Knightfall (1993-1994) In the end of 1992 and early 1993, DC began laying the groundwork for a monumental storyline that would not only change the direction of the Batman character but change the character himself. This was conceived as an event, originally suggested by a fan: why not put someone else behind Batman's cowl? As with the death of Superman in late 1992, a new villain was created to engineer Batman's downfall: Bane -- introduced in his own special, Batman: Vengeance of Bane. Rather than replacing Batman with an established character (such as Nightwing), a new character was created: Azrael -- introduced in his own mini-series, Batman: Sword of Azrael. The importance of these introductions would be left secret, causing these issues to attain sky high prices just months after publication. "Knightfall" would begin with the radical step of Bane demolishing Arkham Asylum, freeing all of its inmates. The storyline would feature covers with a logo like a moon that slowly closed over story's course (much like the clock hands in Watchmen). The storyline would also be supported by brilliant house ads for almost every issue. Over the first half of the story, Batman struggled to capture as many escaped inmates as he could, typically ignoring his accumulated injuries as the former inmates ran murderously rampant. At last, Bane -- pumped up on the drug venom -- battled Batman, defeating him utterly and finally delivering the coup de grace: the breaking of Batman's back. The second half of the story had Bruce Wayne recovering and Azrael assuming the mantle of Batman to stop the former inmates and maintain Batman's presence. The storyline concluded with Azrael-Batman defeating Bane, Bruce Wayne having left Gotham in search of his lover and the father of Robin. Sales spiked through the roof. "Knightquest," the storyline that followed, focused on Azrael-Batman's war on crime in Gotham in Bruce Wayne's absence. Azrael-Batman he had no need for Robin and locked the boy out of the Batcave; Jim Gordon, who could tell that Batman had become someone else, reevaluated his one-sided relationship with the vigilante. A harsher Batman, Azrael-Batman slowly modified his costume over the course of his reign and eventually allowed the serial killer Abattoir to fall to his death -- and with this act, a line was crossed. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne continued and finally succeeded in his search, had his back healed through a super power, and returned to Gotham, where he heard of Azrael-Batman's apparent insanity and vowed to reclaim his mantle. All the while, Robin and Catwoman had adventures of their own-- both granted ongoing series as "Knightfall" concluded, expanding the number of ongoing Batman books from four to six. By the time of "KnightsEnd," which sought to conclude the long storyline, complaints had mounted about the story's course. Few cared for Azrael-Batman or prefered him, and some complained that Nightwing had not naturally succeeded Batman. The apparent slighting of Nightwing was enhanced by giving his successor as Robin as well as Catwoman their own title, an honor Nightwing had not received. Of course, Azrael-Batman's unlikeability helped the plan to lead the story towards the deposition of this new and more extreme if not outright mad Batman -- but this came at the cost of readers' identification with the titles' protagonist. Moreover, whereas "Knightfall" had seen the various titles interacting tightly in a single dramatic arc, "Knightquest" freed those titles -- now expanded in number -- to tell various stories connected by looser notions of the story's forward momentum. That "Knightquest" was more lengthy did not help. And, as time passed, the event-driven nature of the story seemed all the more apparent. Nonetheless, "KnightsEnd" saw an unexpected rise in sales and attention. This was partly due to its quick pace: the whole storyline would be published over two months, made possible without significant truncating by including Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight and the two new titles (Catwoman and Robin), as well as by making the first three chapters extra long. One reason for this rapidity was that the month following "KnightsEnd" would have to see the Bat-titles participate in DC's month-long Zero Hour crossover event. In any case, "KnightsEnd" saw Bruce Wayne retrain himself following his recovery and, along with the entire Batman family, dramatically battle Azrael for the title of Batman. Wayne won, and Azrael quickly disappeared. Published during "KnightsEnd" were two crossovers with Marvel's Punisher, one published by DC and the other by Marvel. Whereas the DC version featured Azrael-Batman, Marvel's version took place after Bruce Wayne had recovered the title. Marvel's refered to the chronologically earlier DC version, and provided a memorable test of Batman's character in implicit contrast with Azrael-Batman as well as with the Punisher: Batman saves the Joker, who the Punisher would otherwise kill. In the month following Zero Hour, all DC titles received issues numbered zero. Questioning whether Joe Chill, long the murderer of Batman's parents, had really committed the crime -- and still recovering from the events of "Knightfall" -- Bruce Wayne turned the title of Batman over to Dick Grayson, the first Robin who had become Nightwing. The three-month "Pridigal" storyline was thus a correction of sorts for not having done so instead of letting Azrael become Batman. While the storyline meant that Bruce Wayne had only returned as Batman for two abnormal months, watching Dick Grayson as Batman had a quieter, perhaps less dramatic but more emotionally resonant tone than Azrael's adventures under the cowl. The storyline concluded with a recuperated Bruce Wayne amicably resuming the title of Batman. With this, the era begun with laying the groundwork for "Knightfall" had run its course. There is, however, one addendum. A few months later, DC offered a prestige format special entitled Batman: Mitefall that humorously told how Batmite -- introduced into post-Crisis continuity a few years prior -- experienced his own version of the storyline's events. The special brought the saga full circle, already so iconic as to become the subject of parody. In retrospect, the era of "Knightfall" and its follow-ups stand for history as one of the classics of the event-driven extended storylines that became popular at the time: besides the death of Superman and his subsequent temporary replacement by four derrivative heroes, Green Lantern Hal Jordan had gone mad and been replaced, Wonder Woman had been temporarily replaced, and Flash was being redefined in a storyline that played with the idea of replacing that hero as well; Marvel had likewise adopted event-driven extended storylines for many of its characters. While Batman's version would remain open to criticism of being an event, implying lack of concern for content, the content of "Knightfall," "Knightquest," and "KnightsEnd" was actually rather high. One can hardly degrade the story's drama, nor the fact that it was intelligent without being remarkably so. But the storyline was, above all else, a family drama -- a tale of warring psyches and notions, however superficially so. As an event, however, it would pave the way for a series of less successful event-driven Batman storylines to come.

IMAGE	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	STATUS
0. Prelude
	Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1	contains the first appearance of Bane, survivor of the "Venom" storyline; Chuck Dixon script; no art or cover data entered; 56 pages; cover-dated January 1993	0
Batman: Sword of Azrael #1-4: Dennis O'Neil script; Joe Quesada pencils; Kevin Nowlan inks; no cover data entered
	Batman: Sword of Azrael #1	contains the first appearance of Azrael; cover-dated October 1992	0
	Batman: Sword of Azrael #2		0
	Batman: Sword of Azrael #3		0
	Batman: Sword of Azrael #4	final issue; cover-dated January 1993	0
Batman #0, 488-514: no data entered
	Batman #488	continues from Batman: Sword of Azrael #4; Azrael appears; cover-dated January 1993	0
	Batman #489	Azrael, dressed as Batman, fights Killer Croc; Bane defeats Killer Croc	0
	Batman #490	Riddler appears	0
0a. Showcase
Showcase '93 #1-12: contains three stories per issue; 40 pages; no cover data entered
Showcase '93 #1-6: no interior data entered
	Showcase '93 #1	cover-dated January 1993	0
	Showcase '93 #2		0
	Showcase '93 #3		0
	Showcase '93 #4		0
	Showcase '93 #5		0
	Showcase '93 #6		0
1. KnightFall
	Batman #491	Bane destroys Arkham Asylum and all the inmates escape; cover-dated April 1993	0
Batman #492, Detective Comics #659, Batman #493, Detective Comics #660, Batman #494, Detective Comics #661, Batman #495, Detective Comics #662, Batman #496, Detective Comics #663, Batman #497, Detective Comics #664, Showcase '93 #7-8, Batman #498, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18, Detective Comics #665, Batman #499, Detective Comics #666, Batman #500: "Knightfall" storyline
	Batman #492	Batman begins to deal with the escaped inmates	0
	Batman #492 [alternate]	platinum edition	0
Detective Comics #0, 659-681: no data entered
	Detective Comics #659	Batman battles the Ventriloquist	0
	Batman #493	Batman battles Zsasz	0
	Detective Comics #660	Batman battles Bane and Killer Croc	0
	Batman #494	Batman battles Joker and Stirk	0
	Detective Comics #661	Batman battles Firefly	0
	Batman #495	Batman battles Poison Ivy	0
	Detective Comics #662	Batman battles Firefly and Riddler, getting help from the Huntress	0
	Batman #496	Batman battles the Joker and the Scarecrow	0
	Detective Comics #663		0
	Batman #497	Bane breaks Batman's back	0
	Batman: Knightfall, Part One -- Broken Bat	collects Batman #491-492, Detective Comics #659, Batman #493, Detective Comics #660, Batman #494, Detective Comics #661, Batman #495, Detective Comics #662, Batman #496, Detective Comics #663, and Batman #497 (in that order); softcover	0
	Detective Comics #664	Robin and Azrael race to save Bruce Wayne's life	0
Showcase '93 #7-8: in a 2-part story (parts 13 and 14 of "Knightfall"; Doug Moench script; Klaus Janson art), Wayne captures the escaped Two-Face in a flashback while he lies broken by Bane
	Showcase '93 #7	contains a chapter of "Kobra Kronicles" (no data entered) plus a Jade & Obsidian story (no data entered)	0
	Showcase '93 #8	contains a chapter of "Kobra Kronicles" (no data entered) plus a Fire & Ice story (no data entered)	0
	Batman #498	Azrael becomes Batman; Bane recruits Catwoman	0
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #0, 16-34: no data entered
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18: "The God of Fear" storyline; Azrael-Batman battles Scarecrow without help from Robin; Anarky appears; though a part of "Knightfall," lacks chapter numbering on cover
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16		0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #17		0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #18		0
	Detective Comics #665	Azrael-Batman splits with Robin	0
	Batman #499	Wayne searches for Sandra Kinsolving and Jack Drake (Robin's father); Azrael-Batman alters his gloves; Wayne & Alfred depart for Santa Prisca with Catwoman as a stowaway	0
	Detective Comics Annual #6	participates in the Bloodlines crossover, running through DC's 1993 annual (this chapter being part 14); contains the first appearance of Geist, the Twilight Man; not a labelled a part of "Knightfall" but occurs here; Chuck Dixon script; no art or cover data entered; cover-dated September 1993	0
	Detective Comics #666	Azrael-Batman takes on Bane	0
	Batman #500	Azrael-Batman defeats Bane; officially part 19 of "Knightfall"; 56 pages; cover-dated October 1993	0
	Batman #500 [alternate]		0
	Batman: Knightfall, Part Two -- Who Rules the Night	collects Detective Comics #664, Showcase '93 #7-8, Batman #498, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18, Detective Comics #665, Batman #499, Detective Comics #666, and Batman #500 (in that order); softcover	0
1a. Catwoman
Catwoman (second series) #0, 1-17: no data entered
	Catwoman (second series) #1	Catwoman joins Bane only to betray him; cover-dated August 1993	0
	Catwoman (second series) #2	Catwoman searches for her would-be assassin	0
1. Bloodlines
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #1	participates in the Bloodlines crossover, running through DC's 1993 annual (this chapter being part 3); contains the first appearance of Joe Public; no data entered; cover-dated July 1993	0
	Batman Annual #17	participates in the Bloodlines crossover, running through DC's 1993 annual (this chapter being part 8); contains the first appearance of Dreadnaught; no data entered; cover-dated August 1993	0
	Robin Annual #2	participates in the Bloodlines crossover, running through DC's 1993 annual (this chapter being part 10, beginning the second third of Bloodlines, which is subtitled "Earth Plague"); contains the first appearance of Razorsharp; no data entered; cover-dated August 1993	0
2. Knightquest
"Knightquest" is really two simultaneous storylines, the much-longer "Knightquest: The Crusade" (focusing on Azrael-Batman in Gotham City) and "Knightquest: The Search" (following Bruce Wayne)
Justice League Task Force #5-6, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #21-23, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #59-61: "Knightquest: The Search" storyline (following Bruce Wayne's search around the world for Sandra Kinsolving & Jack Drake)
Justice League Task Force #5-6, in which the plane that departed in Batman #499 lands in Santa Prisca and joins up with Justice League Task Force, occurs here
	Catwoman (second series) #3	Catwoman tracks her would-be assassin in Santa Prisca, discovering clues to Bane's origin	0
	Catwoman (second series) #4	Catwoman prevents assassination of Santa Priscan Premiere and learns more about Bane	0
Showcase '93 #9-10: contains a 2-part Huntress story (Doug Moench script; no art data entered)
	Showcase '93 #9	contains part 4 of "Kobra Kronicles" (no data entered); contains a Shining Knight story (James Robinson script; no art data entered)	0
	Showcase '93 #10	Azrael-Batman appears in the Huntress story; contains a chapter of "Kobra Kronicles" (no data entered); contains a Martian Manhunter story (Len Wein script; no art data entered)	0
	Detective Comics #667	Azrael-Batman battles the Trigger Twins and locks Robin out of the Batcave	0
	Detective Comics #668	Azrael-Batman confronts Robin and kicks him out of Batcave	0
	Detective Comics #669	Azrael-Batman captures the Trigger Twins; the Joker appears	0
	Detective Comics #670	Mr. Freeze returns; focuses on Rene Montoya	0
	Detective Comics #671	the Joker begins filming "The Death of Batman"	0
	Detective Comics #672	the Joker's film goes awry	0
	Detective Comics #673	Azrael-Batman faces the climax of Joker's film	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #24	Azrael-Batman uses self-hypnosis to learn his mother's identity	0
	Batman #505	Azrael-Batman hunts and fails to capture Abattoir (a serial killer)	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #25	Azrael-Batman battles the Corrosive Man and upgrades the cape on his costume; Joe Public returns; features silver ink on the cover	0
	Batman #506	Azrael-Batman battles a trio trying to kill Abattoir while hunting the serial killer himself	0
	Batman #507	Ballistic returns; continues from Batman #506	0
	Detective Comics #674	contains the first appearance of Gunhawk, a new and well-armed villain	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #26	Azrael-Batman battles Lady Clayface	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #27	Azrael-Batman captures the Clayfaces; contains the first appearance of the Clayface baby; Abattoir escapes with a victim	0
	Batman #508	Azrael-Batman allows Abattoir to die, costing an innocent's life	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #28	Montoya learns of the events of Batman #508 and Gordon confronts Azrael-Batman as result	0
	Detective Comics #675	"Knightquest: The Crusade" concludes; Azrael-Batman augments his costume and captures Gunhawk	0
	Detective Comics #675 [alternate]	features a blue and gold foil-embossed cover (that boosts the cover price from $1.50 to $2.95)	0
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #59-63: no data entered
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #59-61: "Quarry" storyline
	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #59		0
	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #60	Azrael-Batman comes to rescue Wayne	0
	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #61	"Knightquest: The Search" concludes	0
	Robin (second series) #7	Bruce Wayne and Robin's father return to Gotham; Bruce Wayne confronts Azrael-Batman	0
2a. Batman / Catwoman
	Batman #501	Azrael-Batman battles Marauder; Robin breaks into the Batcave	0
	Batman #502	Azrael-Batman battles Marauder and finds an ally in Mayor Kroll	0
	Batman #503	Azrael-Batman learns of a plot to poison Gotham and the evidence points to Catwoman's involvement; continues into Catwoman (second series) #6	0
	Catwoman (second series) #6	Catwoman learns of the same plots that Azrael-Batman has discovered and tries to stop them; continues into Batman #504	0
	Batman #504	Azrael-Batman battles and captures Catwoman; continues into Catwoman (second series) #7	0
	Catwoman (second series) #7	Catwoman escapes and tries again to stop the plot to poison Gotham	0
2b. Shadow of the Bat
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19	Azrael-Batman begins his war on crime	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #20	Azrael-Batman's war on crime continues as he battles Tally Man while wounded	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #21	Bruce Wayne tracks Benedict Asp in London with the help of the Hood, a London vigilante	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #22	Asp uses Shondra's powers to kill	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #23	"Bruce Wayne" storyline concludes	0
2c. Catwoman
	Catwoman (second series) #5	Catwoman returns to Gotham and battles ninja truckers	0
	Catwoman (second series) #8	Catwoman meets Zephyr, criminal mastermind	0
	Catwoman (second series) #9	Zephyr offers Catwoman a deal	0
	Catwoman (second series) #10	Catwoman tries to save an injured friend	0
	Catwoman (second series) #11	Catwoman hunts Selkirk, arms dealer	0
2d. Robin
Robin (second series) #0, 1-13: no data entered
	Robin (second series) #1	Robin leaves the Batcave after his confrontation with Azrael-Batman, gets a car, and battles car theives; cover-dated November 1993	0
	Robin (second series) #1 [alternate]	features an unnecessary foil-embossed cover	0
	Robin (second series) #2	Robin learns of Bruce Wayne's search for Jack Drake	0
	Robin (second series) #3	Robin battles Cluemaster and the Electrocutioner	0
	Robin (second series) #4	the Spoiler appears; continues into Robin (second series) #5	0
	Robin (second series) #5	Robin and Cluemaster are trapped together	0
Showcase '94 #5-6: contains a 2-part Robin & Huntress story (no data entered)
	Showcase '94 #5	the Robin & Huntress story continues into Robin (second series) #6; contains a story (no data entered) starring Bloodwynd (from the Justice League); contains a story (Jeph Loeb script; no art data entered) starring Loose Cannon (from the Bloodlines crossover); no cover data entered	0
	Robin (second series) #6	Robin & Huntress try to save Gotham's mobsters from Deathangel; continued from Showcase '94 #5 and continued into Showcase '94 #6	0
	Showcase '94 #6	the Robin & Huntress story (in which Deathangel is unmasked) continues from Robin (second series) #6; contains a story (Karl Kesel script; no art data entered) starring Sparx (from the Bloodlines crossover); contains an Atom story (no data entered); no cover data entered	0
	Showcase '94 #7	contains a Penguin story (in which he kidnaps Sarah Essen Gordon to prove that Azrael-Batman isn't the original but matches wits with James Gordon instead; Peter David script; no art data entered); contains a story (Bill Messner-Loebs script; no art data entered) starring Terrorsmith (from the Bloodlines crossover); contains an Arsenal story (Kurt Busiek script; no art data entered; no cover data entered	0
	Batman / Punisher: Lake of Fire	has Azrael-Batman meet Marvel's Punisher; Denny O'Neil script, Barry Kitson art and cover; 48 pages; prestige format; cover-dated August 1994	0
2e. Showcase
	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #3	participates in the Bloodlines crossover, running through DC’s 1993 annuals (this chapter being part 21); contains the first appearance of Cardinal Sin & Samaritan; features Azrael-Batman; cover-dated November 1993	0
Showcase '93 #11-12: contains a 2-part Robin & Nightwing story (Doug Moench script; no art data entered)
	Showcase '93 #11	contains the conclusion to "Kobra Kronicles" (no data entered); contains a Wonder Woman story (no data entered)	0
	Showcase '93 #12	final issue; contains a Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) story (Brian Augustyn script; no art data entered); contains a Creeper story (Kieth Giffen script; no art data entered); cover-dated December 1993	0
Showcase '94 #1-12: contains three stories per issue; 40 pages; no cover data entered
Showcase '94 #1-2: contains a 2-part Joker story (James Robinson script; no art data entered); contains a 2-part story (Len Wein script; no art data entered) starring Gunfire (from the Bloodlines crossover)
	Showcase '94 #1	contains an Orion & Metron story about the Great Barrier to the Source (Walter Simonson script; no art data entered); cover-dated January 1994	0
Showcase '94 #2-4: contains a 3-part Blue Beetle story (Brian Augustyn script; no art data entered)
	Showcase '94 #2		0
Showcase '94 #3-4: contains a 2-part story starring Arkham Asylum's former inmates (no data entered); contains a 2-part story starring Razorsharp & the Psyba-Rats (no data entered)
	Showcase '94 #3		0
	Showcase '94 #4		0
3. KnightsEnd
Batman #509, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29, Detective Comics #676, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62, Robin (second series) #8, Catwoman (second series) #12, Batman #510, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #30, Detective Comics #677, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #63, Catwoman (second series) #13, Robin (second series) #9: "KnightsEnd" storyline
Batman #509, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29, Catwoman (second series) #12, Detective Comics #676, Robin (second series) #8: cover-dated July 1994
	Batman #509	Wayne's retraining by Lady Shiva begins; 40 pages	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29	Nightwing returns; 40 pgs	0
	Detective Comics #676	Wayne battles ninjas as part of his training; 38 pgs	0
	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62	Bruce Wayne seemingly kills his final opponent	0
	Robin (second series) #8	Wayne battles Lady Shiva	0
	Catwoman (second series) #12	the mysterious arms dealer is revealed to be Selkirk, who can save Catwoman's friend	0
Batman #510, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #63, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #30, Catwoman (second series) #13, Detective Comics #677, Robin (second series) #9: cover-dated August 1994
	Batman #510	Bruce Wayne's fight with Azrael-Batman begins	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #30	Bruce Wayne battles Azrael-Batman; Bruce Wayne gets trapped in an exploding Batmobile	0
	Detective Comics #677	Nightwing battles Azrael-Batman	0
	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #63	Bruce Wayne defeats Azrael-Batman in the Batcave	0
	Catwoman (second series) #13	Catwoman hunts Selkirk down	0
	Robin (second series) #9	Bruce Wayne and Robin reconcile	0
	Batman: KnightsEnd	collects Batman #509, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29, Detective Comics #676, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62, Robin (second series) #8, Catwoman (second series) #12, Batman #510, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #30, Detective Comics #677, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #63, and Robin (second series) #9 (in that order); Alan Grant introduction; 320 pages; softcover; cover-dated June 1995	0
4. Interlude
	Punisher / Batman: Deadly Knights	stars Bruce Wayne as Batman; refers to Batman / Punisher: Lake of Fire (to which it is superior); offers terrific character story showing difference between Batman and the Punisher, and is a better Batman story than a Punisher story; Chuck Dixon script; John Romita Jr. pencils; Klaus Janson inks; John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson cover; 48 pages; prestige format; published by Marvel Comics (but included here because of its relative importance to Batman continuity)	0
Showcase '94 #8-9: contains a 2-part Ventriloquist & Scarface story (no data entered; contains a 2-part prelude to Zero Hour (no data entered)
	Showcase '94 #8	contains a Wildcat (Ted Grant) story (no data entered)	0
	Showcase '94 #9	contains the first appearance of Extant in the Zero Hour prelude; contains a story (no data entered) starring Pax (from the Bloodlines crossover)	0
Showcase '94 #10-11: contains a 2-part Black Condor story (Brian Augustyn script; no art data entered)
	Showcase '94 #10	contains an Azrael story (in which he is homeless on Gotham's streets; Alan Grant script; no art data entered); contains a Zero Hour tie-in story featuring many time-related villains (no data entered)	0
	Showcase '94 #11	contains a Man-Bat story (Chuck Dixon script; no art data entered); contains a Starfire story (occurring immediately following New Titans #114; Marv Wolfman script; no art data entered)	0
	Showcase '94 #12	contains an Oracle story (no data entered); contains a story (no data entered) starring Ballistic (from the Bloodlines crossover); contains a story (Brian Augustyn script; no art data entered) starring Triumph (from the Justice League); cover-dated December 1994	0
	Batman: Mitefall	Bat-Mite gets Bob Overdog to fight Bane-Mite; a sequel to Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #27; contains the first appearance of lots of mite characters; no writing data entered; Kevin O'Neill art and cover; 48 pgs; prestige format; cover-dated March 1995	0
Batman #511, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31, Catwoman (second series) #14, Detective Comics #678, Robin (second series) #10: participates in DC's Zero Hour crossover event
	Batman #511	an uncrippled Batgirl appears	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31		0
	Detective Comics #678	Bruce Wayne's parents and Joe Chill appear	0
	Robin (second series) #10	Robin meets a young Dick Grayson	0
	Catwoman (second series) #14	Gotham becomes a jungle	0
	Batman #0	Batman's origin is retold as he hunts a mugging killer	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #0	Batman remembers his training	0
	Detective Comics #0	tells the origin of Batman's devices	0
	Robin (second series) #0	tells the origin of all 3 Robins, revealing a dark episode; Bruce Wayne lets Dick Grayson become Batman	0
5. Prodigal
Batman #512, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32, Detective Comics #679, Robin (second series) #11, Batman #513, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #33, Detective Comics #680, Robin (second series) #12, Batman #514, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #34, Detective Comics #681, Robin (second series) #13: "Prodigal" storyline
	Batman #512	Nightwing-Batman battles Killer Croc	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32	Nightwing-Batman battles the Ventriloquist & Scarface	0
	Detective Comics #679	Ratcatcher returns; Two-Face schemes	0
	Robin (second series) #11	Two-Face's plan is revealed	0
	Batman #513	Nightwing-Batman battles Two-Face	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #33	Gordon & Essen fight	0
	Detective Comics #680	Nightwing-Batman has a showdown with Two-Face	0
	Robin (second series) #12	Nightwing-Batman is faced with an identity-compromising situation	0
	Batman #514	Nightwing-Batman searches for his own identity	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #34	Tally Man returns	0
	Detective Comics #681	Bruce Wayne returns and finds Azrael	0
	Robin (second series) #13	Nightwing-Batman battles Steeljacket; Bruce Wayne and Nightwing have a talk	0
	Batman: Prodigal	softcover	0
5a. Catwoman
	Catwoman (second series) #0	tells Catwoman's origin; cover-dated October 1994	0
	Catwoman (second series) #15	Catwoman is captured and enslaved by officials	0
	Catwoman (second series) #16	Catwoman assaults a fortified island; contains the first appearance of Willem	0
	Catwoman (second series) #17	Catwoman, forced to steal a painting, resists	0

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