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Batman Graphic Novels Books in Order

Batman Graphic Novels contains 25 books, published between 1979 and 2026. The first book is Batman Official Annual 1980 (1979) and the newest is Batman in the Seventies (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
1979–2026
Pages on record
1,581 in 9 of 25 books
See all 25 books in order Printable Batman Graphic Novels checklist

Batman Graphic Novels is a listing of 25 catalogued Batman collections published between 1979 and 2026. Dennis O'Neil carries credit on 13 of them, Mike W. Barr on 3, Frank Miller on 2 and Gary Phillips on one, and 12 books in the listing carry no O'Neil credit at all. Subjects name comic books, graphic novels, superheroes and the fictitious characters Batman, the Joker and Superman. Batman Official Annual 1980 (1979) opens the listing, and Venom (1991), Legends Of The Dark Knight Annual No. 2 (1992) and Sword Of Azrael (1993) fall inside it. The volumes run to a median of 124 pages.

How many Batman Graphic Novels books are there?

Batman Graphic Novels has 25 books, released between 1979 and 2026.

Batman Graphic Novels Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Batman Graphic Novels books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Venom by Dennis O'Neil, book 8 of the Batman Graphic Novels series (1991)
  2. Cover of Dark Knight Dynasty by Mike W. Barr, book 16 of the Batman Graphic Novels series (1998)
  3. Cover of Batman Hush, book 19 of the Batman Graphic Novels series (2005)
  4. Cover of World's Finest, Vol. 4, book 21 of the Batman Graphic Novels series (2012)
  1. 1
    Batman Official Annual 19801979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  2. 2
    Batman Official 1986 Annual.1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  3. 3
    AbsoluteYear One1988 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988224
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  4. 4
    Annual 19891988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  5. 5
    Batman Movie Adaptation1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  6. 6
    Challenge Of The Man-bat1989 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198996
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  7. 7
    Bride Of The Demon1990 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199096
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  8. 8
    Venom1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  9. 9
    Legends Of The Dark Knight Annual No. 21992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  10. 10
    Sword Of Azrael1993 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993112
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  11. 11
    Knightfall1994 · 349 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994349
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  12. 12
    In Darkest Knight1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  13. 13
    Batman Forever1995 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199564
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  14. 14
    Death Of Innocents1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  15. 15
    Batman & Robin Movie Adaptation1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  16. 16
    Dark Knight Dynasty1998 · 124 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998124
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  17. 17
    The Brave And The Bold2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  18. 18
    The Man Who Laughs2005 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005140
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  19. 19
    Batman Hush2005 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005376
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  20. 20
    All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  21. 21
    World's Finest, Vol. 42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  22. 22
    Dark Night, Dark City2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  23. 23
    The Killing Joke2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  24. 24
    Off-World2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  25. 25
    Batman in the Seventies2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Do you have to read Batman Graphic Novels books in order?

You should read the Batman Graphic Novels books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Batman Graphic Novels book also stands alone.

Where to start with Batman Graphic Novels

Start with Batman Official Annual 1980 (1979), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Batman Graphic Novels book?

Batman in the Seventies (2026) is the newest Batman Graphic Novels book released so far.

Is there a new Batman Graphic Novels book coming?

No next Batman Graphic Novels book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Batman Graphic Novels at a glance

Still running
Batman Graphic Novels is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Batman Graphic Novels books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,581 pages across the 9 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 124 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Batman Graphic Novels books, 10 of 25, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 25 titles, 13 are credited to Dennis O'Neil, 3 to Mike W. Barr, 2 to Frank Miller and 1 to Gary Phillips. 6 titles carry no credit.

What the Batman Graphic Novels books are about

9 of the 25 Batman Graphic Novels books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.