In the Old West, a diabolical vampire named Skinner Sweet is a new breed of vampire who hunts in the daylight as well as by night

Won the 2011 Harvey and Eisner awards for "Best New Series"

1st appearance of James Gordon Jr. as an adult, later revealed to be a serial killer

Debut of Scott Snyder writing Detective Comics

1st appearance of The Dealer, an auctioneer of specialty items including the crowbar Joker used to kill Jason Todd

Part three of the three-issue story arc 'Black Mirror

Cover and interior art by Jock

1st cameo appearance of Superman Subject One, an alien orphan raised by the American government as a supersoldier

1st full appearance of Superman Subject One, an alien orphan raised by the American government as a supersoldier

Classic cover art by Jock featuring the Joker

Final issue of the first Detective Comics series (1937-2011)

Premiere issue of the second standalone Batman title

1st appearance of Lincoln March

1st cameo appearance of Harper Row, later becomes Bluebird

[November 2022 - Damon Dayoub cast as Lincoln March in the CW’s Gotham Knights]

Variant black and white sketch cover art by Greg Capullo

Second printing with red background

1st appearance of The Talon, William Cobb, an assassin for the Court of Owls and the great-grandfather of Dick Grayson

1st cameo team appearance of The Court of Owls

1st appearance of Luka Volk and the Whisper Gang

1st appearance of William Arcane, brother of Abigail and agent of The Rot

2nd cameo appearance of The Court of Owls

1st full team appearance of The Court of Owls

[March 2022 - speculation Court of Owls will be the villain of the Batman sequel]

1st full appearance of Harper Row, later becomes Bluebird

Origin of Mr. Freeze

Recalled issue due to a tentacle resembling male genitalia

The interior panel of concern depicts Abigail Arcane in the foreground screaming in terror and Anton Arcane in the background, mostly in shadows, with red blazing eyes - the first printing depicts a tentacle between the two characters

Said to be scarce but there are copies available on mycomicshop.com for under $3.00, nothing on-sale or sold on eBay

Origin of Batman

1st appearance of Talon, Calvin Rose, the only Talon to have escaped from the Court of Owls

Die-cut cover

Death of the Family - part one of main story

Cover art by Greg Capullo

Variant cover art by Greg Capullo

1st appearance of Duke Thomas as a child, unnamed

Duke later becomes The Signal, a protégé of Batman who patrols Gotham by day

Duke is introduced by name in Batman #30 (2014)

1st appearance of Calvin Rose as Gothamite

75th Anniversary of Detective Comics

Short story titled '27' by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy which laid the foundation for the 'Last Knight On Earth' Black Label 3-issue miniseries

Concept: the first Bat-Man developed a cloning process where he could replicate himself as a young man who would have 27 years of effectiveness before restarting the process, explaining why Batman has been able to fight crime effectively for 80 years

1st appearance of Harper Row as Bluebird, an electronics expert and member of the Bat Family

[March 2022 - confirmed for Gotham Knights, portrayed by Fallon Smythe]

Horror series that reinvents the witch genre

[May 2021 - Scott Snyder tweets that the screenplay draft to the pilot season is complete]

Recalled Canadian variant, incorrectly numbered issue #3

Limited to 1,000 copies

1st cover appearance of Harper Row as Bluebird

"Death" of Batman and the Joker

Variant cover art by Dave Johnson

Cover art inspired by the film 'The Mask'

1st appearance of Mr. Bloom, a provider of seeds that are internalized, temporarily granting a person superpowers but at the cost of their lives

Origin of Mr. Bloom

1st appearance of David Cain as Orphan in costume

1st appearance of Cassandra Cain as the second Orphan

Cain will use the moniker of her father, the first Orphan in Future State

Team-up of Batman and the Shadow

Six-issue limited series co-published by DC and Dynamite

Prelude to Dark Nights: Metal

1st cameo team appearance of the Immortal Men: The Immortal Man AKA Caden Park, Ghost Fist, Reload, Stray and Timber

1st cameo appearance of the Dark Multiverse Batmen (in shadows): The Drowned, The Dawnbreaker, The Red Death, The Batman Who Laughs, The Merciless, The Devastator, The Murder Machine

2nd cameo appearance of Barbatos

Premiere issue of the series that explores the Dark Multiverse of the DC Universe

2nd cameo appearance of the Dark Multiverse Batmen (visible briefly, previous cameo obscured in shadows): The Drowned, The Dawnbreaker, The Red Death, The Batman Who Laughs, The Merciless, The Devastator, The Murder Machine

1st appearance of Baby Darkseid

Foil-stamped cover

Variant cover art by Francesco Mattina, limited to 3,000 copies

Exclusive variant offered by 'Comic Mint'

B&W Variant cover art by Francesco Mattina, limited to 1500 copies

Exclusive variant offered by 'Comic Mint'

1st appearance of The Signal, the new moniker of Duke Thomas

Cover art by Greg Capullo featuring Dream (Daniel) of the Endless from the Sandman series

Dark Nights: Metal story arc continuation with characters re-imagined from a nightmarish Dark Multiverse

Conclusion of the Dark Nights: Metal limited series

1st cameo appearance of Caden Park

Preview of the Immortal Men

1st team appearance of the Legion of Doom led by Lex Luthor: Joker, Black Manta, Cheetah, Gorilla Grodd, Sinestro

1st cameo team appearance of the Ultraviolet Lantern Corps

Sinestro recruits John Stewart into the Ultraviolet Corps

Introduction of the Still Force

Introduction of the Totality