Batman



Batman is published by DC Comics. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Batman #660: 13 Dec 2006

Current Issue

 * Batman #661: 28 Dec 2006

Next Issue

 * Batman #662: 10 Jan 2007

Status
Monthly on-going.

Main Characters

 * Batman - aka Bruce Wayne

Batman #661
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Batman #645
"Show Me Yesterday, For I Can't Find Today" - Batman dismantles Jason Todd's coffin to try to determine what happened, while Alfred remembers Jason in a series of flashbacks. Finally Batman comes to the conclusion that Jason was never in his coffin.

Archive Editions (Hardcover)

 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, vol. 1 - Collects #1-4. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401203752


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, vol. 2 - Collects #5-8. - WorldCat - ISBN 1563891832


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, vol. 3 - Collects #9-12. - WorldCat - ISBN 156389615X


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, vol. 4 - Collects #13-16. - WorldCat - ISBN 1563899833


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, vol. 5 - Collects #17-20. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401207782 - (forthcoming, November 2006)


 * Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives, vol. 1 - Collects #164-167 plus Detective Comics #327-333. - WorldCat - ISBN 1563899329


 * Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives, vol. 2 - Collects #168-171 plus Detective Comics #334-339. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401207723

Hardcovers

 * Absolute Batman: Hush - Collects #608-619 (oversized). - WorldCat - ISBN 1401204260


 * Batman: Hush, vol. 1 - Collects #608-612. "Featuring the introduction of Hush! This best-selling tale includes guest appearances by Superman, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, Huntress, and more." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401200613


 * Batman: Hush, vol. 2 - Collects #613-619. "Concluding the story arc that introduced Hush! This volume features the Dark Knight's shocking showdown with the Joker, the debut of a brand-new Batmobile, a catfight among Catwoman, Talia and Lady Shiva, and more." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401200842

Trade Paperbacks

 * Batman: Tales of the Demon - Collects #232, 235, 240, 242-244, plus Detective Comics #411, 485, 489-490 & DC Special Series, vol. 2 #15. "With an intellect that rivals Batman's and a willingness to justify any means by the ends, Ra's al Ghul has become the Dark Knight's most formidable foe. Able to continually rejuvenate himself in his Lazarus Pit, the near immortal Ra's has spent lifetimes trying to save the human race from itself. His extreme methods have always brought him into conflict with the Dark Knight, but through years of fighting against each other as well as side by side, these two passionately driven men have formed a bond of mutual respect." - WorldCat - ISBN 0930289943


 * Batman: Year One - Collects #404-407. "A young Bruce Wayne has spent his adolescence and early adulthood, traveling the world so he could hone his body and mind into the perfect fighting and investigative machine. But now as he returns to Gotham City, he must find a way to focus his passion and bring justice to his city. Retracing Batman's first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante, we watch as he chooses a guise of a giant bat, creates an early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon, inadvertently plays a role in the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a corrupt political system that infests Gotham." - WorldCat - ISBN 0930289331


 * Batman: Hush, vol. 1 - Collects #608-612. "Featuring the introduction of Hush! This best-selling tale includes guest appearances by Superman, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, Huntress, and more." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401200605


 * Batman: Hush, vol. 2 - Collects #613-619. "Concluding the story arc that introduced Hush! This volume features the Dark Knight's shocking showdown with the Joker, the debut of a brand-new Batmobile, a catfight among Catwoman, Talia and Lady Shiva, and more." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401200923


 * Batman: Broken City - Collects #620-625. "Batman investigates the discovery of a girl's body in the Gotham landfill." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401202144


 * Batman: As the Crow Flies - Collects #626-630. "Gotham City's underworld is thrown into turmoil as its crimelords slip into a rabid — and murderous — frenzy. Is it a coincidence, or part of an elaborate and sinister power play? One thing's for sure: The machinations of the Scarecrow and the Penguin will have Batman hard-pressed to restore order. Worse, Batman may have met his match in the vicious Scarebeast." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401203442


 * Batman: Under the Hood - Collects #635-641. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401207561


 * Batman: War Crimes - Collects #643-644, plus Detective Comics #809-810. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209033


 * Batman: Under the Hood, vol. 2 - Collects #645-649 & Annual #25. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209017


 * Batman: Face the Face - Collects #651-654, plus Detective Comics #817-820. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209106

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your local comic shop should be able to order these for you.


 * JAN05 0262	BATMAN #638	$2.25
 * FEB05 0244	BATMAN #639	$2.25
 * MAR05 0364	BATMAN #640	$2.25
 * APR05 0302	BATMAN #641	$2.25
 * MAY05 0195	BATMAN #642	$2.25
 * JUN05 0327	BATMAN #643	$2.50
 * JUN05 0329	BATMAN #644	$2.50
 * JUL05 0190	BATMAN #645	$2.50
 * AUG05 0183	BATMAN #646	$2.50
 * SEP05 0206	BATMAN #647	$2.50
 * OCT05 0215	BATMAN #648	$2.50

Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives vol. 5 HC: 29 Nov 2006
 * Batman #662: 10 Jan 2007
 * Batman #663: 14 Feb 2007
 * Batman #664: 28 Mar 2007

Links

 * DC Comics