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 BLACK BAT (Cassandra Cain)CHRONOLOGY 
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Black Bat (Cassandra Cain)
The Original Universe

CHRONOLOGY

Black Bat first appeared in Batman #567 (July 1999).

Below is the definitive list of appearances of Black Bat in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.

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Black Bat Chronology

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ZZAs Cassandra Cain

Batman #567 (July 1999): "Mark of Cain, Part 1"
Detective Comics #734 (July 1999): "Mark of Cain, Part 2"

ZZAs Batgirl III

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120 (August 1999): "Assembly"
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56 (September 1999): "The Night Foretold!"
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #57 (October 1999): "Scratched Out!"
Batman Chronicles #18 (fall 1999): "Spiritual Currency"
Batman #569 (September 1999): "I Cover the Waterfront"
Detective Comics #738 (November 1999): "Going Downtown, Part Two: The Vandal"
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #124 (December 1999): "Captain of Industry"
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92 (December 1999): "Stormy Weather"
Detective Comics #739 (December 1999): "Jurisprudence, Part Two"
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93 (January 2000): "Assembly Redux"
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #60 (January 2000): "Evacuation"
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #61 (February 2000): "Presents of Mind"
Detective Comics #741 (February 2000): "Endgame, Part Three: ...Sleep in Heavenly Peace..." [Appears in Azrael: Agent of the Bat #61 between pages]
Batman: Gotham Knights #2 (April 2000): "Down With the Ship"
Young Justice #20 (June 2000): "Time Out"
Young Justice #21 (July 2000): "Young, Just Us Too"
Batman: Outlaws #1 (September 2000): "Shadowplay"
Batman: Outlaws #2 (October 2000): "Dead Gargoyles"
Batman: Outlaws #3 (November 2000): "Covert Action"
Batman: Gotham City Secret Files #1 (April 2000): "Night Games"
Batgirl #1 (April 2000): [No Title]
Batgirl #2 (May 2000): [No Title]
Batgirl #3 (June 2000): [No Title]
Batgirl #4 (July 2000): [No Title]
Batgirl #5 (August 2000): [No Title]
Batgirl #6 (September 2000): [No Title]
Batgirl #7 (October 2000): [No Title]
Batgirl #8 (November 2000): [No Title]
Batgirl #9 (December 2000): [No Title]
Batgirl #10 (January 2001): [No Title]
Batgirl #11 (February 2001): [No Title]
Batgirl #12 (March 2001): "Mute Witness"
Robin Vol. 2 #86 (March 2001): "Officer Down, Part Two: Behind the Lines"
Birds of Prey #27 (March 2001): "Officer Down, Part Three: Armed and Dangerous"
Catwoman Vol. 2 #90 (March 2001): "Officer Down, Part Four: Smoking Gun"
Batgirl #13 (April 2001): [No Title] [Flashback]
Batgirl #13 (April 2001): [No Title]
Batgirl #14 (May 2001): [No Title]
Batgirl #15 (June 2001): [No Title]
Batgirl #16 (July 2001): [No Title]
Batgirl #17 (August 2001): [No Title]
Batgirl #18 (September 2001): [No Title]
Batgirl #19 (October 2001): [No Title]
Batgirl #20 (November 2001): [No Title]
Batgirl #21 (December 2001): "Auto-Replay"
Batman #594 (October 2001): "Sanctuary, Part Two"
Joker: Last Laugh #3 (December 2001): "Lunatic Fringe"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #63 (December 2001): "The Best Medicine"
Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #174 (November 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, Part One"
Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #175 (December 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, part 2: Girl Frenzy"
Batgirl #22 (January 2002): [No Title]
Batgirl #23 (February 2002): "Little Talk"
Batgirl #24 (March 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Part Two] "Batgirl"
Robin Vol. 2 #98 (March 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Part Six] "The Thin Line"
Batgirl #25 (April 2002): "I am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds"
Batman #600 (April 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part One] "The Scene of the Crime"
Batgirl #26 (May 2002): [No Title]
Batgirl #27 (June 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part Five]
Batgirl #28 (July 2002): [No Title]
Batgirl #29 (August 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part Thirteen]
Batman #605 (September 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part Eighteen] "Courage"
Batgirl #30 (September 2002): "Legion of the Lost"
Batgirl #31 (October 2002): "The Catafracts"
Batgirl #32 (November 2002): "Morituri"
Batgirl #33 (December 2002): "Father's Day"
Batgirl #34 (January 2003): "Lesson One"
Batgirl #35 (February 2003): "Blank Slate"
Batgirl #36 (March 2003): [No Title]
Batgirl #37 (April 2003): "Thicker Than Water"
Batgirl #38 (May 2003): "Testline"
Batgirl #39 (June 2003): "Black Wind"
Batgirl #40 (July 2003): "Little Bat"
Batgirl #41 (August 2003): "Body Language"
Batgirl #42 (September 2003): "Death in a Bottle"
Batgirl #43 (October 2003): "Seeds of Blood"
Batgirl #44 (November 2003): "Harvest of Death"
Batgirl #45 (December 2003): "Soul"
Batgirl #46 (January 2004): "The Lost Girls"
Batgirl #47 (February 2004): "The Doll's House"
Batgirl #48 (March 2004): "Human Resources"
Batgirl #49 (April 2004): "Down Among the Dead Men"
Batgirl #50 (May 2004): "Tough Love"
Batgirl #51 (June 2004): "The City is a Garden"
Batgirl #52 (July 2004): "The City is a Jungle"
Batgirl #53 (August 2004): "Sisterhood"
Batgirl #54 (September 2004): "Cooking the Books"
Detective Comics #797 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 1: Flashpoint"
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 2: Behind Enemy Lines"
Batman: Gotham Knights #56 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 4: Rules of Engagement"
Batgirl #55 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 6: Total War"
Batman #631 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 8: Last Stand at Alamo High"
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #183 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 2: Philosophical Differences"
Batman: Gotham Knights #57 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 4: The Light at the End of the Tunnel"
Batgirl #56 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 6: Collateral Damage"
Batman #632 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 8: Orpheus in the Underworld"
Detective Comics #799 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 1: Good Intentions"
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3 Part 2: The Road to Hell"
Nightwing Vol. 2 #98 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 3: Casualty of War"
Batgirl #57 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 6: Ground Zero"
Batman #633 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 8: No Going Back"
Batgirl #58 (January 2005): "Fresh Blood, Part 2: Following Footsteps" [Flashback]
Batgirl #58 (January 2005): "Fresh Blood, Part 2: Following Footsteps"
Robin Vol. 2 #132 (January 2005): "Fresh Blood Part One: Too Many Ghosts" [Appearance the same as Batgirl #58, page 4]
Robin Vol. 2 #133 (February 2005): "Fresh Blood Part Three: The Auction"
Batgirl #59 (February 2005): "Fresh Blood, Part 4: Settling Up"
Batgirl #60 (March 2005): "The Hood, Part One: Deep Digs"
Batgirl #61 (April 2005): "The Hood, Part Two: Into the Light"
Batgirl #62 (May 2005): "The Hood, Part Three: Dead Weight"
Batgirl #63 (June 2005): "Could've Been, Part One: Nowadays"
Batgirl #64 (July 2005): "Could've Been, Part Two: Gone, Daddy, Gone"
Batgirl #65 (August 2005): "A Mother of A Father's Day"
Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins 2005/3 (July 2005): "Taking Sides"
Batgirl #66 (September 2005): "Destruction's Daughter, Part 1: Hitting Pavement"
Batgirl #67 (October 2005): "Destruction's Daughter Part 2: Bird Calls"
Batgirl #68 (November 2005): "Destruction's Daughter Part 3: Motherlode"
Batgirl #69 (December 2005): "Destruction's Daughter Part 4: Love's Labors..."
Batgirl #70 (January 2006): "Destruction's Daughter Conclusion: The Resurrection and the Life"
Batgirl #71 (February 2006): "Blood Matters, Part One: Prey for Her"
Batgirl #72 (March 2006): "Blood Matters, Part Two: Turning Abel"
Batgirl #73 (April 2006): "Blood Matters, Conclusion: Revelations"
World War III #1 (June 2007): "A Call to Arms"
World War III #2 (June 2007): "The Valiant"
World War III #4 (June 2007): "United We Stand"
Robin Vol. 2 #148 (May 2006): "Robin, Boy Wanted - One: Out Go the Lights"
Robin Vol. 2 #149 (June 2006): "Assault On Precinct Nine"
Robin Vol. 2 #150 (July 2006): "Hard Answers"
Robin Vol. 2 #151 (August 2006): "Harder Questions"
Teen Titans Vol. 3 #43 (March 2007): "Titans East, Part 1"
Teen Titans Vol. 3 #44 (April 2007): "Titans East, Part 2"
Teen Titans Vol. 3 #45 (May 2007): "Titans East, Part 3"
Teen Titans Vol. 3 #46 (June 2007): "Titans East, Part 4"
Supergirl Vol. 5 #14 (April 2007): "Special"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #2 (January 2008): "Infestation"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #3 (February 2008): "Throwdown"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #4 (April 2008): "Mission: Creep"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #5 (May 2008): "Ghosts"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #6 (June 2008): "Ghost Star"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #7 (July 2008): "The Snare"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #8 (August 2008): "The Hard Way"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #9 (September 2008): "The Uninvited"
Gotham Underground #7 (June 2008): "Gotham Underground, Book Seven: War"
Gotham Underground #9 (August 2008): "Gotham Underground, Book Nine: The Day the Penguin Died"
Batgirl Vol. 2 #1 (September 2008): "Redemption Road, Chapter One: Square One"
Batgirl Vol. 2 #2 (October 2008): "Redemption Road, Chapter Two: Trust is a Ghost"
Batgirl Vol. 2 #3 (November 2008): "Redemption Road, Chapter Three: Daughters"
Batgirl Vol. 2 #4 (December 2008): "Redemption Road, Chapter Four: Daddy Issues"
Batgirl Vol. 2 #5 (January 2009): "Redemption Road, Chapter Five: As My Father Made Me"
Batgirl Vol. 2 #6 (February 2009): "Redemption Road, Chapter Six: The Great Gray Dragon"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #10 (October 2008): "Monsters"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #11 (November 2008): "Outsiders No More, Part 1 of 2"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #12 (December 2008): "Outsiders No More, Part 2 of 2"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #13 (January 2009): "The Network"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #14 (February 2009): "A Family Affair"
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1 (May 2009): "Batman: Battle for the Cowl - A Hostile Takeover"
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3 (July 2009): "Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Last Man Standing"
Battle for the Cowl: The Network #1 (July 2009): "The Network"
Batgirl Vol. 3 #1 (October 2009): "Batgirl Rising: Point of New Origin, Part One" [Flashback]
Batgirl Vol. 3 #6 (March 2010): "Batgirl Rising: Core Requirements, Part Two" [Flashback]
Red Robin #17 (January 2011): "The Hit List, Epilogue: Back to Front"
Batman: Gates of Gotham #1 (July 2011): "Gates of Gotham, Part One: A Bridge to the Past"
Batman: Gates of Gotham #2 (August 2011): "Gates of Gotham, Part Two: The Four Families of Gotham"
Batman: Gates of Gotham #3 (September 2011): "Gates of Gotham, Part Three: The Key to the City"
Batman: Gates of Gotham #4 (early October 2011): "Gates of Gotham, Part Four: The Gotham City Massacre"
Batman: Gates of Gotham #5 (late October 2011): "Gates of Gotham, Part Five: Welcome to the Future"
Batman: Orphans #2/2 (Late February 2011): "Batman: Orphans, Part 4: The Twist"

ZZChronology Uncertain

It is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology.

Action Comics #804 (August 2003): "The Harvest, Part Three"
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #66 (July 2000): "New Order"
Batgirl #1 (April 2000): [No Title] [Flashback]
Batgirl #3 (June 2000): [No Title] [Flashback]
Batgirl #7 (October 2000): [No Title] [Flashback]
Batgirl #9 (December 2000): [No Title] [Flashback]
Batgirl #19 (October 2001): [No Title] [Flashback]
Batgirl #20 (November 2001): [No Title] [Flashback]
Batgirl #37 (April 2003): "Thicker Than Water" [Flashback]
Batgirl #47 (February 2004): "The Doll's House" [Flashback]
Batgirl #50 (May 2004): "Tough Love" [Flashback]
Batgirl #62 (May 2005): "The Hood, Part Three: Dead Weight" [Flashback]
Batgirl #63 (June 2005): "Could've Been, Part One: Nowadays" [Flashback]
Batgirl #64 (July 2005): "Could've Been, Part Two: Gone, Daddy, Gone" [Flashback]
Batgirl #67 (October 2005): "Destruction's Daughter Part 2: Bird Calls" [Flashback]
Batgirl #71 (February 2006): "Blood Matters, Part One: Prey for Her" [Flashback]
Batgirl #73 (April 2006): "Blood Matters, Conclusion: Revelations" [Flashback]
Batgirl Annual #1 (August 2000): [No Title]
Batgirl Secret Files #1 (August 2002): [No Title]
Batgirl Secret Files #1/2 (August 2002): "New Threat File"
Batgirl Secret Files #1/3 (August 2002): "Batgirl Vs Batgirl"
Batman #597 (January 2002): "Crooked Miles"
Batman: City of Light #1 (December 2003): "City of Light"
Batman: City of Light #2 (January 2004): [No Title]
Batman: City of Light #3 (February 2004): [No Title]
Batman: City of Light #4 (March 2004): [No Title]
Batman: City of Light #5 (April 2004): [No Title]
Batman: City of Light #6 (May 2004): [No Title]
Batman: City of Light #7 (June 2004): [No Title]
Batman: City of Light #8 (July 2004): [No Title]
Batman: Family #6 (February 2003): "Machinery"
Batman: Family #7 (February 2003): "Precipice"
Batman: Family #8 (February 2003): "Blackout"
Batman: Gotham Knights #5 (July 2000): "Locked"
Batman: Gotham Knights #33 (November 2002): "Tabula Rasa, Prologue: The Devil You Know..."
Batman: Gotham Knights #35 (January 2003): "Tabula Rasa, Part Two: Pain and Ink"
Batman: Gotham Knights #36 (February 2003): "Tabula Rasa, Part Three: Pix"
Batman: Gotham Knights #42 (August 2003): "20 Days Less One"
Batman: Gotham Knights #45 (November 2003): "Knights Passed, Part Three: Fathers and Sons"
Batman: Gotham Knights #46 (December 2003): "Scared Straight"
Batman: Gotham Knights #48 (February 2004): "Veritas Liberat, Chapter Two: Family Reunion"
Batman: Gotham Knights #49 (March 2004): "Veritas Liberat, Chapter Three: The Redeemer"
Batman: Orpheus Rising #3 (December 2001): [No Title]
Batman: Orpheus Rising #5 (February 2002): [No Title]
Birds of Prey #61 (January 2004): "Feeding the Game, Part 2"
Birds of Prey #63 (March 2004): "Sensei & Student, Part Two: Pride & Poison"
DC First: Batgirl/Joker #1 (July 2002): "Clowntime"
Detective Comics #782/2 (July 2003): "The Mourning After"
Detective Comics #790 (March 2004): "Scarification"
Detective Comics #796/2 (September 2004): "Polished Stone, Part Two"
Final Crisis #3 (September 2008): "Know Evil"
Green Lantern: Circle of Fire #1 (early October 2000): "Darkness Visible"
Ghost / Batgirl #1 (August 2000): "The Resurrection Engine Part One"
Ghost / Batgirl #2 (October 2000): "The Resurrection Engine Part Two"
Ghost / Batgirl #3 (November 2000): "The Resurrection Engine Part Three"
Ghost / Batgirl #4 (December 2000): "The Resurrection Engine Part Four"
Harley Quinn #6 (May 2001): "Who Wants to Rob a Millionaire?"
Harley Quinn #10 (September 2001): "Quintessence, Part 2: Brilliant Mistake"
Harley Quinn #11 (October 2001): "Quintessence, Part 3: The Girl is Bats!"
Harley Quinn #12 (November 2001): "Quintessence, Conclusion: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!"
JLA #88 (early December 2003): "Trial by Fire, Part 5"
JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (2003): [No Title]
Justice League Elite #1 (September 2004): "Grand Experiment"
Justice League Elite #2 (October 2004): "Candle in a Hurricane"
Justice League Elite #3 (November 2004): "Candle in a Hurricane"
Justice League Elite #4 (December 2004): "The Right Thing"
JLA Secret Files 2004 (November 2004): "Same Coin"
Justice League Elite #5 (January 2005): "The Aftermath Part One"
Justice League Elite #6 (February 2005): "The Aftermath Part Two"
Justice League Elite #7 (March 2005): "The Aftermath Part Three"
Justice League Elite #8 (April 2005): "Aftermath 4"
Justice League Elite #9 (May 2005): "Poison"
Justice League Elite #11 (July 2005): "Eve of Destruction Part Two"
Justice League Elite #12 (August 2005): "Eve of Destruction Finale"
Nightwing Vol. 2 #81 (July 2003): "Venn Diagram Part Two: Friends Under Fire"
Robin Vol. 2 #70 (November 1999): "War Beneath the Streets! Part Three: The Survivors"
Robin Vol. 2 #73 (February 2000): "The World Around the Corner"
Robin Vol. 2 #88 (May 2001): "Secrets & Lies"
Robin Vol. 2 #119 (December 2003): "Time Won't Tell"
Robin Vol. 2 #127 (August 2004): "Girl Wonder"
Robin Vol. 2 #128 (September 2004): "Fired!"
Superboy Vol. 3 #85 (April 2001): "Silent, But Deadly"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #74 (November 2002): "The Better Angel"
Superman/Batman #5 (February 2004): "The World's Finest Part Five: State of Siege"
Wonder Woman #600/2 (August 2010): "Fuzzy Logic"