Bronze Years 11-20

BRONZE AGE (EARTH-1) BATMAN QUICK LIST YEARS 11-20

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YEAR 11 (1977)
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–January 1. Batman #247 Epilogue
–Early January. The Brave and The Bold #113
–January 8-9. Batman #269
–Batman begins hunting Mike Caine (r in Batman #331 Part 1)
–Batman meets the Mantons (r in The Brave and The Bold #115)
–Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder Annual 1973
–The Brave and The Bold #110
–Batman begins using Mole as informant (r in Detective Comics #443)
–Batman #254 Part 1
–Batman & Superman watch Super-Sons simulation (r in WFC #221-222 & WFC #263)
–Rizzo becomes head of Gotham syndicates (r in The Brave and The Bold #111)
–Action Comics #431 Epilogue
–The Brave and The Bold #111
–Batman #255
–Batman wraps-up Tony Lupus werewolf case (fb from Detective Comics #505)
–The Brave and The Bold #112
–Late January. Detective Comics #440
–Willy debuts (r in Batman Annual #8)
–Batman teams-up with Aldo Fondi (r in Batman #281)
–Bruce buys Florida beach home (r in Batman #277)
–Aurora Comic Scenes #7 (Booklet for Aurora Kit #187)
–Batman meets Army Eddie (r in The Brave and The Bold #115)
–Batman #256
–Elliot Quinn debuts (r in Detective Comics #459)
–Superman #279
–Wonder Woman #212 / fb from WW #223 WW #244
–February. JLA holds annual anniversary party (r in Justice League of America #9)
–Justice League of America #111-112
–Batman & Superman watch Super-Sons simulation (r in WFC #224 & WFC #263)
–Bruce studies Kid Cobra (r in Detective Comics #454)
–The Brave and The Bold #114
–World’s Finest Comics #225
–JLA reviews Wonder Woman trials (r in Wonder Woman #213-214)
–The Brave and The Bold #115
–Late February. Batman gives Superman b-day gift (r in Superman Annual #11)
–Early March. Detective Comics #441
–Commissioner Gordon suspends Harvey Bullock (r in Batman #361)
–Batman vs Penguin (r in Batman #257 Part 1)
–Action Comics #440
–Specs debuts (r in Detective Comics #444)
–World’s Finest Comics #226
–Batman tells Metamorpho his secret ID (r in The Brave and The Bold #123)
–Bruce begins working at the bank with Haines (r in Batman #273)
–Wonder Woman #215
–Wonder Woman’s fifth trial; Diogenes Diamandopoulos vs Amazons (fb from Wonder Woman #216)
–The Brave and The Bold #116
–Batman & Superman watch Super-Sons simulation (r in WFC #228 & WFC #263)
–Arkham Asylum opens (r in Batman #258 & Detective Comics #496)
–John Harris begins speaking tours (r in Batman #258)
–Late March. Detective Comics #442-443
–FBI Director Ben Marshall assassinated (r in The Brave and The Bold #169 Part 2 & The Brave and The Bold #170)
–Early Spring. Batman #257 Part 1
–Willy Hank Stamper released from jail (r in Batman #259)
–Batman #258-260
–Action Comics #443
–Batman #261
–Ulysses Vulcan debuts (r in Detective Comics #456)
–Superman #285
–The Brave and The Bold #118
–Spring. Justice League of America #113-115
–Batman tracks escaped convicts (fb from Batman #347 Part 1)
–Batman begins using Fast Artie disguise (r in Detective Comics #456)
–Batman & Superman watch Super-Sons simulation (r in WFC #230-231 & WFC #263)
–Justice League of America #116-117
–Wonder Woman #216
–Batman #263
–Wonder Woman #217
–The Brave and The Bold #119
–Batman opens Sigerson Ltd, begins having clippings mailed there (r in Batman #320)
–Batman #264
–Batman adds oxygen-destroying gas pellets in his utility belt (r in Justice League of America #119)
–Batman upgrades Whirly-Bats (r in Batman #275 & Detective Comics #479)
–Batman busts Simon Thatcher (fb from Detective Comics #488 Part 1)
–Wonder Woman #218
–June 9-21. Batman #272-275 (“THE UNDERWORLD OLYMPICS ’76”)
–June 26-27. Detective Comics #457
–Justice League of America #118-119
–The Brave and The Bold #120
–Half-Pint Jaxon debuts (r in Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder Annual 1974)
–Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder Annual 1974
–Detective Comics #444-448 / r in Wonder Woman #219
–Alfred takes short Paris vacation (r in Detective Comics #5o1)
–Senator Locksley assassinated (r in Detective Comics #450)
–Early July. The Brave and The Bold #121
–Batman meets fence Pink Maxwell (r in The Brave and The Bold #186)
–Batman busts Luis Quintero (r in The Brave and The Bold #183)
–Batman busts Mike Caine (fb from Batman #331 Part 1)
–Batman attends Interpol Conference in Paris (r in The Joker #1)
–Batman begins carrying power drill in utility belt (r in Batman #271)
–Summer. The Brave and The Bold #122
–Summer. Batman #271
–Superman Family #171
–Batman bugs GCPD HQ phones (r in Batman #265)
–Batman upgrades undersea travel motor (r in Detective Comics #449)
–Batman #265
–Detective Comics #449
–Batman #266 / r in Batman #322
–Bruce invited to host Policeman’s Ball; Batman upgrades hotline (r in ‘tec #458)
–Justice League of America #120-121 / fb from Showcase #101
–Detective Comics #450
–Batman #267
–Detective Comics #451
–Batman upgrades tracking bugs (r in Detective Comics #453 Intro & Wonder Woman #222)
–Batman meets GCPD Safe-and-Loft Squad (r in Detective Comics #452Detective Comics #453 Intro, & Batman #278)
–Batman connects Bat-Beeper to hotline (r in Batman #270)
–Late September. Detective Comics #458
–Batman begins keeping sleeping pills in utility belt (r in Man-Bat #1)
–October. Batman #268
–World’s Finest Comics #232
–Mid October. Detective Comics #466-468 / r in Batman #325 / fb from Action Comics #522 Part 2
–Batman busts Marley (r in Detective Comics #517)
–Justice League of America #123-124
THE CRIME EXCHANGE
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———————-––Detective Comics #453 Intro
–October 30-31. Detective Comics #456 / r in The Untold Legend of the Batman #3
–Early to mid November. Detective Comics #453 Conclusion
–Rupert Thorne becomes head of City Council (r in Detective Comics #470)
–World’s Finest Comics #233 / r in WFC #263
–Detective Comics #454
–Batman puts moratorium on charity entertainment appearances (r in The Brave and The Bold #168)
–The Brave and The Bold #123
–Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder Annual 1975
–Late Autumn. Detective Comics #455
–Batman teams-up with Jorge Zamora (r in Batman #281)
–Batman #270
–Man-Bat #1
–Robin & Batgirl learn each other’s secret IDs; Batman learns Batgirl’s secret ID (Batman Family #3 Part 1 & Detective Comics #526)
–Bruce & Morgan Edge begin construction on Gotham Starscraper Hotel (r in JLofA #154 & Batman #305 Part 1)
–Mike Caine sentenced to Death Row (r in Batman #331 Part 1)
–December 24. Batman gives Xmas gift to Commissioner Gordon (r in Batman #309)
–December 24-25. Batman Family #4 Part 2
–World’s Finest Comics #234
–Wayne Enterprises & NASA begin planning Aquarius I mission (r in WFC #241)
–Bruce meets, befriends, promotes Lucius Fox (fb from The Untold Legend of the Batman #3 / r in Batman #330)

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YEAR 12 (1978)
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–Batman goes on unspecified mission; Two-Face & JLA vs aliens (r in JLofA #125-126)
–Bruce begins going on dates with co-workers’ daughters (r in ‘tec #461)
–Clive Kittridge debuts (r in Batman #278)
–Bruce plans New Metropolis (r in World’s Finest Comics #235)
–Ted Grant kills a man in the ring, buys Caribbean island (r in The Brave and The Bold #127)
–Batman meets & befriends Bob Haney (r in World’s Finest Comics #251)
–Bruce goes to Sagittarius show (r in World’s Finest Comics #235)
–Justice League of America #127
–Charlie Fellman released from jail (r in ‘tec #458)
–The Brave and The Bold #125-126
–Batman upgrades costume material (r in The Brave and The Bold #137)
–Bruce begins going to Captain Stingaree’s restaurant (r in ‘tec #460)
–Batman begins keeping tools in boot heel (r in Batman #277)
–Early February. The Brave and The Bold #137
–Bruce watches Kojak (r in DC Special Series #15 Part 2)
–Batman befriends Dr. Steve Lang & Dr. Wheelwright (r in The Brave and The Bold #138 & The Brave and the Bold #155)
–Wonder Woman #221-222

–Justice League of America #128-129
–Wonder Woman #223
–February. JLA holds annual anniversary party (r in Justice League of America #9)
–Hawkman tells Batman about Gentleman Ghost (r in Batman #310)
–Detective Comics #459
–The Brave and The Bold #127
–Batman #276
–The Brave and The Bold #128
–Late February. World’s Finest Comics #235 / r in Superman Annual #11
–Bruce reads science article (r in Batman #287)
–Batman gets drug-immunity nerve treatments (r in The Brave and The Bold #134)
–Bruce brings date home, keeps her necklace (r in Batman #285)
–Batman teams-up with Colonel Kafi & Nkuma Senghor (r in Batman #281-282)
–Batman initiates use of informant Boards (r in Detective Comics #465)
–Mid March. Batman sends b-day card to Bob Haney (r in WFC #251)
–Batman #277
–Bruce invited to Fair Harbor Yacht Club gala (r in Batman #279)
–Wayne Foundation Building renovated (r in Batman Limited Collector’s Edition #C-44 Part 3, Batman #306 Part 1, Batman #306 Part 2, Batman #344, & Detective Comics #511)
–Batman befriends Dr. Walt Simpson (r in World’s Finest Comics #236)
–Batman #278
–World’s Finest Comics #236
–March 31-April 2. Action Comics #472 Part 2
–Detective Comics #460-462
–World’s Finest Comics #237
–Batman & Superman watch Super-Sons simulation (r in WFC #238 & WFC #263)
–Batman begins keeping tabs on Snazzy Trope (r in DC Special Series #15 Part 2)
–Batman learns about Mount Palador station (r in WFC#239)
–Dr. Lucas Nagy goes missing (r in Batman #282-283)
–Batman begins keeping nitrous oxide in utility belt (r in JLofA #132)
–Batman begins keeping knife, chem-kit, & radiograph in utility belt (r in DC Special Series #15 Part 1)
–World’s Finest Comics #239 / r in The Untold Legend of the Batman #3
–Batman begins carrying collapsable hang-glider & wall-climbing foot suction cups in utility belt (r in WFC #240)
–Babs wins Congressional re-election (r in Batman Family #7)
–Justice League of America #132-134
–Batman Family #7
–World’s Finest Comics #240
–Batman hears about city budget cuts (r in Batman #279)
–Batman studies new drug trafficking patterns (r in Detective Comics #463)
–Big Jake Hackett debuts (r in Batman #280)
–Batman recruits new informants (r in Detective Comics #463-464 & Batman #296, & Batman #298)
–Batman #279
–The Brave and The Bold #129-130
–Batman #280
–Bruce purchases apartment buildings (r in Batman Family #20 Part 1)
–Early June. The Brave and The Bold #139
–Bruce wins tennis tourney (r in Batman #298)
–Detective Comics #463-464 / fb from Batman #306 Part 1
–Batman interviewed by Gotham Magazine (r in Batman Family #8)
–Batman Family #8
–Batman keeps Catwoman’s costume as trophy (r in Batman #324)
–Batman keeps Catwoman’s whip as trophy (r in Batman Annual 1986)
–Detective Comics #465
–Batman Annual 1986
Part 4
–Batman meets Lieutenant Morehouse (r in Batman #281)
–Batman reads about Kraken (r in The Brave and The Bold #138)
–DC Super-Stars #10
–JLA deactivates Amazo (r in Action Comics #480)
–June 26. Batman visits Leslie Thompkins (r in ‘tec #457 & Batman Special #1)
–Batman #281-283
–Early July. Batman learns about Earth-S (r in WFC #263)
–Action Comics #466
–Superman creates Supermanium (r in Action Comics #481)
–Bruce reads Graphic magazine (r in Batman #303 Part 2)
–July 7-21. World’s Finest Comics #241
–July. Angus McKame case (fb from Batman #303 Part 2)
–July. Batman #304 Part 2
–Batman vs Archie Skyler (r in Batman #330)
–Bruce makes deal with Calvin Curtis (r in The Brave and The Bold #132)
–Batman & Superman watch Super-Sons simulation (r in WFC #242 & WFC #263)
–The Brave and The Bold #132
–Royce Atherton debuts (r in The Brave and The Bold #186)
–Batman vs Max Wedge (r in Batman #303 Part 1)
–Bruce becomes stockholder in DC Comics, NBM, & Roxxon (r in Detective Comics #472)
–Batman meets Fast Eddie (r in DC Special Series #15 Part 1)
–Bruce befriends Stefan Niros & Elena Niros (r in Batman #292)
–Justice League of America #138-139
–World’s Finest Comics #243
–Batman vs Joker (r in Batman #286)
–Bruce reads about Captain Kalamari (r in World’s Finest Comics #249)
–The Brave and The Bold #133
–Bruce hires Broome (r in Detective Comics #473)
–Batman goes on unspecified case, collects chiminea (r in WFC #251)
–Batman #286
–Superman tells Batman about Metallo (r in The Brave and The Bold #175)
–World’s Finest Comics #244
–The Brave and The Bold #134
–October. Gotham National Bank bonds stolen (r in Batman #296)
–Batman vs Chalkie Gans (r in World’s Finest Comics #251)
–Justice League of America #140-142
–JLA given access to America’s nuclear arsenal (r in Justice League of America #143)
–US Government appoints JLA liaison (r in The Brave and The Bold #152)
–Bruce befriends Jerry Robinson, hears about Graytowers (r in Detective Comics #471)
–Justice League of America #143 / fb from Red Tornado #1
–Bruce befriends Bernie Sorrel (r in DC Special Series #15 Part 3)
–DC Special #28 Part 1 / r in The Untold Legend of the Batman #3
–World’s Finest Comics #245
–Bruce befriends Baxter Baines (r in Batman #298-299)
–Batman add infra-red film & viewfinder to utility belt (r in DC Special Series #1 Part 5 & The Brave and The Bold #144)
–Action Comics #473
–Batman investigates Digger Fallon (r in The Brave and The Bold #142)
–DC Special Series #1 (5 Star Super-Hero Spectacular 1977) Part 5 / r in Batman and The Outsiders #26
–Batman busts three unnamed crooks (r in Batman #299)
–The Brave and the Bold #135-136
–Captain Comet exposes Secret Society of Super-Villains (r in SSofSVs #7 DC Special Series #6)
–Batman donates costume to Star City museum (r in WFC #248 Part 2)
–Justice League of America #145-146
–JLA imprisons the Construct (r in Red Tornado #1)
–JLA goes on unspecified mission (fb from WFC #261 Part 4)
–Julie Madison becomes ruler of Moldacia (r in WFC #248 Part 1)
–Secret Society of Super-Villains #7
–DC Special Series #6
(SSoSVs Special 1977) / fb from SSoSVs #11
–The Brave and The Bold #138
–Batgirl & Batwoman vs Killer Moth & Cavalier (r in Batman Family #10)
–Action Comics #478
–December 14-25. Batman #284-285
–December 25. Batman gives Xmas gift to Commissioner Gordon (r in Batman #309)
–Batman expands Bat-Bunker into new Batcave II (fb from Detective Comics #470 / r in Detective Comics #469Detective Comics #481 Part 5, Detective Comics #493 Part 3, Batman #319-320, & The Untold Legend of the Batman #1)
–Batman seals up Batcave I (r in Batman #341 Part 1)
–Batman installs security cams in new Batcave II (r in WFC #251)

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YEAR 13 (1979)
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–Early-late January. Batman #291-294 (“WHERE WERE YOU THE NIGHT BATMAN WAS KILLED?”)
–Late January. Batman #287-288
–Late January. Penguin breaks jail (r in Detective Comics #473)
–Late January. Justice League of America #147-148 / fb from 2nd ft to Countdown #45 (“CRISIS IN THE 30th CENTURY”)
–Teen Titans reform (r in Teen Titans #45)
–Batman hears about Cyclotronic Man vs Superman & Black Lightning (r in Batman and The Outsiders #4)
–Batman gets the latest Teen Titans news (r in Detective Comics #474)
–Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder Annual 1977
–Batman #295 / r in The Brave and The Bold #168
–Justice League of America #149-150
/ fb from JLofA #181
–Detective Comics #469-470 / r in Batman #311
–Bruce begins dating Silver St. Cloud (fb from ‘tec #478 / r in ‘tec #471-472, ‘tec #475, & ‘tec #478)
–Justice League of America #151-152
–Detective Comics #471-479
/ fb from Detective Comics #518
–Batman busts Augustino Coppola (r in Detective Comics #518)
–February. JLA holds annual anniversary party (r in Justice League of America #9)
–February 18-19. Batman Family #11 Part 3
–Vicki Vale moves to Paris (r in Batman #344)
–Batman makes cape radioactive-proof (r in Batman #311)
–DC Special Series #15 (Batman Spectacular 1978) Part 1
–Late February. The Outsider returns; Batwoman briefly returns (Batman Family #13-14)
–Late February. DC Special Series #15 (Batman Spectacular 1978) Part 3
–Late February. Batman gives Superman b-day gift (r in Superman Annual #11)
–Batman tells Superman about Alfred’s Outsider condition (r in DC Comics Presents #83)
–Robin tells Batman about Karate Kid (r in The Brave and The Bold #198)
–Batman & Commissioner Gordon begin monitoring tunnel thieves (r in WFC #251)
–World’s Finest Comics #246-247
–World’s Finest Comics #248 Part 1 / fb from World’s Finest Comics #253
–Batman #296
–World’s Finest Comics #249
–The Brave and The Bold #140
–Mid March. World’s Finest Comics #251 / r in World’s Finest Comics #254
–Justice League of America #153 / fb from Justice League of America #201
–Teen Titans vs Mr. ESPer; Teen Titans disband (Teen Titans #50-53)
–World’s Finest Comics #250
–JLA fixes Transmatter Cube (r in Batman Family #17)
–Batman #297
/ r in Batman Family #16
–Late March. Heroes vs Five-in-One-Foe; Jason Bard & Man-Bat team-up (Batman Family #16)
–Late March. Batman Family #17
–Early April. The Brave and the Bold #141 Part 1
–Early April. Batman Family #18 Part 1
–Batman begins chasing the Dodo Man (r in Batman #303 Part 1)
–Bruce befriends Jim Channing (r in Batman Family #20 Part 1)
–The Brave and the Bold #141 Part 2
–Mid April. Batman Family #19 Part 1
–Mid April. Batman Family #20 Part 1
–Mid April. JLA goes on unspecified mission (r in Batman Family #20 Part 2)
–Mid April. Batman Family #20 Part 3
–Batman begins tracking Mercenaries Inc (r in Detective Comics #480)
–Action Comics #480-483
–Bruce begins dating Phoebe (r in Batman #298-299)
–Challengers of the Unknown #87
–Batman #298-299

–Late April. Batman #289-290
–Batman #301-302
–Albert Copwer busted, released (r in The Brave and The Bold #176)
–Aquaman #61
–Batman & Aquaman tell Superman about Kobra (fb from Superman #327)
–Batman #303
Part 1
–Batman #303
Part 2
–Detective Comics #480
–Batman #304 Part 1
–Detective Comics #481
Part 1
–Detective Comics #481
Part 5
–Detective Comics #482
–Batman adds phone-spying device to utility belt (r in World’s Finest Comics #252)
–Batman adds ink spray to utility belt (r in The Brave and The Bold #142)
–Secret Society of Super-Villains #12
–Batman investigates Tech-Ton Industries (r in World’s Finest Comics #252)
–The World’s Greatest Superheroes News Strips 7/2/1978 to 1/21/1979
–Thanatos & The Death’s-Head debut (r in Batman #305 Part 1)
–The World’s Greatest Superheroes News Strips March 1979 to 5/20/1979
–Justice League of America #154
–new construction begins on damaged Starscraper Hotel (r in Batman #305 Part 1)
–Justice League of America #155
–World’s Finest Comics #252

–Justice League of America #156
–Early June. DC Special Series #11 (Flash Spectacular 1978) Epilogue
–The Brave and The Bold #142-143
–World’s Finest Comics #253
–Batman begins reading books about suicide prevention (r in Batman #331 Part 2)
–June. Justice League of America #157
–Green Lantern Vol. 2 #108
–Hannibal Hardwicke debuts (r in Batman #306 Part 1)
–The Brave and The Bold #144-145
–Batman creates neuro-serum (r in World’s Finest Comics #254)
–Amos Randolph gets sick (r in The Brave and The Bold #184)
–Batman reads about Wrath’s hitman handiwork (r in Batman Special #1)
–Batman begins wearing bulletproof vest (r in World’s Finest Comics #254)
–Bruce initiates STAR Labs projects (r in The Brave and The Bold #147)
–June 26-27. Detective Comics #483 Part 1
–June 28-29. Detective Comics #484 Part 1 / r in The Untold Legend of the Batman #3
–Early July. DC Special Series #15 (Batman Spectacular 1978) Part 2
–Professor Higley starts at the Wayne Foundation (r in Detective Comics #484 Part 6)
–Detective Comics #483 Part 6
–Detective Comics #484 Part 6
–World’s Finest Comics #254
–JLA begins testing chemicals for the Israeli government (r in JLofA #210)
–JLA upgrades satellite (r in JLofA #210)
–Bruce goes on dates with Lina Muller (r in Batman #305 Part 1)
–Lucius Fox made second-in-command at Wayne Foundation (r in Batman #307)
–Superman designs stasis cube holding cells; Ultraa imprisoned (r in Justice League of America #166-167 & Justice League of America #169)
–July 15. Justice League of America #159-160 (“CRISIS FROM YESTERDAY & TOMORROW”)
–Justice League of America #210-212 (“WHEN A WORLD DIES SCREAMING / DEVIL’S BARGAIN”)
–Batman goes undercover as Matches Malone, fights Rawson & Lamelle (r in Detective Comics #515)
–Bruce visits new nightclub (r in The Brave and The Bold #147)
–Tiffany Fox heads-up Wayne Foundation drug rehab program (r in Batman #308)
–Batman busts Jeremiah Jones (fb from Batman #347 Part 1)
–Early August. Batman #305 Part 1
–Early August. Batman #305 Part 2
–Early to mid August. Batman #306 Part 2
–Gelman wins DA election (r in Batman #306 Part 1)
–Bruce reads about Raymond Marcy case (r in The Brave and The Bold #169 Part 1)
–Batman #306 Part 1
–Batman #307
–Action Comics #489
–Bruce donates father’s art to museum (r in The Brave and The Bold #150)
–Bruce donates golden lanterns to museum (r in Batman #310)
–Batman sets up new alert codes for JL Satellite (r in Justice League of America #166)
–Benny the Buzz debuts (r in Batman #308)
–September 12. The Brave and The Bold #147
–World’s Finest Comics #255

–DC Comics Presents #8
–Late Summer. The Brave and The Bold #155
–Batman busts Fast Eddie Blaine (fb from The Brave and The Bold #149)
–Batman learns about FBI’s Anvil Unit (r in The Brave and The Bold #152)
–Bruce meets Jeff Rand & Charles Gibson (r in The Brave and The Bold #153)
–Early October. Justice League of America #161 / fb from JLofA #163
–Batman meets Harry Cathcart (r in The Brave and The Bold #154)
–Batman increases patrols in No-Man’s Land (r in The Brave and The Bold #154)
–Bruce starts Urban Revitalization Program (r in The Brave and The Bold #154)
–Batman designs new Whirly-Bat (r in The Brave and The Bold #148)
–The Brave and The Bold #149
–Batman meets Officer O’Brien (r in Batman #309)
–Batman begins surveilling two unnamed crooks (r in WFC #256)
–October 13-16. Justice League of America #163-168
–Blockbuster goes into STAR Labs care (r in Batman #308)
–Autumn. Batman #308
–STAR Labs tells Batman that Blockbuster is dead (r in Batman #309)
–October 31. Justice League of America #175
–Adventure Comics #464 Part 4
–Dave Stevens becomes DA, marries Gilda Dent (r in Batman #328 & Batman #329 Part 1)
–Bruce goes on date with Selina Kyle (r in Batman #308)
–The Brave and The Bold #158 Part 1
–Batman analyzes Déjà Vu’s bombs (r in The Brave and The Bold #158 Part 2)
–The Brave and The Bold #151
–The Brave and The Bold #158 Part 2
–Flash #276-277
–Justice League of America #169-170
–Iggy Zafuto debuts (r in Detective Comics #486)
–Benny debuts (r in The Brave and The Bold #157)
–The Brave and The Bold #152-154
–The Brave and The Bold #156
–DC Comics Presents #15
–The Brave and The Bold #157
–Batman busts Boomer Katz (r in DC Special Series #21 Part 2)
–Mid December. Detective Comics #485-486 / r in The Untold Legend of the Batman #3
–Batman studies up on Maxie Zeus’ gang (r in Detective Comics #491)
–World’s Finest Comics #259-260
–Battalion of Doom debuts (r in The Brave and The Bold #150)
–December 22-24. The Brave and The Bold #148
–December 24-30. Batman #309-311 / fb from Detective Comics #498 Intro
–December 31. Detective Comics #498 Intro

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YEAR 14 (1980)
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–Early January. The Brave and The Bold #150
–Early January. World’s Finest Comics #256 / r in World’s Finest Comics #258 Part 1
–recall election scheduled for Commissionership (r in Batman #325)
–The Brave and The Bold #159
–World’s Finest Comics #257

–Batman vs Moximus (r in Superman #343)
–Batman adds laser cannons to Batmobile (r in Batman #313)
–Batman adds stethoscope listening device to utility belt (r in The Brave and The Bold #161)
–Batman begins following careers of Moon the Mystic & The Great Rhinehart (r in Detective Comics #489 Part 1 & The Brave and The Bold #168)
–Batman begins keeping Manhattan safe-house (r in Detective Comics #489 Part 5)
–Batman vs Mad Dog Markham (r in Batman #326)
–February 1-2. World’s Finest Comics #258 Part 1
–February 2-5. Detective Comics #500 Part 5
–Commissioner Gordon tells Batman about hunting lodge (r in Batman #331 Part 2)
–Batman adds phosphorus capsules, oil slick capsules, pyrotechnic capsules, & tinfoil capsules to his utility belt (r in Batman #314, Batman #327 Part 2, Batman #336, & The Brave and The Bold #171)
–Justice League of America #171-172 / fb from America vs The Justice Society #4 (“CRISIS ABOVE EARTH-1”)
–February. JLA holds annual anniversary party (r in Justice League of America #9)
–The Brave and The Bold #160
–Justice League of America #174
–Sergius begins contacting Batman (r in Detective Comics #487 Part 1)
–Batman adds mini-grenades & bombs to utility belt (r in Batman #316 & Batman #318)
–Bruce reads about Sabrina Sultress (r in Justice League of America #180)
–Batman begins using new informants (r in The Untold Legend of the Batman #2-3 & Batman #328)
–Late February. Batman gives Superman b-day gift (r in Superman Annual #11)
–Early March. World’s Finest Comics #258 Part 2
–Batman befriends Officer Al Nelson (r in Batman #331 Part 2)
–Bruce meets Simon Nast, agrees to host Ecology Seminar (r in The Brave and The Bold #163)
–Batman blocks-off trap doors & passageways in Gotham Prison (r in Detective Comics #488 Part 1)
–Mid March. Batman sends b-day card to Bob Haney (r in WFC #251)
–Batman begins chasing gas-stealing gang (r in The Brave and The Bold #163)
–The Brave and The Bold #161
–Michael Pendergast becomes new warden of Gotham Penitentiary (r in Detective Comics #489 Part 2)
–Batman adds pen-knife to utility belt (r in Batman #324)
–Batman learns about General Scarr (r in Detective Comics #492 Part 1)
–Bruce meets John Taggart (r in Batman #327 Part 2)
–Early April. World’s Finest Comics #258 Part 3
–Batman meets Detective Mark Rearden (r in Batman #331 Part 2)
–World’s Finest Comics #261 Part 1
–World’s Finest Comics #262
–Justice League of America #177-178
–The Brave and The Bold #163
–World’s Finest Comics #263-264
–Detective Comics #487 Part 1
–Bruce sends Dick to West Germany for mission (r in Detective Comics #487 Part 3)
–Justice League of America #179-180 / fb from JLofA #239 & Flash #290 Part 2 / r in The Brave and The Bold #172
–Early May. Bruce sends out invitations to Wayne Manor masquerade (r in Batman #319)
–Early May. Babs loses re-election bid against Della Zigler (r in Detective Comics #487 Part 5)
–Bruce befriends Rita Morgensen (r in Detective Comics #496)
–Detective Comics #488 Part 1
–Detective Comics #488
Part 5
–Detective Comics #489 Part 1
–Batman & Robin bust the Butler Gang (r in Detective Comics #489 Part 5)
–Detective Comics #489 Part 6
–Detective Comics #490
–Batman adds fire-extinguishing capsules & motion-sensor to utility belt (r in JLofA #182 & Batman #318-319)
–Bruce reads about Martin Stein-designed power plant (r in The Brave and The Bold #172)
–Bruce opens Wayne Research Institute (r in ‘tec #509)
–Batman adds plastique explosives, syringes, mirror, aerosol tranquilizer gas, & universal antidote to utility belt (r in Detective Comics #499, Detective Comics #500 Part 7, Detective Comics #503, Best of DC #10, & The Brave and The Bold #173)
–Late May. Justice League of America #182
–Early to mid June. Batman #312-314
–Bruce tells Dick about Lucius’ troubles with Timothy (r in Batman #330)
–Batman begins using Shamrock as informant (r in Batman #322)
–Bruce reads science journal (r in Batman #323)
–Mid June. Batman #315-319 / r in ‘tec #493 Part 3
–June 20-21. Detective Comics #500 Part 1
–Detective Comics #500 Part 3
–Detective Comics #500
Part 7
–June 26. Batman visits Leslie Thompkins (r in ‘tec #457 & Batman Special #1)
–Late June to early July. Batman #320-324 / fb from ‘tec #509
–Bruce stores piece of Cat-Man’s costume at Wayne Research Institute (r in ‘tec #509)
–The Brave and The Bold #164
–Batman #325
–Superman #349
–Batman #325 Epilogue
–Batman #326
–Batman #327 Part 1
–Batman #327
Part 2
–Dick tells Bruce about Hudson Herald job (r in WFC #265 Part 1)
–Detective Comics #491
–Detective Comics #492
Part 1
–Bruce sends out invites to charity event (r in Detective Comics #494)
–The Brave and The Bold #165 / fb from Batman #342
–Batman adds a acetylene torch to utility belt (r in Detective Comics #493 Part 1)
–The Brave and The Bold #166
–Batman begins chasing cat-burglar (r in World’s Finest Comics #265 Part 1)
–The Untold Legend of the Batman #1-3
–Lucius Fox seals deals for Wayne Enterprises (r in Batman #328)
–Batman adds biohazard face-mask to utility belt (r in Detective Comics #494)
–Detective Comics #493
Part 1
–Batman goes on unspecified case (r in Detective Comics #493 Part 3)
–Bruce & Commissioner Gordon begin having monthly lunch dates (r in Detective Comics #5o3)
–Bruce initiates new Wayne Foundation R&D funding for STAR Labs (r in World’s Finest Comics #266)
–Early September. Batman saves Miranda from car-bomb fire (fb from Detective Comics #506)
–Batman vs The Squid (r in Detective Comics #497)
–Bruce invited to horror movie festival (r in Detective Comics #496)
–DA Dave Stevens killed by Sal Maroni (r in Batman #328 & Batman #329 Part 1)
–The World’s Greatest Superheroes Present Superman
News Strips 9/1/1980 to 12/13/1980
–Late Summer. Detective Comics #494
–Late Summer. Detective Comics #495 Part 1
–Late Summer. The Brave and The Bold #168
–World’s Finest Comics #265 Part 1
–Detective Comics #496
–Batman #328 / r in Batman #329 Part 2
–Batman #329 Part 1
–Early to mid October. Detective Comics #497-499
–Batman #329 Part 2
–Batman begins investigating Lunden Chemical (r in Detective Comics #503)
–Arthur Reeves becomes City Councilman (r in Detective Comics #503)
–Carter Nichols returns to Gotham (r in The Brave and The Bold #171)
–Early November. Corley elected governor (r in Batman #330)
–The Brave and The Bold #169 Part 1
–The Brave and The Bold #170-171
–World’s Finest Comics #266

–Justice League of America #183-185 (“CRISIS ON NEW GENESIS AND APOKOLIPS”)
–Dick drops out of college (r in New Teen Titans #1Batman #330, & Detective Comics #503)
–Justice League of America #186
–Batman #331
Part 2
–Late November. Batman #330
–Late November. Bruce presses charges against Timothy Fox & his gang (r in Batman #331 Part 1)
–December 2. Justice League of America #188 Part 2
–Early December. JLA discusses recent cases (r in Justice League of America #190)
–Early December. Batman #331 Part 1
–December 9-23. Batman #332-335 (“THE LAZARUS AFFAIR”)
–Raven tries to warn JLA about Trigon; they give her the boot (fb from New Teen Titans #5 / r in New Teen Titans #1-4)
–December 24. Batman gives Xmas gift to Commissioner Gordon (r in Batman #309)
–December 24-25. DC Special Series #21 (Super-Star Holiday Special 1980) Part 2
–New Teen Titans #1
–New Teen Titans #4

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YEAR 15 (1981)
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–Detective Comics #501-502
(“THE MAN WHO SHOT AND KILLED MLLE. MARIE”)
–Early to mid January. Batman #336
–Justice League of America #189-190
–Bruce visits Studio 52 (r in Detective Comics #506)
–Bruce meets Klaus Kristin & Cissy (r in Batman #337)
–February. JLA holds annual anniversary party (r in Justice League of America #9)
–World’s Finest Comics #267 Part 1
–The Brave and The Bold #172

–Best of DC #10
–Batman meets Warden Rothstein (r in Batman #340)
–Early to mid February. World’s Finest Comics #268 Part 1
–Red Tornado mistakenly reports TO Morrow’s death (r in Justice League of America #192)
–Batman #337 / fb from Detective Comics #522
–February 25-March 6. Detective Comics #503 / r in Superman Annual #11
–The Brave and The Bold #173-174
–Mid March. Batman sends b-day card to Bob Haney (r in WFC #251)
–Batman vs Mr. Freeze & Icehouse Wallace (r in WFC #275)
–Batman stalks Selina (r in Detective Comics #506)
–Bruce becomes stockholder in The Dallas Corporation (r in Detective Comics #504)
–Green Lantern Vol. 2 #139
–The Brave and The Bold #175
–Batman escorts Metallo to Superman’s Island (r in World’s Finest Comics #270)
–Batman connects hotline to carphones (r in The Brave and The Bold #177)
–The Brave and The Bold #176
–Early May. Billy Robins killed by Sportsman (r in Batman #338)
–Spring. The Brave and The Bold #177
–Bruce Spits killed by Sportsman (r in Batman #338)
–World’s Finest Comics #269
–Batman orders Batmobile from Jack Edison (r in Untold Legend of the Batman #3)
–Mid May. Batman #338
–Superman clone debuts (fb from Action Comics #524)
–Dick joins Hill’s Brothers Circus (r in Batman #339 Part 2)
–Batman puts defoliant, liquid explosives, & metal strips in his utility belt (r in Batman #339 Part 1, The Brave and The Bold #180, & Batman #341 Part 1)
–Bruce starts Wayne Foundation Wilderness Fund (r inDetective Comics #505)
–Detective Comics #504
–Justice League of America #192-193 (“THE QUEST FOR AND SECRET OF GENESIS”)
–June. World’s Finest Comics #275
–Bruce meets Margaret Thorndyke (r in Detective Comics #507 Part 1)
–June 26. Batman visits Leslie Thompkins (r in ‘tec #457 & Batman Special #1)
–Bruce begins dating Crystal (r in Detective Comics #506)
–Origami Man debuts (r in The Brave and The Bold #178)
–Detective Comics #505-506
–Detective Comics #507
Part 1
–Detective Comics #507 Part 3
–World’s Finest Comics #270
–The Brave and The Bold #178
–Stewart Rothblatt dies (r in The Brave and The Bold #180)
–Bruce loans Wayne Manor to the Gotham Historical Society (r in Batman #340)
–Mid August. Hugh Rutherford Creighton begins setting up attacks on Batman (r in The Brave and The Bold #183)
–Bruce installs new computer system at Wayne Foundation (r in Detective Comics #510)
–Batman #339 Part 1 / fb from Batman #343
–Bruce worries about Poison Ivy controlling Wayne Enterprises (r in Batman #340)
–The Brave and The Bold #182
–World’s Finest Comics #271
–The Brave and The Bold #179 / Legion of Super-Heroes #280
–Mid September. Batman #340
–The Brave and The Bold #180-181
–Wayne Foundation begins supporting Child Welfare Bureau (r in Batman #374)
–Batman #341
Part 2
–Early October. Batman #341 Part 1 / fb from ‘tec #509 & Batman #348
–Early October. Batman #342 / fb from Batman #348
–Bruce attends reception gala (r in Batman #350)
–Bruce & Alfred read about Christopher Chance (r in Detective Comics #518)
–Batman & Robin tailor new winter gear (r in Detective Comics #519)
–The Brave and The Bold #183
–Bruce becomes Board Member at Gotham Museum of Art (r in The Brave and The Bold #186)
–Batman #347 Part 3
–Detective Comics #503
–October 26. Batman #343
–Batman orders new Batmobile from Jack Edison (r in Untold Legend of the Batman #3 & Batman #344)
–October 29-November 2. Detective Comics #509-510 / fb from Detective Comics #521
–November 2-3. Batman #344 / fb from Detective Comics #511
–November 3-5. Detective Comics #511
–World’s Finest Comics #272-274
–Batman reads about PLA (r in The Brave and The Bold #193)
–Justice League of America #195-197 / fb from 2nd ft to Countdown #45
–Batman joins Floating Fantasy Club, dates Sondra (r in World’s Finest Comics #279)
–Robin begins ending patrols early (r in Batman #349)
–December 22-25. The Brave and The Bold #184
–December 25. Batman gives Xmas gift to Commissioner Gordon (r in Batman #309)
–The World’s Greatest Superheroes Present Superman News Strip 10/26/1981 to 1/10/1982
–Bruce & Vicki Vale start dating again (r in Batman #345 & Batman #354)
CALLING DR. DEATH!/FATAL PRESCRIPTION OF DR. DEATH!
———————––Batman #345
———————––Detective Comics #512

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YEAR 16 (1982)
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–World’s Finest Comics #276 / r in World’s Finest Comics #277 Part 1
–Justice League of America #200
–Hamilton Mellor III debuts (r in The Brave and The Bold #185)
–Batman adds jigsaw, CO2 capsules, concussion capsules, & glass cutter to utility belt (r in The Brave and The Bold #185World’s Finest Comics #278, Batman #355, & Batman and The Outsiders #9)
–The Brave and The Bold #185-187
–Batman reads about The Thorn (r in The Brave and The Bold #188)
–Batman & Superman vs Joker & Lex Luthor (fb from WFC #295)
–Batman goes on unspecified case, uses Matches Malone disguise (r in Detective Comics #515)
–February. JLA holds annual anniversary party (r in Justice League of America #9)
–Mid February. Brave and the Bold #188-189 (“A GRAVE AS WIDE AS THE WORLD”)
–World’s Finest Comics #277 Part 1
–Late February. Batman gives Superman b-day gift (r in Superman Annual #11)
–World’s Finest Comics #277
Part 4
–World’s Finest Comics #278 / fb from Shadow War of Hawkman #1
–Batman & Robin try to fool Batgirl into thinking they are not Bruce & Dick (r in Detective Comics #526)
–Mid March. Batman sends b-day card to Bob Haney (r inWFC #251)
–Vicki Vale snaps photos of Bruce (r in Detective Comics #515)
HALF A HERO… IS BETTER THAN NONE!
———————––Batman #346
———————––Detective Comics #513
–Detective Comics #514
–Batman orders Batmobile from Jack Edison (r in Untold Legend of the Batman #3 & Batman #352)
–Batman goes on unspecified JLA mission (r in Batman #347 Part 1)
–Batman #347
Part 2
–DC Comics Presents #41
–Batman #348
–Augustino Coppola makes parole (r in Detective Comics #518)
–Detective Comics #515
/ fb from Detective Comics #516
–Late Spring. Batman #349
–Detective Comics #516
–Batman #350
–Detective Comics #517
–Batman #351
–Detective Comics #518
–Batman #352 / fb from Detective Comics #519
–Batman orders Batmobile from Jack Edison (r in Untold Legend of the Batman #3 & Detective Comics #520)
–June 26. Batman visits Leslie Thompkins (r in ‘tec #457 & Batman Special #1)
–Detective Comics #519
–Batman #353

–July 14-15. Batman Annual #8
–The Brave and The Bold #190-192
–Superman sends Batman video of Earth-1 Solomon Grundy’s debut (r in Detective Comics #523)
–World’s Finest Comics #279-281
–Batman & Superman begin recovery of auctioned weapons (r in WFC #282)
–World’s Finest Comics #282
–Bruce begins preoccupation with the Eldirans (r in World’s Finest Comics #285)
–Batman reads about another Wrath killing (r in Batman Special #1)
–Early September. Batman vs The Lords (r in Detective Comics #521)
–Superman #367
–Batman tells Gordon about JLA teleporter (r in JLofA Annual #1)
–The Brave and The Bold #193-194
–September 21-27. World’s Finest Comics #283-288 / fb from WFC #295
–Detective Comics #520

–Batman #354
–Early October. Detective Comics #521
–Early October. Batman #355 / fb from Detective Comics #548
–Batman busts Tony Falco; Filbert Hughes becomes head of Tobacconists’ Club (r in Batman #357 & Batman #359)
–Wonder Woman #291

–Mid October. Detective Comics #522
–Batman tells Batgirl about Snowman & the yeti (r in Detective Comics #526)
–Batman #356
–Detective Comics #523
–Batman hears about Killer Croc (r in Batman #358)
–November 1-2. Batman #357
–November 2-4. Detective Comics #524
–November 4-5. Batman #358
–November 5. Detective Comics #525 / fb from Batman #359
–November 5-6. Batman #359
–November 6-8. Detective Comics #526 / fb from Batman #378 & WFC #321 / r in Detective Comics #530
–November 8-10. Wonder Woman #300 Part 2
–Jason Todd moves into Wayne Manor (r in Batman #360 & Detective Comics #527)
–Justice League of America #202
–The Phantom Zone #2-4

–Justice League of America #205
–JLA vs Demons Three (fb from Justice League of America #206)
–Superman/Batman 1982 #25 (Superman Monthly Ehapa 1982 #25)
–Mid December. Batman #360
–Mid December. Detective Comics #527
–Mid December. Batman #361
–Action Comics #535 Part 2 Epilogue
–December 24. Batman gives Xmas gift to Commissioner Gordon (r in Batman #309)
–Justice League of America #209 Epilogue
–Late December. Detective Comics #528

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YEAR 17 (1983)
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–Superman shows Batman telepathic headgear (r in World’s Finest Comics #289)
–Riddler paroled (r in Batman #362)
–Bruce meets Clarisse (r in The Brave and the Bold #200 Part 2)
–Batman vs Johnny the Gun & Hodges (r in The Brave and The Bold #195)
–DC Comics Presents #50

–The Brave and The Bold #195-196
–February. JLA holds annual anniversary party (r in Justice League of America #9)
–Mid February. DC Comics Presents Annual #2
–Batman & Superman take photos together (r in World’s Finest Comics #294)
–Batman & Superman agree to do talk radio show (r in World’s Finest Comics #292)
–Late February. Batman gives Superman b-day gift (r in Superman Annual #11)
–Superman tells Batman about destruction of Lexor (r in Heroes Against Hunger #1)
–World’s Finest Comics #289
–Justice League of America #213-216
(“INTO THE MICROCOSMOS”)
–Superman Annual #9
–Batman #362
–Brewster & Fisher become Gotham State Prison wardens (r in Batman and The Outsiders #4)
–Batman #362 Epilogue
–Mid March. Batman sends b-day card to Bob Haney (r in WFC #251)
–Bruce visits Monte Carlo; Peter McDonald robs casino (r in WFC #304)
–Batman gives Jimmy Olsen red hotline number (r in WFC #294)
–Superman #387
–Bruce gives picture of himself to Vicki Vale (r in Batman #364)
–Jim Corrigan moves to Gateway City (r in The Brave and The Bold #199)
–The Brave and The Bold #198-199
–April. Bruce takes Vicki to an equestrian show (r in Detective Comics #538)
–Detective Comics #529
/ r in Batman #363
–April 24-25. The Brave and The Bold #200 Part 2
–May 1-8. World’s Finest Comics #290-293 / fb from WFC #304
–Batman and The Outsiders #1-3 / r in Justice League of America Annual #2 & Batman and The Outsiders #6
–Batman thinks about the future protectors of Gotham (r in Batman and The Outsiders #5)
–The Brave and The Bold #200 Part 4
–Batman and The Outsiders #4
–New Teen Titans #37
–Batman and The Outsiders #5
/ r in Batman and The Outsiders #6 & Batman and The Outsiders #16
–June 24-27. Batman Special #1
–World’s Finest Comics #294-295

–Batman #363 / r in Detective Comics #530
–Detective Comics #530
–Late July. Batman #364
–Detective Comics #531
–Batman #365
–Detective Comics #532
–Batman #366 / fb from World’s Finest Comics #321 & Batman #400
–Detective Comics #533 / r in Detective Comics #535
–Batman #367 
–Detective Comics #534
–Batman & Robin deliver Poison Ivy evidence to police (r in Detective Comics #566)
–Early September. Batman #368
–Detective Comics #535
–Batman tells Robin criminals are cowardly & superstitious (r in Detective Comics #560)
–Batman tells Robin about his rogues (r in Batman #371)
–Batman testifies at Thief of Night & Nocturna trial (r in Batman #377)
–Early Autumn. Batman and the Outsiders #6-7
–Batman #369
–Detective Comics #536
–Batman #370
–Detective Comics #537
–Batman #371
–Detective Comics #538
–Batman #372
Part 1
–World’s Finest Comics #301
–World’s Finest Comics #296-300 (“THE PANTHEON”)
–World’s Finest Comics #302 Part 2
–Batman tells Superman about new Robin (r in Action Comics #556 Epilogue)
–Batman & Superman begin using new radio frequency (r in World’s Finest Comics #312)
–Batman saves newsie Joe from muggers (r in Batman #381)
–December 23-25. Batman and The Outsiders #8
–December 24. Batman gives Xmas gift to Commissioner Gordon (r in Batman #309)
–Batman & Superman perfect super hypnosis (r in World’s Finest Comics #304)

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YEAR 18 (1984)
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–Batman #372 Part 2
–Detective Comics #539
–Action Comics #556
Epilogue
–World’s Finest Comics #303
–Late February. Superman Annual #11
–Batman and The Outsiders #9-10
–Mid March. Batman sends b-day card to Bob Haney (r in WFC #251)
–World’s Finest Comics #304-307
–Batman #373 / fb from Detective Comics #540
–Detective Comics #540 / fb from World’s Finest Comics #321
–Batman #374
/ fb from Detective Comics #541 & WFC #321
–Detective Comics #541 / r in Batman #375
–Blaine becomes head of Arkham, beings discussing Maxie Zeus with Batman (r in Batman and The Outsiders #14)
–Batman & Robin give mobile Bat-Signal to GCPD (r in Batman #375)
–ASA films the Outsiders (r in Batman and The Outsiders Annual #1)
–Batman #375
–June 26. Batman visits Leslie Thompkins (r in ‘tec #457 & Batman Special #1)
–Late June. Detective Comics #542
–Late June. Batman #376 Part 1
–Late June. Batman and The Outsiders #11-13 (“THE TRUTH ABOUT KATANA”)
–July 1. Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3 Epilogue
–July 2. Batman and The Outsiders Annual #1 Part 1
–July 2. Batman #376 Part 2
–July 2-5. Detective Comics #543 / fb from Detective Comics #545
–July 5-6. Batman #377 / r in Detective Comics #544-545
–July 6-7. Detective Comics #544 / fb from Detective Comics #545
–July 7. Outsiders defeat Force of July; Batman leaves note for Outsiders (r in Batman and The Outsiders Annual #1 Epilogue)
–July 7-8. Batman and The Outsiders #14 Part 1
–Mid July. Batman #378
–Mid July. Detective Comics #545
–Batman begins searching for Night-Slayer (r in Batman #380)
–Bruce receives invitation to wedding of Donna Troy & Terry Long (r in Tales of the Teen Titans #50)
–Batman #379

–July 28. Batman and The Outsiders #14 Part 2
–July 28. Batman and The Outsiders #15
–Batman Annual 1985
–Bruce befriends Ron Page (r in World’s Finest Comics #313-314)
–Superman shows Batman his robots (r in World’s Finest Comics #311)
–Batman begins keeping salt tablets & maps in utility belt (r in Batman and The Outsiders #18 & World’s Finest Comics #311)
–World’s Finest Comics #308-310
–state government abolishes death penalty (r in World’s Finest Comics #315)
–Batman saves some cops (r in Detective Comics #546)
–Tales of the Teen Titans #50

–Bruce & Tatsu discuss Gaby; Bruce hires Jason Bard to find out Gaby’s true ID (r in Batman and The Outsiders #16)
–World’s Finest Comics #311
–Action Comics #565 Part 2
–Mid October. Detective Comics #546
–Superman #405
–Batman #380 / fb from Detective Comics #547
–Detective Comics #547 / r in Batman #381
–Late October. Batman #381
–Batman tells Gordon & Bullock that Nocturna has reformed (r in Detective Comics #556)
–Detective Comics #548 / fb from Batman #382
–Batman #382 / fb from Batman #384
–Batman begins meditating at the cat stalagmite (r in Batman #389)
–Bruce begins dating Lilanne Stern, meets her friends (r in World’s Finest Comics #312 & World’s Finest Comics #315)
–World’s Finest Comics #312-313 (“THE NETWORK”)
–Batman patrols (fb from Justice League of America #231)
–World’s Finest Comics #314-315
–Bruce begins dating Marissa Pace (r in WFC #316)
–December 21-25. Batman and The Outsiders #16-19
–December 25. Batman gives Xmas gift to Commissioner Gordon (r in Batman #309)
–Batman and The Outsiders #20

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YEAR 19 (1985)
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–Batman hears about Earth-Mars War & new JL Detroit (r in Batman and The Outsiders #22)
–Batman and The Outsiders #22-23 (“THE TRUTH ABOUT HALO”)
–Batman builds new radiation detector (r in Batman and The Outsiders #28)
–Batman vs Stick Chuvalo (r in Batman #400)
–George Skowcroft becomes new interim Mayor of Gotham (r in Detective Comics #551)
–World’s Finest Comics #316-317 (“THE FAMILY WAY”)
–Bruce begins semi-dating Vicki Vale again (r in Batman #384 & Detective Comics #551)
–Detective Comics #549
–Mid February. Batman #383
–Mid February. Bruce skips dates with Vicki & Julia (r in Batman #384)
–Detective Comics #550
–Bruce visits Jason’s science fair at school (r in Batman Annual #9 Part 1)
–Late February. Batman gives Superman b-day gift (r in Superman Annual #11)
–Bruce sends out party invites (r in Batman Annual #9 Part 2)
–Batman vs The General (r in Batman Annual #9 Part 2)
–March 13-17. Batman #384 / r in WFC #251
–March 17-18. Detective Comics #551 / fb from Batman #385
–March 18-21. Batman #385
–Batman Annual #9 Part 1
–Batman Annual #9 Part 2
–April. Batman Annual #9 Part 3
–Batman Annual #9 Part 4
–Bruce befriends Marconi & Stevens (r in Batman #387)
–Batman begins carrying adhesive tape & solvent in his utility belt (r in World’s Finest Comics #318 & Crisis on Infinite Earths #2)
–Detective Comics #552
–Wayne Enterprises takes over Janus Cosmetics; Roman Sionis becomes Black Mask (r in Batman #386)
–Batman begins working on new truth serum (r in Batman and The Outsiders #26)
–Batman and The Outsiders #24-27 / fb from Convergence: Batman and The Outsiders #1
–Batman bolsters Matches Malone persona (r in Detective Comics #555)
–Batman adds sidecar to Bat-cycle (r in Detective Comics #555)
–Batman #386
–Detective Comics #553
–Early June. Batman #387
–Batman begins following Flash murder trial (r in Crisis on Infinite Earths #2)
–Detective Comics #554
–World’s Finest Comics #318
–Red Tornado #1 / fb from Red Tornado #2
–Red Tornado #3
–World’s Finest Comics #319-322
–Batman helps restauranteur Tony (r Batman #392)
–Batman Annual 1986 Part 2
–Early summer. DC Comics Presents #83
–World’s Finest Comics #323

–June 26. Batman visits Leslie Thompkins (r in ‘tec #457 & Batman Special #1)
–Heroes Against Hunger #1
–Batman #388 / fb from Detective Comics #555
–Detective Comics #555
–Batman asks JLA about red skies (r in Detective Comics #557)
–Batman #389
–Detective Comics #556
–Batman #390 / fb from Detective Comics #557
–Detective Comics #557
–Batman #391
–Detective Comics #558
–Convergence
–July. Crisis on Infinite Earths #2 / fb from Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 Part 2
–July. Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #44
–July. Crisis on Infinite Earths #3
–July. New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #13 Part 2
–July. Crisis on Infinite Earths #4-5 / Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #46 / Infinity Inc #22 Part 1 / All-Star Squadron #53 / fb from Justice League Incarnate #4
–July. Crisis on Infinite Earths #7
–Justice League of America Annual #3
–Crisis on Infinite Earths #9-10 / r in Justice League Vol. 2 #40
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–funeral of Barry Allen (r in Crisis on Infinite Earths #8)
–Batman #392
–Bat-rogues return to jail (r in Detective Comics #566 & Batman #400)
–Detective Comics #559
–Batman #393-394
–Early September. Detective Comics #560-561
–Batman #395
/ fb from Detective Comics #562
–Detective Comics #562 / fb from Batman #396
–Batman #396
–Batman adds magnesium bombs to utility belt (r in Detective Comics #564)
–Detective Comics #563
–Batman #397 / r in Detective Comics #564
–Detective Comics #564
–Batman #398 / fb from Batman #400
–Detective Comics #565
–Batman #399
–Batman Annual #10
–Batman orders Batmobile from Jack Edison (r in Untold Legend of the Batman #3)
–Mason-Stagg Wedding (r in Batman and The Outsiders #25)
–December 24. Batman gives Xmas gift to Commissioner Gordon (r in Batman #309)
–Batman beats up two random crooks (fb from Batman #400)

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YEAR 20 (1986)
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–January. Detective Comics #566-567
–January. Batman #400

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  1. [1]COLLIN COLSHER: Because everything is still in flux for a couple months following Crisis on the brand spankin’ new Modern Age timeline, this allows for a few more final Silver/Bronze Age stories to close us out neatly on our timeline here. Everything from this point forward occurs after Crisis but is still part of Silver/Bronze Age Earth-1 continuity. (As such, Doug Moench finishes his long mega-arc as the definitive final Silver/Bronze Age Batman tale. Plus, we get the added bonus of the final issue of ‘tec by Harlan Ellison!) DCU Guide lists several other Silver/Bronze Age stories as occurring during this post-Crisis period, including WFC #323, Heroes Against Hunger #1New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #18, Batman and The Outsiders Annual #2, Batman and The Outsiders #28-32, Justice League of America #250-255, and Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #52-55. Scholar Mike Voiles also includes New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #18-31. There’s no indication that WFC #323 and Heroes Against Hunger #1 take place after the Crisis, so I’ve kept them prior to it. Batman and The Outsiders #28-32, JLofA #250-255, and Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #52-55 are definitively post-Crisis, in the sense that they are decidedly new continuity, so they shouldn’t be here. Batman and The Outsiders Annual #2 is tough as it could fit (with only minor caveats) here or in the Modern Age. However, I’ve pushed it into the Modern Age because it directly connects to Batman and The Outsiders #28-32. Scholars seem to be most confused about JLofA #250-255. This run gets placed in the Modern Age, Silver/Bronze Age, paradoxically in both at the same time, or split up between the two. Despite this confusion, there is a heap of evidence that places JLA #250-255 in the Modern Age. New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #18-31 is also a tough run that could go either way, but it seems to build toward ongoing Modern Age narrative, plus it references Crisis #12, so I’ve marked it as Modern. Thus, for Batman, Moench’s Batman/Detective Comics finale arc occurs below. The only other comics that go below are Superman #416-422, Action Comics #577-582, DC Comics Presents #89-97, Legion of Super-Heroes #19-27, Infinity Inc #26-29, Warlord #101-112, Green Lantern Vol. 2 #199-201, Fury of Firestorm #43-47, and Lois Lane #1-2. Since these other issues don’t involve Earth-1 Batman, we won’t worry about them. Suffice to say, this is one of the most complex and confusing periods of DC’s history, and it’s nearly impossible to properly interpret canon in a way that is simple or makes much sense.
  2. [2]FRANK FERNANDEZ: Following Crisis, Bronze Age stories continued to be published for around a year or so, right alongside new Modern Age material. As such, this flux period uniquely sees pre-Crisis characters and post-crisis characters existing in the same publication line. As such, it’s highly possible (if not irrefutable) that this messy flux period sees pre-Crisis characters co-mingling with post-Crisis characters within the very same comic book issues themselves. This concept, backed by various folks on the DC Fandom website, is the case definitively in the Modern Age, where the remnants of the Silver/Bronze Age flittered in-and-out until fading permanently at the conclusion of the aforementioned flux period. Therefore, we could (and likely should) also include Batman and The Outsiders Annual #2, Batman and The Outsiders #28-32, Justice League of America #250-255, Swamp Thing #52-55, and New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #18, all All Star Squadron issues through #60, Legend of Wonder Woman #1-4, and a few others on both the Bronze Age and Modern Age timelines. There’s no need for scholar Mike Voiles’ theory of a “Merged Earth” with a separate timeline for these flux tales. Voiles is surely onto something, but he goes a bit too far. The “merged” stories can simply appear on both primary timelines with caveats added where needed. Again, this is all up to headcanon, but this path seems just as if not more valid than others.

5 Responses to Bronze Years 11-20

  1. Pocok says:

    Dear Collin!

    I know this site is solely for the purpose of collecting and organizing Batman’s chronology, but can you please help me out with these Batman Family stories (staring Batgirl and Robin solely), where can they be placed among the other titles? Much appreciated in advance!

    Issue 1 part 1: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=31130 + http://dcuguide.com/w/Batman_Family_1

    Issue 3 part1: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=31138 + http://dcuguide.com/w/Batman_Family_3

    Issue 4 part1: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=31142 + http://dcuguide.com/w/Batman_Family_4

    Issue 5 part1: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=31146 + http://dcuguide.com/w/Batman_Family_5

    Issue 6 part1: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=31149 + http://dcuguide.com/w/Batman_Family_6

    Issue 9 part1: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=31159 + http://dcuguide.com/w/Batman_Family_9

    Issue 11 part1: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=37162 + http://dcuguide.com/w/Batman_Family_11

    Issue 11 part2: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=37163

    Issue 12: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/comic.php?comicid=4495 + http://dcuguide.com/w/Batman_Family_12

    Issue 15: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/comic.php?comicid=4498 + http://dcuguide.com/w/Batman_Family_15

    • Hi Pocock, been super busy as of late, but I will get back to you on this!

      • Pocok says:

        Thank you so much in advance, take your time! Hope you are doing okay!

        • The Batman Family issues are pretty straightforward in terms of placement (I think?).

          –#1 Part 1 goes in June, Year 11, just prior to Batman #272-275 (“THE UNDERWORLD OLYMPICS ’76”)
          –#3 Part 1 is on my timeline as a Batman-less note in Year 11
          –#4 Part 1 is an Xmas tale that occurs just prior to #4 Part 2, which is also an Xmas tale, in Year 11
          –#5 Part 1 goes just prior to Batman #276 in Year 12
          –#6 Part 1 goes just prior to Batman #278 in Year 12
          –#9 Part 1 has an editorial note that says it takes place shortly after Batman #279 in Year 12. Specifically, it occurs just after Batman Family #8 in Year 12.
          –#11 Part 1 supposedly occurs “months” after Batman Family #5, so it should likely go somewhere at the very tail end of Year 12, just after Batman Family #10.
          –#11 Part 2 likely goes immediately after Batman Family #11 Part 1, also toward the end of Year 12.
          –#12 should go just prior to Batman Family #13-14 i.e. in February of Year 13.
          –#15 should go just after Batman Family #13-14 i.e. in March of Year 13.

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