 | Commissioner Jim Gordon Recommended Reading Order |
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 |  The Batman Chronicles Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 27-37; Batman 1 | May 1939 – April 1940 | |
 | Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Batman 1-4; Dectective Comics 33 | Spring – Winter 1940 | |
 | The Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 39-45; Batman 2-3 | May 1940 – November 1940 | |
 | Batman Archives Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 27-50 | May 1939 – April 1941 | |
 | The Batman Chronicles Vol. 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 46-50, Batman 4-5 and World’s Best Comics 1 | December 1940 – April 1941 | |
 | The Batman Chronicles Vol. 4 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 51-56, World’s Finest Comics 2-3 and Batman 6-7 | May – November 1941 | |
 | The Batman Chronicles Vol. 5 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 57-61, World’s Finest Comics 4 and Batman 8-9 | November 1941 – March 1942 | |
 | The Batman Chronicles Vol. 6 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 62-65, World’s Finest Comics 5-6 and Batman 10-11 | April – July 1942 | |
 | The Batman Chronicles Vol. 7 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 66-70, World’s Finest Comics 7 and Batman 12-13 | August – December 1942 | |
 | The Batman Chronicles Vol. 8 | ||||
| More Info 2 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 71-74, World’s Finest Comics 8-9 and Batman 14-15 | December 1942 – April 1943 | |
 | The Batman Chronicles Vol. 9 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 75-77, World’s Finest Comics 10 and Batman 16-17 | April – July 1943 | |
 | Batman: Year One | ||||
| More Info 1 Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Batman 404-407 | February – May 1987 | |
 | Batman: Shaman | ||||
| More Info 1 Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Legends of The Dark Knight 1-5 | November 1989 – March 1990 | |
 | Batman: Prey | ||||
| More Info 2 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Legends of The Dark Knight 11-15 | September 1990 – February 1991 | |
 | Batman and The Monster Men | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Batman and The Monster Men 1-6 | January 2006 – June 2006 | |
 | Batman and The Mad Monk | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Batman and The Mad Monk 1-6 | October 2006 – February 2007 | |
 | Batman: Lovers and Madmen | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Batman Confidential 7-12 | August 2007 – February 2008 | |
 | Batman: The Man Who Laughs | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Original Graphic Novel; Detective Comics 784-786 (Made of Wood) | 2005 (September to November 2003) | |
 | Batman: Dark Legends | ||||
| More Info 5 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Legends of the Dark Knight 39-40, 50, 52-54 | November 1992 – November 1993 | |
 | Batman: Four of a Kind | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual 3; Detective Comics Annual 8; Batman Annual 19; Legends of the Dark Knight Annual 5 | 1995 | |
 | Batman: The Collected Legends of the Dark Knight | ||||
| More Info 4 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 32-34, 38, 42-43 | June – July 1992, October 1992, February – March 1993 | |
 | Batman: Monsters | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Legends of the Dark Knight 71-73, 83-84, 89-90 | May 1995 – January 1997 | |
 | Batman: Going Sane | ||||
| More Info 1 Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Legends of the Dark Knight 65-68, 200 | November 1994 – February 1995, April 2006 | |
 | Batman: Venom | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Legends of The Dark Knight 16-20 | March – July 1991 | |
 | Batman: Snow | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Legends of The Dark Knight 192-196 | August – December 2005 | |
 | Batman: Rules of Engagement | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Batman Confidential 1-6 | February – August 2007 | |
 | Batman: Terror | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Legends of The Dark Knight 137-141 | January – May 2001 | |
 | Batman: The Long Halloween | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Batman: The Long Halloween 1-13 | October 1996 – October 1997 | |
 | Batman: Haunted Knight | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special 1-3; Batman: Madness; Batman: Ghosts | Halloween 1993, 1994, 1995 | |
 | Batman: Year Two | ||||
| More Info 1 Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 575-578 | June – September 1987 | |
 | Batman: Night Cries | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Original Graphic Novel | 1992 | |
 | Batman: Dark Victory | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Batman: Dark Victory 0-13 | December 1999 – December 2000 | |
 | Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Original Graphic Novel | 1997 | |
 | Robin: Year One | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Robin: Year One 1-4 | January 2000 – January 2001 | |
 | Batman: Full Circle | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Original Graphic Novel | January 1991 | |
 | Batman: Scarecrow and Two-Face: Year One | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Year One: Batman / Scarecrow 1-2; Two-Face: Year One 1-2 | July – August 2005, September – October 2008 | |
 | Batman: The Bat and The Beast | ||||
| TRO Review More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Batman Confidential 31-35 | September – December 2009 | |
 | Showcase Presents: World’s Finest Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Superman 76; World’s Finest Comics 71-111 | May 1952 – August 1960 | |
 | Showcase Presents: World’s Finest Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | World’s Finest Comics 112-145 | September 1960 – November 1964 | |
 | Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Batman 164-174; Detective Comics 327-342 | May 1964 – September 1965 | |
 | Batgirl: Year One | ||||
| TRO Review More Info 1 Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Batgirl: Year One 1-9 | February – October 2003 | |
 | Swamp Thing: Dark Genesis | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | House of Secrets 92; Swamp Thing 1-10 | July 1971, October 1972 – June 1974 | |
 | DC Comics Classics Library: Roots Of The Swamp Thing | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | House of Secrets 92; Swamp Thing 1-13 | July 1971 – December 1974 | |
 | Showcase Presents: Robin The Boy Wonder | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Batman 184, 192, 202, 213, 217, 227, 229-231, 234-236, 240-242, 244-246, 248-250, 252, 254; Detective Comics 342, 386, 390-391, 394-395, 398-403; 445, 447, 450-451; Justice League of America 91-92; Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 91, 111, 130; World’s Finest Comics 141, 147, 195, 200 | May 1964 – September 1975 | |
 | Showcase Presents: The Brave And The Bold: Batman Team-ups Vol. 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | The Brave And The Bold 109-134 | October 1973 – May 1977 | |
 | Batman In The Seventies | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Batman 232, 237, 260; The Batman Family 1; DC Super Stars 17; Detective Comics 407, 410, 442, 457, 481 | January 1971 – January 1978 | |
 | Nightwing: Year One | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Nightwing 101-106 | March – May 2006 | |
 | Batman: The Wrath | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Batman Confidential 13-16; Batman Special 1 | 1984, March – June 2008 | |
 | Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book 5 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Swamp Thing 51-56 | August 1986 – January 1987 | |
 | Swamp Thing: Earth to Earth | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Swamp Thing 51-56 | August 1986 – January 1987 | |
 | Legends: The Collected Edition | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-6 | November 1986 – April 1987 | |
 | Swamp Thing: Reunion | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Swamp Thing 57-64 | February – September 1987 | |
 | Millennium | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Millennium 1-8 | January – February 1988 | |
 | Batman: Digital Justice | ||||
| TRO Review More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Original Graphic Novel | February 1, 1990 | |
 | Identity Crisis | ||||
| More Info 10 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Identity Crisis 1-7 | August 2004 – February 2005 | |
 | DC: World War III | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | 52: 50; World War III 1-4 | April – June 2007 | |
 | Booster Gold: 52 Pick-Up | ||||
| TRO Review More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Booster Gold 1-6 | October 2007 – March 2008 | |
