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Cover of Batman: Shadow of the Bat #18
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CATALOG RECORD

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #18

DC · Series began 1992 · Early October 1993

Dates

Cover date
Early October 1993
On sale
September 9, 1993
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #18 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07098932417641

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Story arc: Knightfall

This is part 20 of 20. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Batman #492
  2. Batman #493
  3. Detective Comics #659
  4. Detective Comics #660
  5. Batman #494
  6. Batman #495
  7. Detective Comics #661
  8. Detective Comics #662
  9. Batman #496
  10. Batman #497
  11. Detective Comics #663
  12. Detective Comics #664
  13. Batman #498
  14. Detective Comics #665
  15. Batman #499
  16. Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16
  17. Batman: Shadow of the Bat #17
  18. Detective Comics #666
  19. Batman #500
  20. Batman: Shadow of the Bat #18

Creators

pencils: Brian Stelfreeze, Bret Blevinsinks: Brian Stelfreeze, Steve Georgecolors: Brian Stelfreeze, Adrienne Royscript: Alan Grant, Jordan B. Gorfinkelletters: Todd Klein

Stories

  • The God of Fear, Conclusion · 24 pages

Publisher’s description

Gotham City is in flames as the Scarecrow releases his fear gas everywhere and demands to be named God of Fear. Meanwhile, Anarky blames Batman for the level of crime in Gotham--and for that, the Dark Knight must pay!

Reprinted in

Batman: Knightfall (1993), Batman: Knightfall (2012), Batman: Shadow of the Bat (2016), Batman: Knightfall Omnibus (2017), Batman: Knightfall: 25th Anniversary Edition (2018)

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