Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (cover-dated June 1992) went on sale three weeks after Alan Grant's final issue of
Batman. Its first story arc, the four-part storyline "
Batman: The Last Arkham", saw the introduction of several new characters such as
Jeremiah Arkham and
Victor Zsasz. Fifty of the series' 96 monthly issues were part of various crossovers with other titles. Issues #16-30 tied into the "Knightfall" storyline. Issues #73 and #74 were a part of the "
Batman: Cataclysm" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the
Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story for 1999. Issue #80 was part of a special "flip-book" along with
Azrael #47, where both issues were part of the same book. The #1,000,000 issue was a part of the "
DC One Million" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story for 1999. Issues #83 through #94 were parts of the "
No Man's Land" storyline that won the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story of 2000. Grant's run as writer ended with issue #82, before the series was integrated into the year-long crossover storyline "Batman: No Man's Land". Afterward, the series was written by a variety of writers.
Batman: Shadow of the Bat was canceled at the end of "No Man's Land" and was immediately replaced with the new series
Batman: Gotham Knights. ==Collected editions==