List of Good Pre-New52 Batman Stories

Here are a bunch of Batman stories that are really worth reading and collecting. This list includes pre-New 52 comics only. Batman vol. 1, Detective Comics vol. 1, Legends of the Dark Knight, etc. Please feel free to suggest anything that you feel is missing.

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  1. The Jokers Five-Way Revenge!

  Batman #251

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  2. Who I am, How I Came To Be.

  Batman 404

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  3. War Is Declared

  Batman 405

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  4. Black Dawn

  Batman 406

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  5. Friend In Need

  Batman 407

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  6. "Did Robin Die Tonight?"

  Batman 408

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  7. Just Another Kid On Crime Alley!

  Batman 409

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  8. A Death in the Family Chapter 1 and 2

  Batman 426

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  9. A Death In the Family Chapter 3 and 4

  Batman 427

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  10. A Death in the Family Chapter 5

  Batman 428

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  11. A Death in the Family Chapter 6

  Batman 429

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  12. The Wall

  Batman 431

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  13. Dead Letter Office

  Batman 432

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  14. The Many Deaths of the Batman Pt.1

  Batman 433

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  15. The Many Deaths of the Batman, Part Two: How Many Times Can a Batman Die?

  Batman 434

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  16. The Many Deaths of the Batman, Part Three: The Last Death of the Batman

  Batman 435

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  17. Dark Knight, Dark City

  Batman 452

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  18. Dark Knight, Dark City Part II

  Batman 453

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  19. Dark Knight, Dark City Part III

  Batman 454

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  20. The Visitor

  Batman 566

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  21. Hush Chapter One: The Ransom

  Batman 608

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  22. Hush Chapter Two: The Friend

  Batman 609

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  23. Hush Chapter Three: The Beast (In the Mouth of Madness!)

  Batman 610

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  24. Hush Chapter Four: The City (Welcome to the Jungle!)

  Batman 611

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  25. Hush Chapter Five: The Battle

  Batman 612

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  26. Hush Chapter Six: The Opera

  Batman 613

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  27. Hush Chapter Seven: The Joke

  Batman 614

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  28. Hush Chapter Eight: The Dead

  Batman 615

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  29. Hush Chapter Nine: The Assasins

  Batman 616

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  30. Hush Chapter Ten: The Grave

  Batman 617

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  31. Hush Chapter Eleven: The Game

  Batman 618

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  32. Hush Chapter Twelve: The End

  Batman 619

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  33. Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, Part 1

  Batman 686

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  34. Time and the Batman

  Batman 700

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  35. Night of the Stalker!; Chapter 3: The Resurrection of Paul Kirk

  Detective Comics 439

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  36. There is No Hope in Crime Alley!; Make Way for the Elongated Woman!

  Detective Comics 457

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  37. Identity Crisis

  Detective Comics 633

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  38. A Bullet for Bullock

  Detective Comics 651

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  39. Fool's Errand

  Detective Comics 726

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  40. Mimsy Were The Borogoves ; The Dogcatcher (Part 3);

  Detective Comics 787

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  41. Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader, Part 2

  Detective Comics 853

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  42. The Black Mirror, Part 1; Skeleton Cases, Part 1

  Detective Comics 871

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  43. The Black Mirror, Part Two of Three; Skeleton Cases, Part 2 of 3

  Detective Comics 872

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  44. The Black Mirror, Part Three of Three

  Detective Comics 873

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  45. Skeleton Cases, Part 3

  Detective Comics 874

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  46. Lost Boys

  Detective Comics 875

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  47. Hungry City, Pt. 1 of 3

  Detective Comics 876

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  48. Hungry City, Part Two of Three

  Detective Comics 877

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  49. Hungry City, Part Three of Three

  Detective Comics 878

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  50. Skeleton Key

  Detective Comics 879

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  51. My Dark Architect

  Detective Comics 880

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  52. The Face in the Glass

  Detective Comics 881

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  53. The Dark Knight Returns

  Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1

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  54. The Dark Knight Triumphant

  Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 2

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  55. Hunt the Dark Knight

  Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 3

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  56. The Dark Knight Falls

  Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 4

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  57.

  Batman: The Killing Joke

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  58. Crime

  Batman: The Long Halloween 1

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  59. Thanksgiving

  Batman: The Long Halloween 2

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  60. Christmas

  Batman: The Long Halloween 3

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  61. New Year's Eve

  Batman: The Long Halloween 4

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  62. Valentine's Day

  Batman: The Long Halloween 5

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  63. St. Patrick's Day

  Batman: The Long Halloween 6

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  64. April Fool's Day

  Batman: The Long Halloween 7

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  65. Mother's Day

  Batman: The Long Halloween 8

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  66. Father's Day

  Batman: The Long Halloween 9

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  67. Independence Day

  Batman: The Long Halloween 10

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  68. Roman Holiday

  Batman: The Long Halloween 11

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  69. Labor Day

  Batman: The Long Halloween 12

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  70. Punishment

  Batman: The Long Halloween 13

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  71. Wizard Exclusive Preview

  Batman: Dark Victory 0

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  72. War

  Batman: Dark Victory 1

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  73. Secrets

  Batman: Dark Victory 2

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  74. Toys

  Batman: Dark Victory 3

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  75. Lost

  Batman: Dark Victory 4

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  76. Love

  Batman: Dark Victory 5

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  77. Hate

  Batman: Dark Victory 6

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  78. Fools

  Batman: Dark Victory 7

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  79. Battle

  Batman: Dark Victory 8

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  80. Orphans

  Batman: Dark Victory 9

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  81. Justice

  Batman: Dark Victory 10

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  82. Passion

  Batman: Dark Victory 11

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  83. Revenge

  Batman: Dark Victory 12

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  84. Peace

  Batman: Dark Victory 13

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  85. The Nobody

  Shadow of the Bat 13

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  86. Shaman Book One

  Legends of the Dark Knight 1

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  87. Shaman: Book Two

  Legends of the Dark Knight 2

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  88. Shaman: Book Three

  Legends of the Dark Knight 3

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  89. Shaman: Book Four

  Legends of the Dark Knight 4

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  90. Shaman: Book Five

  Legends of the Dark Knight 5

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  91. Gothic a Romance Volume One: Man Without a Shadow

  Legends of the Dark Knight 6

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  92. Gothic a Romance Volume Two: The Death Ship

  Legends of the Dark Knight 7

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  93. Gothic a Romance Volume Three: The Burning Nun

  Legends of the Dark Knight 8

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  94. Gothic a Romance Volume Four: The Hangman's Tale

  Legends of the Dark Knight 9

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  95. Gothic a Romance Volume Five: Walpurgisnacht

  Legends of the Dark Knight 10

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  96. Prey Part One

  Legends of the Dark Knight 11

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  97. Prey: Part Two Dark Sides

  Legends of the Dark Knight 12

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  98. Prey: Part Three Night Scourge!

  Legends of the Dark Knight 13

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  99. Prey: Book IV The Nightmare

  Legends of the Dark Knight 14

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  100. Prey: Conclusion The Kill

  Legends of the Dark Knight 15