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Batman and Robin #6

DC ⋅ 2010

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Batman and Robin #6
 
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1st full appearance of Flamingo, a flamboyantly dressed assassin who dabbles in cannibalism

Cover art inspired by Purple Rain by Prince and the Revolution

Batman #656

DC ⋅ 2006

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Batman #656
 
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1st full appearance of Damian Wayne, in final panel

1st appearance of Jezebel Jet

Batman #156

DC ⋅ 1963

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Batman #156
 
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Iconic cover art by Sheldon Moldoff that pioneered many covers that followed including Crisis on Infinite Earths #7

1st appearance of Dr. Hurt

Batman #417

DC ⋅ 1988

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Batman #417
 
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1st appearance of the KGBeast, a cybernetically enhanced assassin, formerly a Soviet agent

Batman: The Cult #1

DC ⋅ 1988

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Batman: The Cult #1
 
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1st appearance of Deacon Blackfire

Detective Comics #300

DC ⋅ 1962

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Detective Comics #300
 
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1st appearance of Polka-Dot Man

Batman #133

DC ⋅ 1960

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Batman #133
 
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1st appearance of Kite-Man

3rd appearance of Bat-Mite

The Kite Man animated series premiered on Max July 18, 2024

Batman #237

DC ⋅ 1971

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Batman #237
 
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1st appearance of the Reaper, Benjamin Gruener

Iconic horror cover and story concept inspired by Bernie Wrightson and Harlan Ellison

Cameo appearances by Marvel characters including Havok, Thor, Spider-Man and Captain America, as people in Halloween costumes

Real life comic creators drawn into the story: Bernie Wrightson, Gerry Conway and Alan Weiss

Detective Comics #1001

DC ⋅ 2019

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Detective Comics #1001
 
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1st full appearance of Arkham Knight, in DC mainstream continuity

Previously appeared in video game adaptations

Detective Comics #583

DC ⋅ 1988

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Detective Comics #583
 
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1st appearance of Scarface & Ventriloquist

[August 2022 - rumored to appear in Penguin spin-off series on HBO Max]

Batman #59

DC ⋅ 1950

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Batman #59
 
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1st appearance of Deadshot, a mercenary

Detective Comics #230
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1956

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Detective Comics #230
 
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1st appearance of Mad Hatter II, an impostor who is renamed the Hatman in Batman #700

Batman #49

DC ⋅ 1948

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Batman #49
 
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1st appearance of the Mad Hatter, Jervis Tetch

1st appearance of Vicki Vale

Batman #6

DC ⋅ 2012

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Batman #6
 
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1st full team appearance of The Court of Owls

Batman #2

DC ⋅ 2011

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Batman #2
 
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1st appearance of The Talon, William Cobb, an assassin for the Court of Owls and the great-grandfather of Dick Grayson

Batman #619

DC ⋅ 2003

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Batman #619
 
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1st appearance of Hush, Tommy Elliot in costume

Detective Comics #259

DC ⋅ 1958

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Detective Comics #259
 
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1st appearance of Calendar Man

Batman #188

DC ⋅ 1966

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Batman #188
 
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1st appearance of the Eraser

Birds of Prey #37

DC ⋅ 2002

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Birds of Prey #37
 
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1st appearance of Condiment King, a villain who weaponizes condiments

Detective Comics #36

DC ⋅ 1940

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Detective Comics #36
 
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1st appearance and origin of Hugo Strange

Debut of Batman's finned gloves

Detective Comics #524

DC ⋅ 1983

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Detective Comics #524
 
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1st full appearance of Killer Croc

Batman #357 is commonly cited as Killer Croc's first appearance but he appears no different in his first cameo appearance in Detective Comics #523 than he does in Batman #357. In this issue, it is revealed that the previously obscured figure has crocodile features

2nd cameo appearance of Jason Todd, in one panel, mentioned by name

Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1

DC ⋅ 1993

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Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1
 
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1st appearance, cover and origin of Bane

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #484

[September 2024 - James Gunn’s DCU is developing a Bane and Deathstroke super-villain team-up film based on a script by Matthew Orton]

Batman Adventures #12

DC ⋅ 1993

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Batman Adventures #12
 
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1st appearance of Harley Quinn in a standard comic

[August 2022 - Lady Gaga confirmed to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the Joker movie sequel as Harley Quinn / March 2023 - a set photo from the Joker sequel provides a first look at Lady Gaga as Harley]

Detective Comics #58

DC ⋅ 1941

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Detective Comics #58
 
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1st appearance of the Penguin

[March 2022 - Colin Farrell will reprise the Penguin in an HBO Max spin-off]

Detective Comics #66

DC ⋅ 1942

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Detective Comics #66
 
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1st appearance and origin of Two-Face, Harvey Dent, a district attorney disfigured by acid

1st appearance of Gilda Dent, the wife of Harvey Dent

1st appearance of Salvatore Maroni, the mob boss who disfigured Harvey Dent

Detective Comics #411

DC ⋅ 1971

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Detective Comics #411
 
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1st appearance and cover of Talia al Ghul, daughter of Ra's al Ghul

Detective Comics #405

DC ⋅ 1970

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Detective Comics #405
 
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1st team appearance of the League of Assassins

Batman #232

DC ⋅ 1971

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Batman #232
 
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1st appearance of Ra's al Ghul

2nd appearance of Talia al Ghul

Batman #171

DC ⋅ 1965

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Batman #171
 
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1st appearance of the Riddler in the Silver Age

Prior to the publication of this issue, the Riddler hadn't appeared in comics for 17 years

Batman #181

DC ⋅ 1966

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Batman #181
 
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1st appearance of Poison Ivy, Pamela Isley

Interior pin-up poster of Batman and Robin included

Detective Comics #841

DC ⋅ 2008

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Detective Comics #841
 
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1st team appearance of the Wonderland Gang: Tweedledum, Tweedledee, The Lion, The Unicorn, The Walrus, The Carpenter, The Mad Hatter and The March Harriet

Detective Comics #74

DC ⋅ 1943

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Detective Comics #74
 
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1st appearance of Tweedledee & Tweedledum

Batman #38

DC ⋅ 2018

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Batman #38
 
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1st appearance and origin of Matthew Warner, a boy obsessed with Bruce Wayne to the point of having his own parents killed

Detective Comics #625

DC ⋅ 1991

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Detective Comics #625
 
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1st appearance of Abattoir, a man who believed he could absorb the life force of those he killed including that of his own family

Batman #452

DC ⋅ 1990

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Batman #452
 
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First mention of Barbatos the Bat-God of the Dark Multiverse

Barbatos also claims to be the bat that Bruce Wayne saw on the night he decided to become Batman

Batman #43

DC ⋅ 2015

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Batman #43
 
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1st appearance of Mr. Bloom, a provider of seeds that are internalized, temporarily granting a person superpowers but at the cost of their lives

Batman #345

DC ⋅ 1982

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Batman #345
 
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1st appearance of Dr. Death in the Bronze Age, a scientist who develops biological weapons

Detective Comics #469

DC ⋅ 1977

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Detective Comics #469
 
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1st appearance of Doctor Phosphorus, a villain who is perpetually on fire after being exposed to massive amounts of radiation

1st appearance of Rupert Thorne, a corrupt politician

[March 2023 - Doctor Phosphorus rumored for Gunn's Creature Commandos / April 2023 - confirmed, voiced by Alan Tudyk]

Detective Comics #592

DC ⋅ 1988

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Detective Comics #592
 
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1st appearance of Cornelius Stirk, a cannibal who believes he needs to feed on people's hearts to survive

Batman #189

DC ⋅ 1967

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Batman #189
 
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1st appearance of the Scarecrow in the Silver Age and 3rd appearance overall

Introduction of Scarecrow chemicals to elicit fear

[October 2023 - a Scarecrow project is rumored to be in development]

Detective Comics #298

DC ⋅ 1961

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Detective Comics #298
 
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1st appearance of the second Clayface, Matt Hagen, a scuba diver who had come into contact with a clay-like substance that compromised his molecular structure

[March 2023 - Deadline reports: sources are telling us that scripts are constantly changing, and that Clayface is a big addition to Matt Reeves’ The Batman 2 (version of character is unspecified). Deadline continues by writing: let’s wait until the dust settles here and something moves forward. It remains to be seen whether Clayface is a connection between The Batman 2 Elseworlds or Gunn's DC slate]

Batman #386

DC ⋅ 1985

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Batman #386
 
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1st appearance of Black Mask, a crime boss who wore a mask carved from the casket lid of his deceased father

Detective Comics #400

DC ⋅ 1970

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Detective Comics #400
 
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1st appearance and origin of Man-Bat, a scientist whose experiment went awry after combining human and bat DNA to cure his own deafness

First solo Batgirl and Robin story

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1

DC ⋅ 1992

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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1
 
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1st appearance of Victor Zsasz, a serial killer who carves a tally mark in his skin for every victim he claims

1st appearance of Jeremiah Arkham, later becomes the second Black Mask

Batman Streets of Gotham #2

DC ⋅ 2009

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Batman Streets of Gotham #2
 
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1st appearance of Jane Doe without a disguise, skinless

Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #6

DC ⋅ 2003

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Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #6
 
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1st full appearance of Great White Shark, previously Warren White who was mutilated from frostbite after Jane Doe locked him in Mr. Freeze's cell

Batman #666

DC ⋅ 2007

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Batman #666
 
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Stand-alone story set 15 years into the future featuring Damian Wayne as Batman

1st cameo and only appearance of Professor Pyg, deceased in one panel - Pyg is later reintroduced with a different design and character profile

1st cameo appearance of Flamingo, briefly in one last episode, later introduced with a different design

Batman: Gotham Knights #28

DC ⋅ 2002

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Batman: Gotham Knights #28
 
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1st appearance of The Mortician, a villain with the ability to revive corpses

Batman: The Dark Knight #1

DC ⋅ 2011

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Batman: The Dark Knight #1
 
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1st appearance of White Rabbit, Jaina Hudson who has the ability to split into two separate bodies, previously Angora Lapin

1st appearance of Dawn Golden, a romantic interest of Bruce Wayne

Detective Comics #2

DC ⋅ 2011

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Detective Comics #2
 
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1st appearance of Dollmaker, a serial killer who makes dolls out of the skin and body parts of his victims

1st appearance of Charlotte Rivers, a romantic interest of Bruce Wayne

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