# The best Batman comics of all time

The Batman stories that fan votes and comics critics rank highest, from Frank Miller's classics to The Long Halloween.

- 97 votes · 18 items
- Aug 2, 2025 · austinartnerd
- https://even.best/en/l/2399/the-best-batman-comics-of-all-time

## Top 18

1. **Batman: The Long Halloween** (12 · ▲13 ▼1) — Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, 1996-1997. A year-long mystery of holiday killings.
2. **Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Grant Morrison and Dave McKean, 1989. A nightmare inside the asylum.
3. **The Dark Knight Returns** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Frank Miller, 1986. An old Batman comes out of retirement.
4. **Batman: Year One** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, 1987. Bruce Wayne and Jim Gordon's first year.
5. **Batman: The Killing Joke** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, 1988. One bad day.
6. **The Court of Owls** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, 2011-2012. A secret society that has ruled Gotham for centuries.
7. **A Death in the Family** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo, 1988. Readers voted on Robin's fate.
8. **Batman: Dark Victory** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, 1999-2000. The sequel to The Long Halloween.
9. **Batman: The Black Mirror** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Scott Snyder and Jock, 2011. Dick Grayson under the cowl.
10. **Batman: The Man Who Laughs** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke, 2005. Batman's first meeting with the Joker.
11. **Batman: Endgame** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, 2014-2015. The Joker's final play.
12. **Zero Year** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, 2013-2014. A modern retelling of the origin.
13. **Batman: Hush** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, 2002-2003. A mystery featuring nearly every villain.
14. **Knightfall** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1993. Bane breaks Batman's back.
15. **Gotham Central** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, 2003-2006. The police who work in Batman's shadow.
16. **Batman: No Man's Land** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 1999. Gotham cut off from the world after an earthquake.
17. **Batman and Son** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Grant Morrison, 2006. Batman meets his son Damian.
18. **Batman \#1 (1940)** (0 · ▲3 ▼3) — The first solo issue, introducing the Joker and Catwoman.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.