Batman: Shadow of the Bat

*Batman: Shadow of the Bat*
Batman: Shadow of the Bat
	Cover of Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (June 1992).; Art by Norm Breyfogle and Brian Stelfreeze.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	June 1992 – February 2000
No. of issues	96
Main character(s)	Batman
Creative team
Written by	Alan Grant
Artist(s)	Norm Breyfogle; Bret Blevins; Dave Taylor; Mark Buckingham

Batman: Shadow of the Bat was a comic book series featuring Batman, published by DC Comics. The series ran for 96 issues, from 1992 to 2000. The stories took place in Batman's then-current continuity along with Detective Comics and Batman, in contrast to Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, which focused on Batman's early years. Batman: Shadow of the Bat looked into the psyche of the various cast members of the Batman comics. It was also notable for introducing the villain Victor Zsasz into the Batman-mythos.

Publication history

Batman: Shadow of the Bat was started with the four-part storyline, "Batman: The Last Arkham," which also saw the introduction of several new characters, such as Jeremiah Arkham and Victor Zsasz. Issues #73 and #74 were a part of the "Batman: Cataclysm" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story for 1999. Issues #83 through #94 were parts of the "No Man's Land" storyline that won the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story of 2000. Issue #80 was part of a special "flip-book" along with Azrael #47, where both issues were part of the same book. This two-issue special was the first of its kind.

The #1,000,000 issue was a part of the "DC One Million" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story for 1999. Fifty of the series' 96 monthly issues were part of various crossovers with other titles. The majority of the issues were written by writer Alan Grant, notable for his work on Batman in the 1990s. Batman: Shadow of the Bat was canceled at the end of the "No Man's Land" storyline and was immediately replaced with Batman: Gotham Knights.

Collected editions

The first four issues of the series were collected in Batman: The Last Arkham, and various other issues have been included, among other titles, in a number of trade paperbacks. In more recent times, DC Comics have been publishing this material in new, thicker trade paperbacks. This includes four volumes of 'Shadow of the Bat', through new editions of 'No Man's Land'. In 2017, DC started publishing oversized hardcover editions of the event 'Knightfall', in three volumes, which collect many issues of the series.

New edition trade paperback title	Shadow of the Bat material collected	Other material collected	Publication date	ISBN
Shadow of the Bat Vol. 1	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1-12		June 2016	978-1401263195
Shadow of the Bat Vol. 2	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #13-23, Annual #1		January 2017	978-1401265885
Shadow of the Bat Vol. 3	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #0, 24-31, Annual #2		January 2018	978-1401275204
Shadow of the Bat Vol. 4	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32-43		March 2019	978-1401288051
Contagion	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48-52	Azrael #15-16, Batman #529, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #4, Catwoman (1993) #31-32, Detective Comics #695-696, Robin (1993) #27-28	March 2016	978-1401260682
Legacy Vol. 1	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53	Batman #533, Catwoman (1993) #53-35, Detective Comics #697-700, Robin (1993) #31	April 2017	978-1401272029
Legacy Vol. 2	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #54	Batman #534, Batman: Bane OGN, Batman: Bane of the Demon #1-4, Catwoman (1993) #36, Detective Comics #701-702, Robin (1993) #32-33	February 2018	978-1401277611
Cataclysm	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73-74	Azrael #40, Batman #553-554, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #12, Batman: Arkham Asylum - Tales of Madness #1, Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men #1, Batman: Spoiler/Huntress: Blunt Trauma #1, Catwoman (1993) #56-57, Detective Comics #719-721, Nightwing (1996) #19-20, Robin (1993) #52-53	October 2015	978-1401255152
Road to No Man's Land Vol. 1	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #75-79	Batman #555-559, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #16, Detective Comics #722, #724-726, Robin (1993) #54	October 2015	978-1401258276
Road to No Man's Land Vol. 2	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #80-82	Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47-50, Batman #560-562, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #15, Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files (1999) #1, Detective Comics #727-729	July 2016	978-1401232283
No Man's Land Vol. 1	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83-86	Azrael: Agent of the Bat #51-55, Batman #563-566, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #16, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #116-118, No Man's Land #1, Detective Comics #730-733	December 2011	978-1401232283
No Man's Land Vol. 2	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87-88	Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56-57, Batman #567-568, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #17, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #119-121, No Man's Land Gallery #1, Catwoman (1993) #72-74, Detective Comics #734-735, Nightwing (1996) #35-37, Robin (1993) #67, Young Justice in No Man's Land #1	April 2012	978-1401233808
No Man's Land Vol. 3	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #89-92	Azrael: Agent of the Bat #58, Batman #569-571, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #122-124, No Man's Land Secret Files #1, Detective Comics #736-738, Robin (1993) #68-72	August 2012	978-1401234560
No Man's Land Vol. 4	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93-94	Azrael: Agent of the Bat #59-61, Batman #572-574, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #18, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #125-126, No Man's Land #0, No Man's Land Gallery (1999) #1, Catwoman (1993) #75-77, Detective Comics #739-741, Nightwing (1996) #38-39, Robin (1993) #73	December 2012	978-1401235642

Omnibus title	Shadow of the Bat material collected	Other material collected	Publication date	ISBN
Batman: Knightfall Vol. 1 Omnibus	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18	Batman #484-500, Batman Villains Secret Files (1998) #1, Batman: Vengeance of Bane (1993) #1, Detective Comics #654-666, Showcase '93 #7-8	April 2017	978-1401270421
Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2: Knightquest Omnibus	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19-28	Batman #501-508, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #59-61, Catwoman (1993) #6-7, Detective Comics (1937) #667-675, Justice League Task Force (1993) #5-6, Robin (1993) #1-2, #7, Showcase '94 #7	November 2017	978-1401274368
Batman: Knightfall Vol. 3: Knightsend Omnibus	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29-35	Batman #509-510, #512-515, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62-63, Batman: Vengeance of Bane II, Catwoman (1993) #12-13, Detective Comics #676-677, #679-682, Nightwing: Alfred's Return #1, Robin (1993) #8-9, #11-14, Showcase '94 #10	May 2018	978-1401278496
Batman: Road to No Man's Land Omnibus	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73-82	Batman #554-562, Detective Comics #719-722, #724-729, Catwoman #56-57, Robin (1993) #52-54, Azrael: Agent of the Bat #40, #47-50, Nightwing #19-20, The Batman Chronicles #12, #14-15, Batman: Arkham Asylum - Tales of Madness #1, Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men #1, Batman: Huntress/Spoiler - Blunt Trauma #1	October 2020	9781779506610

Trade paperback title	Material collected	Publication date	ISBN
Batman: The Last Arkham	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1-4	October 1995	978-1563891908
Batman: Knightfall, Part Two: Who Rules the Night	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18, Batman #498-500, Detective Comics #664-666, Showcase '93 #7-8	September 1993	978-1563891489
Batman: Knightfall, Part Three: KnightsEnd	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29-30,Batman #509-510, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62-63, Catwoman #12-13, Detective Comics #676-677, Robin #8-9	June 1995	978-1563891915
Tales of the Batman: Tim Sale	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #32-34, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #7-9, Showcase '94 #3-4, Solo #1	January 2009	978-1401217358
Batman: Prodigal	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32-34,Batman #512-514, Detective Comics #679-681, Robin #11-13	January 1998	978-1563893346
Batman: Anarky	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #40-41, Anarky #1-4, The Batman Chronicles #1, Detective Comics #608-609	February 1999	978-1563894374
Batman: Contagion	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48-49, Azrael #15-16, Batman #529, The Batman Chronicles #4, Catwoman #31-32, Detective Comics #695-696, Robin #27-28	April 1996	978-1563892936
Batman: Legacy	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53-54, Batman #533-534, Catwoman #35-36, Detective Comics #699-702, Robin #31-33	February 1997	978-1563893377
Batman: Cataclysm	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73-74 Batman #553-554, The Batman Chronicles #12, Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men #1, Batman/Spoiler/Huntress: Blunt Trauma #1, Catwoman #56, Detective Comics #719-721, Nightwing #19-20, Robin #53	June 1999	978-1563895272
Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 1	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83-84, Batman #563-564, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116, Batman: No Man's Land #1, Detective Comics #730-731	September 1999	978-1563895647
Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 2	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85-87, Batman #565, The Batman Chronicles #16, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117, #119, Detective Comics #732-733	February 2000	978-1563895999
Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 3	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88, Batman #566-569, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120-121, Detective Comics #734-735	October 2000	978-1563896347
Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 4	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92-93, Batman #571-572, The Batman Chronicles #18, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #125, Detective Comics #736, #738-739	December 2000	978-1563896989
Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 5	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #94, Batman #573-574, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126, No Man's Land #0, Detective Comics #740-741	April 2001	978-1563897092