| VENTRILOQUIST (Arnold Wesker) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle |
CHRONOLOGY
Ventriloquist first appeared in Detective Comics #583 (February 1988).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Ventriloquist 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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Ventriloquist Chronology
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| Showcase '94 #8 (July 1994): "The Secret Origin of Scarface Part One: The Gallows Doll" |
| Showcase '94 #9 (August 1994): "The Secret Origin of Scarface Part Two: Call Me Scarface" |
| Batman 80-Page Giant #1/6 (August 1998): "The Rhino's Tale" [Flashback] |
| Detective Comics #583 (February 1988): "Fever" |
| Detective Comics #584 (March 1988): "Fever Break!" |
| Detective Comics #610 (January 1990): "Snow and Ice, Part 1: Ode To A Penguin" |
| Batman #475 (March 1992): "The Return of Scarface, Part 1: Mustache Pete Is Dead!" |
| Detective Comics #642 (March 1992): "The Return of Scarface, Part 2: Gleeding Hearts" |
| Batman #476 (April 1992): "The Return of Scarface, Part 3: The Gig Heat!" |
| Detective Comics Annual #5 (1992): "Acts of Madness!" |
| Detective Comics #659 (early May 1993): [Knightfall 2]: "Puppets" |
| Detective Comics #660 (late May 1993): [Knightfall 4]: "Crocodile Tears" |
| Detective Comics #661 (early June 1993): [Knightfall 6]: "City on Fire" |
| Detective Comics #663 (early July 1993): [Knightfall 10]: "No Rest For the Wicked" |
| Detective Comics #664 (late July 1993): [Knightfall 12]: "Who Rules the Night" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32 (November 1994): "Prodigal, Part Two" |
| Guy Gardner: Warrior #29 (March 1995): "It's My Party and I'll Fight If I Want To" |
| Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995): "Underworld Unleashed" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #59 (February 1997): "Killer Killer, Part One: Storm Gird" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #60 (March 1997): "Killer Killer, Part 2: The Old Man and the Sea" |
| Azrael #27 (March 1997): "Angel Insane, Part 1: Entry" |
| Azrael #28 (April 1997): "Angel Insane, Part 2: Exit" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #74 (May 1998): "Cataclysm, Part 9: The Naked City" [as Quakemaster II] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #20 (May 1998): [Cataclysm, Part XI]: "The Day after Judgment" [as Quakemaster II] |
| Batman #554 (May 1998): "Cataclysm, Part 12: Master of Destruction" [as Quakemaster II] |
| Detective Comics #721 (May 1998): "Shifting Ground" [as Quakemaster II] |
| Robin Vol. 2 #53 (May 1998): "Flattened" [also as Quakemaster II] |
| Creeper #7 (June 1998): "Madhouse" |
| Creeper #8 (July 1998): "He Who Laughs Last" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #80 (December 1998): "Road to No Man's Land: Wax Man and the Clown" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #81 (January 1999): "Road to No Man's Land: Wax Man and the Clown" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #82 (February 1999): "Road to No Man's Land: Wax Man and the Clown Part 3" |
| Batman #562 (February 1999): [Bruce Wayne Goes To Washington, Part Three]: "The Devil His Due!" |
| Batman: No Man's Land #1 (March 1999): "No Law and a New Order, Part 1: Values" |
| Detective Comics #730 (March 1999): "No Law and a New Order, Part 4: Language" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #35 (September 1999): "The Belly of the Beast" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #36 (October 1999): "Nothing But Time" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #37 (November 1999): "Escape From Blackgate" |
| Anarky Vol. 2 #8 (December 1999): "The Sins of the Father" |
| Batman/Scarface: A Psychodrama (2001): [A Psychodrama] |
| Justice Leagues: Justice League of Arkham #1 (March 2001): "Justice Leagues, Part IV: Taking Over the Asylum" |
| Batman #590 (June 2001): "Close Before Striking, Act Three" |
| Joker: Last Laugh #4 (December 2001): "Everyone Knows This is Nowhere" |
| Joker: Last Laugh #5 (December 2001): "Mad, Mad World" |
| Detective Comics #775/2 (December 2002): "The Hunt, Part Three" |
| Batman #622 (February 2004): "Broken City, Part Three" |
| Batman #624 (April 2004): "Broken City, Part Five" [Behind the scenes] |
| Batman #625 (May 2004): "Broken City, Conclusion" |
| Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure #1 (October 2004): "War Games Prelude: No Help" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #56 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 4: Rules of Engagement" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #129 (October 2004): "War Games: Act 1 Part 5. Alamo High" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #97 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 3: Clarification" |
| Detective Comics #799 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 1: Good Intentions" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #44 (August 2005): "The One You Love, Part One" |
| 52 #25 (December 2006): "Liminal Times" |
| Birds of Prey #92 (May 2006): "Progeny, Part One: Inseperable" |
| Batman #652 (June 2006): "Face the Face, Part 4" [Flashback] |
| Detective Comics #818 (June 2006): "Face the Face, Part 3" |
| Batman #652 (June 2006): "Face the Face, Part 4" [Deceased] |
Chronology UncertainIt is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology. |
| Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #2 (August 2003): "Bits & Pieces" |
| Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #4 (October 2003): "Tic Toc" |
| Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #6 (December 2003): "Rhyme and Reason" |
| Batman 80-Page Giant #2/3 (October 1999): "The Lucky Break" |
| Detective Comics #804 (May 2005): "City of Crime, Part 4: All You Need Is Love Love Love Love Love Love" |
| Detective Comics #806 (July 2005): "City of Crime, Part 6: A City, Not My Own" |
| Detective Comics #808 (September 2005): "City of Crime, Part 8: The New Face" |
| Detective Comics #811 (November 2005): "City of Crime, Part 9: The Experiment" |
| Detective Comics #812 (December 2005): "City of Crime, Part 10: Pearls and Fine China" |
| Detective Comics #813 (January 2006): "City of Crime, Part 11: A Place of Fear" |
| Detective Comics #814 (February 2006): "City of Crime, Part 12: The Big Show" |
| Detective Comics #844 (July 2008): "Curtains" [Flashback] |