Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom) Chronology

MAN-BAT (Kirk Langstrom)	CHRONOLOGY
Created by Frank Robbins and Neal Adams

Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom)

CHRONOLOGY

Man-Bat first appeared in Detective Comics #400 (June 1970).

Below is the definitive list of appearances of Man-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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Man-Bat Chronology

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Secret Origins Vol. 2 #39 (April 1989): "The Secret Origin of Man-Bat" [Flashbacks]
Detective Comics #400 (June 1970): "Challenge of the Man-Bat"
Detective Comics #402 (August 1970): "Man or Bat?"
Secret Origins Vol. 2 #39 (April 1989): "The Secret Origin of Man-Bat" [Retells events shown in Detective Comics #400 and #402]
Detective Comics #407 (January 1971): "Marriage: Impossible"
Detective Comics #416 (October 1971): "Man-Bat Madness"
Detective Comics #429 (November 1972): "Man-Bat over Vegas"
Batman #254 (January-February 1974): "King of the Gotham Jungle"
Brave and the Bold #119 (June 1975): "Bring Back Killer Krag"
Man-Bat Vol. 1 #1 (December 1975-January 1976): "Beware the Eyes of Baron Tyme"
Man-Bat Vol. 1 #2 (February-March 1976): "Fugitive from Blind Justice"
Detective Comics #458/2 (April 1976): "Peal of the Devil-Bell"
Detective Comics #459/2 (May 1976): "Scream of the Gargoyle"
Batman Family #11/2 (May-June 1977): "Man-Bat over Manhattan"
Batman Family #12/2 (July-August 1977): "Dread Night of the Jaguar"
Batman Family #13 (September 1977): "The Man Who Melted Manhattan"
Batman Family #14/2 (October 1977): "Cinemattack"
Batman Family #15/2 (December 1977-January 1978): "Target: the Shotgun Sniper"
Batman Family #16/2 (February-March 1978): "Bull's-Eye For Murder"
Batman Family #17/3 (April-May 1978): "There's a Demon Born Every Minute"
Batman Family #18/4 (June-July 1978): "Man-Bat No More"
Batman Family #19/4 (August-September 1978): "The Once and Future Man-Bat"
Batman Family #20/3 (October-November 1978): "Private Eye Man-Bat"
Detective Comics #481/4 (December 1978-January 1979): "The Whittles Snatch"
Detective Comics #485/4 (August-September 1979): "SST--the Super-Sonic Threat"
Detective Comics #492/2 (July 1980): "We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay"
Brave and the Bold #165 (August 1980): "Prescription for Tragedy"
DC Comics Presents #35 (July 1981): "The Metamorphosis Machine"
Batman #341 (November 1981): "The Ghost of Wayne Manor"
Batman #342 (December 1981): "Requiem for a Hero"
Batman #348 (June 1982): "Shadow Play"
Detective Comics #527 (June 1983): "Avatars of Vengeance"
Batman #361 (July 1983): "The Most Successful Species"
Blue Devil Annual #1 (1985): "The Day All Hell Broke Loose"
Action Comics #600/5 (May 1988): "The Dark Where Madness Lies"
Showcase '94 #11 (November 1994): "Man-Bat"
Man-Bat Vol. 3 #1 (February 1996): "Gotham Skies"
Man-Bat Vol. 3 #2 (March 1996): "Dark of the Moon"
Man-Bat Vol. 3 #3 (April 1996): "The Deadly Sky"
Batman #536 (November 1996): "Darkest Night of the Man-Bat, Part 1: Predation"
Batman #537 (December 1996): "Darkest Night of the Man-Bat, Part 2: Pursuit"
Batman #538 (January 1997): "Darkest Night of the Man-Bat, Part 3: Predemption"
Scare Tactics #10 (January 1998): "Gotham Atrocity"
Nightwing Vol. 2 #16 (January 1998): "Wheels"
Nightwing Vol. 2 #17 (February 1998): "The Stalking Skies"
Nightwing Vol. 2 #18 (March 1998): "The Hunting Moon"
Batman Chronicles #15/2 (Winter 1998): "Between Stars Above & Below"
Batman: Bullock's Law #1 (August 1999): "Bullock's Law" [Behind the scenes]
Robin Vol. 2 #75 (April 2000): "Trashed"
Robin Vol. 2 #76 (May 2000): "Wings Over Brentwood"
Robin Vol. 2 #77 (June 2000): "Dark Is the Night"
Detective Comics #787 (December 2003): "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" [As Kirk Langstrom]
Joker: Last Laugh #3 (December 2001): "Lunatic Fringe" [As Kirk Langstrom]
Joker: Last Laugh #4 (December 2001): "Everyone Knows This is Nowhere" [As Kirk Langstrom]
Joker: Last Laugh #5 (December 2001): "Mad, Mad World" [As Kirk Langstrom]
Batman: Gotham Knights #45 (November 2003): "Knights Passed, Part Three: Fathers and Sons"
Man-Bat Vol. 4 #1 (June 2006): "Man-Bat: The Return, Part One"
Man-Bat Vol. 4 #2 (July 2006) "Man-Bat: The Return, Part Two"
Man-Bat Vol. 4 #3 (August 2006): "Man-Bat: The Return, Part Three"
Man-Bat Vol. 4 #4 (September 2006)" "Man-Bat: The Return, Part Four"
Man-Bat Vol. 4 #5 (October 2006): "Man-Bat: The Return, Conclusion"
Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006): "Finale"
Batman #655 (September 2006): "Batman & Son, Part 1: Building A Better Batmobile"
Batman #656 (October 2006): "Batman & Son, Part 2: Man-Bats of London"
Batman #658 (December 2006): "Batman & Son, Part 4: Absent Fathers"
Gotham Underground #1 (December 2007): "Kidnappings!"
Salvation Run #2 (February 2008): "Take This World and Shove It!"
Salvation Run #3 (March 2008): "All You Need is Hate"
Salvation Run #5 (May 2008): "Through A Glass Deadly"
Salvation Run #6 (June 2008): "Burning Down the World"
Salvation Run #7 (July 2008): "We Gotta Get Out of This Planet"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #10 (October 2008): "Monsters"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #12 (December 2008): "Outsiders No More, Part 2 of 2"
Final Crisis: Revelations #3 (December 2008): "Final Crisis: Revelation, Part Three"
Final Crisis #4 (November 2008): "Darkseid Says"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #13 (January 2009): "The Network"
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1 (May 2009): "Batman: Battle for the Cowl - A Hostile Takeover"
Battle for the Cowl: Man-Bat 1 (June 2009): "I Am What You Say I Am"
Outsiders Vol. 4 #22 (November 2009): "The Hunt Part 2"
Outsiders Vol. 4 #23 (December 2009): "The Hunt Part 3"
Batman: Streets of Gotham #5 (December 2009): "Leviathan, Part 1"
Batman: Streets of Gotham #6 (January 2010): "Leviathan, Part 2"
Superman/Batman #66 (January 2010): "Night of the Cure, Part One"
Superman/Batman #67 (February 2010): "Night of the Cure, Part Two"
Batman #697 (May 2010): "Life After Death, Part 6: Liberator"
Red Robin #12 (July 2010): "Collision, The Conclusion"
Batgirl Vol. 3 #10 (July 2010): "Batgirl Rising: The Flood, Part Two"
Batgirl Vol. 3 #11 (August 2010): "Batgirl Rising: The Flood, Part Three"
Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Oracle #1 (December 2010): "Oracle"
Batman and Robin #20 (April 2011): "Dark Knight vs. White Knight, Part 1 of 3: Tree of Blood"