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2/7/17 - Added through Dick Grayson's addition 2/9/17 - More Robin chronology and beginning Batgirl chronology 2/28/17 - Added more series and appearances!

Working on Batman's Chronology:

Batman: Legend of the Dark Knight #1

Batman #404 [January 4] (Bruce Wayne is 25 years old, and not been in Gotham for 12 years*)

B: LOTDK #1

B #404 [thru February 26]

B: LOTDK #1

B #404 [March 11] (decides to become Batman; 18 years since his parent's death)

B: LOTDK #1

B #404

B: LOTDK #1

Detective Comics #0 [between March 11 and April 9; Batman creates his costume, Batcave and begins working on a Batmobile]

B: LOTDK #1

B #405

Batman Chronicles #19 [Day 4-6 i.e. April 13-15]

B #405

B #406 (Sometime during this period, Batman fights and loses the Red Hood)

B #407 [During September meets Superman in Man of Steel #3; Ends December 3 with the beginning of the Joker Case; Gordon promoted to Captain]

Batman: The Man Who Laughs (retelling of the first Joker case)

Batman Confidential #22 (Batman drops Joker off at GCPD after his first run in with the Joker)

                     A period of time elapses (days? no more that a couple of weeks??)

Detective Comics Annual #8 (told in flashback; Batman's first run-ins with The Riddler)

Batman Confidential #25 (Batman drops Riddler off at GCPD under more secure procedures)

                     A stretch of time in this late winter/early spring with the following adventures take place: 

Batman & The Monster Men #1-6 (trees in this story have no leaves)

Batman Confidential #1-6 (Batman vs a bald Lex Luthor)

Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #3 (Batman battles Poison Ivy, Batmobile still under construction)

Batman: The Long Halloween #1 [June through October 30, entering Batman's second year of activity; This is technically Batman's second year]

                     Before #3, Batman battles and imprisons Scarecrow and Calendar Man

B:TLH #3 [December 25]

                     Sometime before #8, Batman battles and imprisons Mad Hatter
            Batman begins his third year

B:TLH #8 [May]

B:TLH #11 [August 2] Harvey Dent is disfigured and becomes Two-Face

B:TLH #13 [October 31]

Batman Confidential #29-30 (Loeb is still alive, but Gordon not yet Commissioner; Barbara is very young and occasionally staying with the Gordons)

Detective Comics #575-578 [Batman "Year Two"; while some parts of this story are not in continuity, some still are; James Gordon becomes Commissioner of Police]

Two-Face: Year One #2 [At some point during this story, Batman battles Mr. Freeze and he escapes the woefully-unprepared Arkham]

          Batman begins his fourth year

B: Dark Victory #1 August-November [Mrs. Gordon is in Chicago] B: DV #2 Thanksgiving B: DV #3-4 Christmas Eve/New Year's Eve B: DV #5 Jan 6th-Feb 15th Barb Eileen moves back to Gotham, Catwoman out of town B: DV #6-7 March 17th-April 1st

          Batman begins his fifth year

B: DV #8 2nd Week of May

B: DV #9 2nd Week of June

Secret Origins Vol. 2 #50 Dick Grayson is orphaned during his parents' act.

B: DV #10 July 4th B: DV #11-13 August 1st-1st Monday in September Catwoman returns

Columbus Day Massacre

                    During this fall and into early spring, Batman trains Grayson as the first Robin

Batman: The Gauntlet [April?] Dick Grayson's final exam as Robin

          Batman begins his sixth year

Robin: Year One #1 (takes place during the school year)

                     Justice League of America likely formed during this time period

Robin: Year One #2-3

Robin: Year One #3 [December]

Robin: Year One #4 [Late December]

                     An unknown period of time takes place (at least 11 months)
                     At some point during this period, Teen Titans are formed

Batgirl: Year One #1-2 (flashbacks)

Batgirl: Year One #1-3 [Nov 15] (Batman, Robin and Batgirl fight Killer Moth)

Girlfrenzy: Batgirl #1 [Nov 16] (the next night, Batman and Batgirl face The Joker)

All discussion and additions/subtractions welcome! -z