| RA'S AL GHUL | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams |
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CHRONOLOGY
Ra's al Ghul first appeared in Batman Vol. 1 #232 (June 1971).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Ra's al Ghul in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Ra's al Ghul Chronology
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| Batman: Death and the Maidens #4 (January 2004): "Chapter Four" [Flashback] |
| Batman: Death and the Maidens #3 (December 2003): "Chapter Three" [Flashback] |
| Batman: Death and the Maidens #5 (February 2004): "Chapter Five" [Flashback] |
| Batman Vol. 1 #232 (June 1971): "Daughter of the Demon" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #235 (September 1971): "Swamp Sinister" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #240 (March 1972): "Vengeance for a Dead Man" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #243 (August 1972): "The Lazarus Pit" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #244 (September 1972): "The Demon Lives Again" |
| Detective Comics #445 (February-March 1975): "Break-In at the Big House" |
| Detective Comics #448 (June 1975): "Bedlam Beneath the Big Top" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #291 (September 1977): "Where Were You On the Night Batman Was Killed?" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #292 (October 1977): "The Testimony of the Riddler" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #293 (November 1977): "The Testimony of Luthor" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #294 (December 1977): "Testimony of the Joker" |
| DC Special Series #15/2 (summer 1978): "I Now Pronounce You Batman and Wife" |
| Detective Comics #485 (August-September 1979): "The Vengeance Vow" |
| Brave and the Bold #159 (February 1980): "The Crystal Armageddon" |
| Detective Comics #490 (May 1980): "Requiem for a Martyr" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #332 (February 1981): "Fallout!" [Voice only] |
| Batman Vol. 1 #333 (March 1981): "The China Syndrome" [Behind the scenes] |
| Batman Vol. 1 #334 (April 1981): "Infinity Island!" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #335 (May 1981): "Ashes to Ashes" |
| Batman Annual #8 (1982): "The Messiah of the Crimson Sun" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #400 (October 1986): "Resurrection Night!" |
| Batman: Son of the Demon (1987): "Son of the Demon" |
| Detective Comics Annual #1 (1988): "The Monkey Trap" |
| Batman: Bride of the Demon (1991): "Bride of the Demon" |
| Batman: Birth of the Demon (1992): "Birth of the Demon" |
| Azrael #5 (June 1995): "Fallen Angel, Ch. 5: The Abduction" |
| Azrael #6 (July 1995): "Fallen Angel, Ch. 6: The Temptation" |
| Batman: The Chalice (2000): "The Chalice" |
| Batman #533 (August 1996): "Legacy, Prelude: Twelve Steps to the Heart of Hell" [Behind the scenes] |
| Detective Comics #700 (August 1996): "Progeny of the Demon" |
| Detective Comics #701 (September 1996): "Gotham's Scourge" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #33 (September 1996): "Legacy, Part Seven: Riptide" |
| Azrael #29 (May 1997): "Angel Errant, Part 1: The Descent" [Behind the scenes] |
| Azrael #30 (June 1997): "Angel Errant, Part 2: The Descent" |
| Batman Chronicles #12/2 (spring 1998): "House of Cards" |
| Anarky Vol. 2 #4 (August 1999): "War and Peace part I" |
| Anarky Vol. 2 #5 (September 1999): "War and Peace part II" |
| Anarky Vol. 2 #6 (October 1999): "War and Peace part III" |
| Action Comics #760 (December 1999): [49] "...Never-Ending Battle..." |
| Detective Comics #743 (April 2000): "Evolution One: Whispers in the Dark" |
| Detective Comics #744 (May 2000): "Evolution Two: Unity of Purpose" [Behind the scenes] |
| Detective Comics #745 (June 2000): "Evolution III: Law of the Land" [Behind the scenes] |
| Detective Comics #746 (July 2000): "Evolution IV: Aftertaste" [Behind the scenes] |
| JLA #43 (July 2000): "Tower of Babel 1: Survival of the Fittest" |
| JLA #44 (August 2000): "Tower of Babel 2: Seven Little Indians" |
| JLA #45 (September 2000): "Tower of Babel 3: Protected from the Cold" |
| JLA #46 (October 2000): "Tower of Babel 4: Harsh Words" |
| Detective Comics #750 (November 2000): "Dependence" |
| Action Comics #772 (December 2000): [50] "Kith and Kin Part One" |
| Action Comics #773 (January 2001): [5] "Kith and Kin Part Two" |
| Birds of Prey #31 (July 2001): "The Big Romance" |
| Birds of Prey #32 (August 2001): "The Stray" |
| Birds of Prey #33 (September 2001): "The Courtship" |
| Birds of Prey #34 (October 2001): "The Heartbreaker!" |
| Birds of Prey #35 (November 2001): "The Shout" |
| Batman #616 (August 2003): "Hush, Chapter Nine: The Assassins" |
| Batman: Death and the Maidens #1 (October 2003): "Chapter One" [Flashback] |
| Batman: Death and the Maidens #2 (November 2003): "Chapter Two" [Flashback] |
| Batman: Death and the Maidens #1 (October 2003): "Chapter One" |
| Batman: Death and the Maidens #2 (November 2003): "Chapter Two" |
| Batman: Death and the Maidens #6 (March 2004): "Chapter Six" |
| Batman #670 (December 2007): "A Prelude to the Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul: Lazarus Rising" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #168 (January 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part 1: A Boy for the Demon" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #138 (January 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part Two: The Lesser of Two Evils" |
| Detective Comics #838 (January 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part Three" |
| Batman #671 (January 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part 4: He Who Is Master" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #169 (February 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part Five" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #139 (February 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part Six: Living Proof" |
| Detective Comics #839 (February 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Conclusion: Entitlement" |
| Detective Comics #840 (March 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Epilogue" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #145 (August 2008): "Freefall, Chapter Six" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #152 (March 2009): "Eminence Front" |
| Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #3 (July 2009): "Azrael: Death's Dark Knight, Book Three: Why Ask Why?" |
| Outsiders Vol. 4 #19 (August 2009): "The Deep Part Five" |
| Red Robin #2 (September 2009): "The Grail, Part Two" |
| Red Robin #3 (October 2009): "The Grail, Part Three" |
| Batman: Streets of Gotham #2 (September 2009): "City on Fire" |
| Red Robin #9 (April 2010): "Collision, Part One" |
| Red Robin #10 (May 2010): "Collision, Part Two" |
| Red Robin #11 (June 2010): "Collision, Part Three" |
| Red Robin #12 (July 2010): "Collision, The Conclusion" |
| Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Red Robin #1 (December 2010): "The Insider" |
| Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Oracle #1 (December 2010): "Oracle" |
| Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Ra's al Ghul #1 (December 2010): "A Life Worth Living" |
| Batman #708 (May 2011): "Judgment on Gotham, Part One: One Good Man" |
| Red Robin #22 (June 2011): "Judgment on Gotham, Part Two: A Soul in Silence" |
| Gotham City Sirens #22 (June 2011): "Judgment on Gotham, Part Three: Family Matters" |
| Batman #709 (June 2011): "Judgment on Gotham, Conclusion: Secret Sin" |