Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53

Dates

Cover date

August 1996

On sale

June 5, 1996

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #53 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct Sales

  Barcode 76194120009505311

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 07447032417108

  This edition’s page
• DC Universe Corner Box

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Legacy

This is part 1 of 10. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #53
2. Batman (1940) #533
3. Catwoman (1993) #36
4. Detective Comics (1937) #700
5. Robin (1993) #32
6. Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #54
7. Batman (1940) #534
8. Detective Comics (1937) #701
9. Robin (1993) #33
10. Detective Comics (1937) #702

Creators

Stories

• Hobson's Choice Legacy: Prelude · 22 pages

  Huntress featured in this issue. Azrael and Oracle appearances are brief.

Publisher’s description

Legacy' Prelude! Batman learns that the plague that almost destroyed Gotham City in 'Contagion' has reappeared elsewhere—and Robin may still have it! Forced to leave the city to learn the truth, the Dark Knight reluctantly leaves Gotham's care in the hands of the Huntress.

Characters

Reprinted in

Batman: Legacy (1997), Batman: Legacy (2017)