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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

Dark Days: The Forge #1

DC ⋅ 2017

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Dark Days: The Forge #1
 
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Prelude to Dark Nights: Metal

1st cameo team appearance of the Immortal Men: The Immortal Man AKA Caden Park, Ghost Fist, Reload, Stray and Timber

Dark Days: The Casting #1

DC ⋅ 2017

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Dark Days: The Casting #1
 
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1st cameo appearance of the Dark Multiverse Batmen (in shadows): The Drowned, The Dawnbreaker, The Red Death, The Batman Who Laughs, The Merciless, The Devastator, The Murder Machine

2nd cameo appearance of Barbatos

Dark Nights: Metal #1

DC ⋅ 2017

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Dark Nights: Metal #1
 
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Premiere issue of the series that explores the Dark Multiverse of the DC Universe

Batman: Red Death #1

DC ⋅ 2017

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Batman: Red Death #1
 
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One-shot featuring a Batman/Flash Dark Multiverse hybrid

Dark Nights: Metal Tie-In

Dark Nights: Metal #2

DC ⋅ 2017

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Dark Nights: Metal #2
 
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2nd cameo appearance of the Dark Multiverse Batmen: The Drowned, The Dawnbreaker, The Red Death, The Batman Who Laughs, The Merciless, The Devastator, The Murder Machine

1st appearance of Baby Darkseid

Batman: The Murder Machine #1

DC ⋅ 2017

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Batman: The Murder Machine #1
 
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One-shot featuring the Batman/Cyborg Dark Multiverse hybrid

Dark Nights: Metal Tie-In

Teen Titans #12

DC ⋅ 2017

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Teen Titans #12
 
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1st full appearance of The Batman Who Laughs

Part of the Dark Multiverse, The Batman Who Laughs is an alternate version of Batman depicted as a hybrid of the Joker & Batman

Nightwing #29

DC ⋅ 2017

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Nightwing #29
 
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'Gotham Resistance' Part 2

Dark Nights: Metal -Tie-In

Cameo cover and interior appearance of The Batman Who Laughs

Suicide Squad #26

DC ⋅ 2017

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Suicide Squad #26
 
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Cover cameo appearance of The Batman Who Laughs

Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1

DC ⋅ 2017

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Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1
 
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Origin of The Batman Who Laughs

Dark Nights: Metal, tie-In

Green Arrow #32

DC ⋅ 2017

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Green Arrow #32
 
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'Gotham Resistance' Part 4

Dark Nights: Metal (Tie-In)

2nd full appearance of The Batman Who Laughs

1st appearance of The Batmobile belonging to The Batman Who Laughs

Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1

DC ⋅ 2017

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Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1
 
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One-shot featuring Batman/Green Lantern Dark Multiverse hybrid

Dark Nights: Metal Tie-In

Batman: The Drowned #1

DC ⋅ 2017

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Batman: The Drowned #1
 
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One-shot featuring Batman/Aquaman Dark Multiverse hybrid

Dark Nights: Metal Tie-In

Batman: The Merciless #1

DC ⋅ 2017

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Batman: The Merciless #1
 
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Batman: The Merciless - Solo origin story featuring Batman/Wonder Woman inspired character

Dark Nights: Metal Tie-In

Dark Nights: Metal #3

DC ⋅ 2017

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Dark Nights: Metal #3
 
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Foil-stamped cover

Batman: The Devastator #1

DC ⋅ 2018

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Batman: The Devastator #1
 
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One-shot origin story featuring Batman/Doomsday hybrid

Dark Nights: Metal Tie-In

Flash #33

DC ⋅ 2018

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Flash #33
 
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Dark Nights: Metal tie-in

Connecting cover with Justice League #32, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32 and Justice League #33

Justice League #32

DC ⋅ 2018

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Justice League #32
 
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'Bats Out Of Hell' Part 2

Dark Nights: Metal (Tie-In)

Cover art by Ethan Van Sciver connects with the three other covers in this crossover series

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32

DC ⋅ 2018

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Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32
 
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'Bats Out Of Hell' Part 3

Dark Nights: Metal, Tie-In

Cover art by Ethan Van Sciver connects with the three other covers in this crossover series

Justice League #33

DC ⋅ 2018

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Justice League #33
 
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'Bats Out Of Hell' Part 4

Dark Nights: Metal (Tie-In)

Cover art by Ethan Van Sciver connects with the three other covers in this crossover series

Batman: Lost #1
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DC ⋅ 2018

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Batman: Lost #1
 
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Dark Nights: Metal (Tie-In)

Origin of Batman

1st printing is identified by foil text, second printing does not have foil

Dark Nights: Metal #4

DC ⋅ 2018

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Dark Nights: Metal #4
 
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Cover art by Greg Capullo featuring Dream (Daniel) of the Endless from the Sandman series

Hawkman Found #1

DC ⋅ 2018

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Hawkman Found #1
 
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Origin of Hawkman

Dark Nights: Metal, Tie-In

Dark Nights: Metal #5

DC ⋅ 2018

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Dark Nights: Metal #5
 
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Dark Nights: Metal story arc continuation with characters re-imagined from a nightmarish Dark Multiverse

Sideways #1

DC ⋅ 2018

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Sideways #1
 
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1st appearance of Sideways, received his powers passing through a rift in the Dark Dimension

1st cameo appearance of Tempus Fuginaut, protector against the Dark Multiverse

Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1
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DC ⋅ 2018

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Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1
 
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Continuation of the Dark Nights: Metal story line

Co-written by Grant Morrison

Dark Nights: Metal #6

DC ⋅ 2018

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Dark Nights: Metal #6
 
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Conclusion of the Dark Nights: Metal limited series

1st cameo appearance of Caden Park

Preview of the Immortal Men

Sideways #8

DC ⋅ 2018

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Sideways #8
 
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Reintroduction of Porcupine Jimmy Olsen, originally appeared in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #65

Reintroduction of Red Ant Superman, originally appeared in Action Comics #296

1st cameo appearance of Perrus the Benevolent

Sideways #9

DC ⋅ 2018

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Sideways #9
 
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1st full appearance of Perrus, a ruler of the Dark Multiverse

Batman Who Laughs, The #1

DC ⋅ 2018

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Batman Who Laughs, The #1
 
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1st appearance of the Grim Knight, an alternate reality Batman who uses deadly force

Batman Who Laughs, The #4

DC ⋅ 2019

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Batman Who Laughs, The #4
 
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Identity of The Batman Who Laughs revealed, unmasked

Batman Superman #1

DC ⋅ 2019

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Batman Superman #1
 
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1st cameo appearance of The Shazam Who Laughs, the Dark Multiverse version of Shazam

Batman Superman #2

DC ⋅ 2019

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Batman Superman #2
 
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1st appearance of the Superman Who Laughs

1st full appearance of the Shazam Who Laughs

Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Batman - Knightfall #1
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DC ⋅ 2019

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Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Batman - Knightfall #1
 
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1st appearance and death of Jean-Paul Valley as Saint Batman and Tourne, the son of Bane in the Dark Multiverse, alternate reality

1st appearance of Cardinal and Torchbearer, enforcers for Saint Batman

Batman Superman #3

DC ⋅ 2019

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Batman Superman #3
 
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1st appearance of the Dark Multiverse Blue Beetle

Tales From the Dark Multiverse: The Death of Superman #1

DC ⋅ 2019

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Tales From the Dark Multiverse: The Death of Superman #1
 
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1st appearance of Lois Lane as the Eradicator

Alternate reality story inspired by the Death of Superman story arc

Batman Superman #4

DC ⋅ 2019

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Batman Superman #4
 
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1st full appearance of the Secret Six, heroes infected by the Batman Who Laughs toxin: Jim Gordon, Donna Troy, Hawkman, Shazam, the Blue Beetle, and Supergirl, cameo

Batman (Italy) #68

International ⋅ DC Lion ⋅ 2019

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Batman (Italy) #68
 
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Variant cover art by Giuseppe Camuncoli

Lucca Comics & Games Tuscany Comic Con exclusive limited to 500 copies

Cross-promotion with heavy metal band, Lacuna Coil and DC's Dark Nights: Metal series

Hawkman #18

DC ⋅ 2019

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Hawkman #18
 
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1st full appearance of Sky Tyrant, the Hawkman of the Dark Multiverse

Infected: Scarab #1
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DC ⋅ 2019

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Infected: Scarab #1
 
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One-shot tie-in to the Year of the Villain, Batman Who Laughs story arc

Metal Men #2

DC ⋅ 2019

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Metal Men #2
 
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1st full appearance of Nth Metal Man, an element from the Dark Multiverse

Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night #1
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DC ⋅ 2019

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Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night #1
 
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1st appearance of Sinestro as the Limbo Lantern, trapped between being a White Lantern 'life' and a Black Lantern 'death'

Re-imagining of the Green Lantern 'Blackest Night' storyline

Dark Multiverse, alternate reality

Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis #1
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DC ⋅ 2019

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Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis #1
 
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Dark Multiverse retelling of Infinite Crisis where Blue Beetle becomes OBAC, the main antagonist

Supergirl #36

DC ⋅ 2019

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Supergirl #36
 
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1st full appearance of The Supergirl Who Laughs

Infected: Deathbringer #1
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DC ⋅ 2019

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Infected: Deathbringer #1
 
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One-shot tie-in to the Year of the Villain, Batman Who Laughs story arc

Donna Troy infected by The Batman Who Laughs toxin

Infected: The Commissioner #1
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DC ⋅ 2019

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Infected: The Commissioner #1
 
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One-shot tie-in to the Year of the Villain, Batman Who Laughs story arc

Commissioner Gordon is infected by The Batman Who Laughs toxin

Tales From the Dark Multiverse: The Judas Contract #1
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DC ⋅ 2019

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Tales From the Dark Multiverse: The Judas Contract #1
 
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Re-imagining of The Judas Contract storyline which took place in The New Teen Titans #42-#44 and annual #3 (1984)

Dark Nights: Death Metal #1

DC ⋅ 2020

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Dark Nights: Death Metal #1
 
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1st appearance of Beyonder, the Dark Multiverse version of Terry McGinnis (Batman Beyond)

1st appearance of T-Rex Batman and other alternate universe Batmen

Dark Nights: Death Metal - Speed Metal #1
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DC ⋅ 2020

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Dark Nights: Death Metal - Speed Metal #1
 
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Follows Dark Knights: Death Metal #3

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