Bruce Wayne
About Bruce Wayne in comics
Bruce Wayne first appeared in DC Comics: Bombshells #1 (2015), published by DC.
We list 192 comic series featuring Bruce Wayne, with series dates from 1941 to 2026, from publishers including DC, DC; Kodansha Ltd., Dynamite Entertainment.
The key issues below cover Bruce Wayne's first appearance, origin and death issues where the record exists, plus other key issues they appear in.
Bruce Wayne key issues
- OriginBatman #200 (1968) - DC
- DeathSuperman #22 (1988) - DC
- OriginSuperman #23 (1988) - DC
- OriginArkham Asylum #1 (1989) - DC
- First appearanceDC Comics: Bombshells #1 (2015) - DC
- DeathBatman #22 (2017) - DC
- Key issueDetective Comics #27 (1939) - DCFirst appearance of The Bat-Man, Commissioner James Gordon
- Key issueDetective Comics #36 (1939) - DCFirst appearance of Professor Hugo Strange
- Key issueBatman #1 (1940) - DCFirst appearance of The Joker
- Key issueDetective Comics #40 (1940) - DCFirst appearance of Clayface
- Key issueWorld's Finest Comics #3 (1941) - DCFirst appearance of Scarecrow
- Key issueStar Spangled Comics #69 (1947) - DCFirst appearance of Tomahawk
- Key issueBatman #59 (1950) - DCFirst appearance of Deadshot
- Key issueBatman #81 (1953) - DCFirst appearance of Alfred Pennyworth
- Key issueBatman #92 (1955) - DCFirst appearance of Ace the Bat-Hound
- Key issueDetective Comics #359 (1966) - DCFirst appearance of Batgirl
- Key issueBatman #232 (1971) - DCFirst appearance of Ra's al Ghul
- Key issueDetective Comics #457 (1975) - DCFirst appearance of Leslie Thompkins
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