Reading Order and Release Dates
Each story arc of the "Knightfall" saga ran across a number of Gotham City-related comics. This created a fairly complex reading order, which is summarized below.
| Knightfall | Knightquest | KnightsEnd | Aftermath | |
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| "Broken Bat" (Apr-Late July 1993) |
"The Crusade" (Oct 1993-June 1994) |
"The Search" (Oct 1993-June 1994) |
(July-Aug 1994) | (Nov 1994-Feb 1995) |
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| "Prodigal" (Nov 1994-Jan 1995) |
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| "Who Rules the Night" (Late July-Oct 1993) |
"Troika" (Feb 1995) |
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- The following annuals, special issues and guest appearances take place during "Knightquest" with Jean-Paul Valley as Batman, but are not vital to the plot:
- Batman Annual #17
- Detective Comics Annual #6
- Showcase '93 #10
- Superman vol. 2 #83
- Chain Gang War #6-7, 10-12
- Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #3
- Catwoman #5
- Showcase '94 #5-7
- Robin #1
- Outsiders #7-9
- Bloodlines: Bloodbath #1-2
- Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire (This has a direct sequel, Batman/Punisher: Deadly Knights)
- Batman: Turning Points #4
- During his incapacitation, Bruce Wayne appears in:
- Justice League Task Force #4
- Catwoman #4
- Batman #506
- Bane and his henchmen appear in Catwoman #1-4, in the lead-up to and aftermath of his defeat by the new Batman.
Read more about this topic: Batman: Knightfall
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