Batman is the classic comic character that we all love. But in what order should you read the comics?
Well, here’s the exact Batman reading order.
Enjoy.
Golden Age Omnibus:
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1
Collects: Detective Comics #27 to #56, Batman #1 to #7, World’s Best Comics #1, and World’s Finest Comics #2 to #3
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2
Collects: Detective Comics #57-74, Batman #8-15 And World’S Finest Comics #4-9
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3
Collects: Detective Comics #75-91, Batman #16-25, And Stories From World’S Finest Comics #10-14
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4
Collects: Detective Comics #93-112, Batman #26-35 And World’S Finest Comics #15-22
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5
Collects: Detective Comics #113-132, Batman #36-45 And Stories From World’S Finest Comics #23-32
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6
Collects: Detective Comics #132-153, Batman #46-55 And Stories From World’s Finest Comics #33-42
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 7
Collects: Detective Comics #154-173, Batman #56-66 And Stories From World’s Finest Comics #43-52
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 8
Collects: Detective Comics #174-191, Batman #66-75 And Stories From World’s Finest Comics #54-62
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 9
Collects: Detective Comics #192-208, Batman #76-84 And Stories From World’s Finest Comics #63-70
Batman in the 40’s
Collects: Batman #7, 15, 20, 31, 37, 47, 48, 49, Detective Comics #27, 33, 38, 49, 80, Real Fact Comics #5, Star Spangled Comics #70, and World’s Finest Comics #30
Batman in the 50’s
Collects: Batman #62, 81, 92, 105, 113, 121, 128, Detective Comics #156, 168, 185, 216, 233, 244, 252, 267, World’s Finest Comics #81
Batman in the 60’s
Collects: Batman #131, 144, 148, 155, 179, 181, 200, 217, Batman Kellogg’s Special #6, Detective Comics #298, 341, 349, 369, 388, 389, 390, 391
Batman ’66 Omnibus
Collects: Batman ’66 #1-30, Batman ’66: The Lost Episode #1
Batman & Superman: World’s Finest – The Silver Age Vol. 1
Collects: Superman #76 and World’s Finest #71-94
Batman & Superman in World’s Finest: The Silver Age Vol. 2
Collects: World’s Finest #95 to #116
Batman & Superman in World’s Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2
Collects: World’s Finest #117-158
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1
Collects: Brave and the Bold #74-106
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 2
Collects: Brave and the Bold #110-156
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 3
Collects: Brave and the Bold #157-200
Modern Batman Takes Shape (The 1970’s)
Batman: Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 1
Collects: Batman #200, 203, 210, Brave and the Bold #75, 76, 79-85, Detective Comics #370, 372, 385, 389, 391, 392, and World’s Finest #174-176,178-180, 182-183, 185, 186.
World’s Finest Comics #175, The Brave and the Bold #79-85, and Detective Comics #392
Batman: Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 2
Collects: Batman #217, 220-222, 224-227, 229-231, The Brave and the Bold #86, 88-90, 93, 95, Detective Comics #394-403, 405-311, World’s Finest #199, 200, 202
The Brave and the Bold #86, Detective Comics #395, Batman #219, Detective Comics #397, #400, #402, #404, #407,The Brave and the Bold #93,Detective Comics #408, #410
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams: Vol. 3
Collects: Batman #232, 234, 237, 243, 244, 245, 251, 255
Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino
Collects: Detective Comics #327, #329, #331, #333, #335, #337, #339, #341, #343, #345, #347, #349, #351, #353, #357, #359, #361, #363, #367, #369, #500, The Brave and the Bold #172, 183, 190, and 194
Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin
Collects: Detective Comics #437, 438 And 440-443, Detective Comics Annual #3, Showcase ’95 #11, Batman Black And White #1 And 4, Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight #132-136, And Batman: Night Cries
Batman: Tales of the Demon
Collects: Batman #232, 235, 240, 242, 243, 244, Detective Comics #411, 485, 489, 490, and DC Special Series Volume 2 #15.
Batman: Strange Apparitions
Collects: Detective Comics #469 to #476, #478, #479
Tales of the Batman: Len Wein
Collects: Detective Comics #408, #444-448, #466, #478-479, #500, #514, Batman #307-310, #312-319, #321-324, #326-327, World’s Finest Comics #207, DC Retroactive Batman – The 70S, Untold Legends Of The Batman #1-3, Batman Black And White #5
Tales of the Batman: Don Newton Vol. 1
Collects: Batman #305-306, Detective Comics #480 And 483- 492 And Brave And Bold #153-165
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway Vol. 1
Collects: Detective Comics 463, 464, 497-499, 501-504, The Brave And The Bold 158, 161, 171-174, Batman 295, 305, 306, Batman Family 17, Man-Bat 1 And , World’S Finest Comics 250, 269
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway Vol. 2
Collects: Batman #337-346 & #348; World’s Finest Comics #270; Detective Comics #505-513
Tales of the Batman – Gene Colan Vol. 1
Collects: Batman #340, 343-345 And 348-351 And Detective Comics #510, 512, 517, 528 And 529
Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan Vol. 2
Collects: Batman #373, Detective Comics #530-538 And 540-544 And World’s Finest Comics #297 And #299
Frank Miller’s Batman Year One
Batman Redefines The Graphic Novel (The 1980’s & Year One)
Batman: Year One
Collects: Batman #404 to #407
Batman: Shaman
Collects: Legends of the Dark Knight #1 to #5
Batman: Gothic
Collects: Legends of the Dark Knight #6 to #10
Batman: Four of a Kind
Collects: 4 villain Year One one-shots
Poison Ivy in Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #3
Man-Bat in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #5
Scarecrow in Batman Annual #19
Riddler in Detective Comics Annual #8
Batman: Venom
Collects: Legends of the Dark Knight #16 to #20
Batman: Haunted Knight
Collects: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloweeen Special #1, Batman: Madness – A Legend of the Dark Knight Halloween Special. And Batman: Ghosts – A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special
Batman: The Long Halloween
Collects: Batman: The Long Halloween #1-12
Batman: Year Two
Collects: Detective Comics #575 to #578
Batman And the Monster Men
Collects: Batman and the Monster Men #1-6
Batman And the Mad Monk
Collects: Batman and the Mad Monk #1-6
Batman: Prey
Collects: Legends of the Dark Knight #11 to #15, and #137 to #141
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Collects: Detective Comics #784-786
Batman: Dark Victory
Collects: Dark Victory #0-13
Batgirl/Robin: Year One
Collects: Robin: Year One #1-4 and Batgirl: Year One #1-9
Batman: Batgirl
Collects: Batman: Batgirl #1
Batman: Collected Legends of the Dark Knight
Collects: Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #32 to #34, #38, #42 to #43
Batman: Night Cries
Collects: Batman: Night Cries Graphic Novel
Batman: The Cat and The Bat
Collects: Batman Confidential #17-21
Batman: Other Realms
Collects: Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #35 to #36, #76 to #78
Nightwing: Year One
Collects: Nightwing #101-106
Batman & the Outsiders Vol. 1
Collects: The Brave And The Bold #200, Batman And The Outsiders #1-13, And New Teen Titans #37
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2
Collects: Batman And The Outsiders Annual #1 And Batman And The Outsiders #14-23
Legends of The Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle Vol. 1
Collects: Detective Comics #579, #582-594, #601-607 And Stories From Batman Annual #11-12
Batman: Going Sane
Collects: Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #65 to #68, #200
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: The Cult
Collects: Batman: The Cult #1-4
Batman: The Caped Crusader Vol. 1
Collects: Batman #417-430 And Batman Annual #12
Batman: A Death in the Family
Collects: Batman #425 to #429
Batman: Blind Justice
Collects: Detective Comics #598 to #600
Batman: Arkham Asylum
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Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying
Collects: Batman #426 to #429, #440 to #442, and New Titans #60 to #61.
Robin: A Hero Reborn
Collects: Batman #455-457 and Robin #1-5
Batman: Birth of the Demon
Collects: Batman: Son of the Demon, Batman: Bride of the Demon, and Batman: Birth of the Demon
Bane breaks the bat
Knightfall And Breaking the Bat (The 1990’s)
Batman: Sword of Azrael
Collects: Batman: Sword of Azrael #1-4
Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1.
Collects: Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special #1, Batman #491-500, Detective Comics #659-666, Showcase ’93 #7-8 and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18
Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest
Collects: Detective Comics #667-675, Shadow of the Bat #19-20, #24-28, Batman #501-508, Catwoman #6-7 and Robin #7
Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 3: Knightsend
Collects: Batman #509-510, #512-514, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29-30, 32-34, Detective Comics #676-677, #679-681, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62-63, Robin #88-9, #11-13 and Catwoman #12-13
Batman by Doug Moench & Kelley Jones, Vol. 1
Collects: Batman #515-525, 527-532 And 535
Batman by Doug Moench & Kelley Jones Vol. 2
Collects: Batman #536-552 & #555
Batman: Vampire
Collects: Batman/Dracula: Red Rain, Batman: Bloodstorm And Batman: Crimson Mist
Batman: Prodigal
Collects: Batman #512, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32, Detective Comics #679, Robin #11, Batman #513, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #33, Detective Comics #680, Robin #12, Batman #514, Batwman: Shadow of the Bat #34, Detective Comics #681, and Robin #13
Batman: Anarky
Collects: Detective Comics #608-609, Batman Chronicles #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #40-41, and Anarky #1-4
Batman: Contagion
Collects: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48, Detective Comics #695, Robin #27, Catwoman #31, Azrael #15, Batman #529, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #49, Detective Comics #696, Batman Chronicles #4, Catwoman #32, Azrael #16, and Robin #28
Batman: Legacy
Collects: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53, Batman #533, Detective Comics #700, Catwoman #36, Robin #32, Batman: Shadow of the Bar #54, Batman #534, Detective Comics #701, Robin #33, and Detective Comics #702
JLA: New World Order
Collects: JLA #1-4
Batman Adventures Vol. 1
Collects: Batman Adventures #1-10
Batman Adventures Vol. 2
Collects: Batman Adventures #11 To #20
Batman Adventures Vol. 3
Collects: Batman Adventures #31 To #27, Annual #1
Batman Adventures Vol. 4
Collects: Batman Adventures #28 To #36, Annual #2, Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1
Batman & Robin Adventures Vol. 1
Collects: Batman & Robin Adventures #1-10
Batman & Robin Adventures Vol. 2
Collects: Batman & Robin Adventures #11-18 And Annual #1
Batman & Robin Adventures Vol. 3
Collects: Batman & Robin Adventures #19 To #25 And Annual #2
batman in gotham
Gotham Becomes A No Man’s Land (Late 90’s To Early 2000’s)
Batman: Cataclysm
Collects: Detective Comics #719, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73, Nightwing #19, Batman #553, Azrael #40, Detective Comics #720, Catwoman #56, Robin #52, Batman – Isles of Men #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #74, Batman Chronicles #12, Nightwing #20, Batman #554, Batman: Huntress & Spoiler #1, Detective Comics #721, Catwoman #57, Batman: Arkham Asylum – Tales of Madness #1, and Robin #53
Batman: Road to No Man’s Land Vol. 1
Collects: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #75, Batman #555, Detective Comics #722, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #76, Robin #54, Batman #556, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #77, Batman #557, Detective Comics #724, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #78-79, Batman Chronicles #14, Batman #558-559, Detective Comics #725-726
Batman: Road to No Man’s Land Vol. 2
Collects: Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47-49, Batman #560-562, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #80-82, and Detective Comics #727-729
Batman: No Man’s Land, Vol. 1
Collects: Batman: No Man’s Land #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83, Batman #563, Detective Comics #730, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84, Batman #564, and Detective Comics #731.
Batman: No Man’s Land, Vol. 2
Collects: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85, Batman #565, Detective Comics #732, Batman Chronicles #16, Batman: Legends of the the Dark Knight #118, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #86, Detective Comics #733, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #119, and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87
Batman: No Man’s Land, Vol. 3
Collects: Batman #566-567, Detective Comics #734, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88, Batman #568, Detective Comics #735, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #121
Batman: No Man’s Land, Vol. 4
Collects: Detective Comics #736, Batman #570, Detective Comics #737, Batman #571, Detective Comics #738, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92, Batman Chronicles #18, Batman #572, Detective Comics #739, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #125, and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93.
Batman: No Man’s Land, Vol. 5
Collects: Batman: No Man’s Land #0, Batman #573, Detective Comics #740, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126, Batman #574, Detective Comics #741, and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #94
Batman: Evolution
Collects: Detective Comics #742-750
Batman: Turning Points
Collects: Batman: Turning Points #1-5
Batman: Officer Down
Collects: Batman #587, Robin #86, Birds of Prey #27, Catwoman #90, Nightwing #53, Detective Comics #754, and Gotham Knights #13
Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock Knock Jokes
Collects: Harley Quinn #1-7
Batman & Huntress: A Cry For Blood
Collects: Batman/Huntresss: Cry for Blood #1-6
JLA: Tower of Babel
Collects: JLA #43-46
From Fugitive to Infinite Crisis (Early to Mid 2000’s)
Batman: Bruce Wayne Murderer?
Collects: Detective Comics #766, Batgirl #24, Nightwing #65, Batman: Gotham Knights #25, Birds of Prey #39, Robin #98, Batman #599, Detective Comics #767, Nightwing #66, Batman: Gotham Knights #26, Robin #99, Birds of Prey #40, and Batman #600
Batman: Bruce Wayne Fugitive, Vol. 1
Collects: Gotham Knights #27, Birds of Prey #41,, Batman #601, Batgirl #27, Nightwing #68, Gotham Knights #28, Nightwing #69, Birds of Prey #43, Batman #603, Batgirl #29
Batman: Bruce Wayne Fugitive, Vol. 2
Collects: Detective Comics #768-772, Batman: Gotham Knights #31, Batman #605
Batman: Bruce Wayne Fugitive, Vol. 3
Collects: Detective Comics #773-775, Batman #606-607, Batgirl #33
Gotham Central, Book 1: In the Line of Duty
Collects: Gotham Central #1-10
Batman: Hush
Collects: Batman #609 to #619
Batman: Broken City
Collects: Batman #620-625
Arkham Asylum: Living Hell
Collects: Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1-6
Gotham Central, Book 2: Jokers & Madmen
Collects: Gotham Central #11-22
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Collects: Superman/Batman #1-6
Superman/Batman: Supergirl
Collects: Superman/Batman #8-13
Batman: War Drums
Collects: Detective Comics #790 to 796, Robin #126 to 128
Gotham Central, Book Three: On the Freak Beat
Collects: Gotham Central #23-31
Batman: War Games Act One
Collects: Detective Comics #797, Batman #631, Legends of the Dark Knight #182, Nightwing #96, Gotham Knights #56, Robin #129, Batgirl #55, Catwoman #34
Batman: War Games Act Two
Collects: Detective Comics #798, Batman #632, Legends of the Dark Knight #183, Nightwing #97, Gotham Knights #57, Robin #130, Batgirl #56, Catwoman #35
Batman: War Games Act Three
Collects: Batman #633, Batgirl #57, Catwoman #36, Robin #131, Batman: Gotham Knights #58
Identity Crisis
Collects: Identity Crisis #1-7
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Collects: Batman #635 to #641, #645 to #650, and Batman Annual #25.
Gotham Central, Book Four: Corrigan
Collects: Gotham Central #32-40
Infinite Crisis
Batman by Grant Morrison Reading Order (Late 2000’s)
Batman: Detective
Collects: Detective Comics #821 to #826
Batman: The Black Casebook
Collects: Batman #65, 86, 112, 113, 134, 156, 162, Detective Comics #215, 235, 247, 267,
World’s Finest Comics #89
Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Vol. 1
Collects: Batman #655-658 And #663-683, stories From 52 #30, #47, & DC Universe #0
Batman and Son
Collects: Batman #655 to #658, #663 to #669, #672 to #675
Batman: Death and the City
Collects: Detective Comics #827 to #834
Batman: The Resurrection of Ra’s Al Ghul
Collects: Batman #670 to #671, Robin #168 to #169, Detective Comics #838 to #839, Nightwing #138 to #139, Batman Annual #26, Robin Annual #7
Batman: The Heart of Hush
Collects: Detective Comics #846-850
Batman R.I.P.
Collects: Batman #676-681
Final Crisis
Batman: Battle for the Cowl
Collects: Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead? #1, Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1-3, and Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive? #1
Batman: Long Shadows
Collects: Batman #687 to #691
Batman: Streets of Gotham, Vol. 1: Hush Money
Collects: Batman: Streets Of Gotham #1-4, Detective Comics (Vol. 1) #852, Batman (Vol. 1) #685
Batman: Streets of Gotham – Vol. 2: Leviathan
Collects: Batman: Streets Of Gotham #5-11
Batman: Life After Death
Collects: Batman #692-699
Batman: Arkham Reborn
Collects: Batman: Battle for the Cowl: Arkham Asylum; Batman: Arkham Reborn [Mini-series, 3 issues]; Detective Comics (Vol. 1) #864-865
Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Vol. 2
Collects: Batman & Robin #1-16, Batman #700-702 and Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1-6
Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
Collects: Batman and Robin #1-6
Batman and Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin
Collects: Batman and Robin #7-12
Batman: Time and The Batman
Collects: Batman #700-703
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
Collects: Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1-6
Batman: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home
Collects: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Batman and Robin #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Red Robin #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Batgirl #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Outsiders #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Catwoman #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Oracle #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Commissioner Gordon #1, and Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Ra’s al Ghul #1.
Batman and Robin, Vol. 3: Robin Must Die!
Collects: Batman #13-16, Batman: The Return #1
Batman & Robin: Dark Knight vs White Knight
Collects: OGN
Batman: Streets of Gotham Vol. 3: The House of Hush
Collects: Batman: Street Of Gotham #12-14, #16-21
Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Vol. 3
Collects: Batman Incorporated #1-8, Batman: The Return #1, Batman Incorporated #0-13, Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #1, Batman Incorporated Special #1
Batman, Incorporated - Vol. 1
Collects: Batman, Incorporated #1-8, and Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #1.
Batman: Gates of Gotham
Collects: Batman: Gates of Gotham #1-5, Detective Comics Annual #12 and Batman Annual #28
Batman: Eye of the Beholder
Collects: Batman#704-707 and #710-712
Batman: The Black Mirror
Collects: Detective Comics #871 to #881
New 52 Batman Reading Order (2011 to 2015)
Batman, Vol. 4: Zero Year – Secret City
Collects: Batman #21-24
DC Comics: Zero Year
Collects: Batman #24-25, Detective Comics #25, Batgirl #25, Batwing #25, Batwoman #25, Birds of Prey #25, Catwoman #25, The Flash #25, Green Arrow #25, Green Lantern Corps #25, Nightwing #25, Red Hood and The Outlaws #25 and Action Comics #25
Batman, Vol, 5: Zero Year – Dark City
Collects: Batman #25 to #27, #29 to #33
Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls
Collects: Batman #1-7
Batman: The Night of the Owls
Collects: Batman #8-9, Batman Annual #1, Detective Comics #9, Batman: The Dark Knight #9, Batwing #9, Batman and Robin #9, Red Hood and the Outlaws #9, Birds of Prey #9, Batgirl #9, Nightwing #8-9, and All-Star Western #9
Batman, Vol. 2: The City of Owls
Collects: Batman #8–12, and Batman Annual #1
Detective Comics: Faces of Death
Collects: Detective Comics #1 to #7
Batman, Incorporated, Vol. 1: Demon Star
Collects: Batman, Incorporated #0-6
Batman and Robin: Born to Kill
Collects: Batman and Robin #1 to #6
Detective Comics: Scare Tactics
Collects: Detective Comics #8 to #12, Annual #1
Batman and Robin: Pearl
Collects: Batman and Robin #0, #9 to #14
Batman, Vol. 3: Death of the Family
Collects: Batman #13-17
The Joker: Death of the Family
Collects: Detective Comics #16-17, Catwoman #13-14, Batgirl #14-16, Red Hood and the Outlaws #15-16, Teen Titans #15, Nightwing #15-16, Batman and Robin #15-17, #Batman 17, Suicide Squad #14-15, Batgirl #13, Red Hood and the Outlaws #13-14, Teen Titans #14, #16, Nightwing #14
Death of the Family Reading Order:
Batgirl #13
Catwoman #13
Catwoman #14
Batman #13
Batman and Robin #13 to #14
Suicide Squad #14 to #15
Batman #14
Detective Comics #15
Batgirl #14 to #16
Batman #15
Batman and Robin #15 to #16
Detective Comics #16 to #17
Nightwing #15 to #16
Red Hood and The Outlaws #15
Teen Titans #15
Red Hood and The Outlaws #16
Teen Titans #16
Batman #16 to #17
Batgirl #17
Batman and Robin #17
Red Hood and The Outlaws #17
Detective Comics: Emperor Penguin
Collects: Detective Comics #13 to #18
Batman, Incorporated, Vol. 2: Gotham’s Most Wanted
Collects: Batman, Incorporated #7-13 and Batman, Incorporated Special #1
Batman and Robin: Requiem
Collects: Batman and Robin #18 to #23
Detective Comics: The Wrath
Collects: Detective Comics #19 to #24, Detective Comics Annual #2
Batman, Vol. 6: The Graveyard Shift
Collects: Batman #0, #18-20, #28, #34, and Batman Annual #2
Batman Eternal, Vol. 1
Collects: Batman Eternal #1-21
Batman Eternal, Vol. 2
Collects: Batman Eternal #22-34
Arkham Manor
Collects: Arkham Manor #1-6
Batman Eternal, Vol. 3
Collects: Batman Eternal #35-52
Batman, Vol. 7: Endgame
Collects: Batman #35-40
The Joker: Endgame
Collects: Batman Annual #3, Batman #35-39 backups, Gotham Academy: Endgame #1, Batgirl: Endgame #1, Detective Comics: Endgame #1, and Arkham Manor: Endgame #1
Batman Vol. 8: Superheavy
Collects: Batman #41 to #45
Batman Vol. 9: Bloom
Collects: Batman #46 to #50
Batman Vol. 10: Epilogue
Collects: Batman #51-52, Batman: Futures End #1, Batman Annual #4
DC Rebirth Batman Reading Order
DC Universe: Rebirth #1
Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham
Collects: Batman: Rebirth #1, Batman #1 to #6
Detective Comics Vol. 1: The Rise Of The Batmen
Collects: Detective Comics #934 to #939
Nightwing Vol. 1: Better Than Batman
Collects: Nightwing: Rebirth #1, Nightwing #1 to #4, and #7-8
Batman: Night of the Monster Men
Collects: Batman #7, Nightwing #5, Detective Comics #941, Batman #8, Nightwing #6,
Detective Comics #942
Batgirl And The Birds Of Prey Vol. 1: Who Is Oracle?
Collects: Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1, Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #1 to #6
Batgirl Vol. 1: Beyond Burnside
Collects: Batgirl #1 to #6
Red Hood & the Outlaws Vol. 1: Dark Trinity
Collects: Red Hood & the Outlaws #1 to #6
All-Star Batman Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy
Collects: All-Star Batman #1 to #5
Batman Vol. 2: I Am Suicide
Collects: Batman #9 to #15
Detective Comics Vol. 2: The Victim Syndicate
Collects: Detective Comics #940 to #945
Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad Reading Order
Justice League of America Vol. 1 (Rebirth)
Collects: Justice League of America #1 to #6
Batman Vol. 3: I Am Bane
Collects: Batman #16 to #20, #23 to #24, Batman Annual #1
Batman/The Flash: The Button
Order:
Batman #21
Flash #21
Batman #22
Flash #22
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 3: League of Shadows
Collects: Detective Comics #950 to #956
Batman Vol. 4: The War of Jokes and Riddles
Collects: Batman #25 to #32
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 4: Deus Ex Machina
Collects: Detective Comics #957 to #961
All-Star Batman Vol. 3: First Ally
Collects: All-Star Batman #10 to #14
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 5: Lonely Place of Living
Collects: Detective Comics #963 to #968, Detective Comic Annual #1
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Batman Vol. 5: Rules of Engagement
Collects: Batman #33 to #37, Batman Annual #2
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 6: Fall of the Batmen
Collects: Detective Comics! Collects issues #969-974 and Annual #1.
Batman Vol. 6: Bride or Burglar
Collects: Batman #38-44
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 7: Batman Eternal
Collects: Detective Comics #975-981.
Dark Nights: Metal
Collects: Dark Nights Metal #1-6
Batman & the Signal
Collects: Batman and the Signal #1-6
Batman Vol. 7: The Wedding
Collects: Batman #45-50 and DC Nation #0.
Catwoman Vol. 1: Copy Cats
Collects: Catwoman #1-6
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 8: On the Outside
Collects: Detective Comics #982-986
Batman Vol. 8: Cold Days
Collects: Batman #51-57
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 9: Deface the Face
Collects: Detective Comics #988-993
Batman Vol. 9: The Tyrant Wing
Collects: Batman #58-60, Batman Annual #3 and Batman Secret Files #1.
Batman Vol. 10: Knightmares
Collects: Batman #61-63 And #66-69
Heroes in Crisis
Collects: Heroes in Crisis #1-7
The Batman/Flash: The Price
Collects: Batman #64, Flash #64, Batman #65, Flash #65
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Mythology
Collects: Detective Comics #994-999, 1001-1006 And A Story From Detective Comics #1000
Detective Comics #1000: The Deluxe Edition
Collects: Detective Comics #1000
The Batman Who Laughs
Collects: The Batman Who Laughs #1-7
Batman Vol. 11: The Fall and the Fallen
Collects: Batman #70-74 And Batman Secret Files #2
Batman Vol. 12: City of Bane Part 1
Collects: Batman #75-79
Batman/Superman Vol. 1
Collects: Batman/Superman #1 To #6
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 2: Arkham Knight
Collects: Detective Comics #1001-1005 And A Story From Detective Comics #1000
Batman: Universe
Collects: Batman Universe #1-6
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 3: Greetings from Gotham
Collects: Detective Comics #1006-1011
Batman Vol. 13: The City of Bane Part 2
Collects: Batman #80 to #85
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 4: Cold Vengeance
Collects: Detective Comics #1012-1019
Doomsday Clock
Collects: Doomsday Clock #1-12
Comic Book Herald’s complete Doomsday Clock reading order
DC Rebirth Batman by James Tynion IV
Batman Vol. 1: Their Dark Designs
Collects: Batman #86-94
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 5 Joker War
Collects: Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. #1, Detective Comics #1020-1026, Detective Comics Annual #3, and the Black Casebook story from Detective Comics #1027
Batman Vol. 2: Joker War
Collects: Batman #95-100
Batman Vol. 3: Ghosts Stories
Collects: Batman #101-105 and Batman Annual #5
Detective Comics Vol. 6: Road to Ruin
Collects: Detective Comics #1028-1033
Dark Nights: Death Metal
Collects: Dark Nights: Death Metal #1-7
Infinite Frontier Batman
Future State: Batman Family
Future State: The Next Batman
Collects: Future State: The Next Batman #1-4; Future State: Dark Detective #1-3; Future State: Nightwing #1-2
Future State: Dark Detective
Collects: Future State: Dark Detective #1-4; Future State: Catwoman #1-2; Future State: Harley Quinn #1-2; Future State: Robin Eternal #1-2; Future State: Batman/Superman #1-2
Future State: Batman/Superman #1-2
Future State: The Next Batman (Main Series) #1-4
Future State: Catwoman #1-2
Future State: Dark Detective (Main Series) #1-4
Infinite Frontier #0
Batman Vol. 4: The Cowardly Lot
Read: Batman #106-109
Detective Comics Vol. 1
Read: Detective Comics #1034-1038
The Joker Vol 1
Read: Joker #1-4
Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 1
Read: Batman: Urban Legends #1-6
The Next Batman: Second Son
Read: The Next Batman: Second Son #1-6
Read: Batman/Superman #16-19
Read: Batman: The Detective #1-6
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
Read: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1-6
Batman the Dark Knight Returns
Batman’s Future & Elseworlds: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
Batman: Year 100 & Other Tales Deluxe Edition
DC Comics/Dark Horse: Batman vs. Predator
Collects: BATMAN VS. PREDATOR I, II, & III
DC/Dark Horse: Aliens
Collects: BATMAN/ALIENS #1-2, BATMAN/ALIENS II #1-3, SUPERMAN/BATMAN VS. ALIENS/PREDATOR #1-2, WILDC.A.T.S/ALIENS #1.
The Batman/Judge Dredd Collection
Collects: Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment On Gotham, Batman/Judge Dredd: Vendetta In Gotham, Batman/Judge Dredd: The Ultimate Riddle, Batman/Judge Dredd: Die Laughing #1-2 and Lobo/Judge Dredd: Psycho Bikers Vs. Mutants From Hell!
Batman Lobo
Batman: Mitefall
The Joker
Batman: Noel
Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham
Collects: Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham #1-3
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
Elseworlds: Batman Vol. 1
Collects: Batman: Holy Terror, Batman: The Blue, The Grey, And The Bat, Robin 3000 #1-2, Batman/Dark Joker: The Wild, Batman/Houdini: The Devil’S Workshop, Batman: Castle Of The Bat, Batman: In Darkest Knight And Batman: Dark Allegiances
Elseworlds: Batman Vol. 2
Collects: Batman & Dracula: Red Rain, Batman: Bloodstorm And Batman: Crimson Mist
Batman: Earth One
Batman: Earth One Vol. 2
Batman: White Knight
Collects: Batman White Knight #1-8
Batman/The Shadow: The Murder Geniuses
Collects: Batman/The Shadow #1-6, Stories From Batman Annual #1, Detective Comics #253, #259
Batman: Child of Dreams
Batman: Damned
Collects: Batman: Damned 1-3
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
Batman: Last Knight on Earth
Collects: Batman: Last Knight On Earth #1-3
Batman Beyond Reading Order
Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond
Batman Beyond: Industrial Revolution
Batman Beyond: 10,000 Clowns
Collects: Digital chapters #1 to #16
Batman Beyond: Batgirl Beyond
Batman Beyond 2.0: Rewired
Batman Beyond 2.0, Vol. 2: Justice Lords Beyond
Batman Beyond 2.0 Vol. 3: Mark of the Phantasm
New 52 Batman Beyond
Future’s End
Batman Beyond Vol. 1: Brave New Worlds
Batman Beyond Vol. 2: City of Yesterday
Batman Beyond Vol. 3: Wired for Death
DC Rebirth Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond Vol. 1: The Return
Batman Beyond Vol. 2
Collects: Batman Beyond #7 to #12
Conclusion
So, there you have it. The correct order to read Batman comics.
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