| BLACK BAT (Cassandra Cain) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Kelley Puckett and Damion Scott |
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Black Bat (Cassandra Cain)
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CHRONOLOGY
Black Bat first appeared in Batman #567 (July 1999).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Black Bat 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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Black Bat Chronology
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As Cassandra Cain |
| Batman #567 (July 1999): "Mark of Cain, Part 1" |
| Detective Comics #734 (July 1999): "Mark of Cain, Part 2" |
As Batgirl III |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120 (August 1999): "Assembly" |
| Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56 (September 1999): "The Night Foretold!" |
| Azrael: Agent of the Bat #57 (October 1999): "Scratched Out!" |
| Batman Chronicles #18 (fall 1999): "Spiritual Currency" |
| Batman #569 (September 1999): "I Cover the Waterfront" |
| Detective Comics #738 (November 1999): "Going Downtown, Part Two: The Vandal" |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #124 (December 1999): "Captain of Industry" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92 (December 1999): "Stormy Weather" |
| Detective Comics #739 (December 1999): "Jurisprudence, Part Two" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93 (January 2000): "Assembly Redux" |
| Azrael: Agent of the Bat #60 (January 2000): "Evacuation" |
| Azrael: Agent of the Bat #61 (February 2000): "Presents of Mind" |
| Detective Comics #741 (February 2000): "Endgame, Part Three: ...Sleep in Heavenly Peace..." [Appears in Azrael: Agent of the Bat #61 between pages] |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #2 (April 2000): "Down With the Ship" |
| Young Justice #20 (June 2000): "Time Out" |
| Young Justice #21 (July 2000): "Young, Just Us Too" |
| Batman: Outlaws #1 (September 2000): "Shadowplay" |
| Batman: Outlaws #2 (October 2000): "Dead Gargoyles" |
| Batman: Outlaws #3 (November 2000): "Covert Action" |
| Batman: Gotham City Secret Files #1 (April 2000): "Night Games" |
| Batgirl #1 (April 2000): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #2 (May 2000): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #3 (June 2000): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #4 (July 2000): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #5 (August 2000): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #6 (September 2000): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #7 (October 2000): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #8 (November 2000): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #9 (December 2000): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #10 (January 2001): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #11 (February 2001): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #12 (March 2001): "Mute Witness" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #86 (March 2001): "Officer Down, Part Two: Behind the Lines" |
| Birds of Prey #27 (March 2001): "Officer Down, Part Three: Armed and Dangerous" |
| Catwoman Vol. 2 #90 (March 2001): "Officer Down, Part Four: Smoking Gun" |
| Batgirl #13 (April 2001): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #13 (April 2001): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #14 (May 2001): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #15 (June 2001): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #16 (July 2001): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #17 (August 2001): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #18 (September 2001): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #19 (October 2001): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #20 (November 2001): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #21 (December 2001): "Auto-Replay" |
| Batman #594 (October 2001): "Sanctuary, Part Two" |
| Joker: Last Laugh #3 (December 2001): "Lunatic Fringe" |
| Supergirl Vol. 4 #63 (December 2001): "The Best Medicine" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #174 (November 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, Part One" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #175 (December 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, part 2: Girl Frenzy" |
| Batgirl #22 (January 2002): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #23 (February 2002): "Little Talk" |
| Batgirl #24 (March 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Part Two] "Batgirl" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #98 (March 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Part Six] "The Thin Line" |
| Batgirl #25 (April 2002): "I am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds" |
| Batman #600 (April 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part One] "The Scene of the Crime" |
| Batgirl #26 (May 2002): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #27 (June 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part Five] |
| Batgirl #28 (July 2002): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #29 (August 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part Thirteen] |
| Batman #605 (September 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part Eighteen] "Courage" |
| Batgirl #30 (September 2002): "Legion of the Lost" |
| Batgirl #31 (October 2002): "The Catafracts" |
| Batgirl #32 (November 2002): "Morituri" |
| Batgirl #33 (December 2002): "Father's Day" |
| Batgirl #34 (January 2003): "Lesson One" |
| Batgirl #35 (February 2003): "Blank Slate" |
| Batgirl #36 (March 2003): [No Title] |
| Batgirl #37 (April 2003): "Thicker Than Water" |
| Batgirl #38 (May 2003): "Testline" |
| Batgirl #39 (June 2003): "Black Wind" |
| Batgirl #40 (July 2003): "Little Bat" |
| Batgirl #41 (August 2003): "Body Language" |
| Batgirl #42 (September 2003): "Death in a Bottle" |
| Batgirl #43 (October 2003): "Seeds of Blood" |
| Batgirl #44 (November 2003): "Harvest of Death" |
| Batgirl #45 (December 2003): "Soul" |
| Batgirl #46 (January 2004): "The Lost Girls" |
| Batgirl #47 (February 2004): "The Doll's House" |
| Batgirl #48 (March 2004): "Human Resources" |
| Batgirl #49 (April 2004): "Down Among the Dead Men" |
| Batgirl #50 (May 2004): "Tough Love" |
| Batgirl #51 (June 2004): "The City is a Garden" |
| Batgirl #52 (July 2004): "The City is a Jungle" |
| Batgirl #53 (August 2004): "Sisterhood" |
| Batgirl #54 (September 2004): "Cooking the Books" |
| Detective Comics #797 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 1: Flashpoint" |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 2: Behind Enemy Lines" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #56 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 4: Rules of Engagement" |
| Batgirl #55 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 6: Total War" |
| Batman #631 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 8: Last Stand at Alamo High" |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #183 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 2: Philosophical Differences" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #57 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 4: The Light at the End of the Tunnel" |
| Batgirl #56 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 6: Collateral Damage" |
| Batman #632 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 8: Orpheus in the Underworld" |
| Detective Comics #799 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 1: Good Intentions" |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3 Part 2: The Road to Hell" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #98 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 3: Casualty of War" |
| Batgirl #57 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 6: Ground Zero" |
| Batman #633 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 8: No Going Back" |
| Batgirl #58 (January 2005): "Fresh Blood, Part 2: Following Footsteps" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #58 (January 2005): "Fresh Blood, Part 2: Following Footsteps" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #132 (January 2005): "Fresh Blood Part One: Too Many Ghosts" [Appearance the same as Batgirl #58, page 4] |
| Robin Vol. 2 #133 (February 2005): "Fresh Blood Part Three: The Auction" |
| Batgirl #59 (February 2005): "Fresh Blood, Part 4: Settling Up" |
| Batgirl #60 (March 2005): "The Hood, Part One: Deep Digs" |
| Batgirl #61 (April 2005): "The Hood, Part Two: Into the Light" |
| Batgirl #62 (May 2005): "The Hood, Part Three: Dead Weight" |
| Batgirl #63 (June 2005): "Could've Been, Part One: Nowadays" |
| Batgirl #64 (July 2005): "Could've Been, Part Two: Gone, Daddy, Gone" |
| Batgirl #65 (August 2005): "A Mother of A Father's Day" |
| Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins 2005/3 (July 2005): "Taking Sides" |
| Batgirl #66 (September 2005): "Destruction's Daughter, Part 1: Hitting Pavement" |
| Batgirl #67 (October 2005): "Destruction's Daughter Part 2: Bird Calls" |
| Batgirl #68 (November 2005): "Destruction's Daughter Part 3: Motherlode" |
| Batgirl #69 (December 2005): "Destruction's Daughter Part 4: Love's Labors..." |
| Batgirl #70 (January 2006): "Destruction's Daughter Conclusion: The Resurrection and the Life" |
| Batgirl #71 (February 2006): "Blood Matters, Part One: Prey for Her" |
| Batgirl #72 (March 2006): "Blood Matters, Part Two: Turning Abel" |
| Batgirl #73 (April 2006): "Blood Matters, Conclusion: Revelations" |
| World War III #1 (June 2007): "A Call to Arms" |
| World War III #2 (June 2007): "The Valiant" |
| World War III #4 (June 2007): "United We Stand" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #148 (May 2006): "Robin, Boy Wanted - One: Out Go the Lights" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #149 (June 2006): "Assault On Precinct Nine" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #150 (July 2006): "Hard Answers" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #151 (August 2006): "Harder Questions" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #43 (March 2007): "Titans East, Part 1" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #44 (April 2007): "Titans East, Part 2" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #45 (May 2007): "Titans East, Part 3" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #46 (June 2007): "Titans East, Part 4" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #14 (April 2007): "Special" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #2 (January 2008): "Infestation" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #3 (February 2008): "Throwdown" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #4 (April 2008): "Mission: Creep" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #5 (May 2008): "Ghosts" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #6 (June 2008): "Ghost Star" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #7 (July 2008): "The Snare" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #8 (August 2008): "The Hard Way" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #9 (September 2008): "The Uninvited" |
| Gotham Underground #7 (June 2008): "Gotham Underground, Book Seven: War" |
| Gotham Underground #9 (August 2008): "Gotham Underground, Book Nine: The Day the Penguin Died" |
| Batgirl Vol. 2 #1 (September 2008): "Redemption Road, Chapter One: Square One" |
| Batgirl Vol. 2 #2 (October 2008): "Redemption Road, Chapter Two: Trust is a Ghost" |
| Batgirl Vol. 2 #3 (November 2008): "Redemption Road, Chapter Three: Daughters" |
| Batgirl Vol. 2 #4 (December 2008): "Redemption Road, Chapter Four: Daddy Issues" |
| Batgirl Vol. 2 #5 (January 2009): "Redemption Road, Chapter Five: As My Father Made Me" |
| Batgirl Vol. 2 #6 (February 2009): "Redemption Road, Chapter Six: The Great Gray Dragon" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #10 (October 2008): "Monsters" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #11 (November 2008): "Outsiders No More, Part 1 of 2" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #12 (December 2008): "Outsiders No More, Part 2 of 2" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #13 (January 2009): "The Network" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #14 (February 2009): "A Family Affair" |
| Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1 (May 2009): "Batman: Battle for the Cowl - A Hostile Takeover" |
| Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3 (July 2009): "Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Last Man Standing" |
| Battle for the Cowl: The Network #1 (July 2009): "The Network" |
| Batgirl Vol. 3 #1 (October 2009): "Batgirl Rising: Point of New Origin, Part One" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl Vol. 3 #6 (March 2010): "Batgirl Rising: Core Requirements, Part Two" [Flashback] |
| Red Robin #17 (January 2011): "The Hit List, Epilogue: Back to Front" |
| Batman: Gates of Gotham #1 (July 2011): "Gates of Gotham, Part One: A Bridge to the Past" |
| Batman: Gates of Gotham #2 (August 2011): "Gates of Gotham, Part Two: The Four Families of Gotham" |
| Batman: Gates of Gotham #3 (September 2011): "Gates of Gotham, Part Three: The Key to the City" |
| Batman: Gates of Gotham #4 (early October 2011): "Gates of Gotham, Part Four: The Gotham City Massacre" |
| Batman: Gates of Gotham #5 (late October 2011): "Gates of Gotham, Part Five: Welcome to the Future" |
| Batman: Orphans #2/2 (Late February 2011): "Batman: Orphans, Part 4: The Twist" |
Chronology UncertainIt is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology. |
| Action Comics #804 (August 2003): "The Harvest, Part Three" |
| Azrael: Agent of the Bat #66 (July 2000): "New Order" |
| Batgirl #1 (April 2000): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #3 (June 2000): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #7 (October 2000): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #9 (December 2000): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #19 (October 2001): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #20 (November 2001): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #37 (April 2003): "Thicker Than Water" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #47 (February 2004): "The Doll's House" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #50 (May 2004): "Tough Love" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #62 (May 2005): "The Hood, Part Three: Dead Weight" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #63 (June 2005): "Could've Been, Part One: Nowadays" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #64 (July 2005): "Could've Been, Part Two: Gone, Daddy, Gone" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #67 (October 2005): "Destruction's Daughter Part 2: Bird Calls" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #71 (February 2006): "Blood Matters, Part One: Prey for Her" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl #73 (April 2006): "Blood Matters, Conclusion: Revelations" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl Annual #1 (August 2000): [No Title] |
| Batgirl Secret Files #1 (August 2002): [No Title] |
| Batgirl Secret Files #1/2 (August 2002): "New Threat File" |
| Batgirl Secret Files #1/3 (August 2002): "Batgirl Vs Batgirl" |
| Batman #597 (January 2002): "Crooked Miles" |
| Batman: City of Light #1 (December 2003): "City of Light" |
| Batman: City of Light #2 (January 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #3 (February 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #4 (March 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #5 (April 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #6 (May 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #7 (June 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #8 (July 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: Family #6 (February 2003): "Machinery" |
| Batman: Family #7 (February 2003): "Precipice" |
| Batman: Family #8 (February 2003): "Blackout" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #5 (July 2000): "Locked" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #33 (November 2002): "Tabula Rasa, Prologue: The Devil You Know..." |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #35 (January 2003): "Tabula Rasa, Part Two: Pain and Ink" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #36 (February 2003): "Tabula Rasa, Part Three: Pix" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #42 (August 2003): "20 Days Less One" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #45 (November 2003): "Knights Passed, Part Three: Fathers and Sons" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #46 (December 2003): "Scared Straight" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #48 (February 2004): "Veritas Liberat, Chapter Two: Family Reunion" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #49 (March 2004): "Veritas Liberat, Chapter Three: The Redeemer" |
| Batman: Orpheus Rising #3 (December 2001): [No Title] |
| Batman: Orpheus Rising #5 (February 2002): [No Title] |
| Birds of Prey #61 (January 2004): "Feeding the Game, Part 2" |
| Birds of Prey #63 (March 2004): "Sensei & Student, Part Two: Pride & Poison" |
| DC First: Batgirl/Joker #1 (July 2002): "Clowntime" |
| Detective Comics #782/2 (July 2003): "The Mourning After" |
| Detective Comics #790 (March 2004): "Scarification" |
| Detective Comics #796/2 (September 2004): "Polished Stone, Part Two" |
| Final Crisis #3 (September 2008): "Know Evil" |
| Green Lantern: Circle of Fire #1 (early October 2000): "Darkness Visible" |
| Ghost / Batgirl #1 (August 2000): "The Resurrection Engine Part One" |
| Ghost / Batgirl #2 (October 2000): "The Resurrection Engine Part Two" |
| Ghost / Batgirl #3 (November 2000): "The Resurrection Engine Part Three" |
| Ghost / Batgirl #4 (December 2000): "The Resurrection Engine Part Four" |
| Harley Quinn #6 (May 2001): "Who Wants to Rob a Millionaire?" |
| Harley Quinn #10 (September 2001): "Quintessence, Part 2: Brilliant Mistake" |
| Harley Quinn #11 (October 2001): "Quintessence, Part 3: The Girl is Bats!" |
| Harley Quinn #12 (November 2001): "Quintessence, Conclusion: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!" |
| JLA #88 (early December 2003): "Trial by Fire, Part 5" |
| JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (2003): [No Title] |
| Justice League Elite #1 (September 2004): "Grand Experiment" |
| Justice League Elite #2 (October 2004): "Candle in a Hurricane" |
| Justice League Elite #3 (November 2004): "Candle in a Hurricane" |
| Justice League Elite #4 (December 2004): "The Right Thing" |
| JLA Secret Files 2004 (November 2004): "Same Coin" |
| Justice League Elite #5 (January 2005): "The Aftermath Part One" |
| Justice League Elite #6 (February 2005): "The Aftermath Part Two" |
| Justice League Elite #7 (March 2005): "The Aftermath Part Three" |
| Justice League Elite #8 (April 2005): "Aftermath 4" |
| Justice League Elite #9 (May 2005): "Poison" |
| Justice League Elite #11 (July 2005): "Eve of Destruction Part Two" |
| Justice League Elite #12 (August 2005): "Eve of Destruction Finale" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #81 (July 2003): "Venn Diagram Part Two: Friends Under Fire" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #70 (November 1999): "War Beneath the Streets! Part Three: The Survivors" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #73 (February 2000): "The World Around the Corner" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #88 (May 2001): "Secrets & Lies" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #119 (December 2003): "Time Won't Tell" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #127 (August 2004): "Girl Wonder" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #128 (September 2004): "Fired!" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #85 (April 2001): "Silent, But Deadly" |
| Supergirl Vol. 4 #74 (November 2002): "The Better Angel" |
| Superman/Batman #5 (February 2004): "The World's Finest Part Five: State of Siege" |
| Wonder Woman #600/2 (August 2010): "Fuzzy Logic" |