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Detective Comics #546
DC ⋅ 1985
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Detective Comics #546
 
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1st appearance of Onyx Adams, a member of the League of Assassins

Batman #102
DC ⋅ 2020
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Batman #102
 
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1st full appearance and origin of Ghost-Maker, someone from Bruce Wayne's past that he knew as a teenager

Batman #1
DC ⋅ 1940
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Batman #1
 
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1st appearance of the Joker

1st appearance of the Cat, Selina Kyle, later becomes Catwoman

Debut of the first Batplane which has multiple designs from one issue to the next including Batman #3 and Batman #4

💰 Batman #1 sold for over one million dollars 3x with a record-high in 9.4 for $2,220,000

Batman: Son of the Demon
Softcover ⋅ DC ⋅ 1988
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Batman: Son of the Demon
 
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1st appearance of Damian Wayne, son of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al Ghul, as a baby

Initially an alternate reality story that was retconned into continuity by Grant Morrison

The softcover edition was preceded by the December 1987 hardcover edition

Batman #366
DC ⋅ 1983
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Batman #366
 
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1st appearance of Jason Todd in Robin costume without Batman's permission

Jason Todd had red hair in previous appearances and admits to dyeing it black. This story was strangely retconned in Batman and Robin #5 (2009) with Todd claiming Bruce Wayne made him dye his hair black

Detective Comics #359
DC ⋅ 1967
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Detective Comics #359
 
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1st appearance and origin of Batgirl, Barbara Gordon

1st appearance of Killer Moth in the Silver Age

Detective Comics #501
DC ⋅ 1981
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Detective Comics #501
 
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1st appearance of Julia Remarque aka Julia Pennyworth, the daughter of Alfred and Mademoiselle Marie

Batman #1
DC ⋅ 2016
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Batman #1
 
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1st full appearance of Gotham

1st full appearance of Gotham Girl

Tales of the Teen Titans #44
DC ⋅ 1984
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Tales of the Teen Titans #44
 
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Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing, formerly Robin

Joseph adopts the name Jericho

Origin of Deathstroke and Jericho

Detective Comics #38
DC ⋅ 1940
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Detective Comics #38
 
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1st appearance and origin of Robin

Detective Comics #647
DC ⋅ 1992
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Detective Comics #647
 
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1st appearance of Spoiler, Stephanie Brown, later becomes Robin

1st appearance of Stephanie Brown's mother

DC Super-Stars #17
DC ⋅ 1977
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DC Super-Stars #17
 
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1st full appearance and origin of the Huntress, Helena Wayne

This issue went on-sale the same week as All Star Comics #69 according to Comic Reader #146

Marriage of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle on Earth 2, alternate reality

[July 2023 - a live-action Korean Huntress film is rumored to be in development]

Talon #0
DC ⋅ 2012
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Talon #0
 
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1st appearance of Talon, Calvin Rose, the only Talon to have escaped from the Court of Owls

Batwing #19
DC ⋅ 2013
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Batwing #19
 
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1st appearance Luke Fox, becomes the second Batwing in issue #20

Retirement of first Batwing, David Zavimbe

Copies ordered by retailers: 13,570

Batman and the Signal #1
DC ⋅ 2018
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Batman and the Signal #1
 
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1st appearance of The Signal, the new moniker of Duke Thomas

Batman: Sword of Azrael #1
DC ⋅ 1992
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Batman: Sword of Azrael #1
 
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1st appearance of Azrael

Prelude to Knightfall

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: Sword of Azrael #1 - #4, then Vengeance of Bane #1

Batman #7
DC ⋅ 2012
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Batman #7
 
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1st full appearance of Harper Row, later becomes Bluebird

52 #11
DC ⋅ 2006
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52 #11
 
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1st full appearance of Batwoman, Kate Kane

Batman #16
DC ⋅ 1943
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Batman #16
 
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1st appearance and origin of Alfred Pennyworth

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $6,600 [$6,300 in Sep] +5%

Batman #21
DC ⋅ 2013
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Batman #21
 
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1st appearance of Duke Thomas, later becomes a protégé of Batman named The Signal who patrols Gotham by day - Duke is introduced by name in Batman #30 (2014)

Batman and Robin Eternal #26
DC ⋅ 2016
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Batman and Robin Eternal #26
 
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1st appearance of Cassandra Cain as the second Orphan

Cain will use the moniker of her father, the first Orphan in Future State

Batman #28
DC ⋅ 2014
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Batman #28
 
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1st appearance of Harper Row as Bluebird, an electronics expert and member of the Bat Family

52 #48
DC ⋅ 2007
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52 #48
 
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Renee Montoya becomes The Question

Origin of the Birds of Prey

Batman #92
DC ⋅ 1955
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Batman #92
 
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1st appearance of Ace the Bat-Hound

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120
DC ⋅ 1999
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120
 
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1st appearance of Cassandra Cain as Batgirl

Brave and the Bold, The #182
DC ⋅ 1982
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Brave and the Bold, The #182
 
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1st appearance of the Golden Age Batwoman in the Modern Age

Batman #307
DC ⋅ 1979
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Batman #307
 
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1st appearance of Lucius Fox

Batman #442
DC ⋅ 1989
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Batman #442
 
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1st appearance of Tim Drake in the classic Robin costume

Batman #436 also hot after confirmation Tim will appear in Titans TV series

Batman #567
DC ⋅ 1999
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Batman #567
 
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1st appearance and cover of Cassandra Cain, later becomes Batgirl, Orphan II and the Black Bat

1st appearance of David Cain, Orphan not in costume

Batman #635
DC ⋅ 2005
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Batman #635
 
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1st appearance of Jason Todd as Red Hood

Batman #656
DC ⋅ 2006
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Batman #656
 
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1st full appearance of Damian Wayne, in final panel

1st appearance of Jezebel Jet

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