Batman: Knightfall - Reading Order and Release Dates

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
"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)
  • Batman #491
  • 1: Batman #492
  • 2: Detective Comics #659
  • 3: Batman #493
  • 4: Detective Comics #660
  • 5: Batman #494
  • 6: Detective Comics #661
  • 7: Batman #495
  • 8: Detective Comics #662
  • 9: Batman #496
  • 10: Detective Comics #663
  • 11: Batman #497
  • Detective Comics #667-668
  • Shadow of the Bat #19-20
  • Batman #501-502
  • Detective Comics #669-670
  • Catwoman #6
  • Batman #503-504
  • Catwoman #7
  • Detective Comics #671-673
  • Shadow of the Bat #24
  • Batman #505
  • Shadow of the Bat #25
  • Batman #506-507
  • Shadow of the Bat #26-27
  • Detective Comics #674
  • Batman #508
  • Shadow of the Bat #28
  • Detective Comics #675
  • Justice League Task Force #5-6
  • Shadow of the Bat #21-23
  • Legends of the Dark Knight #59-61
  • Robin #7
  • 1: Batman #509
  • 2: Shadow of the Bat #29
  • 3: Detective Comics #676
  • 4: Legends of the Dark Knight #62
  • 5: Robin #8
  • 6: Catwoman #12
  • 7: Batman #510
  • 8: Shadow of the Bat #30
  • 9: Detective Comics #677
  • 10: Legends of the Dark Knight #63
  • Aftermath: Robin #9
  • Aftermath: Catwoman #13
  • Showcase '94 #10
"Prodigal"
(Nov 1994-Jan 1995)
  • 1: Batman #512
  • 2: Shadow of the Bat #32
  • 3: Detective Comics #679
  • 4: Robin #11
  • 5: Batman #513
  • 6: Shadow of the Bat #33
  • 7: Detective Comics #680
  • 8: Robin #12
  • 9: Batman #514
  • 10: Shadow of the Bat #34
  • 11: Detective Comics #681
  • 12: Robin #13
"Who Rules the Night"
(Late July-Oct 1993)
"Troika"
(Feb 1995)
  • 12: Detective Comics #664
  • 13: Showcase '93 #7
  • 14: Showcase '93 #8
  • 15: Batman #498
  • 16: Detective Comics #665
  • Shadow of the Bat #16-18
  • 17: Batman #499
  • 18: Detective Comics #666
  • 19: Batman #500
  • Batman #515
  • Shadow of the Bat #35
  • Detective Comics #682
  • Robin #14
  • 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.

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