List of Batman comics


has been featured in many ongoing series, annuals, miniseries, maxiseries, one-shots, graphic novels, trade paperbacks and intercompany crossovers published by DC Comics. These titles have been handled or coordinated through a single editorial section at DC Comics. This list also generally includes titles that have spun off of the core Batman titles to feature related characters and presents these and all other titles separated by general publication type.

One-shots and graphic novels

Collected editions

Numerous Batman stories have been reprinted as collected editions. This section lists only reprints from ongoing series, miniseries, etc. All of these stories have been issued in trade paperback format unless noted otherwise.

''[DC Archive Editions]''

All DC Archive Editions were hardcover only and printed on high quality archival paper.
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Batman Archives Vol. 1Stories from Detective Comics #27–50November 1997HC:
Batman Archives Vol. 2Stories from Detective Comics #51–70November 1997HC:
Batman Archives Vol. 3Stories from Detective Comics #71–86November 1997HC:
Batman Archives Vol. 4Stories from Detective Comics #87–102December 1998HC:
Batman Archives Vol. 5Stories from Detective Comics #103–119April 2001HC:
Batman Archives Vol. 6Stories from Detective Comics #120–135August 2005HC:
Batman Archives Vol. 7Stories from Detective Comics #136–154November 2007HC:
Batman Archives Vol. 8Stories from Detective Comics #155–170July 2012HC:
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1Stories from Batman #1–4November 1997HC:
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 2Stories from Batman #5–8November 1997HC:
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 3Stories from Batman #9–12June 2000HC:
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 4Stories from Batman #13–16August 2003HC:
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 5Stories from Batman #17–20November 2006HC:
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 6Stories from Batman #21–25December 2009HC:
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 7Stories from Batman #26–31December 2010HC:
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 8Stories from Batman #32–37January 2013HC:
Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives Vol. 1Stories from Batman #164–166; Detective Comics #327–333March 2003HC:
Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives Vol. 2Stories from Batman #168–171; Detective Comics #334–339June 2006HC:
Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1Stories from World's Finest Comics #1–16October 2002HC:
Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 2Stories from World's Finest Comics #17–32January 2005HC:
World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1Stories from Superman #76; World's Finest Comics #71–85March 1999HC:
World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 2Stories from World's Finest Comics #86–101January 2002HC:
World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 3Stories from World's Finest Comics #102–116September 2005HC:

''The Batman Chronicles">DC Chronicles#The Batman Chronicles">The Batman Chronicles''

The Batman Chronicles book series planned to reprint every Batman adventure in color, in chronological order, and in affordable trade paperbacks, but was cancelled before it could do so. It is not to be confused with the also now-cancelled comic book series of the same name.
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 1Stories from Detective Comics #27–38; Batman #1April 2005SC:
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 2Stories from Detective Comics #39–45; Batman #2–3; New York World's Fair Comics #2September 2006SC:
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 3Stories from Detective Comics #46–50; Batman #4–5; World's Best Comics #1May 2007SC:
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 4Series from Detective Comics #51–56; World's Finest Comics #2–3; Batman #6–7October 2007SC:
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 5Stories from Detective Comics #57–61; World's Finest Comics #4; Batman #8–9April 2008SC:
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 6Stories from Detective Comics #62–66; World's Finest Comics #5–6; Batman #10–11October 2008SC:
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 7Stories from Detective Comics #67–70; World's Finest Comics #7; Batman #12–13March 2009SC:
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 8Stories from Detective Comics #71–74; World's Finest Comics #8–9; Batman #14–15October 2009SC:
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 9Stories from Detective Comics #75–77; World's Finest Comics #10; Batman #16–17March 2010SC:
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 10Stories from Detective Comics #78–81; World's Finest Comics #11; Batman #18–19December 2010SC:
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 11Stories from Detective Comics #82–85; World's Finest Comics #12; Batman #20–21January 2013SC:

''[Showcase Presents]''

All Showcase Presents collections were large softcover-only and black-and-white-only reprints.
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 1Stories from Detective Comics #327–342; Batman #164–174August 2006SC:
Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 2Stories from Detective Comics #343–358; Batman #175, 177–181, 183–184, 188June 2007SC:
Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 3Stories from Detective Comics #359–375; Batman #189–192, 194–197, 199–201July 2008SC:
Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 4Stories from Detective Comics #376–390; Batman #202–215July 2009SC:
Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 5Stories from Detective Comics #391–404; Batman #216–228December 2011SC:
Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 6Stories from Detective Comics #408–426; Batman #229–244January 2016SC:
Showcase Presents Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1Stories from Batman and the Outsiders #1–19, Annual #1; The Brave and the Bold #200; The New Teen Titans #37September 2007SC:
Showcase Presents The Brave and the Bold: Batman Team-Ups Vol. 1Stories from The Brave and the Bold #59, 64, 67–71, 74–87January 2007SC:
Showcase Presents The Brave and The Bold: Batman Team-Ups Vol. 2Stories from The Brave and the Bold #88–108December 2007SC:
Showcase Presents The Brave and The Bold: Batman Team-Ups Vol. 3Stories from The Brave and the Bold #109–134December 2008SC:

''[DC Finest trade paperbacks]''

All DC Finest collections are large softcover-only full-color reprints.
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
DC Finest: Batman: Year One & TwoStories from Batman #401-412, Annual #11, Detective Comics #568-5789November 2024SC:
DC Finest: Batman: The Killing Joke and Other StoriesStories from Batman #413-422, Batman: The Killing Joke, Detective Comics #580-589, Batman: Son of the DemonMay 2025SC:
DC Finest: Batman: Red SkiesStories from Batman #386-400, Annual #10, Detective Comics #553-567, Secret Origins #6September 2025SC:
DC Finest: Batman: The Case of the Chemical SyndicateStories from Detective Comics #27-52, Batman #1-5January 2026SC:
DC Finest: Batman: A Death in the FamilyStories from Batman #423-429, Annual #12, Batman: The Cult #1-4, Detective Comics #590-590, Annual #1April 2026SC:
DC Finest: Batman: Blind JusticeStories from Detective Comics #598-600 TBCJuly 2026SC:

''[DC Compact Comics]''

All DC Compact Comics collections are full-color paperback reprints.
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Batman: The Dark Knight ReturnsBatman: The Dark Knight Returns #1-4April 2026SC:
Batman: Arkham AsylumBatman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious EarthSeptember 2025SC:
Gotham by GaslightBatman: Gotham by GaslightJanuary 2026SC:
Batman: The Long HalloweenBatman: The Long Halloween #1-13October 2025SC:
Batman: HushBatman #608-619August 2024SC:
Batman: The Court of Owls SagaBatman #1-11June 2024SC:
Batman: White KnightBatman: White Knight #1-8February 2026SC:

''Batman'' newspaper comic strip">Batman (comic strip)">''Batman'' newspaper comic strip collections

The following collections reprinted the two Batman newspaper comic strips of 1943–1946 and 1966–1973.

Modern Batman

The following trade paperbacks are stories that run through the "contemporary" books of the Batman family. The earliest trade paperback, chronologically speaking, is Frank Miller's "Batman: Year One" story arc, which rebirthed the character in the Modern Age, retelling the first year of his existence, including who he was and how he came to be. These stories are from comic books that are still being published and are, in a sense, still ongoing. They are listed here in the chronology of the story lines, rather than the publication dates of either the original comics or collections.
The two trade paperback series Batman: The Caped Crusader and Batman: The Dark Knight Detective reprint most of the Post-Crisis issues of Batman and Detective Comics, respectively. However, both Caped Crusader and Dark Knight Detective feature six major omissions: Dark Knight Detective omits Detective Comics #575–578 and Caped Crusader omits the entire Max Alan Collins Batman run and the fill-in Batman issues that were published in between the Collins and Jim Starlin runs. Caped Crusader also omits several major Batman stories in its run, most notably Alan Moore's Clayface III story from Batman Annual #11, Batman #426–429, and Batman #440–442/The New Titans #60–61. Five of these six omissions are also referred to in the two series' respective sections below.

''[The New 52]'' Batman

In 2011, DC Comics rebooted their entire continuity. This relaunched continuity, which ran from 2011 to 2016, is known as The New 52. The Batman family of books were also rebooted. While the history and elements of this new continuity are very similar to the previous one, there are still fundamental differences between them. As such, the following collected works should be treated as a separate canonical entity. The collected works are listed in order of publication date, not in chronological order. This list includes all New 52 titles centered around Batman.

''The New 52'' Batman new editions

This list is for updated versions of the various New 52 titles. The titles presented here may be updated to a more concise trade or expand on previous trades.

''[DC Rebirth]'' Batman

In 2016, DC Comics once again relaunched its continuity and entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Using the end of The New 52 initiative in May 2016 as its launching point, DC Rebirth intended to restore the DC Universe to a form much like that prior to the Flashpoint story arc, while still incorporating numerous elements of The New 52, including its continuity. The collected works are listed in order of publication date, not in chronological order. This list includes all DC Rebirth titles centered around Batman. The DC Comics crossover story lines Dark Nights: Metal and Dark Nights: Death Metal are both included here strictly due to their Batman-centric focus.

''DC Rebirth'' Batman new editions

This list is for updated versions of the various DC Rebirth titles. The titles presented here may be updated to a more concise trade or expand on previous trades.

''[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]''

The following are collected works of the comic book series Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, which primarily concentrates on early tales in Batman's career that are not necessarily considered canon, but have also been used during major crossover story lines. The series has not yet been completely collected in book form as of this date.

''[Batman Confidential]''

This series has been collected in the following trade paperbacks.
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Batman: Rules of EngagementBatman Confidential #1–6November 2007
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Batman: Lovers and MadmenBatman Confidential #7–12April 2008
April 2009		HC:
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Batman: The WrathBatman Confidential #13–16; Batman Special #1December 2009SC:
Batman: The Cat and the BatBatman Confidential #17–21December 2009SC:
Batman: Dead to RightsBatman Confidential #22–25, 29–30
There is a series of two stories in this volume: "Do You Understand These Rights?" and its sequel, "Bad Cop".		December 2010SC:
Batman: King Tut's TombBatman Confidential #26–28; The Brave and the Bold #164, 171; Batman #353March 2010SC:
Batman: The Bat and the BeastBatman Confidential #31–35August 2010SC:
Batman: GhostsBatman Confidential #40–43; Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious #1–2May 2018SC:
Batman vs. the UndeadBatman Confidential #44–48
The sequel to Superman & Batman vs. Vampires & Werewolves #1–6.		February 2011SC:
Batman: Super PowersBatman Confidential #50–54March 2018SC:

''[Superman/Batman]''

This series has been collected in the following trade paperbacks.

''[Batman: Shadow of the Bat]''

This series has been collected in the following trade paperbacks.
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Batman: The Last ArkhamBatman: Shadow of the Bat #1–4October 1993SC:
Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol. 1Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1–12June 2016SC:
Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol. 2Batman: Shadow of the Bat #13–24, Annual #1May 2017SC:
Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol. 3Batman: Shadow of the Bat #0, 25–31, Annual #2January 2018SC:
Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol. 4Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32–43March 2019SC:

''[Batman: Gotham Knights]''

This series has been collected in the following trade paperbacks.
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Batman: Gotham Knights - TransferenceBatman: Gotham Knights #1–12January 2020SC:
Batman: Gotham Knights - ContestedBatman: Gotham Knights #14–24, 29February 2021SC:

Intercompany crossover story collections

This list includes crossover comic book stories between Batman and other characters from different companies.

Miscellaneous collections

These volumes are collections of stories from various Batman continuities, with loose connections of superhero, supervillain, location or subject.

Anthology editions

The decade editions reprint the "best" stories of each decade of the 20th century almost from the beginning of the characters' history onward in trade paperbacks.

Batman animated TV series collections