Bane

DC Comics

BANE

348

APPEARANCES

1151

TOTAL ISSUES

131

SERIES

Bane is a fictional super-villain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dennis O'Neil, Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan, he first appeared in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (January 1993). The character is an adversary of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collective of enemies that make up his rogues gallery. With a mix of brute strength and exceptional intelligence, Bane is often credited as being the only villain to have "broken the bat".

FIRST APPEARANCE

Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special #1 cover

Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special #1

"Vengeance of Bane"

January 1993

First appearance of Bane. Earliest catalogued appearances of Bird and Trogg.

KEY APPEARANCES

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Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special #1 cover

Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special #1"Vengeance of Bane"

First appearance of Bane. Earliest catalogued appearances of Bird and Trogg.

Jan 1993

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The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox #13 cover

The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox #13"Chapter 13: Go out with a bang!"

Dec 2021

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The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox #14 cover

The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox #14"Chapter 14: Who Cares?"

Dec 2021

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Task Force Z #3 cover

Task Force Z #3"Chapter 3: The Same Coin"

Feb 2022

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The Joker #12 cover

The Joker #12"Chapter 18: Turbulence; Punchline: Chapter 12"

Apr 2022

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Task Force Z #5 cover

Task Force Z #5"Chapter 5: A Whole Lotta Characters Goin' On!"

Apr 2022

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Detective Comics #1053 cover

Detective Comics #1053

Apr 2022

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The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #12 cover

The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #12"Too Many Crooks..."

May 2022

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The Joker #13 cover

The Joker #13"Chapter Nineteen: Strange Appetites; Punchline: Chapter 13"

May 2022

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Task Force Z #6 cover

Task Force Z #6"Chapter 6"

May 2022

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Batman: Urban Legends #14 cover

Batman: Urban Legends #14

Jun 2022

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The Joker #14 cover

The Joker #14"Chapter Twenty: The Banes of Our Existence; Knock Knock"

Jun 2022

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Task Force Z #7 cover

Task Force Z #7"Chapter 7"

Jul 2022

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Batman: Urban Legends #16 cover

Batman: Urban Legends #16"Bound to Our Will, Part 6; Some Things Remain; Memory Lane, Part 3; Hounded, Part 6"

Aug 2022

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The Joker #15 cover

The Joker #15"[Untitled]; Punchline: Finale"

Aug 2022

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Task Force Z #9 cover

Task Force Z #9"Chapter 9"

Aug 2022

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Task Force Z #10 cover

Task Force Z #10"Chapter 10"

Sep 2022

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DC vs Vampires: All-Out War #1 cover

DC vs Vampires: All-Out War #1"Part 1"

Sep 2022

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DC vs. Vampires #7 cover

DC vs. Vampires #7

Sep 2022

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DC vs Vampires: All-Out War #2 cover

DC vs Vampires: All-Out War #2"All-Out War Part 2; Dark Birth Part 1"

Oct 2022

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DC vs Vampires: All-Out War #3 cover

DC vs Vampires: All-Out War #3"All-Out War Part 3; Dark Birth Part 2"

Nov 2022

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Dark Knights of Steel: Tales from the Three Kingdoms #1 cover

Dark Knights of Steel: Tales from the Three Kingdoms #1

Nov 2022

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The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #2 cover

The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #2"It's Not Funny Anymore; Jokers Die Many Times Before Their Deaths!"

Jan 2023

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Batman - One Bad Day: Bane #1 cover

Batman - One Bad Day: Bane #1"The Last Vengeance of Bane"

Mar 2023

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Batman: Legends of Gotham #1 cover

Batman: Legends of Gotham #1

Mar 2023

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Batman: The Brave and the Bold #4 cover

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #4"Enter the Abyss; Stormwatch: Down with the Kings, Part 4; Harcourt: Second Life, Part 1; My Family"

Oct 2023

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The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #10 cover

The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #10"Stop Me if You've Heard This One Before; Dying is Easy, Comedy is Hard!"

Nov 2023

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Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder #5 cover

Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder #5"The Harley Spirit; Flight; #Doubletrouble"

Jan 2024

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Batman / Superman: World's Finest #22 cover

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #22

Feb 2024

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Batman and Robin #10 cover

Batman and Robin #10"Bat vs Bat"

Aug 2024

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Batman and Robin #11 cover

Batman and Robin #11"Welcome to Dinosaur Island"

Sep 2024

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Batman and Robin #12 cover

Batman and Robin #12"To the Death!"

Oct 2024

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Batman and Robin #13 cover

Batman and Robin #13"I Am..."

Nov 2024

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Batman #160 cover

Batman #160"Chapter Three: The Knight"

Jul 2025

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Batman #161 cover

Batman #161"Chapter Four: The Queen"

Sep 2025

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Immortal Legend Batman #2 cover

Immortal Legend Batman #2"Chapter 2"

Nov 2025

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New History of the DC Universe #3 cover

New History of the DC Universe #3

Nov 2025

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Batman #162 cover

Batman #162"Chapter Five: The King"

Jan 2026

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DC x AEW #1 cover

DC x AEW #1

Apr 2026

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Wonder Woman #32 cover

Wonder Woman #32"The Wonder War, Part 2"

Jun 2026

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Mad About DC #1 cover

Mad About DC #1

Jun 2026

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CREATORS

Writers and artists on Bane's earliest appearances.

Chuck Dixon Doug Moench Graham Nolan Roger Robinson Jim Aparo Scott Beatty Dennis O'Neil James Pascoe

SERIES

All-Star Batman

All-Star Batman

14 issues

Arkham Manor: Endgame

Arkham Manor: Endgame

1 issue

Azrael

Azrael

47 issues

Azrael Annual

Azrael Annual

3 issues

Bane 101

Bane 101

1 issue

Bane: Conquest

Bane: Conquest

1 issue

Bane: Conquest

Bane: Conquest

12 issues

Batgirl: Futures End

Batgirl: Futures End

1 issue

Batman

Batman

715 issues

Batman

Batman

162 issues

Batman '66

Batman '66

73 issues

Batman 80-Page Giant

Batman 80-Page Giant

3 issues