The Detective Comics comic books definitive issue-by-issue collecting guide and trade reading order for omnibus, hardcover, and trade paperback collections. Part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics and The Definitive Guide to Collecting Batman Comics. Last updated January 2017 with titles scheduled for release through July 2017.
Post-Crisis Detective Comics: #568 (Nov 1986) – Present
Many of DC’s heroes saw their comics relaunched in the wake of Crisis on Infinite Earths to delineate where their new continuity began. That was not the case with Batman, whose Detective Comics and Batman continued their runs uninterrupted.
Detective Comics #568 is chosen as the demarcation of Batman’s changeover from pre- to post-Crisis for three reasons.
First, it was a chapter in the Legends event, which was DC’s first linewide event after the conclusion of Crisis – necessitating all characters appearing therein were in their post-Crisis iterations.
Second, the creative team mentions the changes in the letters column of this issue!
And, finally, it’s the end of a run by and outgoing writer, Joey Cavalieri, so it makes a natural change-over point.
[Patreon-2017][/Patreon-2017]
- #568 – 582: Batman, Year Two (Nov 1986 – Dec 1987)
- #582 – 653: by Alan Grant & Chuck Dixon (Jan 1988 – Sept 1992)
- #654 – 681: Knightfall by Chuck Dixon (Dec 1992 – Jan 1995)
- #682 – 729: by Chuck Dixon (Feb 1995 – Feb 1999)
- #730 – 741: No Man’s Land (Mar 1999 – Feb 2000)
- #742 – 775: by Greg Rucka (Mar 2000 – Dec 2002)
- #776 – 816: by Paul Bolles & Ed Brubaker (Jan 2003 – Apr 2006)
- #817 – 853: One Year Later and Paul Dini (May 2006 – Apr 2009)
- #854 – 881: Greg Rucka, David Hine, & Scott Snyder (Aug 2009 – Oct 2011)
- DC New 52: Volume 2, #1-52, 0, 23.1-4, Annual 1-3 (2011 – 2016)
- DC Rebirth: #934 – present: Rebirth by James Tynion IV (Jun 2016 – present)
Join the Crushing On Crushing Krisis mailing list for a notice whenever this page is updated with new collections – plus, a not-more-than weekly ping about new comics content.
Post-Crisis Detective Comics
Detective Comics #568 – 582: Batman, Year Two (Nov 1986 – Dec 1987)
Year Two is just one story in this year-long swath of initial post-Crisis comics, but it’s a title consistent with the period – gently re-establishing Batman’s status quo.
#568: The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, Vol. 2 (1988 – IBSN 978-0930289393)
This is the last issue written by Joey Cavalieri. I need to heck if this is also in the 2007 version
#569-575: Legends of the Dark Knight: Alan Davis hardcover (2012)
Collects Detective Comics (1937) #569-575, Batman: Full Circle (1991) OGN SC, and Batman: Gotham Knights (2000) #25
This brief range of issues has also been collected variously in a number of other volumes:
Click to expand a list of additional collections.
#575-578: Detective Comics: Year Two (1990)
Editions from 2002 forward subtitled “Fear The Reaper” also include Batman: Full Circle (1991) OGN SC.
#575-578: Batman The Caped Crusader Vol. 1 hardcover (2017)
Collects Detective Comics #575-578 and Batman: Full Circle OGN (though other solicits have it containing #575-584 and Batman #413-420 instead of Full Circle)
#579: Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle hardcover (2015)
Collects Batman (1940) Annual 11-12 and Detective Comics (1937) #579, 582-594, & 601-607
#580-581: Not collected
Detective Comics #582 – 653: by Grant & Dixon (Jan 1988 – Sept 1992)
Alan Grant takes over writing duties with #583 after a one-off tie-in to Millenium by Jo Duffy Grant’s run continues through #642, with Chuck Dixon beginning his seven-year run with #643 – shortly before the Knightfall saga overtakes all of the Batman titles.
#582-594: Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle hardcover (2015)
Annual 1: Not collected. Placement is tentative. 1988 Annual part of “Fables” crossover to Green Arrow Annual 1 and The Question Annual 1
#595-597: Not collected
#598-600: Batman: Blind Justice
Annual 2: Not collected. Placement is tentative. 1989 Annual.
#601-607: Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle hardcover (2015)
Issue #604 continues from Secret Origins (1986) #44, which is not collected here
#608-609: Batman: Anarky (1999 – ISBN 978-1563894374)
Collects Anarky (1997) #1-4, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #40-41, Detective Comics (1937) #608-609
#610-614: Not collected
#615: Not collected, “The Penguin Affair.” Continues from Batman #448 and to Batman #449
#616-617: Not collected
Annual 3: Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin hardcover
Placement is tentative. Collects material from Detective Comics #437, 438, 440-443 and Detective Comics Annual #3, Showcase ’95 #11, Batman Black And White #1 & 4And 4, Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight #132-136, and Batman:
Night Cries.
#618-621: Robin: Reborn (2015)
Collects Batman (1940) #455-457, Detective Comics (1937) #618-621, and Robin II (1991) #1-4. (A 1993 edition titled Tragedy & Triumph omitted the Batman issues).
#622-628: Not collected
#629-633: Batman: Dark Knight, Dark City
Collects Batman (1940) #452-454 and Detective Comics (1937) #629-633. Issue #633 is also collected in Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years
Annual 4: Not collected. Placement is tentative. 1991 Annual, part of Armageddon 2001.
#634-638: Not collected
#639-640: Not collected, “The Idiot Root” crossover with Batman (1940) #472-473
#641: Not collected, “The Destroyer” crossover through Batman (1940) #474, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #27, Detective Comics (1937) #641
#642: Not collected, “The Return of Scarface” crossover from Batman (1940) #475-476 to Detective Comics (1937) #642.
#643: Not collected. Single issue by Peter Milligan.
Annual 5: Not collected. Placement is tentative. 1992 Annual, part of Eclipso: The Darkness within.
#644-646: Not collected, “Electric City” – Chuck Dixon’s first arc on Detective Comics.
#647-653: Not collected
Detective Comics #654 – 681: Knightfall by Chuck Dixon (Dec 1992 – Jan 1995)
In oversize hardcover:
#654-666: Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1 Hardcover
Collects Batman: Vengeance Of Bane #1, Batman #484-500, Batman Shadow Of The Bat #16-18, Detective Comics #654-666, and Showcase’93 #7-8.
#667-675: Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 2: Knightsquest Hardcover
Collects “The Crusade” and “The Search” storylines, including Batman #501-508, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #59-61, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19-27, Catwoman #6-7, Detective Comics #667-675, Justice League Task Force #5-6, Robin #1-2 & 7, and Showcase ’94 #7.
#676-667 & 679-681:Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 3: Knightsend Hardcover
Collects Batman #509-510 & #512-515, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29-30 & #32-35, Detective Comics #676-677 & #679-682, Robin #8-9 & #11-14, Catwoman #12-13, Atman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62-63, Showcase ’94 #10, Nightwing: Alfred’s Return #1, and Batman: Vengeance of Bane #2.
#668: Not collected in this format
A 2012 series of “Batman: Knightfall” paperbacks:
#659-666: Batman: Knightfall, Volume 1 (2012 – 978-1401233792)
Batman (1940) #491-500, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #16-18, Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special (1993) #1, Detective Comics (1937) #659-666, Showcase ’93 (1993) #7-8
Annual 6: Not collected. Placement is tentative. 1993 Annual part of Bloodlines starring Jean-Paul Valley as Batman.
#667-675: Batman: Knightfall, Volume 2 – Knightquest (2012 – 978-1401235369)
Batman (1940) #501-508, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #19-20 & 24-28, Catwoman (1993) #6-7, Detective Comics (1937) #667-675, Robin (1993) #7
#676-677: Batman: Knightfall, Volume 3 – Knightsend (2012 – 978-1401237219)
Batman (1940) #509-510 & 512-514, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #62-63, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #29-30 & 32-34, Catwoman (1993) #12-13, Detective Comics (1937) #676-677 & 679-681, Robin (1993) #8-9 & 11-13, Showcase ’94 (1994) #10
#678 & 0:Batman: Zero Hour (2017 – 978-1401272586)
Not really a part of this reprint sequence, but this collects the various Zero Hour issues that interrupted Knightfall – Batman #0 & 511, Batman: Shadow Of The Bat #0 & 31, Detective Comics #0 & 678, Catwoman #0 & 74, Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight #0 ,and Robin #0 & 10.
Annual 7: Superman/Batman: Alternate Histories
Part of the Elseworlds theme of 1994 annuals; not in continuity.
#679-681: Batman: Knightfall, Volume 3 – Knightsend (again)
A 1993 series of “Batman: Knightfall” paperbacks began to collect this material; they have been reprinted many times since then (sometimes with alternate trade dress).
Click to expand a list of the 1993 collections.By single issues:
#660: Batman Arkham: Killer Croc (2016)
Batman (1940) #358-359, 471, 489, 512, 521-522, Batman and Robin (2011) #23.4, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #3, Detective Comics (1937) #525, 660, 808-810, Joker’s Asylum II: Killer Croc (2010) #1, and guide pages from Who’s Who in the DC Universe (1990) #7 and Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985) #5
#665: Batman: Under the Cowl (2010)
Batman (1940) #512 & 666, Batman Beyond [II] (1999) #1, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #168, Detective Comics (1937) #665, Teen Titans (2003) #18
Detective Comics #682 – 729: by Chuck Dixon (Feb 1995 – Feb 1999)
#682: Not collected, “Troika” crossover with Batman (1940) #515, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #35, Detective Comics (1937) #682, Robin (1993) #14
#683-684: Not collected
#685-686: Not collected, “War of the Dragons” with a middle chapter in Robin #17
Annual 8: Batman: Four of a Kind
Collects all four Batman: Year One annuals – Batman (1940) Annual 19, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) Annual 05, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) Annual 03, and Detective Comics (1937) Annual 08.
#687-690: Not collected
#691-692: Not collected, tie-ins to Underworld Unleashed along with Bat-Family titles. Azrael (1995) #10, Batman (1940) #525, Catwoman (1993) #27, Detective Comics (1937) #691-692, and Robin (1993) #23-24.
#693-694: Not collected
#695-696: Contagion (2016)
Collects Azrael (1995) #15-16, Batman (1940) #529-532, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #4, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #48-52, Catwoman (1993) #31-32, Detective Comics (1937) #695-696, Robin (1993) #27-30.
(A 1996 version (ISBN 978-1563892936) collected a smaller range of issues – Azrael (1995) #15-16, Batman (1940) #529, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #4, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #48-49, Catwoman (1993) #31-32, Detective Comics (1937) #695-696, Robin (1993) #27-28)
#697-698: Not collected
Annual 9: Not collected. Part of Legends of the Dead Earth 1996 Annuals theme; out of continuity.
#697-702: Batman: Legacy (2017 – ISBN 978-1401272029)
This collection information has changed a few times; I wouldn’t call it official until after we’ve all seen the book in April 2017! Currently announced to collect Collects Catwoman #33-35, Shadow of the Bat #53, Batman #533, Detective Comics #697-702, and Robin #32-33. Previously announced to collect Catwoman #33-36, Shadow of the Bat #53-54, Batman #533-534, Detective Comics #700-702, Robin #32-33, and Batman: Bane.
A prior 1996 Legacy collection had become a holy grail of paperbacks before the 2017 reprint!
#699-702: Batman: Legacy (1996 – ISBN 978-1563893377)
Batman (1940) #533-534, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #53-54, Catwoman (1993) #35-36, Detective Comics (1937) #699-702, Robin (1993) #31-33
#703: Not collected, part of Final Night.
#704-707: Not collected
#708-710: Not collected, “The Death Lottery”
Annual 10: Not collected. Placement is tentative. Part of the 1997 Pulp Heroes annual theme.
#711: Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years
#712-718: Not collected
#719-721: Batman: Cataclysm (2015 – ISBN 978-1401255152)
In matching trade dress to the following No Man’s Land collections. Collects Azrael (1995) #40, Batman (1940) #553-554, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #12, Batman: Arkham Asylum-Tales of Madness (1998) #1, Batman: Blackgate – Isle of Men (1998) #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #73-74, Batman: Spoiler/Huntress: Blunt Trauma (1998) #1, Catwoman (1993) #56-57, Detective Comics (1937) #719-721, Nightwing (1996) #19-20, Robin (1993) #52-53
(A 1999 printing (ISBN 978-1563895272) had the same trade dress as the 1999 No Man’s Land trades and contained Batman (1940) #553-554, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #12, Batman: Blackgate – Isle of Men (1998) #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #73-74, Batman: Spoiler/Huntress: Blunt Trauma (1998) #1, Catwoman (1993) #56, Detective Comics (1937) #719-721, Nightwing (1996) #19-20, Robin (1993) #53)
#722 & 724-726: Batman: Road to No Man’s Land, Vol. 1
Collects Batman (1940) #555-559, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #14, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #75-79, Detective Comics (1937) #722-726, and Robin (1993) #54. #726 is also collected in The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years
#723: Not collected, “Brotherhood of the Fist” crossover through Detective Comics (1937) #723, Green Arrow (1988) #134-135, Nightwing (1996) #23, and Robin (1993) #55
#1,000,000: DC One Million Omnibus
Comprehensively collects Grant Morrison’s future history story. Released after #726. Previously collected in a 1999 paperback.
#727-729: Batman: Road to No Man’s Land, Vol. 2
Collects Azrael: Agent of the Bat (1998) #47-50, Batman (1940) #560-562, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #15, Batman: No Man’s Land Secret Files (1999) #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #80-82, Detective Comics (1937) #727-729
Detective Comics #730 – 741: No Man’s Land (Mar 1999 – Feb 2000)
Greg Rucka pens his first issue with #732.
#730-733: Batman: No Man’s Land, Vol. 1 (2011 – ISBN 978-1401232283)
Azrael: Agent of the Bat (1998) #51-55, Batman (1940) #563-566, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #16, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #116-118, Batman: No Man’s Land (1999) #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #83-86, Detective Comics (1937) #730-733
#734-735: Batman: No Man’s Land, Vol. 2 (2012 – ISBN 978-1401233808)
Collects Azrael: Agent of the Bat (1998) #56-57, Batman (1940) #567-568, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #17, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #119-121, Batman: No Man’s Land Gallery (1999) #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #87-88, Catwoman (1993) #72-74, Detective Comics (1937) #734-735, Nightwing (1996) #35-37, Robin (1993) #67, Young Justice in No Man’s Land (1999) #1
#736-738: Batman: No Man’s Land, Vol. 3 (2012 – ISBN 978-1401234560
Collects Azrael: Agent of the Bat (1998) #58, Batman (1940) #569-571, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #122-124, Batman: No Man’s Land Secret Files (1999) #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #89-92, Detective Comics (1937) #736-738, Robin (1993) #68-72
#739-741: Batman: No Man’s Land, Vol. 4 (2012 – ISBN 978-1401235642)
Collects Azrael: Agent of the Bat (1998) #59-61, Batman (1940) #572-574, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #18, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #125-126, Batman: No Man’s Land (1999) #0, Batman: No Man’s Land Gallery (1999) #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #93-94, Catwoman (1993) #75-77, Detective Comics (1937) #739-741, Nightwing (1996) #38-39, Robin (1993) #73. Issue #741 is also collected in The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years
A previous printing was less expansive in its scope.
Click to expand the contents of a 1999 printing
Detective Comics #742 – 775: by Greg Rucka (Mar 2000 – Dec 2002)
After co-writing No Man’s Land, Rucka takes over the title to complete a three year run.
#742: Not collected
#743-750: New Gotham, Vol. 1: Evolution
#747 is also collected in Gotham Central (2003) Volume 2: Half a Life
#746-757 Back-ups: Not collected, “The Jacobian” by Jordan B Gorfinkel
#751-753: Not collected. Issues #752-753 are “A Walk in the Park,” a two-part Poison Ivy story
#754: New Gotham, Vol. 2: Officer Down
Collects Batman (1940) #587, Batman: Gotham Knights (2000) #13, Birds of Prey (1999) #27, Catwoman (1993) #90, Detective Comics (1937) #754, Nightwing (1996) #53, Robin (1993) #86 – but, omits a tie-in in Batgirl (2000) #12
#755-756: Not collected. #756 continues from Superman #168.
#757: Batman Begins: The Movie & Other Tales of the Dark Knight (2005)
Collects both in- and out-of-continuity material from Batman (1940) #604, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #168, Detective Comics (1937) #757, Batman Begins: The Official Movie Adaptation (2005) OGN SC, and Secret Origins (1986) TPB. Issue #757 is also collected in Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years
#758-762: Not collected
#758 backup: Not collected; by Ed Brubaker
#759-762 backups: Catwoman (2002) Vol. 1: Trail of the Catwoman
Collects Catwoman: Selina’s Big Score (2002) OGN HC, backups from Detective Comics #759-762, and Catwoman (2002) #1-9. A prior, 2001 edition – “The Dark End of the Street” collected only the back-ups and Catwoman #1-4
#763-765: Not collected. #763 ties in to “Joker: Last Laugh”
#766-770: Batman: Bruce Wayne – Murderer? (2014 – ISBN 978-1401246839)
Collects Batgirl (2000) #24 & 27, Batman (1940) #599-602, Batman: Gotham Knights (2000) #25-29, Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure (2002) #1, Birds of Prey (1999) #39-41, Detective Comics (1937) #766-770 (A-stories only), Nightwing (1996) #65-69, Robin (1993) #98-99
#771-775: Batman: Bruce Wayne: Fugitive (2014 – ISBN 978-1401246822)
Azrael: Agent of the Bat (1998) #91-92, Batgirl (2000) #29 & 33, Batman (1940) #603-607, Batman: Gotham Knights (2000) #30-32, Birds of Prey (1999) #43, Detective Comics (1937) #771-775
As previously collected in a 2002-2003 reprint line:
Click to expand a list of the 2002 collections
Detective Comics #776 – 816: by Paul Bolles & Ed Brubaker (Jan 2003 – Apr 2006)
Though some other writers stopped by Detective Comics in this period for single issues, the majority is written by Bolles and Brubaker on alternating arcs.
#776: Not collected
#777-782: Not collected, “Dead Reckoning”
#783: Batman: Death and the Maidens (deluxe hardcover / paperback)
Rucka would return to Batman within a year for this Ra’s al Ghul focused mini-series. Collects Batman: Death and the Maidens (2003) #1-9 and Detective Comics (1937) #783
#784-786: Batman: The Man Who Laughs (hardcover / paperback)
Collects Batman: The Man Who Laughs (2005) OGN and Detective Comics (1937) #784-786
#787: Batman by Brian K. Vaughan AKA False Faces (hardcover / paperback (alt link) / 2017 paperback)
Batman #588-590, Detective Comics #787, Wonder Woman #160-161, and Batman: Gotham City Secret Files #1
#788-789: Not collected
#790-797: Batman: War Games Book One (2015 – ISBN 978-1401258139)
Colects Batgirl (2000) #55, Batman (1940) #631, Batman: Gotham Knights (2000) #56, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #182, Batman: The 12 Cent Adventure (2004) #1, Catwoman (2002) #34, Detective Comics (1937) #790-797, Nightwing (1996) #96, Robin (1993) #126, Robin (1993) #127, Robin (1993) #128, Robin (1993) #129, and Solo (2004) #10
#798-799 & 800 (A-Story): Batman: War Games Book Two (2016 – ISBN 978-1401260705)
Batgirl (2000) #56-57, Batman (1940) #632-644, Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins 2005 (2005) #1, Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins 2005 (2005) #1, Batman: Gotham Knights (2000) #57-58, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #183-184, Catwoman (2002) #35-36, Detective Comics (1937) #798-800 & 809-810, Nightwing (1996) #97-98, Robin (1993) #130-131
#800 (B-Story), 801-808, & 811-814: Batman: City of Crime (2006 – ISBN 978-1401208974)
This is part of a 2006 reprint line (seen below) but not connected to War Games. Even if it sees a modern reprint, it likely wouldn’t match the War Games trade dress.
#808-810: Batman Arkham: Killer Croc
Collects the best of Killer Croc stories from Batman (1940) #358-359, 471, 489, 512, 521-522, Batman and Robin (2011) #23.4, The Batman Chronicles (1995) #3, Detective Comics (1937) #525, 660, 808-810, Joker’s Asylum II: Killer Croc (2010) #1, Who’s Who in the DC Universe (1990) #7, Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985) #5
#809-810: Batman: War Games Book Two (2016, again)
These issues are an epilogue.
#815-816: Not collected, “Victims” by Shane McCarthy with art from Cliff Chiang
As previous collected in a 2004-2006 reprint line:
Click to expand a list of the 2004 collections.
Detective Comics #817 – 853: One Year Later and Paul Dini (May 2006 – Apr 2009)
Infinite Crisis, Trinity, and 52 occur between the end of the last run and the beginning of this one.
#817-820: Batman/Two-Face by James Robinson Deluxe Edition Hardcover
Collects Batman #651-654 and Detective Comics #817-820. Previously collected as Batman: Face the Face (2006)
#821-826: Batman: Detective
Issue #821 is also collected in Tales of the Batman: J.H. Williams III Hardcover and Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years. Issue #822 is also collected in Batman Arkham: The Riddler (2015). Issue #826 is also collected in The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years hardcover (2014) and The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008)
#827-834: Batman: Death and the City
Issue #831 is also collected in Batman: Harley Quinn (2015)
#835-836: Not collected, “Absolute Terror” by John Rozum
#837: Collected as a one-off story in Batman Arkham: The Riddler (2015) and Batman: Harley Quinn (2015)
#838-839: Batman: The Resurrection of Ra’s al Ghul (2008) (hardcover / paperback)
Collects a crossover through Batman (1940) #670-671 & Annual 26, Detective Comics (1937) #838-839, Nightwing (1996) #138-139, and Robin (1993) #168-169 & Annual 07. Nominally a part of Grant Morrison’s Batman epic.
#840-845: Batman: Private Casebook (hardcover / paperback)
Also collects DC Infinite Halloween Special (2007) #1
#846-850: Batman: Heart of Hush (hardcover / paperback)
#851: Not collected, “Last Days of Gotham” crossover with Batman (1940) #684
Annual 11: Azrael: Death’s Dark Knight
Placement is tentative. Collects Azrael: Death’s Dark Knight (2009) #1-3, Batman (1940) Annual 27, Detective Comics (1937) Annual 11
#852: Batman: Streets of Gotham – Hush Money (hardcover / paperback)
Stars Dick Grayson as Batman. Collects Batman (1940) #685, Batman: Streets Of Gotham (2009) #1-4, Detective Comics (1937) #852. This series is is continued in Volume 2 (hardcover / paperback) and Volume 3 (hardcover / paperback), both with A-stories by Dini.
#853: Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (hardcover / paperback)
A rare Neil Gaiman superhero story – illustrated by Adam Kubert! This is the second part of a two-issue story with Batman (1940) #686. This also collects material from Batman Black and White (1996) #2, Secret Origins (1986) Special 1, Secret Origins (1986) #36. Also collect, in pencils-only form, in Batman Unwrapped: Andy Kubert.
#853: The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman: The Deluxe Edition (2016)
Collects Gaiman’s non-Vertigo DC writing – Batman (1940) #686, Batman Black and White (1996) #2, Detective Comics (1937) #853, Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame (2000) #1, Secret Origins (1986) Special 1, Secret Origins (1986) #36, Solo (2004) #8, and the Metamorpho story from Wednesday Comics (2009) #1-12
Detective Comics #854 – 881: Rucka, Hine, & Snyder (Aug 2009 – Oct 2011)
This run sees Batman stepping aside from this title, with it taken over by Renee Montoya as The Question and an instant-classic run on Batwoman, both written by Greg Rucka. 
David Hine splits the book with Rucka starting with #864 and writes through #870 before future Bat-scribe Scott Snyder takes over with #871.
#854-865, The Question: The Question: Pipeline
#854-863, Batwoman: Batwoman by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III
#854-860, Batwoman: Elegy (deluxe hardcover / paperback)
#864-865, A-Stories: Arkham Reborn (2009)
Written by David Hine. Collects Arkham Reborn (2009) #1-3, Batman: Battle for the Cowl: Arkham Asylum (2009) #1, and Detective Comics (1937) #864-865
#866: Not collected, written by Dennis ‘Denny’ O’Neil
#867-870: Batman: Impostors
Written by David Hine
#871-881: Batman: Black Mirror (hardcover / paperback / deluxe Noir (pencils/inks only) hardcover)
Collects both the A- and B-stories from this Scott Snyder run. Snyder continues onto Batman in New 52.
Annual 12: Batman: Gates of Gotham
Placement is tentative. Collects Batman (1940) Annual 28, Detective Comics (1937) Annual 12, and Batman: Gates of Gotham (2011) #1-5
Post-Flashpoint Detective Comics
DC New 52: Detective Comics, Volume 2 #1-52, 0, 23.1-4, Annual 1-3 (2011 – 2016)
as originally collected…
#1-7: Batman – Detective Comics Volume 1: Faces of Death (hardcover / paperback)
Issue #1 is also collected in DC Comics: The New 52 Omnibus and The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years
#8-12, 0, Annual 1: Batman – Detective Comics Volume 2: Scare Tactics (hardcover / paperback)
Issue #0 is also collected in The New 52 Zero Omnibus
#13-18: Batman – Detective Comics Volume 3: Emperor Penguin (hardcover / paperback)
#19-24 & Annual 2: Batman – Detective Comics Volume 4: The Wrath (hardcover / paperback)
#23.1-4: DC Comics: The New 52 Villains Omnibus
Additionally: #23.1 (Poison Ivy) in Batman Arkham: Poison Ivy (2016). #23.2 (Harley Quinn) in Batman: Harley Quinn (2015) and Suicide Squad Volume 4: Discipline and Punish. #23.3 (Scarecrow) in Batman Arkham: Scarecrow (2016). #23.4 (Man-Bat) not collected elsewhere.
#25-29: Batman – Detective Comics Volume 5: Gothtopia (hardcover / paperback)
Issue #27 is also collected in Batman, Volume 9: Bloom (hardcover / paperback)
#30-34 & Annual 3: Batman – Detective Comics Volume 6: Icarus (hardcover / paperback)
#35-40: Batman – Detective Comics Volume 7: Anarky (hardcover / paperback)
Also includes Detective Comics: Endgame (2015) #1 and Detective Comics: Futures End (2014) #1, also collected in Futures End Omnibus
#41-47: Batman – Detective Comics Volume 8: Blood of Heroes (hardcover / paperback)
#48-52: Batman – Detective Comics Volume 9: Gordon At War (hardcover / paperback)
May also collect material from Batman: Rebirth
additional collections…
#9 (lead story only): Batman: Night of the Owls (hardcover / paperback)
Collects All Star Western (2011) #9, Batgirl (2011) #9, Batman (2011) #8-9, backups from 10-11, Annual 1, Batman and Robin (2011) #9, Batman: The Dark Knight [II] (2011) #9, Batwing (2011) #9, Birds Of Prey (2011) #9, Catwoman (2011) #9, Detective Comics (2011) #9 (lead story only), Nightwing (2011) #8-9, Red Hood And The Outlaws (2011) #9
#15-17: The Joker: Death of the Family (hardcover / paperback)
Collects Batgirl (2011) #14-16, Batman (2011) #14 & 17, Batman and Robin (2011) #15-17, Catwoman (2011) #13-14, Detective Comics (2011) #15-17, Nightwing (2011) #15-16, Red Hood And The Outlaws (2011) #15-16, Teen Titans (2011) #15 and material from Batman #13, Batgirl #13, Nightwing #14, Red Hood and the Outlaws #13-14, Suicide Squad #14-15 and Teen Titans #14 & 16.
#27 (script only): Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years
Collects Batman (1940) #1, 49, 181, 497 & Special, Batman (2011) #2, DC Special Series (1977) #21, Detective Comics (1937) #27, 83, 211, 216, 327, 359, 395, 442, 474, 574, 633, 711, 757, & 821, Detective Comics (2011) #27 (script only; combined with material from the original Detective Comics #27), World’s Finest Comics (1941) #94
#47: Robin War (hardcover / paperback)
Collects Detective Comics (2011) #47, Gotham Academy (2014) #13, Grayson (2014) #15, Red Hood/Arsenal (2015) #7, Robin War (2016) #12, Robin: Son of Batman (2015) #7, Teen Titans (2014) #15, We Are Robin (2015) #7
DC Rebirth: Detective Comics #934 – present by James Tynion IV (Jun 2016 – present)
Launched by writer James Tynion IV as a twice-monthly title with issue #934.
#934-940: Batman – Detective Comics Vol. 1: Rise of the Batmen
#941-942: Batman: Night of the Monster Men
Collects Batman #7-8, Nighting #5-6 and Detective Comics #941-942.
#943-949: Batman – Detective Comics Vol. 2: The Victim Syndicate
#950-?: Pending announcement
Didn’t find what you were looking for?
Check Amazon for DC’s newest Detective Comics titles.
Back to: The Definitive Guide to DC Comics / Collecting Batman