Batman: Shadow of the Bat
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250x450px Cover of Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (June 1992). Art by Norm Breyfogle and Brian Stelfreeze. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | June 1992 – February 2000 |
| Number of issues | 96 |
| Main character(s) | Batman |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) |
Norm Breyfogle Brett Blevins Dave Taylor Mark Buckingham |
Batman: Shadow of the Bat was a comic book series featuring Batman, published by DC Comics. The series ran for 96 issues, from 1992 to 2000. The stories took place in Batman's then-current continuity along with Detective Comics and Batman, in contrast to Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, which focused on Batman's early years. Shadow of the Bat looked into the psyche of the various cast members of the Batman comics.
Publication history[edit | edit source]
Shadow of the Bat was started with the four-part storyline, "Batman: The Last Arkham," which also saw the introduction of several new characters, such as Jeremiah Arkham and Zsasz. Issues #73 and #74 were a part of the "Batman: Cataclysm" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story for 1999. Issues #83 through #94 were parts of the "No Man's Land" storyline that won the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story of 2000. Issue #80 was part of a special "flip-book" along with Azrael #47, where both issues were part of the same book. This two-issue special was the first of its kind. The #1000000 issue was a part of the "DC One Million" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story for 1999. Fifty of the series' 96 monthly issues were part of various crossovers with other titles. The majority of the issues were written by writer Alan Grant, notable for his work on Batman in the 1990s. Shadow of the Bat was canceled at the end of the "No Man's Land" storyline, and was immediately replaced with Batman: Gotham Knights.
Collected editions[edit | edit source]
The first four issues of the series were collected in Batman: The Last Arkham, and various other issues have been included, among other titles, in a number of trade paperbacks.
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
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| Batman: The Last Arkham | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1-4 | October 1995 | 978-1563891908 |
| Batman: Knightfall, Part Two: Who Rules the Night | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18, Batman #498-500, Detective Comics #664-666, Showcase '93 #7-8 | September 1993 | 978-1563891489 |
| Batman: Knightfall, Part Three: KnightsEnd | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29-30,Batman #509-510, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62-63, Catwoman #12-13, Detective Comics #676-677, Robin #8-9 | June 1995 | 978-1563891915 |
| Tales of the Batman: Tim Sale | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #32-34, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #7-9, Showcase '94 #3-4, Solo #1 | January 2009 | 978-1401217358 |
| Batman: Prodigal | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32-34,Batman #512-514, Detective Comics #679-681, Robin #11-13 | January 1998 | 978-1563893346 |
| Batman: Anarky | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #40-41, Anarky #1-4, The Batman Chronicles #1, Detective Comics #608-609 | February 1999 | 978-1563894374 |
| Batman: Contagion | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48-49, Azrael #15-16, Batman #529, The Batman Chronicles #4, Catwoman #31-32, Detective Comics #695-696, Robin #27-28 | April 1996 | 978-1563892936 |
| Batman: Legacy | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53-54, Batman #533-534, Catwoman #35-36, Detective Comics #699-702, Robin #31-33 | February 1997 | 978-1563893377 |
| Batman: Cataclysm | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73-74 Batman #553-554, The Batman Chronicles #12, Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men #1, Batman: Spoiler/Huntress: Blunt Trauma #1, Catwoman #56, Detective Comics #719-721, Nightwing #19-20, Robin #53 | June 1999 | 978-1563895272 |
| Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 1 | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83-84, 'Batman #563-564, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116, Batman: No Man's Land #1, Detective Comics #730-731 | September 1999 | 978-1563895647 |
| Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 1 (Modern "complete" edition) | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83-86 | 1401232280 | |
| Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 2 | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85-87, Batman #565, The Batman Chronicles #16, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117, #119, Detective Comics #732-733 | February 2000 | 978-1563895999 |
| Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 2 (Modern "complete" edition) | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87-88 | 1401233805 | |
| Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 3 | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88, Batman #566-569, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120-121, Detective Comics #734-735 | October 2000 | 978-1563896347 |
| Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 3 (Modern "complete" edition) | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #89-92 | 1401234569 | |
| Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 4 | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92-93, Batman #571-572, The Batman Chronicles #18, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #125, Detective Comics #736, #738-739 | December 2000 | 978-1563896989 |
| Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 4 (Modern "complete" edition) | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93-94 | ISBN 1401235646 | |
| Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 5 | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #94, Batman #573-574, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126, Batman: No Man's Land #0, Detective Comics #740-741 | April 2001 | 978-1563897092 |
References[edit | edit source]
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External links[edit | edit source]
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat at the Comic Book DB
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