Comic Guide – The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years
Issue #01 – Lost Years Release Date: Nov. 26, 1997 (First Issue)
Written by Hillary J. Bader; art by Bo Hampton, Terry Beatty; cover by
Ty Templeton and Rick Burchett
A rift slowly begins to form between Batman and Robin. Also, Robin becomes angry when Batman begins to approve of Batgirl’s crime fighting.
Issue #02 – Graduation Day
Release Date: Jan. 2, 1998 (originally Dec. 24, 1997)
Written by Hillary J. Bader; art by Bo Hampton, Terry Beatty; cover by
Ty Templeton and Rick Burchett
The tension between Batman and Robin reaches a boiling point on the date of Dick Grayson’s graduation from University.
Issue #03 – Now You See Them
Release Date: Jan. 21, 1998
Written by Hillary J. Bader; art by Bo Hampton, Terry Beatty; cover by
Ty Templeton
Dick Grayson travels the globe to find peace, and stumbles upon a legendary tribe known for their ability to go invisible.
Issue #04 – As The Twig Is Bent
Release Date: Feb. 25, 1998 (originally Feb. 18)
Written by Hillary J. Bader; art by Bo Hampton, Terry Beatty; cover by
Ty Templeton
Tim Drake, the son of a criminal, wishes to join Batman and Robin on their crime-fighting escapade. His wish is soon granted when one night
Two-Face comes calling for his father.
Issue #05 – You Can’t Go Home Again
Release Date: Mar. 25, 1998 (Final Issue, becomes ‘Batman: Gotham
Adventures’.)
Written by Hillary J. Bader; art by Bo Hampton, Terry Beatty; cover by
Ty Templeton
Nightwing returns to Gotham to return a potentially deadly artifact to his tribe member friends. Also, Batman continues to train Tim Drake as the new Robin.
Batman Adventures: The Lost Years TPB
Written by Hilary Bader and Ty Templeton, art by Rick Burchett, Bo Hampton and Terry Beatty, cover by Ty Templeton Release Date: Feb. 8, 1999
Bridging the gap between Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures, follow Robin’s journey to becoming Nightwing and the growth of the Batman-Family. Collects issues The Batman Adventures: The Lost Year #1-5.
Batman Adventures: Nightwing Rising TPB Written by Hilary Bader and Ty Templeton, art by Rick Burchett, Bo Hampton and Terry Beatty, cover by Ty Templeton Release Date: Sep. 29, 2020
Witness the birth of Nightwing in these all-ages tales set in the beloved Batman animated world! Dick Grayson has been incredible at playing Batman’s sidekick – but when Robin decides to leave Batman and fight crime on his own, what does that mean for Gotham City? And as one Robin moves on, another starts his journey – Tim Drake! Also featuring The Joker, Two-Face, and Batgirl. Collects The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years #1-5 and Batman: Gotham Adventures #1.
