NEW 52 BATMAN QUICK LIST YEARS 1-5
This section of the website offers a “Quick List” version of the New 52 timeline, detailing the life of the post-Flashpoint/post-Futures End/pre-“Superman Reborn” Batman—(years one through five).
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YEAR ONE (2008)
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–Early January. Barbara & Jim Gordon watch Batman fight at GCPD HQ (r in second feature to Batman Vol. 2 #0)
–Officer Henry Wallace debuts (fb from Detective Comics Vol. 2 #19)
–Bruce becomes ballet patron (r in Detective Comics #951)
–Falcone/Penguin War begins; Batman, Gordon, & Dent make plans (r in Batman Eternal #12 & Batman Vol. 2 #44)
–Cluemaster debuts (fb from Batman Eternal #11 / r in Grayson #13)
–Batman stops Joker’s blimp attack; Joker sneaks into Batcave (fb from Batman Vol. 2 #15)
–Batman beefs up Batcave/Wayne Manor security (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #1 & Batman Vol. 2 Annual #4)
–Mid January. Gordon unveils Bat-Signal (second feature to Batman Vol. 2 #0)
–Mid to late January. Flying Graysons killed (fb from Nightwing Vol. 3, Justice League Vol. 2 #25, & Secret Origins Vol. 3 #1 Part 2 / r in Grayson #15)
–Late January. Batman reveals secret ID to Dick (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #1 Part 2)
–Batman talks to Dick about training (r in Grayson #12)
–Late January. Dick begins training with Batman (fb from Nightwing Vol. 3 #0 & Secret Origins Vol. 3 #1 Part 2 / r in Nightwing Vol. 3 #0-4, second feature to Batman Vol. 2 #0, & Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #13)
–Batman puts snacks in Batcave for Dick (r in Batman and Robin Eternal #3)
–Early February. Batman busts Joker, collects giant dice; Virgil Myers debuts (r in Batman Vol. 2 #1, Detective Comics #944, Detective Comics #946, Superman Vol. 4 #11, & Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Early February. Bruce confronts Joker at Arkham (fb from Batman Vol. 2 #17)
–Batman busts crook who takes cyanide (r in Batman and Robin Eternal #18)
–Bruce halts Victor Fries’ experiments (r in Batman Vol. 2 Annual #1 & All-Star Batman #6)
–Bruce brings Dick to Wayne Enterprises (r in Batgirl Vol. 4 #45)
–Dick sees Bruce eat a burger with a knife and fork (r in Batman Vol. 3 #16)
–Batman starts using Bat-flash drives (r in Batman and Robin Eternal #1)
–Batman rescues Dick from Ra’s al Ghul (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman fights Riddler, collects giant question mark (r in Batman Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman sighted up-close in Cherry Hill (r in Batgirl Vol. 4 #0)
–Bruce fires Pamela Isley (fb from Detective Comics Vol. 2 #23.1 & Secret Origins Vol. 3 #10 Part 3)
–Batman sighted up-close during flood (r in Batgirl Vol. 4 #0)
–Batman sighted up-close on Crime Alley (r in Batgirl Vol. 4 #0)
–February 14. Batman meets Selina as Catwoman (fb from Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine’s Day Special #1
–Batman deduces Catwoman’s secret ID (r in Catwoman Vol. 4 #1)
–Batman/Superman #1-4
–Talia speeds up her unborn child’s birth (Batman and… #32)
–February 19-20. Justice League Vol. 2 #1-2 / fb from Trinity Vol. 2 #1
–February 20. Justice League Vol. 2 #3 Part 1
–February 20. Wonder Woman fights Parademons and has first conversation with Superman (fb from Superman/Wonder Woman #13, Wonder Woman: Rebirth #1, & Superman/Wonder Woman TPB Vol. 5 Epilogue)
–February 20. David Reid debuts (fb from Superman/Wonder Woman #16)
–February 20. Justice League Vol. 2 #3 Part 2
–February 20-23. Justice League Vol. 2 #4-6 / fb from Justice League Vol. 2 #40, Cyborg: Rebirth #1, Justice League Vol. 3 #12, Superman Vol. 4 #19, Outsiders Vol. 5 #7, Justice League Vol. 2 #51, & Superman: Lois & Clark #1
–Batman keeps Parademon corpse & Mother Box for study (r in Forever Evil #4 & Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #34)
–Dick chats with Alfred while Batman patrols (fb from Nightwing Vol. 3 #0)
–Early March. Batman continues to train Dick (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #1 Part 2)
–Batman busts Tony Zucco (r in Nightwing Vol. 2 #18)
–Early March. Dick comes up with “Robin” name (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #1 Part 2)
–Catwoman makes pass at Batman, gets turned down (fb from Justice League of America Vol. 3 #2 & second feature to Justice League of America Vol. 3 #3)
–March. Batman ends relationship with Talia; Damian born in secret (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #2)
–Batman saves the Clovers (fb from Batman Vol. 3 #3)
–Batman defeats The Monk (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #5)
–Batman gives Superman advice (r in Justice League: Rebirth #1)
–Martian Manhunter joins proto-JL (r in Justice League Vol. 2 #8 Part 3)
–proto-JL defeats Starro (fb from Justice League Vol. 2 #23 / r in Justice League Vol. 2 #6 & Justice League of America Vol. 3 #1
–Late March. David Graves publishes book; JL officially named (first epilogue to Justice League Vol. 2 #6)
–Maxwell Lord debuts (r in Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #2)
–Batman reads journal to Dick (r in Grayson #12)
–Bruce and Dick pose for picture (r in Nightwing Vol. 3 #30)
–Penguin shocks Batman; Batman upgrades suit (r in Batman Vol. 2 #44)
–Batman, Gordon, and Dent shut down Falcone Mob; Penguin takes control (r in Batman Eternal #2-3)
–Batman invents JL communicators (r in Batman/Superman Annual #1)
–Bruce begins campaign to trick public into thinking he is not Batman (r in Justice League Vol. 2 #31)
–Poison Ivy debuts, gets busted by Batman (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #6, Detective Comics Vol. 2 #23.1, Detective Comics Vol. 2 #14, Detective Comics Vol. 2 #27 Part 6, & All-Star Batman #7)
–Bruce sets up Pamela Isley Fund (r in All-Star Batman #7)
–Victor Fries fired by Bruce, becomes Mr. Freeze (fb from Batman Vol. 2 Annual #1 & Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #23.2)
–Batman busts Mr. Freeze (fb from Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #23.2 / r in Red Hood and The Outlaws #9 & Superman Vol. 4 #11)
–Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1-5
–Clayface and Glory Griffin debut (r in Batman Vol. 2 #1, Batman Vol. 2 #19, Detective Comics #944-945, Batman Vol. 2 #44, & Superman Vol. 4 #11)
–Bruce announces post-“Zero Year” rebuilding (r in Batman Vol. 2 #44)
–Killer Croc debuts (fb from Batman/Superman Annual #2 / r in Batman Vol. 2 #1, Secret Origins Vol. 3 #4 Part 3, Batman Vol. 2 #44, & Superman Vol. 4 #11)
–Batman Vol. 2 #44
–Bruce starts Wayne Foundation and Victims Inc (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0)
–Bruce fights Court of Owls Talon (fb from Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #9)
–Tweedledum and Tweedledee debut (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #8)
–Batman begins recording in Black Casebook (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #6)
–Earth-3 Alfred begins recruiting villains (second epilogue to Justice League Vol. 2 #6
–JL meets Zatanna & John Constantine (r in Justice League Vol. 2 #51)
–JL defeats Xotar (fb from Justice League Vol. 2 #23 / r in Justice League Vol. 2 #9)
–Bruce bolsters playboy image (r in Batman and… #27 & Secret Origins Vol.3 #3 Part 3)
–JL defeats Amazo (fb from Justice League Vol. 2 #23 & Super Sons #3 / r in Justice League Vol. 2 #8 Part 1 & The Justice League Goes Inside the NBA: All Star Edition 2014)
–Batman designs & delivers Robin costume to Dick (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #8 Part 1)
–Dick complains about the brightness of the Robin costume (fb from Grayson: Futures End #1)
–Action Comics Vol. 2 #10-12
–Batman meets Jimmy Olsen & Lois Lane (r in Batman/Superman #6)
–JL moves into Hall of Justice in DC (r in Justice League International Vol. 2 #1 & Craftsman Bolt-On™ System Saves the Justice League #1)
–JL issues membership IDs (r in Aquaman Vol. 8 #15)
–JL starts intel database (r in Trinity Vol. 2 #5)
–June. Dick dons Robin costume early to help Batman fight Shiva (fb from Nightwing Vol. 3 #0 /r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 Annual #2)
–June. Bruce sends Dick to summer camp (r in Grayson #17)
–Bruce & Harvey meet at the original Arkham Home (fb from All-Star Batman #2 / r in All-Star Batman #3)
–Blockbuster & Roland Desmond debut (r in Grayson Annual #12)
–Mad Hatter debuts (fb from Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #12 / r in Batman and Robin Eternal #2, Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #5, Detective Comics Vol. 2 #37, & Detective Comics Vol. 2 #40)
–Batman inspires Floyd Lawton to become Deadshot (fb from 2nd ft to Suicide Squad Vol. 5 #1)
–July. Scarecrow debuts (r in Batman and Robin Eternal #1-2, Batman and Robin Eternal #14, & Batman and… #23.1)
–July. Robin officially debuts versus Tusk, gets fired, gets rehired (fb from Batman and Robin Vol. 2 Annual #2)
–Batman & Robin patrol (fb from Batman and Robin Eternal #1)
–Gordon meets Robin (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #47 & We are Robin #7)
–Batman & Robin vs Shrike (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #4)
–July. Batman & Robin vs Scarecrow; Abigail O’Shay debuts (fb from Batman and Robin Eternal #1-3 / r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 Annual #2, Detective Comics #944, & Detective Comics #946)
–July. Batman & Robin vs Scarecrow (fb from Batman and Robin Eternal #5-7)
–July. Bruce meets Mother (fb from Batman and Robin Eternal #8-10)
–July. Batman meets with Mother, makes plans for new heir (fb from Batman and Robin Eternal #11-12)
–July. Batman locates Scarecrow’s HQ (r in Batman and Robin Eternal #14)
–Late July. Batman & Robin vs Scarecrow (fb from Batman and Robin Eternal #14)
–Late July. Batman & Robin display costumes in Prague Batcave (r in Batman and Robin Eternal #7)
–Early August. Batman & Robin bust Scarecrow in Cairo; Batman fake kills kid’s parents then fights Mother & Cain (fb from Batman and Robin Eternal #16-18 & Batman and Robin Eternal #1)
–Early August to mid August. Batman and Robin Eternal #21 Part 1
–Mid August. Erin McKillen breaks jail, kills Gilda Dent, & turns Harvey Dent into Two-Face (fb from Batman and… #25-26)
–Mid August. Batman chases Erin McKillen out of Gotham and busts Two-Face, who becomes his arch-rival (r in Batman and… #24 & All-Star Batman #1)
–Batman starts using new costume with capsule utility belt (r in Forever Evil #4)
–Catwoman meets Robin, notices that Batman is cheery (r in Forever Evil #4)
–Batman and Alfred build grandfather clock Batcave entrance; Two-Face learns Batman’s secret ID (r in All-Star Batman #5 & Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #1)
–JL moves into satellite HQ (r in Justice League Vol. 2 #7 & Justice League Vol. 2 #51)
–Batman installs his own secret security override on the JL satellite (r in Forever Evil #6)
–JL makes monitor duty schedule (r in Legends of Tomorrow #6 Part 3)
–third feature to Catwoman Vol. 4 #50
–Justice League Vol. 2 #51
–Mid August to Early September. Batman and Robin Eternal #21 Part 2 / fb from 2nd feature to Batman Day – Batman: Endgame Special Edition #1
–Early September. Bruce does pet project in Batcave (r in Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1)
–Early September. Batman visits Crime Alley (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman searches in vain for Cassandra Cain, sets up Antwerp Batcave (r in Batman and Robin Eternal #13 & Grayson #19)
–September. Riddler’s Zero Year anniversary attack (r in second feature to All-Star Batman #6)
–Batman drives Batmobile off bridge (r in Grayson #16)
–Batman vs Poison Ivy; Guy Mandrake debuts (r in Detective Comics #944)
–September. Batgirl Vol. 4 #0 Part 1 / Secret Origins Vol. 3 #10 Part 1
–Batman, Robin, and Batgirl vs Killer Moth; Batgirl joins the Bat-Family (r in Batgirl Vol. 4 #1 & Grayson #12)
–Batgirl joins Dynamic Duo on patrols, becomes romantic with Robin (fb from Batgirl Vol. 4 #6 / r in Nightwing Vol. 3 #1-5, Batgirl Vol. 4 #1-5, & Grayson #12)
–Batman retires capsule utility belt costume (r in Forever Evil #4)
–Batman & Robin photographed (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #7)
–Batman & Robin bust The Pigeon & Defacer (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #11)
–Batman, Batgirl, & Robin team-up (fb from Batgirl and The Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1)
–Batgirl Vol. 4 #0 Part 2
–Batman begins referring to partners as the “Bat-Family” (r in Batman Vol. 2 #13)
–Robin begins habit of disobeying Batman (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #7, Batman and Robin Vol. 2 Annual #1, Secret Origins Vol. 3 #8 Part 1, & Super Sons #4)
–Batman chases Hugo Strange out of Gotham (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #2 & Detective Comics Vol. 2 #8)
–Crazy Quilt debuts, gets busted by Batman (r in Batman Vol. 2 #38)
–Batman talks to Robin (r in Grayson #15)
–Batman talks to Robin (r in Grayson Annual #3)
–Bruce learns that Statue of Justice has been cleaned (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #15)
–Robin meets Superman (r in Grayson Annual #2)
–Batman, Robin, & Superman vs Blockbuster (fb from Grayson Annual #2)
–Batman forces Robin to fight blind (r in Arkham Manor #2)
–Bruce & Batman both charged with crimes; Batman & Robin out real crooks (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman & Robin mock Green Lantern with yellow room (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman vs Gorilla Boss (r in Batman Vol. 3 #14)
–Batman & Robin vs Lew Moxon (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman vs Joker at toy factory (fb from We are Robin #9)
–Batman & Robin defeat Cluemaster (fb from Grayson: Futures End #1)
–Joker’s “Laughing Fish” gag (r in Batman Vol. 2 #16)
–Batman shakes-down Cluemaster, meets Stephanie Brown (fb from Batman Eternal #11)
–JL defeats Despero (r in Justice League of America Vol. 3 #1 & Justice League Vol. 2 #22 / r in Justice League Vol. 2 #20)
–JL keeps Despero’s chess board, starts Trophy Room (r in Justice League Vol. 2 #22)
–Martian Manhunter quits JL (fb from Justice League Vol. 2 #8 Part 3 / r in Justice League of America Vol. 3 #7)
–JL assembles for unknown battle (r in Justice League Vol. 3 #12)
–Batman, Robin, & Batgirl bust random crooks (r in Grayson #12)
–Bruce and Dick leave party early to patrol (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman builds Wayne Watchtowers (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #5-6 & Detective Comics #941-942)
–Batman saves Guy Mandrake (r in Detective Comics #944)
–husband from Batman’s 2nd night dies (r in Detective Comics #945)
–Batman connects Batphone to JL, but vows not to call (r in Batman Vol. 3 #5)
–Catman debuts (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #11 & All-Star Batman #5)
–December 24. Batman sings Xmas carols with cops (r in Batman Vol. 3 Annual #1 Part 3)
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YEAR TWO (2009)
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–The Eraser debuts (r in Batman Vol. 3 Annual #1 Part 5)
–Batman teams-up with Simon Trent (r in Gotham Academy #1)
–Batman & Superman vs Supremacists (fb from Batman/Superman #27)
–Haunter debuts (r in Batman Vol. 3 Annual #1 Part 5)
–Batman makes and uses silly Bat-costumes (r in Legends of Tomorrow #1 Part 3)
–Snapper Carr becomes JL mascot (r in Legends of Tomorrow #6 Part 3)
–Solomon Grundy debuts (r in Batman Vol. 3 #2)
–Batman gets healing bed (r in Batman and Robin Eternal #3)
–Batman and Robin meet Carter Nichols, get forced back in time to Ancient Egypt by villain team-up (r in Robin Rises: Omega #1 & Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #5)
–Kathy Webb Kane debuts as Bat-Woman, becomes Batman’s lover (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–JL busts The Key (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #1)
–Ventriloquist and Scarface debut (r in Batman Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman begins using the Matches Malone disguise and building underworld cred (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Batman, as Matches Malone, befriends Irish mob gal (r in Grayson Annual #1)
–Batman & Robin vs Tzin-Tzin (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #4)
–Bat-Woman ends her relationship with Batman (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Kathy Kane, Talia, and Spyral fake Kathy’s death amid a League of Assassins civil war (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3 and in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #13)
–Batman discovers League of Shadows for third time, gets mind-wiped (r in ‘tec #937-938 & ‘tec #954)
–John Mayhew’s Club of Heroes venture begins and immediately fails (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Batman drugged by Spyral, has Zur-En-Arrh hallucination (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Batman collects Bat-Radia (r in Legends of Tomorrow #4 Part 3)
–Batman has Robin death hallucination; Simon Hurt implants Batman with post-hypnotic suggestion and memory blocks (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3, Grayson #5, & Grayson #12)
–Batman fights Hurt’s Substitute Batmen, regards encounter as a dream (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #6 & Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #10)
–Robin jokes about death with Batman (r in Batman Vol. 2 #39)
–Bruce temporarily moves into Wayne Tower penthouse (r in Grayson #12)
–Bruce purchases other penthouses (r in We are Robin #12)
–Joker poisons project housing; Bat-Family investigates (r in Teen Titans Vol. 4 #15)
–Batman contracts swamp fever; Batgirl & Robin do heavy lifting (r in Grayson #12)
–Harley Quinn debuts (r in Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #6-7)
–Batman & Robin rescue Tommy Blackcrow from Joker (fb from Batman Vol. 2 Annual #3)
–Batman & Robin fight Joker and Harley Quinn (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #1 Part 2)
–Batman & Robin fight rogues gallery team-up (fb from Nightwing Vol. 3 #29)
–Batman & Robin continue fighting rogues gallery team-up (fb from Grayson #1)
–Batman & Robin vs The Reaper (r in Grayson #12)
–Joker’s “Five-Way Revenge” (r in Batman Vol. 2 #16)
–March. President Obama created ARGUS (Justice League Vol. 2 #7 / fb from Forever Evil: ARGUS #1)
–Craftsman Bolt-On™ System Saves the Justice League #1
–JL, ARGUS, & STAR Labs agree to never study Speed Force (r in Flash: Rebirth #1 Part 1)
–Batman, Robin, & Talia rescue prince from Penguin (r in Grayson #12)
–The Cavalier debuts (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #2)
–Signalman debuts (r in Forever Evil #1 & Batman Eternal #3)
–Kite Man debuts (r in Legends of Tomorrow #4 Part 3)
–Batman solves Macbeth attempted murder case (fb from 2nd feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50)
–Batman solves toy robot murder case (fb from 2nd feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50)
–The Spook debuts (fb from 2nd feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50 / r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman and Hawkman defeat Gentleman Ghost (r in Batman Eternal #6)
–Batman solves ghost bi-plane case (fb from 2nd feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50)
–Captin Stingaree debuts (r in Batman Vol. 3 #6)
–Bruce moves back to Wayne Manor (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman & Robin bust Calamity (fb from Gotham Academy #11 / r in Gotham Academy #6)
–Bruce steals Millie Jane Cobblepot-Amity Arkham files from Penguin, becomes Board member of Gotham Academy (r in Gotham Academy: Second Semester #5 & Gotham Academy: Second Semester #10-11)
–Batman & Robin go on unspecified case (r in Grayson #12)
–Luka Netz spies on Batman and Robin (r in Grayson #13)
–Dr. Phosphorus debuts (fb from 2nd feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50)
–Teen Titans debut (r in Titans Hunt #5 & DC Universe: Rebirth #1)
–Batman benches Robin, “fights” Catwoman (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman & Robin argue over torture methods (fb from Nightwing Vol. 4 #2)
–Bat-Family vs rogues team-up (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman theorizes about Two-Face (r in All-Star Batman #2)
–Deathstroke the Terminator debuts (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #4)
–Late March. Joker injures Robin; Batman busts Joker; Robin quits, becomes Nightwing (r in Red Hood and The Outlaws #2, Nightwing Vol. 3 #1-5, Forever Evil #4, Grayson #12, & Grayson Annual #2)
–Late March. Batman busts Willis Todd; Joker begins manipulating Jason Todd (r in Red Hood and The Outlaws #0 & Secret Origins Vol. 3 #5 Part 2)
–Late March. Joker’s elaborate scheme puts Jason Todd into the care of Leslie Thompkins (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws #0 & second feature to Red Hood and The Outlaws #0)
–Late March. Batman catches Jason stealing Batmobile tires (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws: Rebirth #1)
–Late March to Early April. Batman and Jason bust Ma Gunn (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws Vol. 2 #1)
–Early April. Jason Todd winds up taken in by Bruce, starts Robin training (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws #0 & Secret Origins Vol. 3 #5 Part 2)
–Batman continues training Jason (r in Grayson #15)
–April. Batman continues training Jason (r in Red Hood and The Outlaws #26)
–Batman continues training Jason (r in Red Hood/Arsenal #7 & Red Hood and The Outlaws: Rebirth #1)
–Batman watches as Nightwing patrols; Jason’s training continues (r in Grayson #12)
–Bruce throws party; Jason meets Babs (r in Batman Eternal #19)
–Batman vs Chimera and clowns (fb from 2nd feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50)
–Aquaman introduces Mera to JL; Batman discovers location of Atlantis (r in Aquaman Vol. 7 #15 & Aquaman Vol. 7 #32)
–Deadshot debuts, gets busted by Batman (fb from Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #1)
–Bruce trains in his bedroom (fb from Arkham Manor #1)
–Vortex debuts (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #1)
–Joker moves into old circus, begins using circus henchmen (r in Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #6)
–Batman bests Penguin, collects giant penguin (r in Flashpoint Vol. 2 #5)
–Batman has Scottish adventure (fb from Gotham Academy #7)
–Nightwing trains Rose Wilson (r in Deathstroke Vol. 4 #4-5 & Deathstroke Vol. 4 #19)
–Kate Rebecca Kane meets Batman (fb from Batwoman Vol. 2 #0 & Secret Origins Vol. 3 #3 Part 2)
–Batman busts The Phantasm (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #1)
–Spellbinder debuts (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #4)
–Batman learns about Abigail O’Shay’s condition (r in Detective Comics #944)
–Late August. Batman does project in Batcave (r in Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1)
–September 2. Batman Vol. 3 Annual #1 Part 1
–Early September. Batman visits Crime Alley (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #1)
–September. Riddler’s Zero Year anniversary attack (r in second feature to All-Star Batman #6)
–September. Batgirl retires (r in Batgirl Vol. 4 #0 Part 2)
–Batman trains Jason atop skyscrapers (r in Red Hood & The Outlaws Vol. 2 #5)
–September 23-26. Batman Vol. 3 Annual #1 Part 1
–JL defeats The Construct (r in Justice League Vol. 2 #27)
–Late September-Early October. “War of Jokes and Riddles” (r in Batman Vol. 3 #9 & Batman Vol. 3 #19)
–October 7. Batman Vol. 3 Annual #1 Part 1
–October. Jason finishes training (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws: Rebirth #1 / r in Red Hood and The Outlaws: Rebirth #1)
–October. Jason Todd goes on first patrol as Robin (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws: Rebirth #1 / r in Red Hood and The Outlaws #0)
–October. Jason’s first patrol as Robin continues (fb from Red Hood & The Outlaws Vol. 2 #5)
–October 24. Batman Vol. 3 Annual #1 Part 1
–October. Robin meets Nightwing, learns his story from Bruce, teams with Nightwing (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman tells Robin he is perfect (fb from Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 2 #2)
–JL, STAR Labs, and Hephaestus build Hellbat-suit for Batman (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #33)
–Batman considers Batcave prison, immediately abandons idea (r in Arkham Manor #1)
–Batman and Robin prepare to bust Riddler (fb from Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman and Robin bust Riddler (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #5 Part 2)
–Batman and Robin fight Ra’s al Ghul (r in Red Hood and The Outlaws #26)
–Batman and Catwoman vs Film Freak (fb from 2nd feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50)
–Batman befriends bio-weaponry scientist (r in Detective Comics #948)
–November 17. Batman Vol. 3 Annual #1 Part 1
–Robin meets Superman during team-up (r in Red Hood and The Outlaws #14)
–Batman vs KGBeast (r in Aquaman and The Others #6-7)
–December 1. Batman Vol. 3 Annual #1 Part 1
–Batman busts Riddler (fb from Batman/Superman #33)
–Element Man begins training with the JL (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman busts crook, who will later become Terminus (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #10-12)
–Batman & Robin take a night off (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws #3)
–December 14-19. Batman Vol. 3 Annual #1 Part 1
–Batman & Robin fight Nocturna (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #9)
–Batman & Robin fight gangsters (fb from Red Hood/Arsenal #7)
–December 24-25. Batman Vol. 3 Annual #1 Part 1
–Batman sets up Black Line to Obama (r in Detective Comics #939)
–US Government sets up line to Batman (r in Detective Comics #948)
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YEAR THREE (2010)
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–Bruce begins reconstruction plans with Brian Wade (r in Batman Vol. 2 #35)
–Batman vs KGBeast & NKVDemon (r in Aquaman and The Others #7-8)
–Batman begins learning to speak Kryptonian (r in Batman/Superman #30)
–Batman defeats Shiva (r in Detective Comics #952)
–Joker & Harley capture Batman (fb from Harley Quinn Vol. 3 #12)
–Batman speaks highly of Gordon to JL (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #46)
–Harley Quinn watches Bruce work a room (r in Grayson Annual #3)
–Batman & Robin vs Joker (r in Red Hood/Arsenal #4)
–Batman drives into river while on case (r in Green Team: Teen Trillionaires #2)
–Colonel Blimp debuts (r in Batman Vol. 3 #6)
–Batman & Robin bust Killer Croc (fb from Batman and… #23.4)
–Teen Titans erased from memory (r in Titans Hunt #6-7, DC Universe: Rebirth #1, & Titans Vol. 3 #2-3)
–Batman fights Black Mask & False Face Society (fb from second feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #14 / r in Batman Vol. 2 #1, Detective Comics Vol. 2 #9, & Detective Comics Vol. 2 Annual #1)
–Batman busts Clyde Anderson (fb from Detective Comics Vol. 2 #23)
–Batman fights Amygdala (r in Arkham Manor #2)
–Batman busts Maxie Zeus (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #5)
–Batman forms Outsiders (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman vs Black Mask (fb from 2nd feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50)
–Batman terrorizes twelve perps (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #29)
–Batman fights Ignatius Ogilvy (fb from second feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #13)
–Batman injures crook, who becomes Bootface (fb from Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #10)
–Batman fights Ignatius Ogilvy again (fb from second feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #13)
–Batman fights Scallop (fb from Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #10)
–Batman & Robin patrol (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #3 Part 3)
–Batman fights Ignatius Ogilvy again (fb from second feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #13)
–Batman busts The Boss (r in second feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #20)
–Batman teams with Booster Gold (r in Justice League International Vol. 2 #12)
–Batman meets, punches Guy Gardner (r in Green Lantern Vol. 5 #20)
–Batman defeats Deacon Blackfire (fb from Batman Eternal #17)
–Batman vs Catwoman (fb from Batman/Superman #33)
–Batman rescues Tommy Blackcrow from Joker again (fb from Batman Vol. 2 Annual #3)
–Batman & Robin fight villain team-up; Underbelly debuts (fb from Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #12 & Red Hood/Arsenal #4 / r in Red Hood/Arsenal #5)
–Joker rigs metro-card machine death traps, Batman investigates (r in Teen Titans Vol. 4 #15)
–Batman begins assembling anti-JL items (r in Justice League Vol. 2 #19-20, Forever Evil #4, Batman Vol. 2 #35, & Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #35)
–Batman starts building anti-Superman suit (r in second feature to Superman Unchained #2)
–Batman compiles anti-JL protocol files (r in Justice League of America Vol. 4 #2)
–Batman makes Kryptonite bullet (r in Red Hood and The Outlaws Vol. 2 #7)
–Jason tells Batman they should kill (r in Red Hood and The Outlaws Vol. 2 #4)
–Batman injures crook, who becomes Bat Head (fb from Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #10)
–Batman & Robin bust Two-Face (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws #0, Red Hood and The Outlaws #26, Red Hood and The Outlaws: Rebirth #1, & Red Hood and The Outlaws Vol. 2 #7)
–Robin screws up in Santa Prisca; Batman upset (r in Batman and Robin Eternal #9)
–Robin’s recklessness increases; Batman reacts poorly (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #15)
–Robin’s excessive violence increases (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws #0 & Secret Origins Vol. 3 #5 Part 2)
–Robin’s excessive violence peaks (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #3 Part 3 & Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 2 #1)
–Bruce & Jason argue about his violent acts (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #5 Part 2)
–Bruce attends party, patrols afterward (r in Secret Origins Vol. 3 #3 Part 3)
–March. Robin killed by Joker; funeral held (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws #0, Batman and… #20, Secret Origins Vol. 3 #3 Part 3, Secret Origins Vol. 3 #5 Part 2, & Red Hood and The Outlaws: Rebirth #1 / r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #11)
–March. Joker paralyzes Babs, gets busted by Batman (r in Batgirl Vol. 4 #0-1, Batman Vol. 2 #14, & Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #15)
–March. Bruce visits Babs in hospital (fb from Batgirl Vol. 4 #6)
–Dick visits sad Batman (r in Grayson #12)
–Superman learns never to laugh in Batcave (r in The Flash: Rebirth #1 Part 2)
–Nightwing saves Batman from drug-runners (r in Grayson #12)
–April. Bruce becomes aware of Tim, busts Mad Hatter (r in Secret Origins Vol. 3 #3 Part 3)
–April. Teen Titans Vol. 4 #0 / fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #3 Part 3
–April. Red Robin goes on first patrol (r in Teen Titans Vol. 4 #0-1 & Secret Origins Vol. 3 #3 Part 3)
–Batman vs Two-Face; Batman, Red Robin, & Nightwing bust Two-Face (r in Grayson #12)
–Jason Todd secretly resurrects from the dead (fb from Red Hood/Arsenal #7)
–Batman compares Red Robin to Dick (r in Red Hood/Arsenal #7)
–Batman talks to Red Robin (r in Grayson #15)
–Batman teaches Red Robin cipher codes (r in Batman and Robin Eternal #7 & Batman Beyond Vol. 7 #7)
–Batman sees Simon Hurt’s 1765 origin in a vague vision (r in Robin Rises: Omega #1)
–Victor Zsasz debuts (r in Batman Vol. 2 #1 & the 2nd ft to All-Star Batman #2)
–Batman commits himself to Arkham to foil Zsasz plan (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman teaches Red Robin Tonga Deathless Grip (r in The New 52: Futures End #10)
–Batman and Red Robin patrol (fb from Red Hood/Arsenal #7)
–Batman vs Tulpa Mahakala (fb from 2nd feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50)
–Batman takes in Harold, moves him to farm (r in All-Star Batman #3)
–The Electrocutioner debuts (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #4)
–Doomsday kills Superman; Superman returns to life (r in Action Comics Vol. 2 #16, Superman/Wonder Woman #2, Batman and… #19, Superman Vol. 3 #32, & Superman: Doomed)
–Superman and Batman build Doomsday cell (r in Forever Evil #6)
–Bat-Family goes on a picnic (r in Grayson #2)
–Batman vs Joker (fb from Batman Vol. 3 #18)
–July. Bane comes to Gotham (fb from Batman Vol. 3 #18)
–July-late August. Bane breaks Batman; Batman recovers (fb from Batman/Superman Annual #2 / r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #4, Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #6, & Batman Vol. 3 #17-18)
–Late August. Batman tries to build flamethrower (r in Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1)
–Early September. Bruce visits parents’ murder site (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #1)
–Early September-mid September. Bruce rehabs Bane injury (r in Grayson #12)
–Mid September. Riddler’s Zero Year anniversary attack (r in second feature to All-Star Batman #6)
–Mid September-late October. Bruce rehabs, returns from Bane injury (r in Grayson #12)
–Late October. Batman suits-up, prepares for Bane (r in Grayson #12)
–Late October. Batman publicly returns, defeats Bane (fb from Batman Vol. 2 #23.4)
–Late October. Steeljacket debuts (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #9)
–Dream dies; Daniel Hall becomes new Dream (r in Sandman: Overture #1-6)
–Ra’s al Ghul unleashes Ebola Gulf-A virus (fb from Batman and… #23.3 / r in Forever Evil: Arkham War #2 & Grayson #12)
–Hal Jordan becomes united with Parallax, dies to stop Sun-Eater, resurrects as the Spectre, joins with heroes to defeat Parallax, resurrects as human again (fb from Green Lantern Vol. 5 #20)
–Batman makes space-suit (r in Batman/Superman #29-28)
–Batman steals Hal’s ring, makes communicator (r in Batman/Superman #29-30)
–Batman researches alien civilizations (r in Batman/Superman #29
–Stallion debuts (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #11)
–Batman sets up alt Bat-Bunkers all over Gotham (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #1 & Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #7)
–Bruce purchases properties off-the-books (r in Batman Eternal #39)
–earthquake hits Gotham (r in Forever Evil: Arkham War #2)
–Gorilla Grimm and Gorilla Grodd debut (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #10)
–Joker kidnaps babies, gets busted by Batman (r in Batman Vol. 2 #16)
–Orca debuts, fights Batman & Nightwing (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #12)
–Warren White becomes Great White Shark; Batman and Aaron Cash quell Arkham riot (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #9)
–JL vs Tsaritsa (r in Justice League of America Vol. 5 #2)
–Batman vs Killer Croc (fb from Batman/Superman #33)
–Gordon shot; Bat-Family proves Catwoman’s innocence (r in Grayson #12)
–Nyssa Raatko kills Ra’s al Ghul (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Batman and Red Robin bust Philo Zeiss (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman and Red Robin bust The Mortician (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman meets Orpheus (r in Teen Titans Vol. 4 #15)
–Thrill Devil debuts (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #11)
–Batman becomes briefly romantically-involved with Wonder Woman (r in Forever Evil #7)
–Alpha debuts (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #4)
–Batman briefly dates Catwoman, defeats Hush (fb from Batman Eternal #26 / r in Harley Quinn Vol. 2 #0, Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #5, & Grayson #12)
–Fright debuts (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #1 & Detective Comics Vol. 2 #9)
–Joker kills Orpheus (r in Teen Titans Vol. 4 #15)
–Batman/Superman #28-30 (“UNIVERSE’S FINEST”)
–Giz & Mouse debut (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #11-12)
–Batman and Nightwing vs Gorilla Grimm (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #10)
–Joker assassinates Daniel Dickerson (r in Teen Titans Vol. 4 #15)
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YEAR FOUR (2011)
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–Batman befriends Bronze Tiger (r in Batman Vol. 3 #9)
–Batman begins using facial recognition software (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #16 and Super Sons #2)
–Batman chases Joker & Harley; Joker & Harley break up (fb from Harley Quinn Vol. 3 #12)
–Detective Chimp debuts (r in DC Rebirth: Holiday Special #1 Part 3)
–Sin Tzu debuts (r in Suicide Squad Most Wanted #3 Part 1 & Suicide Squad Most Wanted #4 Part 1)
–Batman and Alfred set up “Human Kinematic Program” (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #5, Secret Origins Vol. 3 #4 Part 3, & Batman Vol. 3 #8)
–Batman & Red Robin fight Joker (fb from Teen Titans Vol. 4 Annual #3)
–Talia forms elite super-villain team (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #2)
–Batman updates Kryptonian Protocols (r in Justice League of America Vol. 4 #10)
–Battle of Metropolis; Nightwing injured (r in Grayson #12)
–Mid January-early March. Bruce undergoes Thögal ritual, becomes aware of Zur-En-Arrh, sees vision of 666 Future (Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #5, Batman and… #31)
–March. Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #0 / fb from Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #2, Robin Rises: Omega #1, Secret Origins Vol. 3 #4 Part 3, & Batman/Superman Annual #2
–March. Damian goes home with dad, kills Spook (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #4 Part 3 / r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #1 & Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #10)
–March. Batman fights League of Assassins; Damian returns to mom (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #2 & Robin Rises: Omega #1 / r in Damian: Son of Batman #1)
–Batman meets new Spectre Jim Corrigan (r in Batman Eternal #6)
–Legion of Superheroes gives Batman Lightning Rod (r in Forever Evil #4)
–Batman busts fat crook (fb from Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #10)
–Batman fights Killer Croc (fb from Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #12)
–Bruce meets Dr. Byron Merideth (fb from Detective Comics Vol. 2 #17)
–Batman goes on unspecified mission, nets alien (r in Worlds’ Finest #19 & Secret Origins Vol. 3 #4 Part 3)
–Batman saves Catwoman as Joker watches (fb from Catwoman Vol. 4 #14)
–Batman busts Steven and sister (r in Nightwing Vol. 3 #11)
–Batman busts Marcus Row (r in Batman Vol. 2 #18)
–Batman surgically implants lock picks and carborane under his skin (r in Detective Comics #955 & Batman Vol. 2 Annual #2)
–Bat-Family and JL defeat Evil Trinity (r in Grayson #12)
–Bruce begins dating Jezebel Jet (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Batman busts two returning Substitute Batmen, remembers them (r in Incorporated Vol. 2 #6-7)
–former Club of Heroes lured into Black Glove trap on John Mayhew’s island (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0, & Batwing #26)
–former Club of Heroes escape Mayhew’s island (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0)
–Sinestro Corps War (r in Forever Evil #4)
–Ra’s al Ghul resurrected (r in Grayson #12 & Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Dick sky-dives, talks with Bat-Family (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman fights Substitute Batman Michael Lane, remembers Simon Hurt (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #6)
–Hush surgically alters himself to look like Bruce (r in Nightwing Vol. 3 #1, Batman and… #19, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0, & Batman Eternal #26)
–Simon Hurt’s Black Glove strikes Gotham, drugs Batman; Bruce becomes “Batman of Zur-En-Arrh” (r in Batman Eternal #11, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3, & Batwing #24)
–Batman regains senses; Bat-Family defeats the Black Glove (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Batman & Damian bust Killer Croc (fb from Robin Rises: Omega #1)
–Batman & Damian bust Mr. Freeze (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #4 Part 3)
–Batman trains Damian (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #5)
–August. Jason Todd returns as Red Hood, fights Batman (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws #20, Secret Origins Vol. 3 #5 Part 2, & Red Hood/Arsenal #6 / r in Red Hood and The Outlaws #2, Grayson #12, Red Hood/Arsenal #3, & Red Hood and The Outlaws Vol. 2 #5)
–August. Red Hood vs Batman & Nightwing (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws #6 and Red Hood and The Outlaws #26)
–August. Red Hood abducts Joker, fights Batman & Red Robin (fb from Red Hood and the Outlaws: Rebirth #1)
–Batwoman Kate Kane begins spying on Batman & adventuring (r in Batwoman Vol. 2 #1 & Detective Comics #949)
–Batwoman tails Batman, Batman confronts her (fb from ‘tec #948-949)
–second feature to Action Comics Vol. 2 #14
–Batman creates & begins using Witches Eyes (r in Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2)
–JL booms to Apokolips (fb from Superman/Wonder Woman #18 / r in Justice League Vol. 2 #8 Part 1)
–Batman stranded & imprisoned on Apokolips; evil New Gods create dead Batman clone; Darkseid sends Batman back in time, leaves clone corpse on Earth to fool heroes (fb from Robin Rises: Omega #1 & Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0 / r in Batman and… #19, Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #37, The Multiversity #1, Batwoman Vol. 2 #0, Green Lantern Vol. 5 #7, & All Star Western #22)
–friends & family mourn the death of Batman while he secretly toils away in prehistoric age & 1640s (fb from Robin Rises: Omega #1 / r in Grayson #12 & Batman Vol. 2 #51)
–September. Secret Origins Vol. 3 #4 Part 3
–new Batman Dick Grayson & new Robin Damian Wayne move into Bat-Bunker, bust Toad; Dick doubts himself in new role; Professor Pyg & Circus of Strange debut (r in Batman Vol. 2 #1, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #7, Forever Evil: Arkham War #1, Grayson #12, & Nightwing Vol. 4 #16)
–September. Riddler’s Zero Year anniversary attack (r in 2nd feature to All-Star Batman #6)
–Batman Dick Grayson solidifies partnership with Robin (r in Grayson #12)
–Dick gains confidence as Batman (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #17)
–Bat-Family forces Hush to play the role of Bruce (r in Nightwing Vol. 3 #1, Batman and… #19, & Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0)
–Batman Dick Grayson meets Azrael Michael Lane (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #10)
–Batman Dick Grayson patrols (fb from Grayson #20)
–Batman Dick Grayson framed for murder (fb from Nightwing Vol. 3 #8 / r in Nightwing Vol. 3 #10)
–Jeremiah Arkham briefly becomes Black Mask, recovers sanity (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #9)
–Red Robin tries to convince Batman Dick Grayson that Bruce is still alive (r in Grayson #12)
–Batman Dick Grayson and Robin investigate Carter Nichols suicide scene, meet Lone-Eye Lincoln, fight Mutant Gang, bust Hatman (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #1, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #13, & Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #5)
–“Blackest Night”; Dick learns that Bruce might still be alive (r in Green Lantern Vol. 5 #7, Green Lanterns #16, & Batwoman Vol. 2 #0)
–Batman Dick Grayson & Robin vs Red Hood & Scarlet; Batman & Robin vs Eduardo Flamingo; Robin gets new spine implant (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #8 Part 1 / r in Batman Vol. 2 #1, Batman Eternal #27, Red Hood and The Outlaws #1, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #6, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #8, & Grayson #12)
–Bat-Family revives Batman clone, defeats Batman clone (r in Batwoman Vol. 2 #0 and Grayson #12)
–Damian publicly recognized as Bruce’s son (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman Dick Grayson busts Tiger Shark (r in Batman Vol. 2 #12)
–Batman Dick Grayson busts James Gordon Jr. (r in Batman Vol. 2 #1 & Batgirl Vol. 4 #12)
–heroes try to figure out how to get Bruce back to present day; Bruce sends clues to future, travels from 1640s to 1718 to 1800s (fb from Robin Rises: Omega #1 / r in Grayson #12)
–JL confirms Bruce lost in time; Bat-Family hangs (r in Grayson #12)
–Damian cleans-up Wayne Enterprises’ finances; Bat-Family finds Bruce’s clues from past; Simon Hurt and his 99 Fiends attack Gotham; Talia and Deathstroke control Robin; Talia visited by Batman Dick Grayson and Robin, reveals Damian clones (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0-1, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #7, Batman & Robin Vol. 2 #15, and Grayson #12)
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YEAR FIVE (2012)
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–Bruce travels from 1800s to 1992 to Vanishing Point to present day, defeats Darkseid’s Hyper-Adapter; Batman Dick Grayson and Robin fight 99 Fiends (fb from Robin Rises: Omega #1 / r in Robin Rises: Omega #1 & Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #2)
–Robin beats Joker; Batman Dick Grayson, Robin, & Joker fight Simon Hurt (fb from Robin Rises: Omega #1 & Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #2 / r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #15, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3, Grayson #12, & Nightwing Vol. 4 #17)
–Bruce returns as Batman to help Batman Dick Grayson & Robin defeat Simon Hurt and Joker (fb from Nightwing Vol. 4 #17 / r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3, Robin Rises: Omega #1, Grayson #12, & Nightwing Vol. 4 #20)
–Batman Bruce Wayne tells Bat-Family about 666 Future (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0)
–Bruce returns to Wayne Enterprises, starts Batman Inc (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0 / r in Batwing #9 & Grayson #12)
–Bat-Family tells Bruce about “Blackest Night” (r in Green Lanterns #16)
–Bruce begins funding gentrification project (r in Batman Vol. 2 #1 & Batgirl Vol. 4 #4-6)
–Bruce watches Luke Fox fight 99%ers (fb from Batwing #20)
–David Zavimbe becomes Batwing (fb from fb from Batwing #6 & Batwing #0)
–Bruce, Alfred, & Damian have awkward dinner (fb from Robin Rises: Omega #1)
–Hush gets busted by Batman Bruce Wayne, has Bruce-face undone (r in Batman Eternal #26)
–Batman Bruce Wayne talks to Damian (r in Grayson #15)
–Batman Bruce Wayne & Robin learn about Leviathan, meet Heretic (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #7, & Grayson #12)
–Batman Bruce Wayne begins recruiting for Batman Inc (r in Batwoman Vol. 2 #2, Batman: The Dark Knight #4, & Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman Bruce Wayne acquires photonic crystal (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #10 & Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #12)
–Batman Bruce Wayne & Catwoman defeat Lord Death Man (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #11, & Talon #17)
–Knight, Squire, Dark Ranger, & Ravil join Batman Inc (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0)
–Tim Drake moves to NYC (fb from Secret Origins Vol. 3 #3 Part 3)
–Tim Drake moves parents back to Gotham (r in Batman and Robin Eternal #5)
–Bruce launches Internet 3.0 (r in fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #11)
–Nightrunner, Man-of-Bats, & Raven Red join Batman Inc (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0)
–Batman Bruce Wayne gives Batwing new armor (fb from fb from Batwing #2)
–Batman Dick Grayson busts The Dealer (r in Nightwing Vol. 3 #18)
–Batman Bruce Wayne teams with Dark Ranger, chats with Alfred (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0)
–Batman Bruce Wayne builds Danger Room (r in Batman Vol. 2 #2 & Detective Comics #935)
–Batman Dick Grayson & Robin help Swamp Thing defeat evil Swamp Thing (r in Forever Evil: Arkham War #2 & Swamp Thing Vol. 5 #1)
–El Gaucho teams with Batman Bruce Wayne, joins Batman Inc (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0)
–Batman Bruce Wayne fights Johnny Valentine and Una Clairemont (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Batman Bruce Wayne teams with Gaucho & Hood against Otto Netz & Scorpiana (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #1, & Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Gaucho meets Outsiders (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0)
–Justice League accidentally booms to Apokolips (r in Justice League Vol. 2 #8 Part 1)
–Batman Japan approved by Batman Bruce Wayne, begins Batman Inc missions (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #0 / r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #11)
–June. Bruce gives Clark typewriter for b-day (r in Superman/Wonder Woman #13)
–Batman Dick Grayson busts The Architect (r in Batman Eternal #21-22)
–Batman becomes aware of DMN tech (r in All-Star Batman #9)
–Batman sets Bat-computer access clearance levels (Batman Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman Bruce Wayne & Lucius Fox upgrade Batmobile (r in Batman Eternal #35-36)
–Batman Inc mechs produced (r in Batman Eternal #39)
–Batman Bruce Wayne learns about secret villain pact (r in Batman Vol. 2 #39)
–Batman Bruce Wayne befriends Mr. Terrific (r in The New 52: Future’s End #0)
–Red Robin sets up Robin’s Nests (r in Batman Eternal #5)
–Bruce offers to sue mattress company for Superman (r in Superman Unchained #6)
–Batman busts Two-Face (fb from Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #12)
–Batman begins trying to buy Bind of Veils (r in Batman Vol. 2 #35)
–Batwoman vs Alice (r in Batwoman Vol. 2 #0-2 / fb from Batwoman Vol. 2 #0)
–Batman repurposes warehouse as interrogation space (r in We are Robin #2)
–Batman saves Dr. Anisa Williams (r in Justice League of America Vol. 4 #8)
–Flash alters reality; new timeline created (Flashpoint Vol. 2 #1-5 / r in DC Universe: Rebirth #1, Batman Vol. 3 #21-22, Flash Vol. 5 #21, Doomsday Clock #3, Doomsday Clock #7, Doomsday Clock #9, Action Comics #987, & Batman Vol. 3 #84)
–Flashpoint Vol. 2 #5 Epilogue
–Batman displays Flashpoint Thomas Wayne’s letter (r in Justice League Vol. 2 #9)
–Jason chats with Batman (fb from Red Hood and The Outlaws Vol. 2 #5)
–Hawk and Dove Vol. 3 #6 / fb from Grayson Annual #2
–Late August to early September. Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-6
–Early September. Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #1
–Batman begins thinking of his parents laughing (r in Batman Vol. 3 #12)
–September. Babs recovers, becomes Batgirl again (r in Batgirl Vol. 4 #1)
–September. Dick stops being Batman, becomes Nightwing again; Bruce stores flying Batmobile (fb from Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #2 / r in Nightwing Vol. 3 #1 & Nightwing Vol. 4 #16)
–September. Riddler’s Zero Year anniversary attack (r in 2nd feature to All-Star Batman #6)
–Batman begins Joker hunt (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman, Robin, & Nightwing patrol together (fb from Batman and Robin Vol. 2 Annual #2)
–Batman & Robin defeat Three Daredevils (r in 2nd feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50)
–Batman & Robin vs Carlo the Amazing (r in 2nd feature to Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50)
HYDROLOGY
———————–Batwoman Vol. 2 #1-2
———————–Batwoman Vol. 2 #5
–Justice League International Vol. 2 #1-5 (“THE SIGNAL MEN”)
–Justice League Vol. 2 #7
–Stormwatch Vol. 3 #2
–Justice League Dark #1
–Bruce begins dating Charlotte Rivers (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman invites Batgirl into Batman Inc & Bat-Family (r in Batwoman Vol. 2 #2 & Justice League Dark #7)
–Catwoman steals Victoria Cat; Batman investigates (r in Batman Vol. 3 #14)
–Justice League International Vol. 2 #6 Part 1
–Legion Lost #3
–Detective Comics Vol. 2 #1-4
–Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #1-7
–Batman makes new Anti-Fear Gas agent (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #8)
–Batman surveils Axel Bellamy (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #5)
–I, Vampire #5 Part 1
–Batman instructs Alfred to keep tabs on Charlotte (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #5)
–Batman sends Batman Japan to fight Lady Tiger Fist (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #11)
–Batman recruits Pippi Giovanni into Batman Inc (r in Batwing #24 & Batwing #26)
–Man-of-Bats & Raven Red bust Coyote (fb from Batman Incorporated Special #1)
–Detective Comics Vol. 2 #5-7
–Bruce begins visiting Charlotte in hospital (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #10)
–October 31. Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 Annual #1
–I, Vampire #5 Part 2
–I, Vampire #6
RISE OF THE VAMPIRES
——————––Justice League Dark #7
——————––I, Vampire #7
——————––Justice League Dark #8
–Batman & Batwing bust Blood Tiger; Massacre stabs Batwing (fb from Batwing #1-2)
–Batman Bruce Wayne busts arms dealers (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #2)
–Batman meets Garbage Man (r in My Greatest Adventure Vol. 2 #2)
–Detective Comics Vol. 2 #8
–Batman surveils Joker-themed gangs (fb from Detective Comics Vol. 2 #16)
–Batman begins building anti-JL war-bot (r in Batman Vol. 2 #35)
–Batman begins sleeping with Catwoman (r in Catwoman Vol. 4 #1 & Batman Vol. 3 #12)
–Batman vs Mad Hatter, Tweedledum, & Tweedledee (r in Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #18)
–Batman Bruce Wayne busts arms dealers (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #2)
–My Greatest Adventure Vol. 2 #2-3
–My Greatest Adventure Vol. 2 #6
–Catwoman Vol. 4 #1-3
–Batman makes Haz-Bat Suit (r in Justice League Vol. 2 #37)
–Lonnie Machin debuts (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #38)
–December. Swamp Thing Vol. 5 #1
–Batman promises to work on Robin’s bike (r in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #30)
–JL teams with Red Robin & Swamp Thing (fb from Flash #750 Part 6)
–Batman Bruce Wayne busts arms dealers (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #2)
–Catwoman Vol. 4 #6
–Bruce opens museum in Tinasha; Batman & Batwing vs Massacre’s henchmen (fb from Batwing #5)
–Batwing #6-8
–December 22. Batman busts robbers in Cape Carmine (r in Batgirl Vol. 4 #4)
–December 22-23. Batgirl Vol. 4 #5-6
–Late December. Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #2-8
–Batman shuts down St. Hadrian’s School (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3)
–Batman Inc vs Leviathan; Talia reveals herself as leader (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #1, Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3, Grayson #6, Grayson #14, & Grayson #19)
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