Batman Knightfall is a trilogy of crossover events Knightfall, Knightquest, KnightsEnd Preceded and followed by additional related arcs This reading order consists of 119 issues and has an approximate value of $250-$300 Non-key issues are not searchable in the main database and can only be found in this category or your catalogued collection
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Introduction of Venom, the drug used by Bane to achieve superhuman strength
Prelude to Knightfall begins with the Venom four-issue story arc
📖Knightfall Reading Order: Legends of the Dark Knight #16 - #20, then Sword of Azrael #1
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Introduction of Venom, the drug used by Bane to achieve superhuman strength
Prelude to Knightfall begins with the Venom four-issue story arc
📖Knightfall Reading Order: Legends of the Dark Knight #16 - #20, then Sword of Azrael #1
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1st appearance of Azrael
Prelude to Knightfall
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: Sword of Azrael #1 - #4, then Vengeance of Bane #1
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1st appearance of Azrael
Prelude to Knightfall
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: Sword of Azrael #1 - #4, then Vengeance of Bane #1
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1st appearance, cover and origin of Bane
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #484
[September 2024 - James Gunn’s DCU is developing a Bane and Deathstroke super-villain team-up film based on a script by Matthew Orton]
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1st appearance, cover and origin of Bane
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #484
[September 2024 - James Gunn’s DCU is developing a Bane and Deathstroke super-villain team-up film based on a script by Matthew Orton]
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #485
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #486
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #487
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1st appearance of Headhunter
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #654
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1st appearance of Headhunter
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #654
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1st appearance of the General, becomes Anarky
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #655
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1st appearance of the General, becomes Anarky
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #655
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #656
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #656
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #488
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Azrael begins training with Tim Drake
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #657
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Azrael begins training with Tim Drake
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #657
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #658
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #658
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #489
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2nd appearance of Bane
Azrael assumes the Batman mantle
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #490
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2nd appearance of Bane
Azrael assumes the Batman mantle
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #490
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #491
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Bane liberates Arkham Asylum's prisoners
Second and third printings exist
End of Knightfall prelude
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #492
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Bane liberates Arkham Asylum's prisoners
Second and third printings exist
End of Knightfall prelude
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #492
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Death of Film Freak
Main story arc begins
Knightfall Part One
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #659
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Death of Film Freak
Main story arc begins
Knightfall Part One
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #659
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Knightfall Part Two
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #493
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Knightfall Part Two
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #493
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Knightfall Part Three
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #660
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Knightfall Part Three
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #660
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Knightfall Part Four
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #494
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Knightfall Part Four
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #494
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Knightfall Part Five
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #661
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Knightfall Part Five
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #661
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Knightfall Part Six
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #495
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Knightfall Part Six
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #495
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Knightfall Part Seven
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #662
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Knightfall Part Seven
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #662
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Knightfall Part Eight
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #496
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Knightfall Part Eight
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #496
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Knightfall Part Nine
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #663
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Knightfall Part Nine
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #663
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Knightfall Part Ten
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #497
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Knightfall Part Ten
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #497
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Bane breaks Batman's back
Knightfall Part Eleven
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #664
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Bane breaks Batman's back
Knightfall Part Eleven
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #664
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Knightfall PartTwelve
Beginning of Knightfall Act II: Who Rules The Night
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Showcase '93 #7
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Knightfall PartTwelve
Beginning of Knightfall Act II: Who Rules The Night
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Showcase '93 #7
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Knightfall Part Thirteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Showcase '93 #8
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Knightfall Part Thirteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Showcase '93 #8
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Knightfall Part Fourteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #498
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Knightfall Part Fourteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #498
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Knightfall Part Fifteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #665
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Knightfall Part Fifteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #665
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1st appearance of Tony Bressi, a mobster
Knightfall Part Sixteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Shadow of the Bat #16
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1st appearance of Tony Bressi, a mobster
Knightfall Part Sixteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Shadow of the Bat #16
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Shadow of the Bat #17
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Shadow of the Bat #17
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Shadow of the Bat #18
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Shadow of the Bat #18
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #499
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #499
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Knightfall Part Seventeen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #666
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Knightfall Part Seventeen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #666
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Knightfall Part 18
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #500
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Knightfall Part 18
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #500
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Azrael stands in for Batman after Bane breaks Bruce Wayne's back in Batman #497
Azrael defeats Bane
Knightfall Part Nineteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Catwoman #1
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Azrael stands in for Batman after Bane breaks Bruce Wayne's back in Batman #497
Azrael defeats Bane
Knightfall Part Nineteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Catwoman #1
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Catwoman #2
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Catwoman #2
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Catwoman #3
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Catwoman #3
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Catwoman #4
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Catwoman #4
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Showcase '93 #10
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Showcase '93 #10
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Justice League Task Force #5
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Knightfall tie-in
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Justice League Task Force #5
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Knightfall story arc The Search begins
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Justice League Task Force #6
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Knightfall story arc The Search begins
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Justice League Task Force #6
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #667
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #667
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #668
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #668
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Robin #1 (1993 series)
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Robin #1 (1993 series)
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Introduction of the Redbird, Robin's vehicle
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Shadow of the Bat #19
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Introduction of the Redbird, Robin's vehicle
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Shadow of the Bat #19
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1st appearance of the Tally Man, a debt collector whose currency is life
Knightquest: The Crusade crossover arc begins and runs concurrent to Knightquest: The Search arc
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Shadow of the Bat #20
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1st appearance of the Tally Man, a debt collector whose currency is life
Knightquest: The Crusade crossover arc begins and runs concurrent to Knightquest: The Search arc
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Shadow of the Bat #20
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #501
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