Batman: Shadow of the Bat
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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. Shadow of the Bat looked into the psyche of the various cast members of the Batman comics.
," which also saw the introduction of several new characters, such as Jeremiah Arkham
and 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 #1000000 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. Shadow of the Bat was canceled at the end of the "No Man's Land" storyline, and was immediately replaced with Batman: Gotham Knights
.
.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series
Ongoing series
The term "ongoing series" is used in contrast to limited series , a one shot , a graphic novel, or a trade paperback...
featuring Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
, published by DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
. The series ran for 96 issues, from 1992 to 2000. The stories took place in Batman's then-current continuity along with Detective Comics
Detective Comics
Detective Comics is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best known for introducing the iconic superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 . It is, along with Action Comics, the book that launched with the debut of Superman, one of the medium's signature series, and...
and Batman
Batman (comic book)
Batman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27, published in May 1939. Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication in the spring of 1940...
, in contrast to Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, which focused on Batman's early years. Shadow of the Bat looked into the psyche of the various cast members of the Batman comics.
Publication history
Shadow of the Bat was started with the four-part storyline, "Batman: The Last ArkhamBatman: The Last Arkham
"The Last Arkham" was a four-part Batman story arc that started the Shadow of the Bat comic book series in mid-1992. The storyline began in Shadow of the Bat #1 , and finished in Shadow of the Bat #4 . DC Comics later compiled the four issues into a trade paperback in 1996...
," which also saw the introduction of several new characters, such as Jeremiah Arkham
Jeremiah Arkham
Jeremiah Arkham is a fictional character in DC Comics' Batman comic books, in which he serves as the current head of Arkham Asylum, an institution for the criminally insane. He debuted in 1992 in Shadow of the Bat #1 during the four-part story arc, Batman: The Last Arkham, that kicked off the new...
and Zsasz
Zsasz
Mr. Zsasz is a fictional villain who appears in books published by DC Comics, usually as an enemy of Batman. He is a serial killer who usually kills with a knife and carves a tally mark somewhere on himself for every victim.-Fictional character biography:...
. Issues #73 and #74 were a part of the "Batman: Cataclysm
Batman: Cataclysm
"Cataclysm" is an 18 chapter DC Comics crossover story arc that ran through the various Batman family comics from March to May, 1998. The plot of the storyline centers around Gotham City being hit by a massive earthquake, the epicenter of the which is less than a mile from Wayne Manor...
" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide
Comics Buyer's Guide
Comics Buyer's Guide , established in 1971, is the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry...
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
Azrael (comic book)
Azrael was an American comic book ongoing series, published by DC Comics based on the character Azrael. The name, inspired by the Islamic Angel of Death, is primarily associated with two characters: Jean-Paul Valley and Michael Lane...
#47, where both issues were part of the same book. This two-issue special was the first of its kind. The #1000000 issue was a part of the "DC One Million
DC One Million
"DC One Million" was a crossover storyline that ran through a self titled, weekly limited series and through special issues of almost all "DCU" titles published by DC Comics in November 1998...
" 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. Shadow of the Bat was canceled at the end of the "No Man's Land" storyline, and was immediately replaced with Batman: Gotham Knights
Batman: Gotham Knights
Batman: Gotham Knights was a monthly, fictional comic book series published by DC Comics. The original intent of this book was to feature the exploits of Batman and his extended family - Alfred Pennyworth, Batgirl, Nightwing, Robin, Oracle, Catwoman, etc...
.
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 paperbacksTrade paperback (comics)
In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
.
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batman: The Last Arkham | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1-4 | October 1995 | |
| Tales of the Batman: Tim Sale Tim Sale (artist) Tim Sale is an American Eisner Award-winning comic book artist. He is primarily known for his collaborations with writer Jeph Loeb.-Early life:... |
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #32-34, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #7-9, Showcase |
January 2009 | |
| Batman: Knightfall, Part Two: Who Rules the Night | Batman #498-500, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18, Detective Comics Detective Comics Detective Comics is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best known for introducing the iconic superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 . It is, along with Action Comics, the book that launched with the debut of Superman, one of the medium's signature series, and... #664-666, Showcase |
September 1993 | |
| Batman: Knightfall, Part Three: KnightsEnd | Batman #509-510, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62-63, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29-30, Catwoman Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. Historically a supervillain, the character was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, partially inspired by Kane's cousin, Ruth Steel... #12-13, Detective Comics #676-677, Robin #8-9 |
June 1995 | |
| Batman: Prodigal | Batman #512-514, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32-34, Detective Comics #679-681, Robin #11-13 | January 1998 | |
| Batman: Anarky Batman: Anarky Batman: Anarky is a 1999 trade paperback published by DC Comics. The book collects prominent appearances of Anarky, a comic book character created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle. Although all of the collected stories were written by Alan Grant, various artists contributed to individual stories... |
Anarky Anarky (comic book) Anarky was a short-lived American comic book series published by DC Comics, as a limited series between May and August of 1997, and as an ongoing series May and December of 1999. It was written by Alan Grant, with pencils by Norm Breyfogle, and inks by Josef Rubinstein... #1-4, The Batman Chronicles #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #40-41, Detective Comics #608-609 |
February 1999 | |
| Batman: Contagion | Azrael #15-16, Batman #529, The Batman Chronicles #4, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48-49, Catwoman #31-32, Detective Comics #695-696, Robin #27-28 | April 1996 | |
| Batman: Legacy Batman: Legacy "Legacy" is a crossover story arc in the Batman comic book series, which is a sequel to another Batman story arc, "Contagion" and also serves as a follow-up to the "Knightfall" story arc.... |
Batman #533-534, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53-54, Catwoman #35-36, Detective Comics #699-702, Robin #31-33 | February 1997 | |
| Batman: Cataclysm Batman: Cataclysm "Cataclysm" is an 18 chapter DC Comics crossover story arc that ran through the various Batman family comics from March to May, 1998. The plot of the storyline centers around Gotham City being hit by a massive earthquake, the epicenter of the which is less than a mile from Wayne Manor... |
Batman #553-554, The Batman Chronicles #12, Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73-74, Batman: Spoiler/Huntress: Blunt Trauma #1, Catwoman #56, Detective Comics #719-721, Nightwing Nightwing Nightwing is a name that has been used by several fictional characters in the DC Comics Universe. It was conceived as a Kryptonian analogue to the character of Batman, with Nightwing's frequent partner Flamebird based on Robin... #19-20, Robin #53 |
June 1999 | |
| Batman: No Man |
Batman #563-564, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116, Batman: No Man |
September 1999 | |
| Batman: No Man |
Batman #565, The Batman Chronicles #16, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117, #119, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85-87, Detective Comics #732-733 | February 2000 | |
| Batman: No Man |
Batman #566-569, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120-121, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88, Detective Comics #734-735 | October 2000 | |
| Batman: No Man |
Batman #571-572, The Batman Chronicles #18, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #125, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92-93, Detective Comics #736, #738-739 | December 2000 | |
| Batman: No Man |
Batman #573-574, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126, Batman: No Man |
April 2001 |