Batman  (1940)

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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Two-page introduction by Stephen King

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1st cameo appearance of Damian Wayne, the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, in shadows

⚠ Misconception: cited by many resources as Damian's first full appearance but aside from one panel that shows his eyes only, he is otherwise fully obscured by shadows. It should also be noted that the 1987 graphic novel 'Batman: Son of the Demon' introduced a child of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul but the story did not take place in the main DC story universe until Grant Morrison integrated portions of the graphic novel into the origin of Damian

Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 2006
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Newsstand edition, DIRECT SALES not printed in the UPC box

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1st full appearance of Damian Wayne, in final panel

1st appearance of Jezebel Jet

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1st cover appearance of Damian Wayne

1st unofficial appearance of Damian Wayne as Robin after defeating Tim Drake and claiming the mantle

Batman #658

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DC ⋅ 2006
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'The Clown at Midnight' a prose narrative by Grant Morrison introduces a new personality of the Joker

Batman #665

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DC ⋅ 2007
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Stand-alone story set 15 years into the future featuring Damian Wayne as Batman

1st cameo and only appearance of Professor Pyg, deceased in one panel - Pyg is later reintroduced with a different design and character profile

1st cameo appearance of Flamingo, briefly in one last episode, later introduced with a different design

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"Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader" part 1 of 2

Written by Neil Gaiman, art by Andy Kubert

Continues in Detective Comics #853

3rd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2009
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Variant third printing cover art by Andy Kubert

Batman #686

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Sketch ⋅ DC ⋅ 2009
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Batman #689

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DC ⋅ 2009
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