Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual
DC · 1993–1997 · 5 issues
About the series
A five-issue annual series from DC, running from 1993 to 1997, Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual served as an offshoot of the main Shadow of the Bat title, offering extended, standalone stories. Most frequently written by Alan Grant, with art by a team including Joe Staton, Brian Apthorp, and Christian Alamy, these issues provided a venue for darker, more self-contained Batman tales that complemented the monthly series' gothic atmosphere.