The Batman Chronicles is a series of trade paperbacks

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 published by DC Comics

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, intended to reprint all Batman

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 stories from Detective Comics

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, Batman

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, World's Finest Comics

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, and other titles throughout the character's history, chronologically (based on publication date), starting with his earliest appearances. Whether or not the series will collect the post-Crisis

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 version of Batman as well remains to be seen. They are priced significantly lower than the Batman Archives

DC Archive Editions

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series in order to be more affordable for the reader. Each volume is typically priced at $14.99 USD

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. Ten volumes have been published to date.

• The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 1 collects Detective Comics #27-38 and Batman #1, April 2005, ISBN 978-1401204457
• The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 2 collects Detective Comics #39-45, Batman #2-3, and The New York World's Fair Comics #2, September 2006, ISBN 978-1401207908
• The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 3 collects Detective Comics #46-50, Batman #4-5, and World's Finest Comics #1, May 2007, ISBN 978-1401213473
• The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 4 collects Detective Comics #51-56, Batman #6-7, and World's Finest Comics #2-3, October 2007, ISBN 978-1401214623
• The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 5 collects Detective Comics #57-61, Batman #8-9, and World's Finest Comics #4, April 2008, ISBN 978-1401216825
• The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 6 collects Detective Comics #62-65, Batman #10-11, and World's Finest Comics #5-6, October 2008, ISBN 978-1401219611
• The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 7 collects Detective Comics #66-70, Batman #12-13, and World's Finest Comics #7, March 2009, ISBN 978-1401221348
• The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 8 collects Detective Comics #71-74, Batman #14-15, and World's Finest Comics #8-9, October 2009, ISBN 978-1401224844
• The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 9 collects Detective Comics #75-77, Batman #16-17, and World's Finest Comics #10, March 2010, ISBN 978-1401226459
• The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 10 collects Detective Comics #78-81, Batman #18-19, and World's Finest Comics #11, December 2010

See also

• DC Archive Editions
  DC Archive Editions
  DC Archive Editions, collect early, sometimes rare, comic books published by DC and other publishers into a permanent hardcover series. With more than 100 titles, this series began in 1989 with Superman Archives Vol. 1...
  
  
• Showcase Presents
  Showcase presents
  Showcase Presents is a line of black-and-white paperback books published by DC Comics at an average rate of two per month. Created to effectively be DC's version of Marvel Comics' Essential Marvel volumes, each book includes over 500 pages of reprints, primarily from the Silver Age...
  
  
• The Superman Chronicles
• The Wonder Woman Chronicles
  The Wonder Woman Chronicles
  The Wonder Woman Chronicles is a series of trade paperbacks from DC Comics, intended to reprint all Wonder Woman stories chronologically , starting with her earliest appearance. One volume has been released, in March 2010...
  
  
• The Green Lantern Chronicles
• The Flash Chronicles

External links

• The Batman Chronicles at DC Comics.com