I woke up one morning and had a dream... Could I own every single issue of Detective Comics, Batman and all of the other subtitles in the Gotham universe?
Insane? Stupid? Inspired?
This can only end in obsession and financial chaos.

Holy Superkeys!

This page is my wholly bad attempt to list all of the main key Batman comics.

Key books are usually first appearances, or when I major change for the title starts.

If they've been 'scratched through' then I've got them (Eventually this feature will be a bit more interactive, and by clicking on the title you should get photographic gloating), and some more information about why it is considered to be a key comic. So please bear with me while I figure out how to do this! And what body parts to sell to get the oldest ones.



Batman #681- Batman R.I.P. Climax (December 2008)
Batman #666- 1st Flamingo, Professor Pyg, The Weasel (July 2007)
Detective Comics #827- 1st Ventriloquist II, Peyton Riley (March 2007)
Batman #655 - 1st Robin IV, Damian Wayne, start of Grant Morrison's run (September 2006)
Batman #635- 1st Red Hood II, Jason Todd (October 2004)
Batman #609- 1st Hush (November 2002)
Batman #567- 1st Cassandra Cain, Batgirl IV (July 1999)
Shadow of the Bat #83- 1st Batgirl III, Helena Bertinelli (March 1999)
Shadow of the Bat #19- 1st Tally Man (October 1993)
Batman #497- The Breaking of The Bat (late July 1993)
Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1- 1st Bane (January 1993)
Batman: Sword of Azrael #1- 1st Azrael I, Jean-Paul Valley (October 1992)
Shadow of the Bat #3- 1st Amygdala (August 1992)
Detective Comics #648- 1st Stephanie Brown/Spoiler (August 1992)
Shadow of the Bat #1- 1st Mr Zsasz (June 1992)
Detective Comics #608- 1st Anarky (November 1989)
Huntress #1- 1st Huntress III, Helena Bertinelli (April 1989)
Suicide Squad #23- 1st Oracle (January 1989)
Detective Comics #592- 1st Cornelius Stirk (November 1988)
Detective Comics #585- 1st Ratcatcher (April 1988)
Detective Comics #583- 1st Ventriloquist I, Arnold Wesker & Scarface (February 1988)
Detective Comics #575- 1st The Reaper (June 1987)
Batman #404- 1st Commisioner Loeb, 1st Lieutenant Flass, Miller & Mazzucchelli's 'Year One' begins(February 1987)
Batman #386- 1st Black Mask (August 1985)
Detective Comics #546- 1st Onyx (January 1985)
Batman #357- 1st Robin II, Jason Todd (March 1983)
Detective Comics #523- 1st Killer Croc (February 1983)
Detective Comics #483- 1st Maxie Zeus (May 1979)
Detective Comics #478- 1st Clayface III, Preston Payne (January 1979)
Batman #307- 1st Lucius Fox (January 1979)
DC Super Stars #17- 1st The Huntress II, Helena Wayne  (November/December 1977)
Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter #5- 1st Lady Shiva (December 1975)
Detective Comics #411- 1st Talia Al Ghul(June 1974)
Batman #232- 1st Ra's al Ghul (June 1971)
Detective Comics #400- 1st Man-Bat (June 1970)
Strange Adventures #215- 1st Dr Daark, Kirigi & Sensei: The League of Assassins (December 1968)
Detective Comics #359- 1st Batgirl II/Barbara Gordon (November 1967)
Batman #189- 1st Silver Age Scarecrow (February 1967)
Batman #181- 1st Poison Ivy (June 1966)
Detective Comics #351- 1st Cluemaster (May 1966)
Detective Comics #345- 1st Blockbuster I, Mark Desmond (November 1965)
Batman #171- 1st Silver Age Riddler (May 1965)
Batman #156- 1st (Dr) Simon Hurt (June 1963)
Detective Comics #311- 1st Catman (January 1963)
Detective Comics #298- 1st Clayface II, Matt Hagen (November 1961)
Batman #139- 1st Batgirl I, Betty Kane (April 1961)

Detective Comics #267- 1st Bat-Mite (May 1959)
Batman #121- 1st Mr Freeze/ Mr Zero (February 1959)
Detective Comics #259- 1st Calender Man (September 1958)
Detective Comics #233- 1st Batwoman, Kathy Kane (July 1956)
Detective Comics #230- 1st Mad Hatter (April 1956)
Detective Comics #225- 1st Martian Manhunter (November 1955)
Detective Comics #184- 1st Firefly, Garfield Lynns (June 1952)
Batman #63- 1st Killer Moth (May 1951)
Detective Comics #168- 1st Red Hood I (February 1951)
Batman #59- 1st Deadshot (June/July 1950)
Detective Comics #140- 1st The Riddler (October 1948)
Batman #49- 1st Mad Hatter & 1st Vicky Vale (October/November 1948)
Detective Comics #108- 1st Batsignal (February 1946)
Batman #16- 1st Alfred Pennyworth (April-May 1943)
Detective Comics #74- 1st Tweedledum & Tweedledee (April 1943)
Detective Comics #66- 1st Two Face (August 1942)
Detective Comics #58- 1st The Penguin (December 1941)
World Finest Comics #3- 1st Scarecrow (Fall 1941)
Detective Comics #40- 1st Clayface I, Basil Karlo (June 1940)
Detective Comics #38- 1st Robin I, Dick Grayson (April 1940)
Batman #1- 1st Joker, 1st Cat(woman) (Spring 1940)
Detective Comics #36- 1st Hugo Strange (February 1940)
Detective Comics #27- 1st Batman (May 1939)



If I've missed one, or there is one that is not featured please contact the site!