BATMAN

Followed by Batman Volume 2. The entire run of Batman still stands upon large controversies over who actually came up with some of the characters. Bob Kane supposedly came up with the idea for the hero, but it has been suggested that he only came up with a "Bird-man" and Bill Finger suggested he be a "Bat-man". Both creators, however, share credit for this character. As for the Joker, the first concept sketch was drawn by Jerry Robinson, but Kane disputed that his input was "minimal" suggesting he and Bill came up with the idea. Kane also finagled many legal aspects of Batman related print and media ensuring he received sole credit. Prior to 2016, every movie and comic read "Batman created by Bob Kane", but following a campaign by the relatives of Bill Finger, all future credits have been changed to "Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger". Robinson and Finger came up with the character, Robin after "Robinhood". Bob Kane and Sheldon Moldoff co-created numerous bat-creations including Alfred Pennyworth, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, Batwoman, Batgirl as well as Bat-Mite and Ace the Bat-Hound just to name a few. Bill Finger also co-created Penguin, Riddler, and Catwoman. Ad for Batman #1One of DC's longest running books showcasing the adventures of the Dark Knight, Batman. Throughout the years, a majority of Batman's marquee storylines have happened within the pages of this book including, but not limited to the death of the second Robin, Jason Todd, and Bane breaking Batman's back, leading to Jean-Paul Valley to assume the role of Batman for a period of time in the 90s. In 2006, superstar writer Grant Morrison took over the book. Morrison wrote stories that introduced readers to Bruce's son Damian Wayne as well as putting Bruce through a series of near-fatal trials against The Black Glove and Doctor Hurt, leading up to the epic 2008 storylines of Batman RIP and Final Crisis where Bruce Wayne had apparently died at the hands of the evil god Darkseid. After Bruce's "death," and the Battle for the Cowl, Dick Grayson, the first Robin, took up the mantle of Batman, continuing to protect Gotham exactly as his mentor had. He even took in Damian as his own Robin. With the exception of two issues set prior to the events of Final Crisis, Dick Grayson has been the star of the book since issue #687. When the superhero community learned that Bruce Wayne had never actually died, and was sent back in time by Darkseid, Dick Grayson eventually knew that his time as Batman would soon end. But with Bruce's return, and formation of Batman Incorporated, Bruce deemed Dick Grayson the Batman of Gotham City, as he travelled the world, searching for more recruits for his new organization. Charles Paris has drawn the most issues of Batman thus far at 128. Denny O'Neil is a long time writer and editor at DC with 211 issues. He also contributed the location of Arkham Asylum as well as the characters Man-Bat, Ra's al Ghul and Talia al Ghul. In September 2011, DC Comics relaunched their entire line in an event known as "The New 52" which would see the premiere of fifty-two new titles, thus the long-running Batman series ended with #713 during Tony S. Daniel's run on the title. In the new line, however, Tony Daniel will continue writing in the "Batman universe" but under the character's other main title, Detective Comics. The new Batman series will be written instead by Scott Snyder (who was writing Detective Comics pre-relaunch). For Post Flashpoint volume 2, refer to Batman.Writers:Pre-Crisis Bill Finger #1-13, 15, 18, 20, 22-23, 25, 28-36, 38-40, 42-45, 47-50, 52-53, 55-71, 74, 76-80, 82, 84-85, 87-90, 92-93, 95-105, 107-108, 110-116, 118-148, 150-160, 163, 167, 170, 176-177, 182, 185, 187, 193, 198, 200, 203, 208, 213, 218, 223, 228, 233, 236-237, 241-242, 254-259, 261Joseph Greene #10, 17, 21, 26, 31, 261Jack Schiff #10, 13, 15, 21, 26Edmond Hamilton #11, 38, 76-78, 83, 85-86, 88, 91, 93-95, 98-99, 101, 104, 109-112, 182, 185, 187, 193, 198, 208, 218, 228, 238, 254, 261Don Cameron #12-17, 19-21, 23-32, 36, 38, 46, 213, 239, 256-261Ruth Lyon Kauffman #16, 260Joseph Samachson #18-19, 24, 27, 31Alvin Schwartz #21-22, 25, 28, 36, 74, 83, 176, 187, 198, 255, 260Mort Weisinger #22, 257Gardner Fox #41, 165, 170-172, 174-175, 179, 181, 183-184, 186, 188-192, 194-197, 199, 201-202, 208, 234, 254-255, 257-258, 260-262William Woolfolk #45, 58, 70, 80-81, 86-87, 176David Vern Reed #56, 59, 61, 67, 70-73, 75, 78-79, 81-85, 176, 182, 185, 187, 193, 198, 203, 208, 213, 218, 223, 228, 233, 238, 254, 267, 269-285, 287-294, 296-304Walter B. Gibson #69Ed Herron #86, 105, 113, 164-166, 168-169, 208, 240, 255Dave Wood #92, 110, 121, 124, 155, 157-158, 160-162, 176, 228Arnold Drake #98, 103, 105, 117, 143-144, 146, 238Jerry Coleman #127, 129, 141, 146, 148-151John Broome #172-173, 177-178, 186, 188, 235, 238, 255Sheldon Moldoff #174Robert Kanigher #178-181, 183, 208, 229, 257Mike Friedrich #200, 202, 219, 221-222, 225, 227, 229-231, 234-236, 239-242Frank Robbins #204-207, 209-212, 214-217, 219-222, 226, 230-231, 236, 246, 249-250, 252, 254E. Nelson Bridwell #208, 213Bob Haney #208, 238Henry Kuttner #219Dennis O'Neil #224-225, 227, 232, 234-235, 237, 239-245, 247-248, 251, 253, 256-264, 266, 268, 286, 303, 320 (TOT 32)Bernie Wrightson #237Harlan Ellison #237Jack Cole #238Arthur Adler #238Robert Bernstein #238Elliot S. Maggin #244-245, 248-250, 252, 254Len Wein #255, 307-310, 312-319, 321-324, 326-327Martin Pasko #256Michael Fleisher #265, 331Gerry Conway #295, 305-306, 337-346, 348-359Bob Rozakis #305-306, 334, 336Steve Englehart #311Roger McKenzie #325Mike W. Barr #327, 329, 331, 334, 353Marv Wolfman #328-335Roy Thomas #336-338, 340Robin Snyder #341, 347Bruce Jones #345-346, 348-351Roger Slifer #347Paul Levitz #350-351Paul Kupperberg #352-353Doug Moench #360-400Post Crisis Barbara Randall Kesel #401Frank Miller #404-407 (4)Max Allen Collins #402-403, 408-412 (7)Mary Jo Duffy #413Jim Starlin #414-430 (17)Christopher Priest #431, 432John Byrne #433-435 (3)Marv Wolfman #436-451 (16)Peter Milligan #452-454, 472, 473 (5)Alan Grant #455-466, 470, 471, 474-476, 479, 480 (19)Chuck Dixon #467-469, 560-562, 571 (7)John Wagner#477, 478Doug Moench #481-559, #0, #1,000,000 (81)Bob Gale #563Devin Grayson#564Greg Rucka #565, 568, 572-574, 587 (6)Kelley Puckett #566, 567Janet Harvey #569Brownyn Carlton Taggart #570Larry Hama #575-581 (7)Ed Brubaker #582-586, 591-607 (12)Brian K. Vaughan #588-590 (3)Jeph Loeb #608-619, 616a. (13)Brian Azzarello #620-625 (6)Judd Winnick#626-630, 635-641, 645-650, 687-691 (23)Bill Willingham #631-633, 643, 644 (5)Anderson Gabrych #634, 642James Robinson #651-654 (4)Grant Morrison #655-658, 663-683, 700-702 (28)John Ostander #659-662 (4)Dennis O'Neil #684Paul Dini #685Neil Gaiman #686Tony Daniel #692-699, 704-707, 710-712 (15)Fabian Nicieza #703, 713David Hine#708, 709Artist: David Mazzuccheli #404-407 (4)Chris Warner #408Ross Andru #409Dave Cockrum #410-412, 423 (4)Kieron Dwyer #413, 452-454 (4)Jim Aparo #414-420, 426-435, 440-451, 480-483, 486-491, 494-500, 533, 534, 558, 560-562, 544 (53)Dick Giordano #421Mark Bright #422, 424, 425 (3)Pat Broderick #436-439 (4)Norm Breyfogle #455-466, 470-476, 492, 493, 556 (22)Tom Lyle #467-469 (3)Cam Kennedy #477, 478Tom Mandrake #479, 494, 659-662 (6)Trevor Scott #484, 485, 682, 683 (4)Mike Manley #500-506, 508-511, #0 (12)Jim Balent #507Mike Gustovich #512, 513Romeo Tanghal #512Ron Wagner #514Kelley Jones #515-519, 521, 527-532, 535-552 (30)Eduardo Barreto #520-525 (6)J.H. Williams III #526, 550, 667-669 (5)Klaus Janson #553, 554John Beatty #555Vince Giarrano #557Bob Hall #559Alex Maleev #563, 574Dale Eaglesham #564, 574Frank Teran#565Jon Bogdanove #566Damion Scott #567, 572Dan Jurgens #568Sergio Cariello #569, 573Mike Deodato Jr. #570Mat Broome #571Scott McDaniel #575-586, 588-602, 604-607 (31)Rick Burchett #587Sean Phillips #603Jim Lee #608-619, 616a (13)Eduardo Risso #620-625 (6)Dustin Nguyen #626-630, 685, 700 (7)Kinsun Loh #631-633 (3)Paul Lee #634, 640Doug Mahnke #635-639, 641, 645, 647-649 (10)Chris Marrianan #642Giuseppe Camuncoli #643, 644Shane Davis #646Eric Battle #650Don Kramer #651-654 (4)Andy Kubert #655-658, 664-666, 687, 700 (9)Tom Mandrake #659-662 (4)John Van Fleet #663Tony Daniel #670-681, 687, 692-697, 700-702, 704-707, 710-713 (30)Lee Garbett #682, 683Guilem March #684, 698, 708, 709 (4)Mark Bagley #688-691 (4)David Finch #700Frank Quitely #700Scott Kollins #700Cliff Richards #703Steve Scott #710-713 (4)Andrei Bressan #713Daniel Sampere #713Trade Volumes that collect Batman issues: Classic and Archived Batman: Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (#1, 49, 181, 497)The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (#1, 5, 25, 32, 85, 163, 251, 427)The Batman Chronicles Volume 1 (Batman #1, Detective Comics #27-37)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 1 (#1-7)Batman: The Golden Age Volume One (#1-3)The Batman Chronicles Volume 2 (Batman #2-3, Detective Comics #39-45, New York World's Fair Comic #2)The Batman Chronicles Volume 3 (Batman #4-5, Detective Comics #46-50, World's Finest #1)Batman: The Golden Age Volume Two (#4-7)The Batman Chronicles Volume 4 (Batman #6-7, Detective Comics #51-56, World's Finest #2-3)The Batman Chronicles Volume 5 (Batman #8-9, Detective Comics #57-61, World's Finest #4)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 2 (#8-15)Batman: The Golden Age Volume Three (#8-11)The Joker: His Greatest Jokes (#8, 67, 145, 260, 353 & 366)Batman: The Golden Age Volume Four (#12-15)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 3 (#16-25)Batman: The Golden Age Volume Five (#16-20)Batman: The Golden Age Volume Six (#21-25)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 4 (#26-35)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 5 (#35-45)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 6 (#46-55)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 7 (#56-66)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 8 (#67-77)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 9 (#76-85)Batman: Arkham - The Riddler (#171, 179, 292, 317 & 362)see also Batman Archives, Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives etc... 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Showcase Presents: BatmanModern Batman (Post-Crisis) Batman: Zero Hour (#0 & 511)Batman Arkham: Mister Freeze (#121, 308, 375 & 525)Batman Arkham: Penguin (#155, 374 & 548-549)Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (#192, 202, 213, 227, 229-231, 234-236, 239, 240-242, 244-245, 248-250, 252, 254, 259, 333, 337-339 & 341-343)Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus Volume 1 (#197)Batman by Neal Adams Book Two (#219)Batman Arkham: Ra's Al Ghul (#232 & 243-244)Batman: Tales of the Demon (#232, 235, 240 & 242-244)Batman Arkham: Talia al Ghul (#232 & 656)Batman Arkham: Two-Face (#234, 346, 410 & 411)The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus (#251, 260, 286, 291-294, 321, 353, 365-366 & 400)Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway Volume 1 (#295, 305, 306 & 337)Tales of the Batman: Len Wein (#307-310, #312-319, #321-324, #326-327)Tales of the Batman: Steve Englehart (#311)Tales of the Batman: Marv Wolfman Volume 1 (#328-335 & 436-439)Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan Volume One (#340, 343-345 & 348-351)Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway Volume Three (#349-359)Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan Volume Two (#373)Batman Arkham: Black Mask (#386-387, 484-485 & 648)Batman: Second Chances (#402, 403 & 408-416)Batman: Year One (#404-407)Batman: Year One: The Deluxe Edition (#404-407)Batman: The Many Deaths of Batman (Batman #433-435)Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast (#417-420)Batman: The Caped Crusader Volume 1 (#417-425 & 430-431)Batman: A Death in the Family (Batman #426-429)Batman: A Death in the Family: The Deluxe Edition (#426-429 & 440-442)Robin: The Teen Wonder (Batman #428 and 442, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #100, Nightwing #101, Batman #428 and 442, Robin #126 and 132, and Teen Titans #29)Batman: The Caped Crusader Volume 2 (#432-444)Batman: The Caped Crusader Volume 3 (#445-454)Batman: Dark Knight, Dark City (#452-454)Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle Volume 2 (#448-459)Robin: A Hero Reborn (Batman #455-457 and Robin #1-5)Robin: Reborn (#455-457)Batman: The Caped Crusader Volume 4 (#455-465)Batman: The Caped Crusader Volume 5 (#466-473)Wonder Woman: War of the Gods Omnibus (#470)Batman: The Caped Crusader Volume 6 (#475-483)Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Volume 1 (#484-500)Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Broken Bat (Batman #491-497, Detective Comics #659-663)Batman: Knightfall: 25th Anniversary Edition Volume 1 (#492-497)Tales From the DC Dark Multiverse (#497)Batman: Knightfall Part 2: Who Rules the Night (Batman #498-500, Detective Comics #664-666, Showcase '93 #7-8, Shadow of the Bat #16-18)Batman: Knightfall: 25th Anniversary Edition Volume 2 (#498-500)Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Volume 2 (#501-508)Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Volume 1 (#501-504)Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Volume 2 (#505-508)Batman: Knightfall Part 3: Knightsend (#509-510)Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Volume 3 (#509-510)Batman: Knightsend (#509-510)Zero Hour: Crisis In Time 25th Anniversary Omnibus (#511)Batman: Prodigal (#512-514)Batman By Doug Moench & Kelley Jones Volume 1 (#515-525, 527-532 and 535-536)Batman: Troika (#515)Tales of the Batman: J.H. Williams III (#526, 550 and 667-669)Batman: Contagion (#529)Batman: Contagion (#529-532)Batman: Legacy Volume One (#533)Batman: Legacy Volume Two (#534)Batman By Doug Moench & Kelley Jones Volume 2 (#536-552)Batman: Road To No Man's Land Omnibus (#553-562)Batman: Road To No Man's Land Volume One (#555-559)Batman: Road To No Man's Land Volume Two (#560-562)Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 1 ( Batman #563-564, No Man's Land #1, Shadow of the Bat #83-84, Detective Comics #730-731, Legends of the Dark Knight #116)Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 2 (Batman #565, Shadow of the Bat #85-87, Detective Comics #732-733, Legends of the Dark Knight #117, #119, Batman Chronicles #16)Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 3 (Batman #566-569, Shadow of the Bat #88, Detective Comics #734-735, Legends of the Dark Knight #120-121)Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey (#567)Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 4 (Batman #571-572, Shadow of the Bat #92-93, Detective Comics #736, # 738-739, Legends of the Dark Knight #125, Batman Chronicles #18)Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 5 (Batman #573-574, Shadow of the Bat #94, Detective Comics #740-741, Legends of the Dark Knight #126, No Man's Land #0)Batman by Ed Brubaker Vol. 1 (#582-586 & 591-594)Batman: False Faces (Batman #588-590, Detective Comics #787, Wonder Woman #160-161, Tale from Batman: Gotham City Secret Files and Origins)Batman by Brian K. Vaughn (#588-590)Batman: Bruce Wayne-Murderer? (Batman #599-600, Batman: The 10 Cent Adventure, Detective Comics #766-767, Batgirl #24, Nightwing #65-66, Batman: Gotham Knights #25-26, Birds of Prey #39-40, Robin #98-99)Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Volume 1 (Batman #601, #603; Batman: Gotham Knights #27-28; Batgirl #27, #29; Birds of Prey #41, #43; Nightwing #68-69)Batman: Bruce Wayne - Fugitive (#603-607)Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Volume 2 (Batman #605, Detective Comics #768-772, Batman: Gotham Knights #31)Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Volume 3 (Batman #606-607, Detective Comics #773-775, Batgirl #33)Batman: Hush (#608-619)Batman: Hush The 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (#608-619)Batman vs. Superman: The Greatest Battles (#612)Harley Quinn: A Celebration of 25 Years (#613)Tales From the DC Dark Multiverse II (#619)Batman: Broken City (#620-625)Batman Noir: Eduardo Risso (#620-625)Batman by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso Deluxe Edition (#620-625)Batman: As the Crow Flies (#626-630)Batman: War Games Volume 1 (Batman #631, Batman: The 12 Cent Adventure, Detective Comics #797, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182, Nightwing #96, Batman: Gotham Knights #56, Robin #129, Batgirl #55, Catwoman #34)Batman: War Games Book One (New Edition) (#631)Batman: War Games Volume 2 (Batman #632, Detective Comics #798, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #183, Nightwing #97, Batman: Gotham Knights #57, Robin, Batgirl #56, Catwoman #35)Batman: War Games Volume 3 (Batman #633, Detective Comics #799, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184, Nightwing #98, Batgirl #57, Catwoman #36, Robin #131, Batman: Gotham Knights #58)Batman: War Games Book Two (New Edition) (#633)Batman: Under the Hood Volume 1 (Batman #635-641)Batman: War Crimes (Batman #643-644, Detective Comics #809-810, Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins, Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins)Batman: Under the Hood Volume 2 (Batman #645-650, Batman Annual #25)Batman: Face the Face (Batman #651-654, Detective Comics #817-820)Batman/Two-Face: Face the Face Deluxe Edition (#651-654)Batman: Batman and Son (Batman #655-658, #663-666)Batman Unwrapped by Andy Kubert (Batman #655-68, 664-666, 686 and 700)Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Volume One (#655-658 & 663-683)DC Comics Presents: Robin War 100-Page Spectacular (#657)Damian: Son of Batman Deluxe Edition (#666)Batman: The Black Glove (#667-669, 672-675)Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul (#670-671, Batman Annual #26, Detective Comics #838-839, Robin #168-169, Robin Annual #7, Nightwing #138-139)Batman: Batman R.I.P. (Batman #676-683)Final Crisis 10th Anniversary Omnibus (#676-683 & 701-702)Final Crisis (DC Essential Edition) (#682-683)Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader (Batman #686, Detective Comics #853, Secret Origins #36, Secret Origins Special #1, Batman: Black and White #2)Batman: Long Shadows (Batman #687-691)Batman: Life After Death (Batman #692-699)Batman: Time and the Batman (Batman #700-703)Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Volume Two (#700-702)Batman: Eye of the Beholder (Batman #704-707, Batman #710-712)Batman: Gotham Shall Be Judged (Batman #708-709, Red Robin #22, Gotham City Sirens #22, Azrael #14-18)OmnibusBatman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 1 (#1-7)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 2 (#8-15)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 3 (#16-25)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 4 (#26-35)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 5 (#35-45)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 6 (#46-55)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 7 (#56-66)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 8 (#67-77)Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 9 (#76-85)Wonder Woman: War of the Gods Omnibus (#470)Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Volume 1 (#484-500)Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Volume 2 (#501-508)Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Volume 3 (#509-510)Zero Hour: Crisis In Time 25th Anniversary Omnibus (#511)Batman: Road To No Man's Land Omnibus (#553-562)Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Volume One (#655-658 & 663-683)Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Volume Two (#700-702)Non-U.S. Collected EditionsBatman: Neal Adams Collection - Band 1 (#219, #232, #234, #237, #243-245, #251 & #255) (German)Batman: Das Erste Jahr (#404-407 (German)Batman: Das Erste Jahr (#404-407) (German) (2018 Edition)Batman - Das Beben - Band 1 (#553) (German)Batman - Auf dem Weg ins Niemandsland - Band 1 (#555-559) (German)Batman - Auf dem Weg ins Niemandsland - Band 2 (#560-562) (German)Batman: Niemandsland - Band 1 (#563-564) (German)Batman: Niemandsland - Band 2 (#565-566) (German)Batman: Niemandsland - Band 3 (#567) (German)Batman: Niemandsland - Band 4 (#568) (German)Batman: Niemandsland - Band 5 (#569-570) (German)Batman: Niemandsland - Band 6 (#571) (German)Batman: Niemandsland - Band 7 (#572) (German)Batman: Niemandsland - Band 8 (#573-574) (German)Batman: Hush - Volumen 1 (#608-613) (German)Batman: Hush - Volumen 2 (#614-619) (German)Batman Sonderband - Kaputte Stadt (#620-625)Batman: Kaputte Stadt und weitere Geschichten (#620-625) (German)