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INFINITE FRONTIER ERA BATMAN QUICK LIST YEARS 20-25
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YEAR TWENTY (2021)
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–Wally West attempts reboot but is blocked by Batman Who Laughs; collective memory of JSA & Wonder Woman’s history restored (r in Flash #750 Part 6, Flash Forward TPB Epilogue, & Dark Nights: Death Metal #2)
–heroes defeated by Perpetua & Batman Who Laughs; Batman Who Laughs alters the universe; Batman killed & resurrected (fb from Dark Nights: Death Metal #1-2 & Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1 Part 1 / r in Dark Nights: Death Metal #1-3, Dark Nights: Death Metal #5, Dark Nights: Death Metal #7, Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1 Part 1, Dark Nights: Death Metal – Trinity Crisis #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal – Legends of the Dark Knights #1 Part 6, Dark Nights: Death Metal – Multiverse’s End #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal – Robin King #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal – Infinite Hour Exxxtreme #1, & Knight Terrors #3-4)
–Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1 Part 5
–Dark Nights: Death Metal #1-3
–Dark Nights: Death Metal – Trinity Crisis #1 / fb from Justice League Vol. 4 #54, Justice League Vol. 4 #57, & Dark Nights: Death Metal #4
–Dark Nights: Death Metal #4
–Dark Nights: Death Metal – Robin King #1
–Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 Part 1 / Justice League Vol. 4 #57 / fb from Dark Nights: Death Metal – The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1 Part 1
–Batman collects Batman Who Laughs’ corpse, casts spell on it (r in Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 & Dark Nights: Death Metal – The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1)
–Dark Nights: Death Metal – The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1 Part 6
–Dark Nights: Death Metal – The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1 Part 1 Epilogue / Dark Nights: Death Metal – The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1 Part 5 / fb from Infinite Frontier #5
–Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 Part 2
–Dark Nights: Death Metal #6
–Dark Nights Death Metal – The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1
–Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 / r in Infinite Frontier #1 & Infinite Frontier Secret Files #5
–Bat Pack debuts (fb from Teen Titans Academy #5)
–Infinite Frontier #0 / Wonder Girl Vol. 3 #1 / fb from Batman: Secret Files – Peacekeeper-01 #1 & Detective Comics #1047-1048 / Suicide Squad Vol. 7 #2
–Batman surveys aftermath of A-Day (fb from Joker Vol. 2 #1 / r in 2nd ft to Detective Comics #1041 & Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #22)
–one day since A-Day; Unsanity Collective debuts (r in Batman Vol. 3 #106)
–Batman meets with Jim Gordon (fb from Joker Vol. 2 #1)
–Joker Vol. 2 #2
–Batman vs Unsanity Collective; Mayor Nakano meets with Simon Saint (fb from Batman Vol. 3 #106)
–Batman & Cyborg create Bat-mind-control helmet (r in Batman Vol. 3 #113)
–Batman makes Bat-Family promise to get permission before accessing Bat-Computer (r in Titans United #2)
–Club of Heroes disbands (r in Batman Vol. 3 #118)
–Batman: Black and White Vol. 5 #6 Part 1
–Bat-Family starts group chat; Dick’s wallet stolen; Bruce gives Dick gag gift (r in Nightwing Vol. 4 #79-80)
–Superman: Red and Blue #1 Part 4
–Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #16-21
–Nightwing Vol. 4 #82-83 (“LEAPING INTO THE LIGHT”)
–Robins #2-6 (“BEING ROBIN”)
–Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #22
–Batman adds net-bola, dog whistle, data scanner, burner phones, infra-red binoculars, infra-red flashlight, & floating light spheres to utility belt (r in Detective Comics #1035, Justice League Vol. 4 #65, & Batman: Urban Legends #19 Part 2)
–Batman makes costume impervious to psionic attack (r in Justice League Vol. 4 #65)
–Batman begins using “DuckTales” phrase (r in Justice League Vol. 4 #61)
–Batman learns about Bat-Family self-care day (r in Batman: Urban Legends #3 Part 2)
–Harley Quinn Vol. 4 #1
–The Swamp Thing #2
–Batman begins tracking new Swamp Thing (r in The Swamp Thing #13)
–Batman adds retractable claws to gloves (r in Batman: Urban Legends #4 Part 1)
–Titans United #2
CHEER
————————–Early spring. Batman: Urban Legends #1 Part 1
————————–Early spring. Batman: Urban Legends #2 Part 1
————————–Early spring. Batman: Urban Legends #3 Part 1
————————–Early spring. Batman: Urban Legends #4 Part 1
————————–Early spring. Batman: Urban Legends #5 Part 1
————————–Early spring. Batman: Urban Legends #6 Part 1 / fb from Batman
————————Vol. 3 #118
–Tim & Stephanie break up (r in Batman: Urban Legends #5 Part 3)
–Batman Vol. 3 2021 Annual
–Batman & Ghost-Maker participate in Murder Run (r in Batman Vol. 3 #109)
–one month since A-Day; Batman & Oracle discover Scarecrow is still alive (fb from Batman Vol. 3 #107 Part 1)
–Batman begins tracking Brothers of Ambrosius (r in 2nd ft to Justice League Vol. 4 #64)
–Batman adds flash grenade button to gloves (r in Batman: Urban Legends #1 Part 4)
THE LONG CON
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #1 Part 4
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #3 Part 4
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #4 Part 4
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #5 Part 4
–Batman: Urban Legends #6 Part 1 Epilogue
–Batman: Urban Legends #3 Part 2
–Bruce goes on unspecified business; Batwing vs Riddler & Killer Croc (r in Batman: Urban Legends #4 Part 2)
–new primary JL lineup forms (r in Justice League Vol. 4 #59)
–Justice League Vol. 4 #59-63 /fb from Black Adam #6 & Batman Vol. 3 #118 / r in Superman: Kal-El Returns Special #1 Part 4 (“PRISMS”)
BLINK OF AN EYE
————————–Flash #768
————————–Flash 2021 Annual #1
–Batman: Black and White Vol. 5 #6 Part 3
–Justice League goes on unspecified case (fb from Green Arrow Vol. 7 #7)
–Early May. DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1 Part 9
–Batman: The World Part 4
–Batman Secret Files: The Signal #1
–Outsiders become modular team; Signal intensifies search for his mother (r in Batman: Urban Legends #18 Part 1)
–Batman: Urban Legends #8 Part 2
–Batman: Urban Legends #8 Part 3
THE SIGNAL AND THE OUTSIDERS
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #18 Part 1
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #19 Part 1
–Daemon Rose kills Mark Shaw; Leviathan returns to Talia’s control; Batman upgrades superhero computer network (r in Checkmate Vol. 3 #6)
–Bruce feigns drunk act at Flugelheim Museum (r in Batman Vol. 3 #125)
–June. Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 2 #12
–Batman saves woman from flood (fb from Batman vs Robin #5)
–Batman pontificates on Hugo Strange’s SAFE Program replacing Arkham Asylum; Harley Quinn warns Batman about the SAFE Program (r in 2nd ft to Detective Comics #1045)
–Detective Comics #1034-1039 / fb from Batman Secret Files: Huntress #1 (“THE NEIGHBORHOOD”)
–Detective Comics #1040-1042 / fb from Batman Vol. 3 #118 (“THE JURY”)
–Batman restores brownstone & Bat-Garage (r in Batman Vol. 3 #109, Detective Comics #1059, & Black Adam #5)
–Batman adds electrified handcuffs to his utility belt (r in Batman: Fear State – Omega #1)
–Robin Vol. 3 #1
–Bat-Family finds Robin, reports back to Bruce (r in Robin Vol. 3 #5, Robin Vol. 3 2021 Annual, and Deathstroke Inc #8)
–2nd ft to Justice League Vol. 4 #60
–2nd ft to Justice League Vol. 4 #63-65 (“THE ETERNAL KNIGHT”)
–2nd ft to Justice League Vol. 4 #66
–Batman tells Zatanna about Randhir Singh (r in Justice League Dark Vol. 2 2021 Annual)
–Wonder Woman #780
–the 2nd ft to Detective Comics #1040
–a few months since A-Day; Batman infiltrates Unsanity Collective, fights Peacekeeper-01 (fb from Batman Vol. 3 #107 Part 2 & Batman Vol. 3 #108-110)
–Bat-Family protects Unsanity Collective from Peacekeepers (fb from Batman Vol. 3 #111 Part 1)
–Late July. Catwoman Vol. 5 #33-34 / fb from Catwoman Vol. 5 #35 & Catwoman Vol. 5 #37
–Batman confronts Scarecrow at Arkham Asylum (fb from Batman Vol. 3 #111 Part 2)
–Batman Vol. 3 #106-111 (“THE COWARDLY LOT”)
–Batman: Fear State – Alpha #1
–Batman Vol. 3 #112
–Nightwing Vol. 4 #84
–Detective Comics #1043-1045 (“FEAR STATE: NAKANO’S NIGHTMARE”)
–Batman Vol. 3 #113-117 (“FEAR STATE”)
–Batman & Ghost-Maker deliver Scarecrow to authorities (fb from Batman Incorporated Vol. 3 #4)
–“Fear State” aftermath (fb & r in Batman: Fear State – Omega #1)
–Catwoman Vol. 5 #38
–Gotham City Villains 100-Page Anniversary Giant #1 Part 6
–Lex Luthor revives Batman Inc (r in Batman Vol. 3 #118-119)
WARWORLD RISING
————————–Action Comics #1030
————————–Action Comics #1032-1033
————————–Action Comics #1035
–September 21. Batman visits Crime Alley & parents’ graves (r in Detective Comics #1000 Part 5 & Detective Comics #1000 Part 10)
–Batman & Oracle create new temporary secret ID for Jon Kent (r in Superman: Son of Kal-El #2)
–Batman/Superman: Authority Special #1
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #9 Part 2
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #10 Part 2
–Batman, Zatanna, & Green Arrow hang out (fb from Batman: Urban Legends #14 Part 1)
BOUND TO OUR WILL
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #11 Part 1
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #12 Part 1
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #13 Part 1
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #14 Part 1
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #15 Part 1
————————–Batman: Urban Legends #16 Part 1
–Batman & Mayor Nakano make their working relationship public (r in Detective Comics #1056)
–Batman/Fortnite: Foundation #1
–Wonder Woman: Black and Gold #1 Part 5
–Justice League Vol. 4 #64-68 (“UNITED ORDER”)
–Justice League Vol. 4 #69-70 (“THE BIGGEST SCORE EVER”)
–Infinite Frontier #2
–Justice League Vol. 4 2022 Annual / fb from Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes #3
–Justice League Vol. 4 #72-74 (“LEAGUES OF CHAOS”)
–Naomi: Season Two #6
–JL begins using Watchtower again (r in Aquaman/The Flash: Voidsong #1)
–Aquaman/The Flash: Voidsong #1
–Aquaman/The Flash: Voidsong #3
–Superman makes AI for his son, gives it to Batman (r in Superman: Son of Kal-El 2021 Annual)
–Superman: Son of Kal-El 2021 Annual
–Superman: Son of Kal-El #6
–Batman & Red Hood start investigation into deceased A-Day super-villains (r in Task Force Z #4)
WHAT THE #!$% IS TASK FORCE Z
————————–2nd ft to Detective Comics #1041
————————–2nd ft to Detective Comics #1043
–2nd ft to Detective Comics #1044-1046 (“FOUNDATIONS”)
–Detective Comics 2021 Annual
–Batman: Fear State – Omega #1
–Batman vs Mr. Freeze (fb from Detective Comics #1048)
–Gotham Girl returns to Gotham (fb from 2nd ft to Detective Comics #1059-1060)
–Superman: Son of Kal-El #10-12
–Batman sets up new Batcave (r in Detective Comics #1058 & Task Force Z #8)
–Task Force Z #4
–Task Force Z #6 / r in Task Force Z #7
–Task Force Z #8 / r in Knight Terrors #1
–December 22-24. Batman: Urban Legends #10 Part 1 / r in Harley Quinn Vol. 4 #42
–December 24. Batman: Urban Legends #10 Part 4
–December 24. Xmas dinner at Bruce’s house (fb from Tim Drake: Robin #8)
–Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes #1-6 (“THE GOLD LANTERN SAGA”)
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YEAR TWENTY-ONE (2022)
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–Batman Vol. 3 #118 / r in Batman Vol. 3 #121
–Early winter. Detective Comics #1046
THE ABYSS
————————–Batman Vol. 3 #118 Epilogue
————————–Batman Vol. 3 #119-121
–Detective Comics #1056-1058 (“SHADOWS OF THE BAT: THE TOWER”)
–Batman Vol. 3 #121 Epilogue
–Batman hears about the Sampson Family massacre (r in Joker Vol. 2 #14)
–WayneTech debuts its own GPT program; Batman uses it as Bat-GPT (r in DC’s How to Lose a Guy Gardner in Ten Days #1 Part 2)
–Batman & Jon Kent save child (fb from Absolute Power #3)
–Batman tells Hal Jordan to contact new Swamp Thing (r in The Swamp Thing #14)
–Batman begins building Omega Armor suit (r in Batman Vol. 3 #129)
–Batman adds cold protection to costume (r in Detective Comics #1067)
–Batman adds laser alarms to utility belt (r in Detective Comics #1062)
–Batman begins investigating The Forger (r in Batman: One Bad Day – Catwoman #1)
–Batman & The Outsiders begin scanning for Event Leviathan data cache (r in Batman: Legends of Gotham #1)
–Batman 2022 Annual
–February 14. DC’s How to Lose a Guy Gardner in Ten Days #1 Part 2
–February 14. DC’s Harley Quinn Romances #1 Part 2
–JL & Nightwing vs Kobra & Dr. Destiny (r in Knight Terrors: Angel Breaker #1)
SHADOW WAR
————————–Shadow War: Alpha #1
————————–Batman Vol. 3 #122
————————–Deathstroke Inc #8
————————–Robin Vol. 3 #13
————————–Batman Vol. 3 #123
————————–Deathstroke Inc #9
————————–Robin Vol. 3 #14
————————–Shadow War: Omega #1
–Robin Vol. 3 #15
–Batman Vol. 3 #124
–Detective Comics #1059-1061 (“THE SEVEN / RIDDLE ME THIS”)
–2nd ft to Detective Comics #1062
–Joker Vol. 2 #14-15 / r in Detective Comics #1066
–Batman learns truth about the Vane Incursion; surveils Galaxy (r in Hawkgirl Vol. 2 #1)
–Late March. Mr. Baseball robs Vito Grande while Batman & Robin fight Ratcatcher (fb from Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol. 2 #3 Part 1)
THE BATTLE FOR BLÜDHAVEN’S HEART
————————–Nightwing Vol. 4 #92
————————–Nightwing Vol. 4 #95
–Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #1
–superhero community talks about Hippolyta’s death (r in Wonder Woman #793)
–Batman: Urban Legends #18 Part 5
–Task Force Z #12
–Batman: Urban Legends #19 Part 2
–Batman: Urban Legends #21 Part 1
–Superman: Kal-El Returns Special #1 Part 1
–Superman: Kal-El Returns Special #1 Part 2
–Superman: Son of Kal-El #18 / r in Action Comics #1050
–Wonder Woman #793
–Nubia and the Justice League Special #1
–Batman: One Bad Day – Clayface #1
–Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol. 2 # 15 Part 2
–Tim Drake moves to Gotham Marina (r in Tim Drake: Robin #1)
–Black Adam #5-6
–Batman: One Bad Day – Catwoman #1
–Batman investigates Christopher Chance/Guy Gardner altercation (r in The Human Target #9)
–Cluemaster killed & resurrected (r in Batgirls #13-15)
–Batman learns about Dreamer (r in Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton #1 Part 1)
–DC’s Harley Quinn Romances #1 Part 2 Epilogue
–Nightwing Vol. 4 #98
–Batman & Superman create JL tactical suits (r in Absolute Power #2)
–Justice League Vol. 4 #75 / fb from Dark Crisis #0-1, Dark Crisis #3, & DC All In Special #1
–Dark Crisis #1
–Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League – Batman #1
–Batman vs Flash (r in Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #5)
–Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #4-7 / 2nd ft to Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League – Batman #1 / Dark Crisis: War Zone #1 Part 1 / r in Flashpoint Beyond #5 & Knight Terrors #2 / I am Batman #15 Epilogue / r in Knight Terrors: First Blood #1
–superheroes gather for photo (r in Dawn of DC: Primer – Special Edition #1)
–Batman learns about Flashpoint Batman’s status (fb from Flashpoint Beyond #5 / r in Flashpoint Beyond #0-2 & Flashpoint Beyond #6)
THE CLOCKWORK KILLER
————————–Flashpoint Beyond #0-2 / fb from Stargirl: The Lost Children #4
————————–Flashpoint Beyond #4-6
–Late June. Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #1
–Late June. Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #3-6
–Nightwing Vol. 4 #100
–Batman begins carrying long-range listening device, anesthetic syringes, & matches in utility belt (r in Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol. 2 #3 Part 1, Catwoman Vol. 5 #57, & The Penguin #10)
–Batman creates “No Sleep Till Gotham” protocols (r in Knight Terrors: First Blood #1 & 2nd ft to Knight Terrors: Batman #1)
–Batman switches to polymeric fabric bulletproof vest (r in Batman vs Robin #1)
–Batman vs Robin #1-4 / fb from Batman vs Robin #5
–Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1 Intro / Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton #1 Part 1
–Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1
–Lazarus Planet: Omega #1 / fb from Batman vs Robin #5
–Batman vs Robin #5 / fb from Dawn of DC: Primer – Special Edition #1
–Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn #1 Part 3 Epilogue
–Action Comics #1050
–Batman learns about Amanda Waller’s War for Earth-3 (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 3 2024 Annual #1)
–Batman, Flash, & Green Arrow vs Gorilla Grodd (r in Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #1)
–Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1 / r in Unstoppable Doom Patrol #4
–Batman vs Scarecrow; Batman helps Yuto Critchley (fb from Batman Vol. 3 #150)
–WildCATs Vol. 2 #6
–Wonder Woman #800
–Tim Drake: Robin #10
–Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol. 2 #3 Part 1
–WildCATs Vol. 2 #10-12
–Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol. 2 #4 Part 4
–Damian tells Batman more about Tournament of Death; Batman begins tracking Flatline (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #7)
–Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol. 2 #8 Part 4
–Batman reopens original Batcave (r in Hawkgirl Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman puts Damian’s old costume on display in Batcave (r in Batman Beyond Vol. 8 #18)
–Batman: The Brave and The Bold Vol. 2 #14 Part 5
–September 21. Batman visits Crime Alley & parents’ graves (r in Detective Comics #1000 Part 5 & Detective Comics #1000 Part 10)
–Titus begins splitting time between city & farm (r in Hawkgirl Vol. 2 #3 & Super-Pets Special: Bitedentity Crisis #1 Part 3)
–Hawkgirl Vol. 2 #1
–Hawkgirl Vol. 2 #3
–City Boy #6
–Green Lantern Vol. 7 #6
VICE VERSA
————————–October. Batgirls 2022 Annual
————————–October. Batgirls #13
–Batgirls #18
–Detective Comics #1062-1070 / r in Batman: One Bad Day – Two-Face #1 & Detective Comics #1086 / fb from Detective Comics 2022 Annual & Detective Comics #1071 (“GOTHAM NOCTURNE: OVERTURE / ACT I”)
–2nd ft to Detective Comics #1068
–Batman: One Bad Day – Two-Face #1
–Batman sends Batman Inc after Professor Pyg (r in Batman Incorporated Vol. 3 #6)
–Catwoman Vol. 5 #44
–Batman Vol. 3 #125 Intro / r in Catwoman Vol. 5 #45
–Punchline: The Gotham Game #1
–Catwoman Vol. 5 #49
–Punchline: The Gotham Game #2
–Catwoman Vol. 5 #50 / fb from Catwoman Vol. 5 #51 / r in Batman Vol. 3 #136
–Batman uses Duchess to send messages to Selina in prison (r in Catwoman Vol. 5 #51-52)
–copycat Joker emerges, fights Red Hood (r in Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #5)
–Punchline: The Gotham Game #6
–Batman Vol. 3 #125-130 / ff from Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #28 / r in 2nd ft to Batman Vol. # 131 / fb from Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 Epilogue, Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1, & Batman Vol. 3 #131 (“FAILSAFE”)
–Batman Vol. 3 #131-135 / r in Batman Vol. 3 #137, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Scorched Earth #1, & Batman Vol. 3 #139 (“THE BAT-MAN OF GOTHAM”)
–Outsiders debrief Batman about Leviathan Hoard case (r in Batman: Legends of Gotham #1)
–Dawn of DC: Knight Terrors – Free Comic Book Day Special Edition #1
–Zur-En-Arrh sets up & begins visiting lab in the woods, finishes Failsafe’s Terminus Project (fb from Batman Vol. 3 #141 / r in Batman Vol. 3 #141)
–Batman Vol. 3 #136
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YEAR TWENTY-TWO (2023)
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GIRL IN A CRISIS
————————–Harley Quinn Vol. 4 #29
————————–Harley Quinn Vol. 4 #31 / r in Knight Terrors: First Blood #1
–Knight Terrors: First Blood #1 / fb from Knight Terrors: Superman #1
–Knight Terrors #1-2
–Knight Terrors: Black Adam #1-2
–Knight Terrors #3-4 / fb from Knight Terrors: Batman #2
–Knight Terrors: Batman #1-2 / Knight Terrors #4 Epilogue
–Knight Terrors: Night’s End #1 / fb from Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines #1
–Batman in coma for 8 weeks (r in Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines #1)
–Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines #1
–February. Wonder Woman Vol. 6 #7
–Bruce visits Wayne Enterprises, meets receptionist Maggie (r in Batman Vol. 3 #149)
–Batman invents BatScrambler tech (r in Batman: The Brave and The Bold Vol. 2 #13 Part 4)
–Batman invents gravity differential gadget (r in Catwoman Vol. 5 #66)
–Justice Society of America Vol. 4 #4-5 / fb from Justice Society of America Vol. 4 #12 (“THE NEW GOLDEN AGE”)
–Justice Society of America Vol. 4 #6
–Batman relocates the Kreckk to the Hill (r in Red Hood: The Hill #3-4)
–Batman begins working on new Batplane (r in Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Scorched Earth #1)
THE GOTHAM WAR
————————–Batman Vol. 3 #137 / r in Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Red
————————Hood #1 & Batman Vol. 3 #139
————————–Catwoman Vol. 5 #57 / Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Red
————————Hood #2 / r in Green Arrow Vol. 7 #6 & Batman Vol. 3 #138
————————–Batman Vol. 3 #138 / Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Red
————————Hood #2 / r in Green Arrow Vol. 7 #6
————————–Catwoman Vol. 5 #58 / r in Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – ————————Scorched Earth #1 & 2nd ft to Batman Vol. 3 #151
————————–Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Scorched Earth #1 / fb from ————————Catwoman Vol. 5 #59
–Batman sets up Batcave near meteor crash site (r in Batman Vol. 3 #148)
–Batman opens Batcave in underground train station (r in Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #2)
–Batman opens other alternate Batcaves (r in Detective Comics #1085)
–Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #12
–April. Joker sends gift to Batman (fb from Detective Comics #1027 Part 3)
–Batman creates alternate Lenny secret ID with new condo HQ (r in Batman Vol. 3 #139)
–Bruce keeps up playboy appearances, prepares for Damian to move in with him, & enrolls Damian in high school (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #1)
–Poison Ivy #13-14
–Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #1-4 / r in Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #14 / fb from Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #10
–Batman & Robin learn about Batgirl & Nightwing helping Double Dare (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 3 2024 Annual #1)
–Batman and Robin Vol. 3 2024 Annual #1 / fb from Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #13
–Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #5-10
–Goliath moves to the farm (r in Super-Pets Special #1: Bitedentity Crisis #1 Part 3)
–Super-Pets Special: Bitedentity Crisis #1 Part 3
–Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #11-13
–Justice Society of America Vol. 4 #7
–Batman vs Black Spider; Black Spider joins Penguin’s gang (fb from The Penguin #5)
–Late June. Joker: The World Part 2
–Detective Comics #1071-1075 (“GOTHAM NOCTURNE: ACT II”)
–2nd ft to Detective Comics #1079
–Detective Comics #1076-1086 / fb from Detective Comics #1089 (“GOTHAM NOCTURNE: INTERMEZZO / ACT III”)
–September 21. Batman visits Crime Alley & parents’ graves (r in Detective Comics #1000 Part 5 & Detective Comics #1000 Part 10)
–Detective Comics #1087-1089 (“GOTHAM NOCTURNE: ACT III” Conclusion)
–Catwoman talks to Batman (r in Catwoman Vol. 5 #59)
–Penguin returns to Gotham (r in The Penguin #8)
–Poison Ivy #16
–Poison Ivy #18
–Poison Ivy #22
–Batman distributes Poison Ivy’s anti-zombie cure (r in Poison Ivy #23)
–Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder #6 Part 1
–Batman shakes down Penguin (fb from The Penguin #8)
–Action Comics #1062
–Superman & Joker defeat Bizarro (r in Action Comics #1063)
–Penguin wars with Aiden & Addison Cobblepot; Batman investigates related bombings (fb from The Penguin #9)
–Batman saves bus full of kids (r in Batman: The Brave and The Bold Vol. 2 #6 Part 4)
–Batman: The Brave and The Bold Vol. 2 #6 Part 4
–Demitrius Korlee Jr & Lenora Ford begin surveilling Batman (r in Red Hood: The Hill #3)
–Red Hood: The Hill #3-6
–Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol. 2 #11 Part 5
THE INVADER
————————–Batman: The Brave and The Bold Vol. 2 #13 Part 4
————————–Batman: The Brave and The Bold Vol. 2 #14 Part 4
————————–Batman: The Brave and The Bold Vol. 2 #15 Part 4
–Batman gives Catwoman his gravity differential gadget (r in Catwoman Vol. 5 #66)
–Green Arrow Vol. 7 #7
–Titans: Beast World #1-2 / ff & r in Green Arrow Vol. 7 #6 Epilogue / fb from Green Arrow Vol. 7 #9 & DC All In Special #1 / r in Titans Vol. 4 #17
–Titans: Beast World Tour – Gotham #1 Part 1
–Titans: Beast World #3
–Titans Vol. 4 #6
–Titans: Beast World #6
–David Zavimbe tells Batman about The Network (r in Batman Vol. 3 #151)
–December 23-25. Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #1-4
–Batman begins disrupting Aiden & Addison Cobblepot’s drug shipments (fb from The Penguin #10 / r in The Penguin #10)
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YEAR TWENTY-THREE (2024)
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–Batman Vol. 3 #139-141 / Green Arrow Vol. 7 #7 Epilogue / fb from Batman Vol. 3 #146 / 2nd ft to Batman Vol. 3 #141 (“MINDBOMB”)
–Joker tells Batman his “Joker Year One” origin story (r in Batman Vol. 3 #141-145)
–Batman Vol. 3 #145-148 (“DARK PRISONS” / “THE STORM”)
–Bat-Family begins searching for Bruce’s clone; military takes Zur-En-Arrh’s Failsafe body; Bruce begins gaining blacked-out memories (r in Batman Vol. 3 #149)
–Batman warns Bat-Family that Harley Quinn is wearing a wire (r in Harley Quinn Vol. 4 #41)
–Catwoman returns to Gotham to wage war against the White Glove (r in Catwoman Vol. 5 #67)
–Catwoman Vol. 5 #68
–Batman Vol. 3 #149
–Bruce finishes moving into Pennyworth Manor, builds new Batcave underneath, retakes old role at Wayne Enterprises, begins overseeing Gotham revitalization project; Lucius Fox replaced by Rowan Birkemoe (r in Batman Vol. 3 #153 & Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #14)
–Batman begins disrupting Aiden & Addison Cobblepot’s new drug shipment method (fb from The Penguin #10 / r in The Penguin #10)
–March. Nightwing Vol. 4 #111-113
–Nightwing Vol. 4 #114-118 (“FALLEN GRAYSON”)
–Batman Vol. 3 #150
–Late March. Penguin’s gang defeats Aiden Cobblepot’s gang; Addison Cobblepot meets with Batman (fb from The Penguin #10)
–Late March to early April. The Penguin #11-12 / The Penguin #1
–Batman begins to feel his age, begins worrying about getting older (r in Detective Comics #1091)
–Absolute Power #1 / fb from DC All In Special #1 / r in Green Arrow Vol. 7 #14
–2nd ft to Batman Vol. 3 #150
–Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, & Zatanna meet at Fortress of Solitude, make plans (r in Superman Vol. 6 #16 & Absolute Power #2)
–Green Arrow Vol. 7 #14
–Absolute Power #2
–superheroes set up resistance HQ on Themyscira (r in Green Lantern Vol. 7 #14 & Absolute Power #3)
–Green Lantern Vol. 7 #14
–Batman tells Nightwing that Time Commander has come back to life (r in Absolute Power #3)
–Batman seeks out Catwoman, drops old Riddler-phone (r in 2nd ft to Batman Vol. 3 #151 & Batman Vol. 3 #151)
–Batman Vol. 3 #151-152
–Absolute Power #3-4 / fb from Absolute Power: Super Son #1 & Green Arrow 2024 Annual #1 / r in Titans Vol. 4 #17
–superhero community begins working on new JL & Watchtower venture (r in DC All In Special #1, The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1, Action Comics #1077, & Justice League Unlimited Vol. 2 #1)
–Harvey Bullock returns to the GCPD (r in Batman Vol. 3 #153)
–Late April. Detective Comics #1027 Part 3
–Bruce funds NygmaTech, revamps playboy persona (r in Batman Vol. 3 #153)
–Batman meets Arkham Tower guards, begins visiting Arkham Tower (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #16)
–Batman hears rumors about Court of Owls; meets new GCPD coroner (r in Batman Vol. 3 #154)
–Bruce agrees to speak at Sacred Heart Medical Center fundraiser (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #14)
–Batman finishes construction on new Batplane, gains control over Gotham’s entire power grid (r in Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #14)
–Poison Ivy #27
–Batman and Robin Vol. 3 #14-16 (“MEMENTO”)
–Wonder Woman Vol. 6 #14 (Day 16-17)
–Detective Comics #1090-1091 (“MERCY OF THE FATHER”)
–Wonder Woman Vol. 6 #14 (Day 32)
–Batman vs new super-villain (ff from Detective Comics #1090)
–Batman & Superman recruit the Question to be Watchtower security chief (fb from The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1)
–Action Comics #1079
–Red Tornado appointed as mission coordinator for superhero community (r in Justice League Unlimited Vol. 2 #1)
–Lizzie Prince born (r in 2nd ft to Wonder Woman #800, 2nd ft to Wonder Woman Vol. 6 #3, & 2nd ft to Wonder Woman Vol. 6 #10, & Wonder Woman Vol. 6 #14)
–June. DC All In Special #1
–The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1
–Flash Vol. 6 #14-15
–Justice League Unlimited Vol. 2 #1
–JSA meets with JL aboard Watchtower (fb from JSA Vol. 2 #1)
–Batman Vol. 3 #153-155 (“THE DYING CITY”)
–Superman Vol. 6 #20
–JLU attacked by mystery villain (ff from Challengers of the Unknown Vol. 5 #1)
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–November 1-2. DC Horrors Presents… #2 Part 2
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–December 18. DC’s Batman Smells Robin Laid an Egg #1 Part 7 Chapter 5
–December 21. Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #1-4
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Regarding this entry:
–Batman time-travels to 1776 (fb from Detective Comics 2022 Annual)
This flashback shows Batman as Mordecai and would fit between pages of Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #2.
Haven’t fully worked out my order for this period yet, so don’t have a lot of comments right now. I would argue that Nightwing #98 goes before Dark Crisis though due to Beast Boy not having his eye patch.
I would probably put a break in between Nightwing #98 and 99 giving time for the police to get the corroborate the Maroni testimony with the Blockbuster files and have Dark Crisis slow them slightly down.
Hi Tenzel! Nice to hear from you, and I hope you’ve been well. DCU Guide is looking good as always! I haven’t yet settled on a final order yet either. With Johns, things will likely get messier. But I’m going tackle in a few months.
I think you are right that Ram V was trying to connect to Return of Bruce Wayne #2, except his story takes place in 1776 and Return of Bruce Wayne #2 takes place in 1640. Nevertheless, his intention is clearly to connect it to Morrison’s work. In order to make it work, we must likely add a stop in Bruce’s Omega Sanction in between 1718 and 1880. Since Bruce seems to remember his Mordecai persona for all his jumps after 1640 (at least at the onset), this fits. I’m going to connect this time jump—it’ll basically be Return of Bruce Wayne #3.5.
I’ll bite on the Nightwing placements. Thanks for the guidance! Talk to you soon.
Hi, Collin. As per Superman: Lost #10, that series appears to have established itself as canon, so you might want to place Batman’s appearances somewhere.
Hey Martin, I take it you haven’t been following the commentary about Superman: Lost that’s been going on on here (i.e. in the Updates page comments) since the weekend. After having now read Superman: Lost multiple times (I don’t even want to tell you how many times), it’s become apparent to me that the story simply doesn’t fit anywhere, and it likely should be non-canon. Almost all of Reddit seems to agree as well. I have a note about Superman: Lost just prior to Dark Crisis. There are a lot of items within its narrative that are contradictory to our timeline, and that’s before even getting into the story’s complicated ending. And by saying “complicated,” I’m being nice. The ending doesn’t make any sense to me. If anyone—even one person—can explain it to me, I’d be forever grateful.