Batman: Shadow of the Bat

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Batman: Shadow of the Bat
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

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

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
Batman: The Last Arkham	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1-4	October 1995	978-1563891908
Shadow of the Bat Vol. 1	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1-12	June 2016	978-1401263195
Shadow of the Bat Vol. 2	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #13-24, Annual #1	January 2017	978-1401265885
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: Road to No Man's Land Vol. 1	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #75-79,Batman #555-559, Detective Comics #722-726, Robin Vol. 4 #54 and The Batman Chronicles #14	October 2015	SC: 978-1401258276
Batman: Road to No Man's Land Vol. 2	Batman: The Shadow of the Bat #80-82, Batman #560-562, Detective Comics #727-730, The Batman Chronicles #15-16, Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47-49	May 2016	SC: 978-1401260637
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 d, 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, No Man's Land #0, Detective Comics #740-741	April 2001	978-1563897092

References

Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards

External links

Batman: Shadow of the Bat at the Comic Book DB

Batman publications and storylines

Current series	Batgirl Batman Batman Beyond Detective Comics Nightwing Gotham Academy Harley Quinn Robin: Son of Batman Red Hood and the Outlaws Batgirl and the Birds of Prey

Completed ongoing series	Azrael Batman: Arkham Unhinged Batman: The Dark Knight Batman: Gotham Knights Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Batman: Shadow of the Bat Batman: Streets of Gotham The Batman Adventures Batman and Robin Batman and The Outsiders The Batman Chronicles Batman Confidential Batman Family Batman Incorporated Batman/Superman Batwoman Batwing Birds of Prey The Brave and the Bold Catwoman Gotham by Midnight Gotham Central Gotham City Sirens The Huntress The Joker Man-Bat Red Hood/Arsenal Red Robin Robin Robin: Son of Batman Superman/Batman We Are... Robin World's Finest Comics

Completed limited series	Anarky Batgirl: Year One Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity Batman: Arkham City Batman: Battle for the Cowl Batman: Cacophony Batman: The Cult Bat-Mite The Dark Knight Returns The Dark Knight Strikes Again The Dark Knight III: The Master Race Batman: Dark Victory Batman Eternal Batman: Gates of Gotham Batman: GCPD Batman: Gotham County Line Batman: The Long Halloween Batman: Nosferatu Batman: Orpheus Rising Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne Batman: Turning Points Batman: The Widening Gyre Batman: Year 100 Batman and the Mad Monk Batman and the Monster Men Batman and Robin Eternal Batman Black and White First Wave Gotham Underground Man-Bat Robin: Year One Section 8 Superman & Batman: Generations Trinity The Untold Legend of the Batman

One-shots	Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth The 12 Cent Adventure Castle of the Bat Dark Knight Dynasty Digital Justice Earth One Holy Terror In Darkest Knight The Killing Joke Knight Gallery Death of Innocents The Man Who Laughs Nine Lives Noël Son of the Demon Two Faces Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop The Batman Adventures: Mad Love Batman & Dracula trilogy Leatherwing The Berlin Batman Gotham by Gaslight Joker

Storylines	"The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" "Dark Moon Rising" "The Man Behind the Red Hood!" "Joker's Millions" "Year One" "Year Two" "A Death in the Family" "Year Three" "The Man Who Falls" "Anarky in Gotham City" "Gothic" "The Return of the Joker" "Prey" "The Last Arkham" "Knightfall" "Contagion" "Legacy" "Cataclysm" "No Man's Land" "Joker's Last Laugh" "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" "Hush" "Broken City" "As the Crow Flies" "War Games" "Under the Hood" "War Crimes" "Face the Face" "Batman and Son" "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul" "Batman R.I.P." "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" "Batwoman: Elegy" "Bruce Wayne: The Road Home" "Night of the Owls" "Death of the Family" "Zero Year" "Endgame" "Robin War"

Inter-company crossovers	Batman/Aliens Batman/Hellboy/Starman Batman/Daredevil: King of New York Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment on Gotham Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-woman' Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Batman/The Spirit Batman versus Predator Daredevil/Batman: Eye for an Eye Spawn/Batman Batman-Spawn: War Devil Superman and Batman versus Aliens and Predator Spider-Man and Batman: Disordered Minds

Incomplete	All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder

Related topics	Batman: Anarky Batman: Child of Dreams Batman: Haunted Knight The Batman Chronicles Batman Legends Elseworlds

Publications are listed alphabetically by published titles. Storylines are listed in publication order. Compiled without respect for canon or "current" continuity.

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