16

--Detective Comics #651
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #5
--Detective Comics #652-653
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #6
--Batman: Birth of the Demon
--Legends of the World's Finest #1
--Jim Gordon and Sarah Essen get married*
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #7-15
--Justice League America #66
--Batman #484-487
--debuts of Poppa Bear Figueroa & Rags Dentine (r in Legends of the World's Finest #2)
--Oracle debuts clock-tower apt. HQ (fb from Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Oracle #1)
--The Batman Chronicles #23, Pt. 1
--Legends of the World's Finest #2-3
--Batman: Sword of Azrael #1-4
--Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1
--Superman Vol. 2 #75 [death of Superman]
--Batman and Wonder Woman learn that Superman is dead (fb from JL of A Vol. 2 #0)
--Batman: Gordon's Law #1-4
--Batman #488
--Detective Comics #654-656
--Robin III #1
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND

--Justice League America #70

--Superman: The Man of Steel #20

--Superman Vol. 2 #76

--Superman: The Man of Steel #21

--Batman #489-490
--Black Condor #12
--Showcase '93 #6
--Detective Comics #657-658
–Batman/Judge Dredd: Vendetta in Gotham
--Batman meets the substitute Supermen (fb from B&S: World's Finest #9, Part 1)


YEAR FOURTEEN (April 2002 to March 2003)

KNIGHTFALL

--Batman #491-492

--Detective Comics #659

--Batman #493

--Detective Comics #660

--Batman #494

--Detective Comics #661

--Batman #495

BLOODLINES

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #1

KNIGHTFALL Continued

--Detective Comics #662

--Batman #496

--Detective Comics #663

--Batman #497 / fb from DCU Legacies #7

--Detective Comics #664

--Showcase '93 #7-8 ("2 FACE")

--Batman #498

--Detective Comics #665

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18 ("GOD OF FEAR")

BLOODLINES Continued

--Batman Annual #17

--Justice League Task Force #1 [JLTF forms with J'onn as leader]
KNIGHTFALL Continued

--Catwoman #2

--Batman #499

--Justice League Task Force #4

BLOODLINES Continued

--Robin Annual #2

--Detective Comics Annual #6

KNIGHTFALL Conclusion

--Detective Comics #666 / fb from DCU Legacies #7

--Batman #500 / fb from DCU Legacies #7

--Showcase '93 #10
--Jean-Paul Valley attacks car-jackers (fb from Primal Force #7)
--Batman: Turning Points #4
--Adventures of Superman #504 [Superman is resurrected; Coast City destroyed by Hank Henshaw]
--Superman #83
--Batman (Jean-Paul Valley) meets Superman for the 2nd time (fb from B&S: World's Finest #9, Part 2)
--Batman: The Vengeance of Bane II, Part 1
KNIGHTQUEST: THE CRUSADE Part One

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19-20 ("TALLY MAN")

BLOODLINES Conclusion

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #3

--Bloodbath #1-2

KNIGHTQUEST: THE SEARCH Part One

--Justice League Task Force #5-6

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #21-23 ("BRUCE WAYNE")

KNIGHTQUEST: THE CRUSADE Part Two

--Detective Comics #667-668

--Robin #1-5

--Batman #501-502 

--Detective Comics #669

--Catwoman #5

--Detective Comics #670-673

--Chain Gang War #5-6
--DC Retroactive: Batman - The '90s #1
KNIGHTQUEST: THE SEARCH Part Two

--Catwoman #6

KNIGHTQUEST: THE CRUSADE Part Three

--Batman #503-504

--Catwoman #7

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #24-25

--Batman #505

--Showcase '94 #5

--Robin #6

--Batman #506-507

--Showcase '94 #6 

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #26-27

--Showcase '94 #7

--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #50 [Hal becomes Parallax, kills a ton of people; Kyle becomes GL]
--Chain Gang War #10-12
--The Outsiders Vol. 2 #7-9  
--Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire #1 / r in Batman #509
KNIGHTQUEST: THE CRUSADE Conclusion

--Detective Comics #674

--Batman #508

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #28

--Detective Comics #675

KNIGHTQUEST: THE SEARCH Conclusion

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #59-61

--Robin #7

KNIGHT'S END

--Batman #509

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29

--Detective Comics #676

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62

--Robin #8

--Catwoman #12

--Batman #510 / fb from DCU Legacies #8

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #30 / fb from DCU Legacies #8

--Detective Comics #677

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #63

--Catwoman #13

--Robin #9

--Batman: The Last Angel
--Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights #1 / r in Detective Comics #689
ZERO HOUR: CRISIS IN TIME

--Batman #511

--Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #4-3

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31

--Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #2

--Detective Comics #678

--Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #1

--Catwoman #14

--Robin #10

--Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #0

--Batman #0

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #0

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #0

--Catwoman #0

--Detective Comics #0

--Robin #0

PRODIGAL

--Batman #512

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32

--Detective Comics #679

--Robin #11

--Batman #513

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #33

--Showcase '94 #12

--Detective Comics #680

--Robin #12

--Batman #514

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #34

--Detective Comics #681

--Robin #13

--The Batman Chronicles #1, Part 2
TROIKA

--Batman #515

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #35

--Detective Comics #682

--Robin #14

--Batman/Judge Dredd: The Ultimate Riddle
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #36
--Azrael #1-2
--Batman #516-517 ("SLEEPER")
--Guy Gardner: Warrior #17 [Guy Gardner gains Vuldarian Warrior powers]
--Guy Gardner: Warrior #29
--Detective Comics #683-684
--Azrael #4-5
--Flash Vol. 2 #100
--Robin Vol. 2 #15-16
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #37-38 ("THE JOKER")
--Batman: GCPD #1-4
--Batman #518
WAR OF THE DRAGONS

--Detective Comics #685

--Robin #17

--Detective Comics #686

--Batman #519-520
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #39
--Batman: Gotham Nights II #1-4
--Detective Comics #687-688
--The Batman Chronicles #1, Part 1
--The Batman Chronicles #1, Part 3
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #40-41 ("ANARKY")
--Batman #521-522
--DC Retroactive: Superman - The '90s #1
 GHOSTS

--Batman Annual #22

--JLA Annual #2

--Batman/Demon
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #42
--The Batman Chronicles #2
--Detective Comics #689-690
--Batman #523-524 ("THE SCARECROW")
--The Batman Chronicles #3
--Robin #19-21 
--Sandman #71
--Action Comics #714 [Superman vs. Joker]
--Superman: Man of Steel #50 [Superman imprisoned on another galaxy]
--Joker escapes from Arkham (r in Underworld Unleashed)
UNDERWORLD UNLEASHED

--Underworld Unleashed #1, Part 1

THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #43

UNDERWORLD UNLEASHED Continued

--Azrael #10

THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE Conclusion

--Catwoman #26

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #44

UNDERWORLD UNLEASHED Conclusion

--Underworld Unleashed #1 Part Two

--Detective Comics #691-692

--Robin #23-24

--Underworld Unleashed - Batman: Devil's Asylum #1

--Batman #525

--Underworld Unleashed #2-3

--Azrael #11
--Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey #1
--Birds of Prey: Manhunt #2-3
--Nightwing #1
--Nightwing #4
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #45
--Batman/Judge Dredd: Die Laughing #1-2  
--Green Lantern Vol. 3 #71 
--Nightwing Annual #1
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #46-47 ("CORNELIUS STIRK")
--Batman #526-528
--Two-Face escapes from Arkham, begins 10 day rampage which overlaps with next 4 items on list (r in Batman: Two-Face - Crime & Punishment)
--Black Lightning Vol. 2 #13
--Batman: The Vengeance of Bane II, Part 2
--Batman: Bane of the Demon #1, Part 1
--Detective Comics #693-694
--Action Comics #719
--Robin #26
--Batman: Two-Face - Crime & Punishment 
--Batman: The Chalice  
--Batman: Bane of the Demon #1, Part 2
--Batman: Bane of the Demon #2 [overlaps with beginning of "Contagion"]
CONTAGION

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48

--Detective Comics #695

--Robin #27

--Catwoman #31

--Azrael #15

--Batman #529

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #49

--Detective Comics #696

--The Batman Chronicles #4

--Catwoman #32

--Azrael #16

--Robin #28

--The Joker: Devil's Advocate  
--Batman #530-532 ("THE DEADMAN CONNECTION")
--Batman: Riddler - The Riddle Factory
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #50-52
--Man-Bat Vol. 3 #1-3
--Killer Croc returns to Arkham (r in Hitman #1)
--Batman: Death of the Innocents #1
--Batman: Bane of the Demon #3-4
--Catwoman #35 [Catwoman captured by Ra's Al Ghul]
--Detective Comics #697-699
--Robin #31
LEGACY

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53

--Batman #533

--Detective Comics #700

--Catwoman #36

--Robin #32

--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #54

--Batman #534

--Detective Comics #701

--Robin #33

--Detective Comics #702

--Batman: Bane, Part 1
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #55
--Nightwing Vol. 2 #1-3
--Batman: Bane, Part 2
--The Batman Chronicles #23, Part 2
--Azrael #22-23 ("ANGEL IN HIDING")


--Spider-Man & Batman: Disordered Minds
DC vs. MARVEL

--DC vs. Marvel Comics #1

--Marvel Comics vs. DC #2

--DC vs. Marvel Comics #3

--Marvel Comics vs. DC #4

--Aztek: The Ultimate Man #6-7
--Hitman #1-3 ("A RAGE IN ARKHAM")

--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #142-145 ("THE DEMON LAUGHS")
--The Batman Chronicles #6, Part 1
--The Batman Chronicles #6, Part 2
--Batman #535
--The Batman Chronicles #9, Part 3
--Batman: Shadow of the Bat #56-58 ("LEAVES OF GRASS")
--Green Arrow Vol. 2 #101 
--Two-Face organizes "villain war"; Batman and Superman learn Harrison Grey is alive (fb from B&S: World's Finest #10, Part 1)
--Extreme Justice #1 [Captain Atom illegally forms 3rd JL branch]
--Total Justice #1-3
--JLA: Incarnations #6 [Captain Atom's JL team invades Bialya, UN shuts down all JL branches]
--Justice League: A Midsummer's Nightmare #1-3
--JLA Secret Files #1, Part 1
--JLA #1-4 ("NEW WORLD ORDER")

COMPLETE BATMAN LIST (First 10 Years In Order)

This page has not been updated since 2011. For an updated and correct version of this timeline, please redirect to THE REAL BATMAN CHRONOLOGY PROJECT.COM.





I've decided to include a list of the Batman stories we've detailed as a part of this project sans the summaries/descriptions for everyone's convenience.  So here are the first ten years!


KEY: 
fb = flashback
fbs = flashbacks
r = referenced
* = no specific canonical reference, meaning this event or character debut does not have a current Earth-0 origin story and therefore, the original debut issue is most likely the canonical reference point





YEAR ONE (April 1989 to March 1990)

--"Batman Year One" [overlaps with the next year's worth of stories]
--Bruce obtains patents on parts to secretly use for Bat-tech (r in Superman/Batman #85)
--"Shaman Part 1" (LOTDK #1) / fb from 'tec #0
--Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper #1-2 / Catwoman Annual #1 begins
--Batman tests new grappling gun (r in Superman/Batman #86)

--"Got a Date With an Angel" (Batman Chronicles #19, Part 1)

--"One Night in Gotham City" by John Byrne (The Man of Steel #3)
--debut of Poison Ivy*
--Batman and Superman learn each others' identities; debut of Lois Lane (r in Superman #710)
--fbs from Killing Joke / fbs from Gotham Knights #54

--debut of Dr. Death (fb from Batman #682 / fb from Streets of Gotham #20) 

--Dirigible of Doom case (fb from Batman #682)
--debut of Julie Madison (fb from Batman #682)

--Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 #22
--Batman & The Monster Men by Matt Wagner
--Alfred fbs from Batman #682
--'tec #27 homage fb from Batman #682
--Batman & The Mad Monk by Matt Wagner
--Julie Madison leaves (fb from Batman #682)
--"Prey" (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #11-15)
--Catwoman #3-4 / Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper #3-4

--Frank Miller's "Batman Year One" ends
--"Guardian" (Batman: Gotham Knights #10, Part 2/B&W)

--debut of Lynn Eagles (r in LOTDK #67) 
--debut of Matches Malone (fb from Batman #589)

--Batman: The Man Who Laughs by Ed Brubaker/Doug Manhke
--Batman Confidential #22-25 / fbs from 'tec Annual #8
--Batman kisses Catwoman for first time (epilogue from Her Sister's Keeper #4)
--debut of Penguin*
--"Shaman Parts 2-5" (Legends of the Dark Knight #2-5)

--Batman trains with Zatara (r in 'tec #827)
--debut of Peyton Riley, Tommy Elliot kills mom (fbs from 'tec #848-849)
--Bruce and Alfred chat about Julie (fb from Batman #682)

--Batman: Journey into Knight #1-6 by Andrew Helfer/Tan Eng Huat

YEAR TWO (April 1990 to March 1991)

--Bruce meets Selina out-of-costume (r in Batman: Long Halloween #1)
--"Irresistible" by Tom Peyer/Tony Harris (LOTDK #169-171)
--"Deja Vu" by Darwyn Cooke (Solo #5)
--Batman/Catwoman: Trail of the Gun #1-2
--"Gothic" by Grant Morrison/Klaus Janson LOTDK #6-10)
--debuts of Mad Hatter, Killer Croc, and Dr. Double X*
--"Hot House" by John Francis Moore/P. Craig Russell (LOTDK #42-43)
--"Stalking" by Lee Marrs/Eddy Newell (LOTDK #107-108)
--debuts of Silken Spider, Tiger Moth, and Dragon Fly*
--Batman: Journey into Knight #7-12 by Andrew Helfer/Tan Eng Huat
--"Testament" by John Wagner/Chris Brunner (LOTDK #172-176)
--Batman begins logging in Black Casebook (r in Batman #665 / fb from Batman #673) 
--"Dinosaur Island" (Batman Chronicles #8, part 3)
--Penny Plunderer Case*
--Batman's 2nd encounter with Joker (fb from Batman #589)
--Batman earns Penguin trophy*
--The Case of the Prophetic Picture*
--Batman earns Little Buddha statue trophy*
--"Good Cop... Bad Cop" (Batman Confidential #29-30)
--"Wings" (LOTDK Annual #5) [overlaps with next 10 months]
--"Flyer" by Howard Chaykin/Gil Kane (LOTDK #24-26)
--"Playground" by James Robinson/Dan Brereton (LOTDK #114)
--"Choices" (LOTDK Halloween Special #1) 
--"Infected" by Warren Ellis/John McCrea (LOTDK #83-84) 
--"The Sleeping" by Scott Hampton (LOTDK #76-78)
--"Tao" by Alan Grant/Arthur Ranson (LOTDK #52-53)
--"Terminus" by Jaimie Delano/Chris Balacho (LOTDK #64)
--"Turf" by Steven Grant/Shawn McManus (LOTDK #44-45)
--"Blades" by James Robinson/Tim Sale (LOTDK #32-34)
--debut of young Helena Bertinelli (fb from Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood #4) 
--"Favorite Things" by Mark Millar/Steve Yeowell (LOTDK #79) 
--"Blink" (LOTDK #156-158)
--"Pulp Heroes" (LOTDK Annual #7)
--Batman exposes French-Algerian terror cell (r in Legends of the Dark Knight #106) 
--debuts of Solomon Grundy and Calendar Man*
--"Rules of Engagement" (Batman Confidential #1-6)
--Bruce becomes majority owner of Wayne Enterprises (r in Superman/Batman #85)
--Batman defeats El-Kar’isha (r in LOTDK #105) 
--"Going Sane" (LOTDK #65-68) [continues into next year]


YEAR THREE (April 1991 to March 1992)

--"Going Sane" (LOTDK #65-67) continues at the outset of this year
--"Venom" (LOTDK #16-18) begins in May
--Harvey Dent promoted to D.A.*
--Batman: The Long Halloween begins in June
--"Going Sane" (LOTDK #68) ends in August
--Dent meets with Batman (fb from Batman #527)
--"Wings" (LOTDK Annual #5) ends
--"Venom" (LOTDK #18-20) ends in October
--"Don't Blink" (LOTDK #164-167) takes place in January after Long Halloween #4
--Long Halloween #6 ends [story continues into next year]


YEAR FOUR (April 1992 to March 1993)

--Long Halloween continues with issue #7 [issues #7-13 overlap with the next 7 months]
--"Family" by James D. Hudnall/Brent Anderson (LOTDK #31) 
--"Idols" by James Vance/Dougie Braithewaite (LOTDK #80-82)
--"Faith" by Mike W. Barr/Bart Sears (LOTDK #21-23)
--"The Darkness" by Darren Vincenzo/Luke McDonnell (LOTDK #115)
--"Dirty Tricks" (LOTDK #95-97)
--Long Halloween ends
--Batman first teams-up with Green Arrow*  
--"Freakout" by Garth Ennis/Will Simpson (LOTDK #91-93)
--"Steps" by Paul Jenkins/Sean Phillips (LOTDK #98-99)
--"Terror" by Doug Moench/Paul Gulacy (LOTDK #137-144)
--"Loyalties" by John Ostrander/David Lopez (LOTDK #159-161)
--Batman saves Yuko Yagi (fb from Batman: Child of Dreams)
--debut of Steven Gallagher (fb from LOTDK #40)
--Alfred and Leslie revealed to be romantically involved (fb from Gotham Knights #7)
--Jeremy Samuels goes to jail (fbs from Batman #582-583)
--death of Roger Gordon, Barbara adopted by Jim*


YEAR FIVE (April 1993 to March 1994)

--debut of Wingman [Batman trains Wingman for the next 3 months] (r in Batman #669)
--Babs watches Batman meet with Jim (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 2 #20)
--"Colossus" by Mike Baron/Bill Reinhold (LOTDK #154-155)
--"Storm" by Andrew Donkin/Graham Brand (LOTDK #58)
--"Criminals" by Steven Grant/Mike Zeck (LOTDK #69-70)
--death of Nora Fries, debut of Mr. Zero aka Mr. Freeze*
--Gordon's wife and child leave (r in Dark Victory)
--debut of Hale Corbett (r in Turning Points #5)
--Gordon promoted to commissioner (r in Dark Victory)
--Barbara Gordon becomes primary caretaker of James Junior (fb from Detective Comics #875)
--Dark Victory begins now and overlaps with the rest of this year's stories 
--"The Secret" by Joshua Hale Fialkov/Adriana Melo (Superman/Batman #85-87)
--"Batman Year Two: Fear the Reaper" by Mike Barr/Alan Davis (Detective Comics #575) 
--death of Judson Caspian aka The Reaper (r in DC Retroactive: Batman - The 80s #1) 
--"Shipwreck" by Dan Vado/Norman Felchle (LOTDK #112-113)
--"Citadel" by James Robinson/Tony Salmons (LOTDK #85)
--"Spook" by James Robinson/Paul Johnson (LOTDK #102-104)
--Booster Gold and adult Dick secretly visit from the year 2010 (Booster Gold Vol. 2 #25) 
--"Bad" by Doug Moench/Barry Kitson (LOTDK #146-148) 
--The Creeper Vol. 2 #1-6 by Steve Niles/Justiniano
--"Ghosts" by Sam Keith (Batman Confidential #40-43)
--Batman first teams-up with Deadman*
--Batman first teams-up with Dr. Fate*
--Batman and Superman believe Dr. Harrison Grey is dead*
--Baldwin Berkins murder case (r in Batman #603)
--Ashmore family heir kidnapping case (fb from Gotham Knights #42 / B&W)
--Bruce Wayne named People's "Sexiest Man Alive" (r in Batman Confidential #52)
--Dark Victory continues into next year


YEAR SIX (April 1994 to March 1995)

--Dark Victory continues with issue #7 [issues #7-13 overlap with the next 6 months]
--Dick spends weeks in an orphanage before being adopted by Bruce (fb from Batman #436)
--Batman teams with Superman; Dick asks Batman about him (fb from Legends of the DCU #6)
--Dick's training begins, lasting roughly six months (fb from Batman #437-439)
--Dark Victory ends
--Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet by Bruce Canwell/Lee Weeks
--Batman and Robin discuss the latter's costume (fb from Nightwing Vol. 2 #101)
--first official patrol for the Dynamic Duo (fb from Detective Comics #866)
--debuts of Cluemaster, Firefly, Killer Moth, Spellbinder, Calculator, Getaway Genius*
--debuts of Blockbuster and Roland Desmond (fb from Starman #9)
--debuts of Tweedle-Dum, Tweedle-Dee, Crazy Quilt, Eraser, Kite Man, Mr. Polka Dot, Hat Man, and The Cavalier*
--debut of Signalman (fb from Trinity #18 / r in Robin #149)
--debut of The Bowler (fb from Detective Comics #725)
--Robin passes "ambush training" (fb from Batman #687)
--Solomon Grundy kills hobo-murderer (fb from Batman Hidden Treasures #1, Part 1)
--Batman: Gotham After Midnight #1-8 by Steve Niles/Kelley Jones
--Bruce Wayne named People's "Sexiest Man Alive" (r in Batman Confidential #52) [overlaps with Gotham After Midnight]
--Batman and Robin crash Two-Face's hideout (r in Batman #710) [overlaps with Gotham After Midnight]
--Batman and Robin bust thugs (fb from Nightwing Vol. 2 #56) [overlaps with Gotham After Midnight]
--Robin: Year One [overlaps with Gotham After Midnight]
--Batman: Gotham After Midnight #8-9
--"Robin & Superman: Fear of God" (Legends of the DCU #6)
--"Mask" by Bryan Talbot (LOTDK #39-40)
--"Geometry" by Dan Jurgens/Norm Rapmund (Superman #700)
--Batman: Gotham After Midnight #10-12
--"Teenage Sidekick" by Paul Pope (Solo #3)
--Bruce charged as unfit parent, goes to custody trial for Dick (fb from Nightwing Vol. 2 #75)
--Alfred and Bruce re-organize trophy room (fb from Batman #682)
--Batman obtains giant dice after Joker encounter*
--death of Joe Chill (fb from Batman #673)
--debut of Ace the Bathound*
--Dynamic Duo apprehend Lyman Brothers (fb from Gotham Knights #2 / B&W)
--debut of Dr. No Face (r in 52)
--Batman teams with other heroes vs Appelaxians (fb from DCU Legacies #3 / fb from JLA v. 2 #0)
--Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman decide to form JLA (fb from fb from JLA Vol. 2 #0)
--Joker's "Laughing Fish" scheme*
--"The Fishy Laugh / Reign of the Joker!" by Steve Englehart/Trevor Von Eeden
--Green Arrow joins JLA, begins funding the team (r in Legends of the DCU #12)
--debut of Snapper Carr (r in Hourman #1)
--Batman teams-up with Deadman against The Clown*
--debut of Clayface Basil Karlo (fb from Secret Origins #44)
--debut of Cyanide and Mother Grimm (fb from LOTDK #149-153)
--debut of Catman*
--Batman vs Fortas, Batman joins JLA full-time (fb from Batman Confidential #50-54)
--debut and erasure of the existance of Triumph*
--debuts of Zatanna, The Atom, Hawkman, Black Canary, Elongated Man, Red Tornado, and Phantom Stranger*
--debut of Starro*
--debuts of Darkseid, Xotar, Despero, Injustice Society, Royal Flush Gang, The Construct, Felix Faust, Dr. Destiny, Vandal Savage, Gorilla Grodd, Cheetah, Prof. Ivo, Kanjar Ro, Amos Fortune, The Lord of Time, The Key, Toyman, Brain Storm, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Libra, Simon Stagg, and Goldface* [these debuts randomly occur over the course of this year and overlap with other tales]
--JLA teams-up with JSA against Crime Champions (fb from DCU Legacies #4)
--JLA defeats Amazo, Flash gets Superman's autograph (fbs from Blackest Night #0 / Action Comics #850)
--JLA teams-up with JSA and Legion against Mordru*
--debut of Shaggy Man (fb from Justice League of America Vol. 2 #43)
 --Ollie first suspects Batman's secret identity (fb from JLA 80-Page Giant #2)
--Joker enters "popcrime" phase, has laughing contest with Dick (fb from and r in Batman #682)
--debut of Prof. Carter Nichols (r in Batman #700)
--The Case of Dana Drye*
--The Case of Judge Clay*
--death of Silas Wayne*
--Batman builds "Truth Chamber" in Batcave (r in Batman & Robin #16)
--"A New Dawn" (Batman Confidential #26-28)
--Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight: Jazz #1-3
--"Engines" by Ted McKeever (LOTDK #74-75)
--Hawkman, Atom, and Black Canary join JLA (r in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #29)
--Ollie asks Bruce to fund the JLA (fb from Legends of the DCU #12)
--first annual Superman/Batman Spring meeting* 


YEAR SEVEN (April 1995 to March 1996)

--Catwoman steals cat statue (fb from Bruce Wayne: The Road Home - Catwoman #1)
--debuts of Katherine Kane, Spyral, Santiago Vargas, and Lew Moxon (fb from Batman, Inc. #4) 

--"The Mystery of the Black Bat" (Batman #600)
--"Faces" by Matt Wagner (LOTDK #28-30)
--"Legend of the Dark Mite" (LOTDK #38)
--debut of Roy Blount (fbs from Detective Comics #875)
--young James Junior supposedly murders Babs' friend ((fbs from Detective Comics #875)
--Santiago Vargas debuts as El Gaucho (r in Batman Inc. #3)
--John Mayhew's Club of Heroes forms and disbands (fbs from Batman #667-669)
--Batman stops Riddler at Gotham Art Museum (fb from Joker's Asylum II: Riddler #1)
--Kathy Kane debuts as Bat-Woman (fb from Batman, Inc. #4 / r in Batman #655, Dark Detective, and 52)
--Barbara Gordon debuts as Batgirl*
--debut of Humpty Dumpty (fb from Arkham Asylum: Living Hell)
--Batgirl makes 1st public appearance, apprehends Killer Moth (fb from Secret Origins v.2 #20)
--Batgirl teams-up with Batman (fb from Batman: Batgirl)
--debut of Condiment King*
--"Photo Finish" (The Batman Chronicles #9, Part 1)
--Batman and Bat-Woman begin dating (fb from Batman, Inc. #4 / fb in Batman #682)
--Betty Kane debuts as Bat-Girl (fb from Batman, Inc. #4)
--Batman and Robin discuss Bat-Woman and Bat-Girl (fb from Batman #682)
--Batman and Bat-Woman get engaged (fb from Batman, Inc. #4)
--Robin accidentally breaks giant nickel trophy (r in Flash Vol. 2 #210)
--debut of Hooded Hangman (r in Superman/Batman #70)
--Batman meets Bat-Mite (r in Killing Joke)
--debut of Gaggy (fbs from Gotham City Sirens #6)
--debut of Children of Maya and Jennifer Blake (fb from Batman: Absolution)
--"Halloween Past: Trick and Defeat" (DCU Halloween Special 2009)
--Batman: War on Crime by Alex Ross/Paul Dini
--"Never Say Die" (Batman: Gotham Knights #27/B&W)
--Thanksgiving with Aunt Agatha (fb from Batman #565)
--death of Aunt Agatha*
--Ollie asks Batman to find Connor Hawke (fb from Green Arrow & Black Canary #5)
--"The Bat and The Beast" (Batman Confidential #31-35)
--"Batman A-Go-Go" (Solo #7) 
--"Work That's Never Done" (Batman Confidential #49)
--"Broken Nose" (Batman: Gotham Knights #3/B&W)
--Huntress: Year One #4-6
--Batman reveals his annoyance with "popcrime" (fb from Batman #682)
--debut of Starbreaker (fb from Justice League of America Vol. 2 #29)
--Batman meets time-traveling Access and Marvel's Daredevil but loses memory of this event (from Ultimate Access #2)
--Batman trains Bat-Hombre, defeats El Papagayo (r in Batman, Inc. #3)
--Batman and Bat-Woman share Karn hallucination (fb from Batman #682 / fb from Batman, Inc. #4)
--Batman turns into "Bat-creature" (r in Batman, Inc. #4)
--Doctor Dedalus revealed as leader or Spyral (fb from Batman, Inc. #4)
--Kathy Kane breaks up with Bruce (fb from Batman #682 / fb from Batman, Inc. #4)
--Bruce enters deep depression about Kathy (fb from Batman #682 / fb from Batman, Inc. #4)
--"Folie a Duex" (Legends of the DCU #10-11)
--debut of Dr. Milo, Batman has Zur-En-Arrh hallucination (r in Batman #679)
--debut of Dr. Simon Hurt, Batman undergoes sleep deprivation, is implanted with Zur-En-Arrh post-hypnotic trigger word, Batman hallucinates the death of Robin (fbs from Batman #673-674)
--Hurt erases Bruce's memories of his (Hurt's existence), Batman begins blacking out, contemplates retiring (fbs from Batman #673-674)
--Hurt begins training the substitute Batmen (fbs from Batman #673-674)
--Batman has Rainbow Creature hallucination (fbs from Batman #673-674)
--debut of Nick Pierce, Batman vs Riddler (fb from Batman 80-Pg Giant 2011 #1, Part 5)
--Batman briefly travels to 853rd century (DC One Million 80-Page Giant #1) 
--debut of Black Mask (fb from Catwoman Vol. 3 #83)
--Robin chats with Batman (fb from Nightwing Vol. 2 #75)
--Batman begins wearing YELLOW OVAL COSTUME*
--Teen Titans Year One #1-5 [overlaps with Flash Vol. 2 #210]
--Wally West meets Batman (fb from Flash Vol. 2 #210)
--Catwoman: Defiant by Peter Milligan/Tom Grindberg
--"No Escape" (Batman: Gotham Knights #29/B&W)
--JLA throws party for Snapper Carr (fb from Hourman #16)
--debut of Dr. Light (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 2 #37)
--Snapper Carr fooled by Joker (fb from Hourman #16)
--Batman and Robin defeat Joker (fb from Nightwing Vol. 2 #62)
--Batman teaches Robin to use guns (fb from Nightwing Vol. 2 #33)
--debut of Deadshot (fb from Deadshot #1)
--debut of Manhunter Paul Kirk and The Council (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 2 #22)
--Dynamic Duo defeats Riddler, meets Henry McNulty (fb from Batman #713)
--debut of Terrible Trio (r in 'tec #832 and "An Innocent Man" by Brian Bolland)
--Snapper Carr quits JLA (fb from Hourman #8)
--JLA is sad that Snapper Carr quit (fb from Hourman #16)
--JLA moves to satellite HQ*
--Batman dies, but is revived by the Atom (r in Justice League of America Vol. 4 #58)
--Batman & Robin vs Poison Ivy (fb from Secret Origins #36)
--Hal Jordan tries to connect with Bruce, fails (fb from Blackest Night #0)
--Dr. Milo turns Anthony Lupus into werewolf (fb from Batman #683)
--debut of The Gargoyle (fbs from Batman #477-478)
--Batman trains Mercedes Stone, death of Mercedes Stone (fb from LOTDK #37)
--debut of Copperhead*
--Joker's Five Way Revenge (r in Batman #683 / fb from Trinity #18)
--Dynamic Duo apprehends Rafferty Brothers*
--Batman and Jim Gordon watch Batgirl fight Scarecrow (fb from Booster Gold Vol. 2 #5)
--Batman and Superman attend 2nd annual Spring meeting*


YEAR EIGHT (April 1996 to March 1997)

--Batman on unspecified JLA business, returns to save Robin and Batgirl from Crazy Quilt (fb from Nightwing Annual #2)
--"Snitch" (LOTDK #51)
--"Sanctum" by Dan Raspler/Mike Mignola (LOTDK # 54)
--"All the Deadly Days: Ch. 1" by Dale Eaglesham (Batman 80-Page Giant #3)
--"Last Call at McSurley's" (Batman: Gotham Knights #25 / B&W)
--debut of Falseface*
--supervillain team-up of Two-Face, Clayface, Dr. No-Face, and Falseface (r in Batman #700)
--Bruce and Hal argue as usual (fb from Blackest Night #0)
--debut of Wrath*
--The Case of Matuchima*
--debut of Titus (fbs from JLA Classified #51and JLA Classified #53-54)
--debut of Dr. Gruener aka The Reaper (r in Batman #692)
--Booster Gold Vol. 2 #11-12 [Booster Gold and Goldstar (from the year 2010) steal the batmobile and help Wiley Dalbert, Alfred explains the theft to a confused Dynamic Duo]
--Bruce and Dick think Alfred has been killed (fb from Batman #682)
--Alfred briefly becomes The Outsider (r in Nightwing Annual #2)
--Outisder affair ends, Bat-family votes not to ever tell Alfred (r in Batman #683)
--Dick falls in love with Babs, Dick begins fighting with Bruce (fb from Nightwing Annual #2)
--Dick fights with Bruce; JLA suspends Titans (fb from Secret Origins V.2 Annual #3)
--Batman stops team-up of Joker, Gaggy, Eraser, Penguin, and Catwoman (fb from Batman #682)
--Dynamic Duo stops team-up of Joker, Riddler, Hat Man, Scarecrow, and Catwoman (fb from Batman #700)
--Prof. Nichols shuts down experiments, goes into hiding (r in Batman #700)
--Batman rescues Robin from Joker (fb from Nightwing Vol. 2 #62)
--Batman and Superman attend 3rd annual Spring meeting, debuts of Intergang and Project Cadmus (fb from Batman & Superman: World's Finest #4)
--"Joker Tips His Hat!" by Ed Brubaker/Stefano Guadiano (Batman #600)
--Batman: Batgirl by Kelley Puckett/Matt Haley


YEAR NINE (April 1997 to March 1998)

--Bruce moves into Wayne Tower Penthouse, switches to Bat Bunker, Alfred writes fiction stories (fbs from Batman #682)
--Dick moves to New York to attend college (fb from Batman #600)
--Bruce starts Victims Inc (r in Batman, Inc. #6)
--Joker robs bank, kills hostages (fb from DCU Legacies #5)
--debut of Matthew Thorne
--Deadshot returns (fb from Deadshot #1)
--debuts of Dr. Phosphorus, Rupert Thorne, Silver St. Cloud (r in LOTDK #132 & Batman #600)
--Teen Titans disband, New Teen Titans form*
--debut of Deathstroke*
--Booster Gold Vol. 2 #21-24 [New Teen Titans battle Ravager, Black Beetle, and a disguised time-traveling Booster Gold from 2010]
--"Night of the Bat" (Swamp Thing #7/Batman Hidden Treasures #1)
--"The Cat and The Bat" (Batman Confidential #17-21)
--"Terror Times Three!" by Len Wein/Tom Mandrake (DC Retroactive: Batman - The 70s #1) 
--"The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul" by Denny O'Neil/Neal Adams
--"Dark Messenger of Mercy!" (Batman #307) 
--"Duel" (LOTDK Annual #1)
--"Siege" (LOTDK #132-136)
--Jennifer Blake eludes Batman in Missouri (fb from Batman: Absolution)
--Dick begins dating Starfire (fb from Nightwing Annual #2)
--Babs begins dating Jason Bard*
--Teen Titans vs. JLA (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 2 Annual #3)
--Batman, Superman, and Robin defeat Epoch (fb from Superman/Batman #79-80)
--Dick drops out of college, moves to NYC*
--death of Gregorian Falstaff (r in DC Retroactive: Batman - The 70s #1)
--debuts of Maxie Zeus, Ultra Humanite and Carl Bork*
--debut of Mr. Zsasz (r in Shadow of the Bat #1)
--debut of Power Girl (fb from JSA Classified #1)
--Batman and Superman attend 4th annual Spring meeting, debuts of The Thorn and The 100, Superman meets Batgirl (fb from Batman & Superman: World's Finest #5)
--Batman defeats Ra's Al Ghul, finds Lazarus Pit oasis in Himalayas (fb from Year One: Batman - Ra's Al Ghul #2)
--Catwoman joins Injustice Gang*
--debuts of Zook and Weapons Master*
--Batman yells at Zook, Zook leaves Earth (fb from Superman/Batman #31)
--Batman, Superman, & Wonder Woman pose for Tex Thompson picture (r in Hero Hotline #5)
--debuts of The Sensei and Bronze Tiger; death of Kathy Kane (r in Batman, Inc. #4)


YEAR TEN (April 1998 to March 1999)


--Batman defeats Packrat (r in Legends of the DCU #13)
--debut of Vicki Vale (r from Batman #403)
--"Critical Mass" by Priest/Lashley (Legends of the DCU #13)
--Dr. Light rapes Sue Dinby, Mind-Wipe Scandal begins (fbs from Identity Crisis, OMAC Project)
--"Super Powers" by Marc Guggenheim/Jerry Bingham (Batman Confidential #50-54)
--Mind-Wipe Scandals continue (Flash Vol. 2 #215, Catwoman Vol. 3 #50)
--debut of Spirit King, death of Mr. Terrific (fb from JSA #61)
--Batman and Jason Burr vs Kobra; Burr dies (r in Faces of Evil: Kobra #1)
--JSA and JLA rescue Seven Soldiers of Victory and defeat Iron Hand; death of Red Tornado (fb from and r in JL of A Vol. 2 #0 / fb from Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. #9)
--debut of Tulane Bryce (fb from JLA 80-Page Giant #1)
--debut of Walter Lanier (r in The New Titans #65)
--Ollie shoots a mind-controlled Batman (r in Justice League of America Vol. 2 #4)
--Batman quits JLA, forms The Outsiders (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 2 #6)
--JLA disbands, JLA reforms in Detroit with weakened line-up*
--Halo and Katana move into penthouse (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 2 #6)
--Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman meet to discuss the new JLA (fb from Justice League of America Vol. 2 #0)
--debut of The Force of July (fb from DCU Legacies #5)
--debut of Agent Orange (r in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #6)
--Batman and the Outsiders break into the JLA satellite*
--Batman and the Outsiders save Halo from the Aurakles (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 2 #6)
--debut of Paul Sloane (fbs from 'tec #777-782)
--Dynamic Duo apprehends The Spook (fb from Batman: Gotham Knights #46)
--debut of Professor Radium (r in Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #4)
--debuts of Queen of Hearts and Jack of Clubs (fb from Batman #472)
--Joker and Killer Croc assemble villains including debuting Captain Stingaree ('tec #526 / r in Batman #703)
--Getaway Genius diagnosed with cancer and retires (fb from Batman #703)
--debut of Winslow Heath (fb from Detective Comics #867-870)
--Batman and Phantom Stranger vs The Hellerites (r in The Return of Bruce Wayne #5)
--debut of Death Man (fb from Batman Incorporated #2)
--Dynamic Duo vs Penguin, Tim discovers their identities (fb from Secret Origins 80-Page Giant #1)
--Dick unveils prototype Nightwing costume (fb from Batman #682)
--Joker nearly kills Robin (r in Batman: Orphans #1 & Nightwing Vol. 2 #134)
--Dick briefly quits as Robin, returns to help bust Tigers (fb from Nightwing Vol. 2 #134-135)
--Dick and Bruce argue (fb from Batman #713)
--"Nightwing: Year One, Ch. 1-3" (Nightwing #101-103)
--Black Orchid #2 by Neil Gaiman/Dave McKean
--Bruce tells Wonder Woman and Superman about Jason Todd (fb from J L of A Vol. 2 #0)
--debuts of Clayface III, Electrocutioner, Black Spider, Film Freak, and Firebug*
--Babs gets Masters, gets elected to Congress, becomes librarian*
--Batman stops Joker at Antique Society (fb from 'tec #617)
--Killer Moth learns Batman's secret identity, suffers brain injury and forgets (r in SotB #8)
--debut of Mirage (fb from Shadow of the Bat #15)
--debut of Ten-Eyed Man*
--debut of Wilson and Fiona (r in Batman: 80-Page Giant Vol. 2 #1)
--debuts of The Dark Rider*
--Babs gets engaged to Jason Bard*
--Man-Bat discovers Batman's secret identity (r in Gotham Knights #45)
--debut of The Glass Man (r in Robin #153)
--Joker uses shark tank death trap (fb from Batman #682)
--“Scars” (Batman: Batgirl–Girlfrenzy! #1)
--Bruce impregnates Talia (fb from Batman #683)
--"Nightwing: Year One, Ch. 4-6" (Nightwing #104-106) 
--"Two of a Kind"/"Second Chance" (Batman #410-411)
--Dynamic Duo and WW help Superman beat Mongul (r in Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #1)
--Batman, Robin, and Nightwing team-up (fb from Batman & Robin #23)
--Bruce chats with Jason (fb from Batman & Robin #24)
--Booster Gold Vol. 2 #14 [Batman and Robin (Jason) apprehend Mr. Freeze]
--debut of Tiki Rivera (r in LOTDK #209)
--Batman warns Robin about the dangers of Joker (fb from Red Hood: Lost Days #6)
--Joker takes TV-game show hostage (fb from Joker's Asylum: Joker #1)
--Scarecrow terrorizes teen slumber party (fb from Joker's Asylum: Scarecrow #1)
--Batman and Superman attend 5th annual Spring meeting*
--Looker joins Outsiders* 
--Batman and Robin defeat Scarecrow (fb from DCU Legacies #5)
--debut of Kevin McNulty (fb from Batman #713) 
--debut of Karl Kyle (r in Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer #3)
--Batman vs. Killer Moth (r in Harley Quinn #10)
--debut of Two-Bear Brothers (r in Harley Quinn #9)
--mariage of Donna Troy (fb from Justice League of America Vol. 2 #0)
--"Revenge of the Reaper!" by Barr/Bingham (DC Retroactive: Batman - The 80s #1)
--The Crisis on Infinite Earths / fb from DCU Legacies #5 / Legends of the DCU: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 / r in Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search
--Kal-L and Lois Lane of former Earth-2, Alex Luthor of former Earth-3, and Superboy-Prime exile themselves (fbs from Infinite Crisis)