Batman comics
Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in 1939, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. This hub collects every Batman comic in stock across his titles: Batman, Detective Comics, Legends of the Dark Knight, Batman and Robin, team-ups with Superman, and the recent Absolute Batman line. Most of the stock comes from the 1990s onward, with some Copper and Bronze Age issues, along with stories featuring the Joker, Bane, Hush and the rest of Gotham's rogues. Key issues are flagged on each cover, and complete runs and lots sit alongside single issues.
The best Batman comics to read
81 comics in stock · 63 series, A–Z
Batman of Two Worlds #1 (2026)
Batman Child of Dreams HC (2003)
Detective Comics #27 (2014)
DC Connect #51 (2024)
Absolute Batman #15 1:50 Variant (2025)
1st Absolute Joker
Absolute Batman #15 (2025)
1st full appearance of the Absolute Joker
DC K.O. #1-5 Full Variant Set (2025)
Absolute Batman #16 & Wonder Woman #15 (2025)
1st Absolute team-up
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (1992)
1st appearance of Victor Zsasz
Catwoman #1-4 (1989)
1st solo series
Detective Comics #654, 656, 657, 658, 660 (1992)
Batman Captain America #1 (1996)
Batman the Maxx Arkham Dreams #2 (2018)
Batman One Bad Day Clayface #1 (2023)
Clayface Joker's Asylum II #1 (2010)
Batman: The Return #1 (2011)
1st Leviathan, 1st full Heretic
Justice League Dark #13 (2019)
Detective Comics #38 Facsimile (1940–2022)
Facsimile of Robin's 1st appearance
Batman Superman #8 (2004)
1st appearance of Kara Zor-El
DC Next Level Ashcan #1 (2026)
Batwoman #1 (2011)
Batman Punisher Lake of Fire #1 (1994)
Dark Knight the Master Race #4-9 (2016)
Batman comics: every series in stock, A–Z
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- Batman & Flash (2016) 1
- Batman & Robin (2005) 1
- Batman's Mystery Casebook Special Edition (2022) 1
- Batman / Deadpool (2025) 1
- Batman / Grendel (1996) 1
- Batman / Superman: World's Finest (2022) 1
- Batman: Bane of the Demon (1998) 1
- Batman: Europa (2016) 1
- Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (1989) 1
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1990) 1
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) 1
- Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) 1
- Batman: The Return (2011) 1
- Batman: Urban Legends (2021) 1
- Batman and Robin (2009) 2
- Batman and the Outsiders (1983) 2
- Batman Annual (2012) 1
- Batman a Word to the Wise (1992) 1
- Batman Blackest Night (2009) 1
- Batman Captain America (1996) 1
- Batman Child of Dreams (2003) 1
- Batman Chronicles (1995) 1
- Batman Movie Special (1989) 1
- Batman New 52 (2010) 1
- Batman of Two Worlds (2026) 1
- Batman One Bad Day Clayface (2023) 1
- Batman Punisher Lake of Fire (1994) 1
- Batman Rebirth (2016) 1
- Batman Reptilian (2021) 1
- Batman Superman (2004) 1
- Batman Superman (2013) 2
- Batman the Maxx Arkham Dreams (2018) 1
- Batman versus Predator (1991) 1
- Batman versus Predator II: Bloodmatch (1994) 1
- Batwoman (2011) 1
- The Brave and the Bold (1955) 1
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Batman comics: common questions
Where should I start reading Batman comics?
Batman: Year One (Batman #404–407, 1987) by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli is the usual starting point: it tells Bruce Wayne’s first year in Gotham. Many readers go on to The Long Halloween (1996–97) by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale; our guide to the best Batman comics lists the essential stories in order. Our Batman stock runs from Batman and Detective Comics back issues to the new Absolute Batman line.
What was Batman’s first appearance?
Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27, cover-dated May 1939, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. His own title, Batman, began in 1940 and introduced the Joker in its first issue.













