([June] 2012)
DC,
2012 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 29.99 USD; 34.00 CAD
- Pages
- 644
- On-sale Date
- 2012-04-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-3379-2
- Barcode
- 9781401233792 52999
- Editing
- Denny O'Neil (editor); Scott Petersen (editor)
Issue Notes
Collects Batman #491-500, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18, Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1, Detective Comics #659-666, and Showcase '93 #7-8.
Fourth printing available October 24, 2012; fifth printing available November 20, 2013; sixth printing available February 4, 2015; seventh printing available April 27, 2016; and eighth printing available September 18, 2019 (per comiclist.com).
Fourth printing available October 24, 2012; fifth printing available November 20, 2013; sixth printing available February 4, 2015; seventh printing available April 27, 2016; and eighth printing available September 18, 2019 (per comiclist.com).
[Batman: Knightfall volume 1]
Batman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Inks
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bane
- Reprints
-
from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #497 [Direct] (Late July 1993) [Recolored]
-
[Title page, etc.]
credits, title page / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; superhero
Indexer Notes
Title page, credits, copyright info
[no title indexed]
Bane; Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Glenn Fabry (painting)
- Inks
- Glenn Fabry (painting)
- Colors
- Glenn Fabry (painting)
- Letters
- Alex Wald (logo design); ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bane; Batman
- Reprints
- from Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special (DC, 1993 series) #1 (January 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Logo design credit from Todd Klein. Original design did not include "Batman."
Vengeance of Bane
Bane; Batman / comic story / 55 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bane; Batman
- Reprints
- from Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special (DC, 1993 series) #1 (January 1993)
-
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Joker
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #491 [Direct] (April 1993)
-
The Freedom of Madness!
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Bane (villain); Joker (villain); Jeremiah Arkham; Jean-Paul Valley; Pamela Isley (Poison Ivy); Maxie Zeus; Killer Croc; Two-Face; Jonathan Crane (Scarecrow); Jervis Tetch (Mad Hatter); Harvey Bullock; Commissioner James Gordon; Rene Montoya
- Synopsis
- Bane frees the inmates of Arkham Asylum.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #491 (April 1993)
-
in Batman (Juniorpress, 1984 series) #59 (1994)
-
Knightfall 1
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Mad Hatter
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #492 [Direct] (Early May 1993)
-
Crossed Eyes and Dotty Teas [Knightfall 1]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Doug Moench
- Pencils
- Norm Breyfogle
- Inks
- Norm Breyfogle
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters
- Richard Starkings
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Jean-Paul Valley; Mad Hatter (villain); Bane (villain); Film Freak (villain); Harvey Bullock; Rene Montoya
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #492 (Early May 1993)
-
Knightfall 2
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Amygdala; Ventriloquist
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #659 [Direct] (Early May 1993)
-
Puppets [Knightfall 2]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Maxie Zeus; Ventriloquist; Amygdala [Aaron Helzinger]
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #659 (Early May 1993)
-
Knightfall 3
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Inks
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #493 [Direct] (Late May 1993)
-
Redslash [Knightfall 3]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Commissioner James Gordon; Zsasz (villain); Bane (villain); Harvey Bullock; Rene Montoya
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #493 (Late May 1993)
-
Knightfall 4
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robin [Tim Drake]; Bane; Killer Croc
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #660 [Direct] (Late May 1993)
-
Crocodile Tears [Knightfall 4]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Harvey Bullock; Killer Croc; Bane; Zsasz; Ventriloquist
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #660 (Late May 1993)
-
Knightfall 5
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Joker; Scarecrow
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #494 [Direct] (Early June 1993)
-
Night Terrors [Knightfall 5]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Joker (villain); Bane (villain); Scarecrow (villain); Cornelius Stirk (villain); Jean-Paul Valley; Shondra Kinsolving; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Tim Drake]; Commissioner James Gordon; Sarah Essen
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #494 (Early June 1993)
-
Knightfall 6
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Riddler; Scarecrow; Joker
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #661 [Direct] (Early June 1993)
-
City on Fire [Knightfall 6]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Harvey Bullock; Sarah Essen; Scarecrow; Joker; Firefly; Ventriloquist; Riddler; Cavalier
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #661 (Early June 1993)
-
Knightfall 7
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Poison Ivy
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #495 [Direct] (Late June 1993)
-
Strange Deadfellows [Knightfall 7]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Firefly (villain); Bane (villain); Scarecrow (villain); Joker (villain); Poison Ivy (villain); Jean-Paul Valley; Shondra Kinsolving; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #495 (Late June 1993)
-
Knightfall 8
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #662 [Direct] (Late June 1993)
-
Burning Questions [Knightfall 8]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Riddler; Firefly; Huntress; Harvey Bullock
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #662 (Late June 1993)
-
Knightfall 9
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Inks
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bob LeRose
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Joker; Robin [Jason Todd] (Scarecrow's gas hallucination)
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #496 [Direct] (Early July 1993)
-
Die Laughing [Knightfall 9]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Robin [Jason Todd] (Scarecrow's gas hallucination); Scarecrow (villain); Joker (villain); Bane (villain); Harvey Bullock; Rene Montoya; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #496 (Early July 1993)
-
Knightfall 10
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #663 [Direct] (Early July 1993)
-
No Rest for the Wicked [Knightfall 10]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Commissioner Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Bane; Ventriloquist
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #663 (Early July 1993)
-
Knightfall 11
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Inks
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Colors
- Bob LeRose
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Bane
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #497 [Direct] (Late July 1993)
-
The Broken Bat [Knightfall 11]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Sondra Kinsolving; Tim Drake [Robin]; Bane (villain); Black Mask (flashback); Metalhead (flashback); Riddler (flashback); Joker (flashback); Two-Face (flashback); Scarecrow (flashback); Mad Hatter (flashback); Zsasz (flashback); Firefly (flashback); Poison Ivy (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Bane breaks Batman's back.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #497 (Late July 1993)
-
Knightfall 12
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Inks
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Bane
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #664 [Direct] (Late July 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover layout same on Batman #500 and Detective Comics #668.
Who Rules the Night [Knightfall 12]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Bane; Joker; Scarecrow; Ventriloquist; Scarface; Azrael
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #664 (Late July 1993)
-
Knightfall 13
Deathstroke; Two-Face; Obsidian; Jade / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Two-Face; Deathstroke; Obsidian; Jade
- Reprints
- from Showcase '93 (DC, 1993 series) #7 [Direct] (July 1993)
-
2 Face Part 1: Double Cross
Two-Face / comic story / 19 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- FEATURE: Two-Face (Origin Recap); GUESTS: Batman; Robin; Commissioner Gordon; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Boss Maroni
- Synopsis
- At Batman's bedside (post the Bane back breaking incident), Robin remembers Two-Face's bid to take down Batman after all his Arkham inmate chums had failed.
- Reprints
- from Showcase '93 (DC, 1993 series) #7 (July 1993)
-
Knightfall 14
Batman; Deadshot; Two-Face; Fire; Ice / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Two-Face; Deadshot; Fire; Ice
- Reprints
- from Showcase '93 (DC, 1993 series) #8 [Direct] (August 1993)
-
2 Face Part 2: Bad Judgement
Batman; Two-Face / comic story / 19 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Two-Face; Robin [Tim Drake]
- Synopsis
- In the past: Two-Face captures Batman and puts him on trial, but Robin comes to the rescue. In the present: Batman wakes up from his beating by Bane.
- Reprints
- from Showcase '93 (DC, 1993 series) #8 (August 1993)
-
Knightfall 15
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Inks
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bob LeRose
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman (cape only); Bane; Catwoman
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #498 [Direct] (August 1993)
-
Knights in Darkness [Knightfall 15]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Job Number
- G-9111
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robin [Tim Drake]; Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Alfred Pennyworth; Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Sondra Kinsolving; Catwoman; Villain: Bane; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock
- Synopsis
- Jean-Paul Valley becomes Batman.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #498 (August 1993)
-
Knightfall 16
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Inks
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Robin [Tim Drake]
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #665 [Direct] (August 1993)
-
Lightning Changes [Knightfall 16]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Job Number
- G-9246
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Bane
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #665 (August 1993)
-
The God of Fear Part One of Three
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Scarecrow
- Reprints
- from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #16 [Direct] (Early September 1993)
-
The God of Fear Part One of Three
Batman / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Tim Drake [Robin]; Scarecrow; Anarky
- Reprints
- from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #16 (Early September 1993)
-
The God of Fear Part Two of Three
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
- Inks
- Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
- Colors
- Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Scarecrow
- Reprints
- from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #17 [Direct] (Late September 1993)
-
The God of Fear Part Two of Three
Batman / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Scarecrow; Anarky; Renee Montoya; Harvey Bullock
- Reprints
- from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #17 (Late September 1993)
-
The God of Fear Conclusion
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
- Inks
- Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
- Colors
- Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Scarecrow
- Reprints
- from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #18 [Direct] (Early October 1993)
-
The God of Fear Conclusion
Batman / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Scarecrow; Anarky; Commissioner James Gordon
- Reprints
- from Batman: Shadow of the Bat (DC, 1992 series) #18 (Early October 1993)
-
Knightfall 17
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Inks
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bob LeRose
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bruce Wayne; Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #499 [Direct] (September 1993)
-
The Venom Connection [Knightfall 17]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Job Number
- G-9112
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Tim Drake]; Bruce Wayne; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Selina Kyle [Catwoman]; Villain: Bane
- Synopsis
- Jean-Paul Valley starts altering the Batman costume.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #499 (September 1993)
-
Knightfall 18
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Bane
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #666 [Direct] (September 1993)
-
The Devil You Know [Knightfall 18]
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bane (villain); Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Tim Drake; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective Bullock; Detective Montoya
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #666 (September 1993)
-
Knightfall 19 [Regular edition]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Inks
- Kelley Jones (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Bane
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #500 [Direct] (October 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover art is an homage to the cover of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #664 (late July 1993)
Dark Angel I: The Fall [Knightfall 19]
Batman / comic story / 28 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Nightwing; Bane; Ariana (girlfriend of Tim Drake); Robin [Tim Drake]; Harvey Bullock; Sarah Essen; Commissioner James Gordon; Harold; Alfred Pennyworth
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #500 (October 1993)
-
Dark Angel II: The Descent [Knightfall 19]
Batman / comic story / 28 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Bane; Harvey Bullock; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Tim Drake]
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #500 (October 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Jean-Paul first uses the new Batman costume.
[Batman #500 variant cover]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Joe Quesada (signed)
- Inks
- Kevin Nowlan (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Azrael; Bane; Robin [Tim Drake]
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #500 [Special Edition Die-Cut Cover] (October 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Wraparound cover as two-page spread
[Batman Knightfall part 1: Broken Bat TPB cover]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Mike Deodato (signed)
- Inks
- Mike Deodato (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
[Batman Knightfall part 2: Who Rules The Night TPB cover]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Mike Deodato (signed)
- Inks
- Mike Deodato (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Caption incorrectly identifies the TPB title as "Batman Knightfall part 2: Broken Bat".
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Batman: Knightfall volume 1]
Batman -
1.
[Title page, etc.]
-
2.
[no title indexed]
Bane; Batman -
3.
Vengeance of Bane
Bane; Batman -
4.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
5.
The Freedom of Madness!
Batman -
6.
Knightfall 1
Batman -
7.
Crossed Eyes and Dotty Teas [Knightfall 1]
Batman -
8.
Knightfall 2
Batman -
9.
Puppets [Knightfall 2]
Batman -
10.
Knightfall 3
Batman -
11.
Redslash [Knightfall 3]
Batman -
12.
Knightfall 4
Batman -
13.
Crocodile Tears [Knightfall 4]
Batman -
14.
Knightfall 5
Batman -
15.
Night Terrors [Knightfall 5]
Batman -
16.
Knightfall 6
Batman -
17.
City on Fire [Knightfall 6]
Batman -
18.
Knightfall 7
Batman -
19.
Strange Deadfellows [Knightfall 7]
Batman -
20.
Knightfall 8
Batman -
21.
Burning Questions [Knightfall 8]
Batman -
22.
Knightfall 9
Batman -
23.
Die Laughing [Knightfall 9]
Batman -
24.
Knightfall 10
Batman -
25.
No Rest for the Wicked [Knightfall 10]
Batman -
26.
Knightfall 11
Batman -
27.
The Broken Bat [Knightfall 11]
Batman -
28.
Knightfall 12
Batman -
29.
Who Rules the Night [Knightfall 12]
Batman -
30.
Knightfall 13
Deathstroke; Two-Face; Obsidian; Jade -
31.
2 Face Part 1: Double Cross
Two-Face -
32.
Knightfall 14
Batman; Deadshot; Two-Face; Fire; Ice -
33.
2 Face Part 2: Bad Judgement
Batman; Two-Face -
34.
Knightfall 15
Batman -
35.
Knights in Darkness [Knightfall 15]
Batman -
36.
Knightfall 16
Batman -
37.
Lightning Changes [Knightfall 16]
Batman -
38.
The God of Fear Part One of Three
Batman -
39.
The God of Fear Part One of Three
Batman -
40.
The God of Fear Part Two of Three
Batman -
41.
The God of Fear Part Two of Three
Batman -
42.
The God of Fear Conclusion
Batman -
43.
The God of Fear Conclusion
Batman -
44.
Knightfall 17
Batman -
45.
The Venom Connection [Knightfall 17]
Batman -
46.
Knightfall 18
Batman -
47.
The Devil You Know [Knightfall 18]
Batman -
48.
Knightfall 19 [Regular edition]
Batman -
49.
Dark Angel I: The Fall [Knightfall 19]
Batman -
50.
Dark Angel II: The Descent [Knightfall 19]
Batman -
51.
[Batman Knightfall volume 2: KnightQuest]
Batman -
52.
[Batman #500 variant cover]
Batman -
53.
[Batman Knightfall part 1: Broken Bat TPB cover]
Batman -
54.
[Batman Knightfall part 2: Who Rules The Night TPB cover]
Batman -
55.
[no title indexed]
Bane -
56.
[no title indexed]
Batman
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