Batman: No Man's Land Saga Reading Order

After Gotham City is devastated by a cataclysmic earthquake and abandoned by the government, Batman and his allies struggle to reclaim lawless Gotham from warring gangs and supervillains in a year-long saga.

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Primary collected edition:
Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

Collects: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #116-121; Azrael: Agent of the Bat (1995) #51-57; Batman (1940) #563-568; Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #83-88; Detective Comics (1937) #730-735; Catwoman (1993) #72-74; Robin (1993) #67; The Batman Chronicles (1995) #16-17; Nightwing (1996) #35-37; Batman: No Man's Land (1999) #1; Young Justice Special #1 (1999) #1; JLA (1997) #32; Batman: Harley Quinn (1999) #1

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1OptionalJan 1998

Detective Comics #719

Cataclysm: Prelude: Sound and Fury

#719 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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2OptionalFeb 1998

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73

Cataclysm: Part 1: Castles Built on Sand

#73 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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3OptionalFeb 1998

Nightwing #19

Cataclysm: Part 2: Shudder

#19 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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4OptionalFeb 1998

Batman #553

Cataclysm: Part 3: Lifelines

#553 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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5OptionalFeb 1998

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #40

Cataclysm: Part 4: Hour of the Quake

#40 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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6OptionalFeb 1998

Detective Comics #720

Cataclysm: Part 5: The First and the Last

#720 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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7OptionalFeb 1998

Catwoman #56

Cataclysm: Part 6: Claustrophobia

#56 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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8OptionalFeb 1998

Robin #52

Cataclysm: Part 7: Tribunal

#52 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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9OptionalFeb 1998

Batman: Blackgate: Isle of Men #1

Cataclysm: Part 8: Isle of Men

#1 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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10OptionalMar 1998

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #74

Cataclysm: Part 9: The Naked City

#74 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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11OptionalMar 1998

The Batman Chronicles #12

Cataclysm: Part 10: The Contract; House of Cards; Trapped; A Bird With a Hand; Love Me 2 Times; Little Orphan Andy

#12 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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12OptionalMar 1998

Nightwing #20

Cataclysm: Part 11: The Day After Judgment

#20 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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13OptionalMar 1998

Batman #554

Cataclysm: Part 12: Master of Destruction

#554 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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14OptionalMar 1998

Batman: Huntress/Spoiler: Blunt Trauma #1

Cataclysm: Part 13: Blunt Trauma

#1 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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15OptionalMar 1998

Detective Comics #721

Cataclysm: Part 14: Shifting Ground

#721 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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16OptionalMar 1998

Catwoman #57

Cataclysm: Part 15: Reap What You Sow

#57 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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17OptionalMar 1998

Batman: Arkham Asylum: Tales of Madness #1

Cataclysm: Part 16: Tales of Madness

#1 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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18OptionalMar 1998

Robin #53

Cataclysm: Conclusion: Flattened

#53 collected in:Batman: Cataclysm

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19OptionalApr 1998

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #75

Aftershock: By Fire ...Or By Ice?

#75 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 1

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20 -23OptionalAPR-JUL 1998

Batman #555-558

#555: Aftershock: Trapped Like Rats

#556: Aftershock: Help, Trapped, Money, Rescue, Ruins

#557: Aftershock: Ballistic's Evidence

#558: Aftershock: Dying City

#555-558 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 1

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24 -27OptionalAPR-AUG 1998

Detective Comics #722, #724-726

#722: Aftershock: Statistics

#724: Aftershock: The Grieving City

#725: Aftershock: At the End of the Day

#726: Aftershock: Fool's Errand

#722-726 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 1

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28 -31OptionalMAY-AUG 1998

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #76-79

#76: Aftershock: The Gauntlet

#77: Aftershock: Arwin's Theory of Devolution

#78: Aftershock: The Blank Generation: Part 1: Corporate Nightmares

#79: Aftershock: The Blank Generation: Part 2: A Favorable Wind

#76-79 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 1

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32OptionalAug 1998

The Batman Chronicles #14

Aftershock: Master of the House; The Lunatic Fringe; Random Encounters

#14 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 1

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33OptionalApr 1998

Robin #54

Aftershock: Repercussions

#54 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 1

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34OptionalAug 1998

Batman #559

Aftershock: Dead City

#559 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 1

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35 -37RecommendedDEC 1998-FEB 1999

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47-49

#47: Road to No Man's Land: ...a Man of Wealth and Taste...

#48: Road to No Man's Land: Agent of the Bat: Part 1: Scratching the Surface

#49: Road to No Man's Land: Agent of the Bat: Part 3: Gotham City Must Die

#47-49 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 2

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38 -40RecommendedOCT-DEC 1998

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #80-82

#80: Road to No Man's Land: Waxman and the Clown: Part 1

#81: Road to No Man's Land: Waxman and the Clown: Part 2

#82: Road to No Man's Land: Waxman and the Clown: Part 3

#80-82 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 2

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41RecommendedOct 1998

Batman #560

Road to No Man's Land: Mr. Wayne Goes to Washington: Part 1: The Jackals

#560 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 2

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42RecommendedDec 1998

Detective Comics #727

Road to No Man's Land: Fight or Flight: Part 1: Nest of Vipers

#727 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 2

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43RecommendedNov 1998

Batman #561

Road to No Man's Land: Mr. Wayne Goes to Washington: Part 2: The Witness

#561 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 2

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44RecommendedJan 1999

Detective Comics #728

Road to No Man's Land: Fight or Flight: Part 2: Chaos Squared

#728 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 2

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45RecommendedDec 1998

Batman #562

Road to No Man's Land: Mr. Wayne Goes to Washington: Part 3: The Devil His Due

#562 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 2

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46EssentialDec 1998

Detective Comics #729

Road to No Man's Land: Fight or Flight: Part 3: 30 Seconds to Midnight

#729 collected in:Batman: Road to No Man's Land: Volume 2

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47EssentialJan 1999

Batman: No Man's Land #1

No Law and a New Order: Part 1

#1 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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48EssentialJan 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83

No Law and a New Order: Part 2

#83 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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49EssentialJan 1999

Batman #563

No Law and a New Order: Part 3

#563 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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50EssentialJan 1999

Detective Comics #730

No Law and a New Order: Part 4: Language

#730 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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51 -52RecommendedMAR-APR 1999

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #50-51

#50: Agent of the Bat: Part 4: Resurrection

#51: Agent of the Bat: Part 5: Miracle Run

#51 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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53EssentialFeb 1999

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116

Fear of Faith: Part 1: Fanning The Flames

#116 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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54EssentialFeb 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84

Fear of Faith: Part 2: To Serve and Protect

#84 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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55EssentialMay 1999

Batman #564

Fear of Faith: Part 3: Life in Hell

#564 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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56EssentialFeb 1999

Detective Comics #731

Fear of Faith: Part 4: Be Not Afraid

#731 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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57EssentialMar 1999

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117

Bread and Circuses: Part 1

#117 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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58EssentialMar 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85

Bread and Circuses: Conclusion

#85 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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59EssentialMar 1999

Batman #565

Mosaic: Part 1

#565 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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60EssentialMar 1999

Detective Comics #732

Mosaic: Part 2

#732 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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61EssentialApr 1999

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #118

Balance

#118 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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62EssentialApr 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #86

Home Sweet Home

#86 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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63EssentialApr 1999

Detective Comics #733

Shades of Grey

#733 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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64 -65RecommendedMAR-APR 1999

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #52-53

#52: Devil Down Below

#53: Jellybean Deathtrap

#52-53 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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66OptionalMay 1999

The Batman Chronicles #16

Two Down; The Comforts of Home; Harold

#16 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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67EssentialMay 1999

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #119

Claim Jumping: Part 1

#119 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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68EssentialMay 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87

Claim Jumping: Part 2

#87 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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69EssentialApr 1999

Batman #566

The Visitor

#566 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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70 -71RecommendedMAY 1999

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #54-55

#54: Step Into the Light

#55: Misery Dance

#54-55 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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72OptionalMay 1999

Young Justice Special #1

Road Trip

#1 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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73OptionalJun 1999

The Batman Chronicles #17

Little Lost Bat; Turn On, Tune In, Freak Out; Identity Crisis

#17 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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74EssentialMay 1999

Batman #567

Mark of Cain: Part 1

#567 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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75EssentialMay 1999

Detective Comics #734

Mark of Cain: Part 2

#734 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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76RecommendedJun 1999

Robin #67

Way Dark

#67 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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77EssentialJun 1999

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120

Assembly

#120 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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78 -79RecommendedJUN 1999

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56-57

#56: The Night Foretold

#57: Scratched Out

#56-57 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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80EssentialJun 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88

Fruit of the Earth: Part 1

#88 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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81EssentialJun 1999

Batman #568

Fruit of the Earth: Part 2

#568 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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82EssentialJun 1999

Detective Comics #735

Fruit of the Earth: Part 3

#735 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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83OptionalJun 1999

JLA #32

Inside Job

#32 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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84EssentialJul 1999

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #121

Power Play

#121 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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85OptionalAug 1999

Batman: Harley Quinn #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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86RecommendedJul 1999

Nightwing #35

Escape to Blackgate: Part 1: The Belly of the Beast

#35 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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87OptionalAug 1999

Nightwing Secret Files & Origins #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Nightwing: Volume 4: Love and Bullets

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88RecommendedAug 1999

Nightwing #36

Escape to Blackgate: Part 2: Nothing But Time

#36 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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89OptionalSep 1999

The Batman Chronicles #18

Spiritual Currency

#18 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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90RecommendedSep 1999

Nightwing #37

Escape to Blackgate: Part 3: Escape From Blackgate

#37 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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91 -93RecommendedJUL-OCT 1999

Catwoman #72-74

#72: The Mission

#73: Ms. Direction

#74: A Slight Detour

#72-74 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

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94 -96RecommendedJUL-SEP 1999

Robin #68-70

#68: War Beneath the Streets: Part 1: Rats!

#69: War Beneath the Streets: Part 2: Wolfings

#70: War Beneath the Streets: Part 3: The Survivors

#68-70 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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97EssentialJul 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #89

The King

#89 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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98EssentialJul 1999

Batman #569

I Cover the Waterfront

#569 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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99EssentialJul 1999

Detective Comics #736

Homecoming

#736 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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100EssentialAug 1999

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #122

Low Road to Golden Mountain, Part 1: ...Where the Lights Are Burning Low

#122 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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101EssentialAug 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #90

Low Road To Golden Mountain: Part 2

#90 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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102EssentialAug 1999

Batman #570

The Code: Part 1: Breakin' The Law

#570 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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103EssentialAug 1999

Detective Comics #737

The Code: Part 2

#737 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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104RecommendedSep 1999

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #58

Ghosts

#58 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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105EssentialSep 1999

Batman #571

Goin' Downtown: Part 1: The Vault

#571 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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106EssentialSep 1999

Detective Comics #738

Goin' Downtown: Part 2: The Vandal

#738 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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107EssentialSep 1999

Batman: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #123

Underground Railroad: Part 1

#123 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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108EssentialSep 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #91

Underground Railroad: Part 2

#91 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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109RecommendedOct 1999

Nightwing #38

Ballistic Romance: Part 1: Face to Face

#38 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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110EssentialOct 1999

Nightwing #39

Ballistic Romance: Part 2: By Force of Arms

#39 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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111EssentialOct 1999

Batman: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #124

Captain of Industry

#124 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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112EssentialOct 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92

Stormy Weather

#92 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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113EssentialOct 1999

Batman #572

Jurisprudence: Part 1

#572 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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114EssentialOct 1999

Detective Comics #739

Jurisprudence: Part 2

#739 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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115EssentialNov 1999

Batman: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #125

Falling Back

#125 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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116 -118RecommendedNOV-DEC 1999

Robin #71-73

#71: The Lizard King

#72: Last Stand on Grand Ave

#73: The World Around The Corner

#71-73 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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119RecommendedOct 1999

Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files & Origins #1

The Message; Assignment

#1 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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120RecommendedNov 1999

Catwoman #75

The Rules

#75 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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122RecommendedNov 1999

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #59

Pilgrim's Return

#59 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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122EssentialNov 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93

Assembly Redux!

#93 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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123RecommendedNov 1999

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #60

Evacuation

#60 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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124EssentialOct 1999

Batman: No Man's Land #0

Ground Zero

#0 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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125EssentialNov 1999

Batman #573

Shellgame: Part 1: Gambits

#573 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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126EssentialNov 1999

Detective Comics #740

Shellgame: Part 2

#740 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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127 -128RecommendedNOV 1999-JAN 2000

Catwoman #76-77

#76: Strange Bedfellows

#77: Pay Back

#76-77 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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129EssentialDec 1999

Batman: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126

Endgame: Part 1: Silent Night

#126 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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130EssentialDec 1999

Batman #574

Endgame: Part 2: ...Tender and Mild...

#574 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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131EssentialDec 1999

Detective Comics #741

Endgame: Part 3: ...Sleep in Heavenly Peace...

#741 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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132RecommendedDec 1999

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #61

Presents of Mind

#61 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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133EssentialDec 1999

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #94

Endgame Epilogue: Days of Auld Lang Syne

#94 collected in:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 2

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Batman: No Man's Land Saga Reading Order

Event timeline

Primary collected edition:Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

Detective Comics #719

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73

Nightwing #19

Batman #553

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #40

Detective Comics #720

Catwoman #56

Robin #52

Batman: Blackgate: Isle of Men #1

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #74

The Batman Chronicles #12

Nightwing #20

Batman #554

Batman: Huntress/Spoiler: Blunt Trauma #1

Detective Comics #721

Catwoman #57

Batman: Arkham Asylum: Tales of Madness #1

Robin #53

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #75

Batman #555-558

Detective Comics #722, #724-726

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #76-79

The Batman Chronicles #14

Robin #54

Batman #559

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47-49

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #80-82

Batman #560

Detective Comics #727

Batman #561

Detective Comics #728

Batman #562

Detective Comics #729

Batman: No Man's Land #1

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83

Batman #563

Detective Comics #730

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #50-51

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84

Batman #564

Detective Comics #731

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85

Batman #565

Detective Comics #732

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #118

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #86

Detective Comics #733

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #52-53

The Batman Chronicles #16

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #119

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87

Batman #566

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #54-55

Young Justice Special #1

The Batman Chronicles #17

Batman #567

Detective Comics #734

Robin #67

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56-57

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88

Batman #568

Detective Comics #735

JLA #32

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #121

Batman: Harley Quinn #1

Nightwing #35

Nightwing Secret Files & Origins #1

Nightwing #36

The Batman Chronicles #18

Nightwing #37

Catwoman #72-74

Robin #68-70

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #89

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Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus: Volume 1