"Newer Look" Era (1995) In the wake the two years or so of "Knightfall" and its implications, which had seen unprececented interrelating of the various Batman books, DC felt it was time for a breather: the Batman books would once again separated and allowed to run their own course -- for at least a year, DC announced. But first, they would be conbined for a single month, a month that introduced the first change in Batman's costume since his "new look" appeared in 1964. This change mostly amounted to darkening his underpants, but it was still a costume change and was given great fanfare, with alternate covers proliferating. The Batman titles also expanded in this period. The same month Batman got his new outfit, Azrael debuted. The title starred the character, introduced in Batman: Sword of Azrael, who had donned Batman's mantle during "Knightfall" only to be deposed, having gone somewhat mad, in "KnightsEnd." Though Azrael was of good quality, with Denny O'Neil on scripts and Barry Kitson on pencils, some fans cried foul that Nightwing had not been given his own book, an outrage that traced back to the launch of Robin and Catwoman during "Knightfall." In mid-1995, another Batman ongoing debuted: the quarterly Batman Chronicles. An anthology featuring multiple stories, it would sometimes give room for somewhat alternate or marginal Batman stories that would not otherwise find a home. Two mini-series were also launched in 1995: Batman: Gotham Nights II (sequel, logically enough, to the Batman: Gotham Nights mini-series) and Psyba-Rats (featuring Robin). This period was a time of quality, generally, on the regular Batman books. This is due in no small part to the memorable work of Kelly Jones, pencilling Batman. Jones had previously pencilled original hardcover Batman graphic novels (the first of which was Batman / Dracula: Red Rain), and his regular work on an ongoing series seemed a bit of a coup at the time.

IMAGE	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	STATUS
Batman #515, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #35, Detective Comics #682, Robin (second series) #14: "Troika" storyline; cover-dated February 1995
Batman #515-528: no data entered
	Batman #515	introduces Batman's new, blacker costume; Batman battles the Cossack	0
	Batman #515 [alternate]	embossed, spot-varnished cover	0
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #35-47: no data entered
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #35		0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #35 [alternate]	embossed, spot-varnished cover	0
Detective Comics #682-694: no data entered
	Detective Comics #682	the Troika's hold on the underworld tightens	0
	Detective Comics #682 [alternate]	embossed, spot-varnished cover	0
Robin (second series) #14-26: no data entered
	Robin (second series) #14	Robin battles the KGBeast	0
	Robin (second series) #14 [alternate]	embossed, spot-varnished cover	0
Azrael #1-14: no data entered
	Azrael #1	cover-dated February 1995	0
	Azrael #2	Batman appears	0
	Batman #516	Batman pursues Sleeper, a serial killer	0
	Batman #517	Batman uncovers Sleeper's secret	0
	Batman #518	Batman battles the Black Spider while a gang kills innocents	0
	Batman #519	Batman must discover the Black Spider's target; Gordon gets demoted & replaced by his wife, leading Gordon to quit; the book's format gets better as its price jumps from $1.50 to $1.95	0
	Batman #520	Bullock gets his bandage off and has a failed romance; refers to Batman #519 as "last night"	0
	Batman #521		0
	Batman #522	Swamp Thing appears	0
	Batman #523		0
	Batman #524		0
	Batman #525		0
	Batman #526		0
	Batman #527		0
	Batman #528		0
DETECTIVE COMICS
	Detective Comics #683	Penguin uses Actuary against Batman	0
	Detective Comics #684	Batman battles Penguin and Actuary	0
	Detective Comics #685	the Chinatown gangs begin a civil war; continues into Robin (second series) #17	0
	Robin (second series) #17	continues from Detective Comics #685; continues into Detective Comics #686	0
	Detective Comics #686	Batman struggles to keep Chinatown together; continues from Robin (second series) #17	0
	Detective Comics #687		0
	Detective Comics #688		0
	Detective Comics #689		0
	Detective Comics #690		0
	Detective Comics #691		0
	Detective Comics #692		0
	Detective Comics #693		0
	Detective Comics #694		0
BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #36	Black Canary appears	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #37	Batman hunts the Joker	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #38	Batman battles the Joker	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #39	Soloman Grundy appears in this interesting story; Bullock appears without bandages	0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #40		0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #41		0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #42		0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #43		0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #44		0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #45		0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #46		0
	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #47		0
ROBIN
	Robin (second series) #15	Cluemaster seems to strike from prison	0
	Robin (second series) #16	Spoiler insists that she tag along	0
	Robin (second series) #18		0
	Robin (second series) #19		0
	Robin (second series) #20		0
	Robin (second series) #21		0
	Robin (second series) #22		0
	Robin (second series) #23		0
	Robin (second series) #24		0
	Robin (second series) #25		0
	Robin (second series) #26		0
CATWOMAN
Catwoman (second series) #18-30: no data entered
	Catwoman (second series) #18	a rich European tries to marry Catwoman	0
	Catwoman (second series) #19	Catwoman blackmails the government to drop its charges	0
	Catwoman: The Catfile	collects Catwoman (second series) #15-19; softcover	0
	Catwoman (second series) #20	Catwoman tries to steal a screenplay	0
	Catwoman (second series) #21	Catwoman battles a movie monster; the book's format gets better as its price jumps from $1.50 to $1.95	0
	Catwoman (second series) #22		0
	Catwoman (second series) #23		0
	Catwoman (second series) #24		0
	Catwoman (second series) #25		0
	Catwoman (second series) #26		0
	Catwoman (second series) #27		0
	Catwoman (second series) #28		0
	Catwoman (second series) #29		0
	Catwoman (second series) #30		0
AZRAEL
	Azrael #3	Azrael meets the Order of St. Dumas and joins Lilhy	0
	Azrael #4	Azrael defeats his successor and tries to escape	0
	Azrael #5	Azrael goes to Africa and meets Ra's al Ghul	0
	Azrael #6		0
	Azrael #7		0
	Azrael #8		0
	Azrael #9		0
	Azrael #10		0
	Azrael #11		0
	Azrael #12		0
	Azrael #13		0
	Azrael #14		0
BATMAN CHRONICLES
Batman Chronicles #1-3, Batman: Gotham Nights II #1-4, Psyba-Rats #1-3: no data entered
	Batman: Gotham Nights II #1	four citizens' lives intersect; cover-dated March 1995	0
	Batman: Gotham Nights II #2	Batman goes undercover	0
	Batman: Gotham Nights II #3	Batman learns the culprit's identity	0
	Batman: Gotham Nights II #4	final issue; fire consumes the park; cover-dated June 1995	0
	Psyba-Rats #1	a high tech team attacks; Robin appears; cover-dated April 1995	0
	Psyba-Rats #2	Robin appears; the Psyba-Rats battle cyber-assassins	0
	Psyba-Rats #3	final issue; the Psyba-Rats discover the secret of Well of Addad; cover-dated June 1995	0
	Batman Chronicles #1	39 pages; cover-dated July 1995	0
	Batman Chronicles #2		0
	Batman Chronicles #3		0

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