This is a complete list of comics in the Batman family which I have classified as GEMs. The list includes links for the following: (a) Wiki page (from the Grand Comics Database, or GCD), (b) e-book (available upon request), and (c) More info on each comic (via optional posts by various contributors).
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Year
Comic Issue(s)
Story Title
GEM!
Writer
Art (pencils, inks)
Cover art
Comments
Wiki
E-comic
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1939
Detective Comics 027
The Case of the Chemical Syndicate
Bill Finger
Bob Kane
Bob Kane
Batman debut
1939
Detective Comics 033
Batman against the Dirigible of Doom
Bill Finger
Bob Kane
Bob Kane
Contains 2-page origin
1940
Detective Comics 038
Robin the Boy Wonder
Bill Finger
Bob Kane
Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
Robin debut
1942
Detective Comics 066
The Crimes of Two-Face
Bill Finger
Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
Jerry Robinson, George Roussos
1942
Detective Comics 068
The Man Who Led a Double Life
Bill Finger
Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
Jerry Robinson
1943
Batman 016
Here Comes Alfred
Don Cameron
Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
Jerry Robinson
First Alfred (plump)
1943
Detective Comics 080
The End of Two-Face
Bill Finger
Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
1944
Batman 020
Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson
Bill Finger
Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
Dick Sprang
1944
Batman 025
Knights of Knavery
Don Cameron
Jack Burnley, Jerry Robinson
Dick Sprang
First teamup of Joker and Penguin
1944
Detective Comics 083
Accidentally on Purpose
Don Cameron
Jack Burnley, George Roussos
Jack Burnley
Alfred slims down, grows mustache
1945
Batman Sunday strip
The Joker and the Sparrow [Gotham's Cleverest Criminal]
Alvin Schwartz
Jack Burnley, Charles Paris
NA
1946
Batman Sunday strip
The Man of 1,000 Umbrellas [Oswald Who?]
Alvin Schwartz
Jack Burnley, Charles Paris
NA
1948
Batman 047
The Origin of the Batman
Bill Finger
Bob Kane, Charles Paris
Bob Kane, Charles Paris
Full-length Batman origin
1948
Batman 048
The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave
Bill Finger
Jim Mooney, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1948
Batman 049
The Scoop of the Century
Bill Finger
Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris
Bob Kane, Charles Paris
First Vicki Vale; first Mad Hatter
1950
Detective Comics 156
The Batmobile of 1950
Joe Samachson
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
Dick Sprang
1951
Batman 062
The Secret Life of the Catwoman
Bill Finger
Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1951
Detective Comics 168
The Man Behind the Red Hood
Bill Finger
Lew Sayre Schwartz, George Roussos
Lew Sayre Schwartz, George Roussos
Origin of the Joker
1952
Batman 070
The Masterminds of Crime
David Vern
Curt Swan, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
Curt Swan pencils for Batman!
1952
Batman 072
The Death Cheaters of Gotham City
David Vern
Jim Mooney
Win Mortimer
1952
Batman 073
Vicki Vale's Secret
David Vern
Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
1952
Detective Comics 179
Mayor Bruce Wayne
David Vern
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1952
Detective Comics 180
The Joker's Millions
David Vern
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1952
Detective Comics 190
How To Be the Batman
Bill Finger
Lew Sayre Schwartz, Stan Kaye
Win Mortimer
1952
Star Spangled 125
(Robin) Murder on the Chessboard
David Vern
Jim Mooney
Leonard Starr
1952
Star Spangled 130
(Robin) Stone-Deaf Robin
David Vern
Jim Mooney
Leonard Starr
1952
World's Finest 058
[Batman] The Murder of Bruce Wayne
David Vern
Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1952
World's Finest 061
[Batman] The Crimes of Batman
David Vern
Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1953
Batman 075
Outlaw Town, U.S.A.
David Vern
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris
1953
Detective Comics 196
City Without Guns
William Woolfolk
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1953
Detective Comics 197
The League Against Batman
David Vern
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1953
Detective Comics 198
The Lord of Batmanor
Edmond Hamilton
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1954
Detective Comics 209
The Man Who Shadowed Batman
Ed Herron
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1954
World's Finest 071
Batman - Double for Superman
Alvin Schwartz
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
Wayne Boring, Win Mortimer
First Superman-Batman teamup in WF
1955
Batman 089
Bruce Wayne's Aunt Agatha
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye
Win Mortimer
1955
Batman 096
Batman's College Days
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1955
Detective Comics 215
The Batmen of All Nations
Edmond Hamilton
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
1955
Detective Comics 226
When Batman Was Robin
Edmond Hamilton
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1955
World's Finest 075
Superman and Robin
Bill Finger
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1956
Batman 098
Secret of the Batmobile
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
1956
Batman 099
The Phantom of the Batcave
Edmond Hamilton
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Win Mortimer, Stan Kaye
1956
Batman 100
Batmantown, U.S.A.
Unknown
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Various
1956
Batman 101
The Vanished Batman
Edmond Hamilton
Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye
Sheldon Moldoff
1956
Detective Comics 231
Batman, Junior
Edmond Hamilton
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye
1956
Detective Comics 234
Batman and Robin's Greatest Mystery
Edmond Hamilton
Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye
Sheldon Moldoff
1956
Detective Comics 235
The First Batman
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye
Sheldon Moldoff
1957
Batman 108
Prisoners of the Bat-Cave
Unknown
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
1957
Batman 110
The Secret of Batman's Butler
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1957
Batman 111
The Other Bruce Wayne
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff
1957
Batman 112
Am I Really Batman?
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff
1957
Detective Comics 244
The 100 Batarangs of Batman
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff
1957
Detective Comics 245
The Dynamic Trio
Edmond Hamilton
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff
1957
Detective Comics 246
Murder at Mystery Castle
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff
1957
Detective Comics 248
Around the World in 8 Days
Bill Finger
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff
1957
Detective Comics 249
The Crime of Bruce Wayne
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff
1957
World's Finest 088
Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes
Edmond Hamilton
Dick Sprang, Stan Kaye
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
First teamup of Luthor and Joker
1957
World's Finest 089
The Club of Heroes
Edmond Hamilton
Dick Sprang, Stan Kaye
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1958
Batman 118
The Man Who Couldn't Be Tried Twice
Bill Finger
Bob Kane, Ray Burnley
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1958
World's Finest 094
Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
Edmond Hamilton
Dick Sprang, Stan Kaye
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Batman 122
The Marriage of Batman and Batwoman
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Ray Burnley
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1960
Batman 131
The Case of the Deadly Gems
Bill Finger
Dick Sprang, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff
1960
Batman 131
The Second Batman and Robin Team
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff
Sheldon Moldoff
First imaginary story written by Alfred
1963
Batman 155
The Return of the Penguin
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff
1963
Batman 156
Robin Dies at Dawn
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
1963
Batman 159
The Boyhood of Bruce Wayne, Jr.
Bill Finger
Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Sheldon Moldoff
Imaginary story written by Alfred
1963
World's Finest 136
The Batman Nobody Remembered
Bill Finger
Jim Mooney, Sheldon Moldoff
Dick Dillin, Jim Mooney
1964
Detective Comics 327
The Mystery of the Menacing Mask
John Broome
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
First Batman 'New Look'
1964
Detective Comics 329
Castle with Wall-to-Wall Danger
John Broome
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson
1964
World's Finest 142
Part 1: The Composite Superman
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, George Klein
2-part novel. First Composite Superman
1964
World's Finest 142
Part 2: The Battle Between Titans
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff
Curt Swan, George Klein
2-part novel. First Composite Superman
1965
Batman 171
Remarkable Ruse of the Riddler
Gardner Fox
Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Giella
Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson
1965
Detective Comics 340
The Outsider Strikes Again
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
1965
Detective Comics 344
The Crime-Boss Who Was Always One Step Ahead of Batman
Gardner Fox
Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Giella
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
1965
Detective Comics 345
The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
1965
World's Finest 151
Part 1: The Infinite Evolutions of Batman & Superman
Cary Bates, Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff
Curt Swan, George Klein
2-part novel
1965
World's Finest 151
Part 2: The Caveman Superman vs. the Future Batman
Cary Bates, Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff
Curt Swan, George Klein
2-part novel
1965
World's Finest 153
Part 1: The Clash of Cape and Cowl
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff
2-part imaginary novel
1965
World's Finest 153
Part 2: The Death of a Hero
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff
2-part imaginary novel
1966
Batman 179
Clay Pigeon for a Killer
Robert Kanigher
Sheldon Moldoff, Sid Greene
Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson
1966
Batman 179
The Riddle-Less Robberies of the Riddler
Gardner Fox
Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Giella
Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson
1966
Detective Comics 349
The Blockbuster Breaks Loose
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
Joe Kubert
1966
Detective Comics 351
The Cluemaster's Topsy-Turvy Crimes
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino, Sid Greene
Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson
1966
Detective Comics 355
Hate of the Hooded Hangman
John Broome
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
1966
Detective Comics 356
Inside Story of the Outsider
Gardner Fox
Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Giella
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
1966
World's Finest 155
Part 1: The 1,000th Exploit of Superman & Batman
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, George Klein
2-part novel
1966
World's Finest 155
Part 2: The Incredible Identity of Nightman
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, George Klein
2-part novel
1967
Detective Comics 359
The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino, Sid Greene
Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson
First New Look Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)
1967
Detective Comics 361
The Dynamic Duo's Double Death-Trap
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino, Sid Greene
Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella
1967
Detective Comics 363
The True-False Face of Batman
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino, Sid Greene
Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson
1967
Detective Comics 366
The Round-Robin Death Threats
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino, Sid Greene
Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson
Contd in Detective 367
1967
Detective Comics 367
Where There's a Will, There's a Slay
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino, Sid Greene
Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson
Contd from Detective 366
1967
Detective Comics 369
Batgirl Breaks Up the Dynamic Duo
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino, Sid Greene
Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson
Contd in Batman 197
1967
World's Finest 169
The Supergirl-Batgirl Plot
Cary Bates
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, George Klein
1967
World's Finest 171
The Executioner's List
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, George Klein
1967
World's Finest 172
Superman and Batman… Brothers
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, George Klein
Imaginary story
1968
Batman 207
The Doomsday Ball
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Joe Giella
Irv Novick
1968
Detective Comics 371
Batgirl's Costume Cut-Ups
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino, Sid Greene
Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson
1968
Detective Comics 374
Hunt for a Robin-Killer
Gardner Fox
Gil Kane, Sid Greene
Irv Novick
1968
Detective Comics 381
One Drown -- One More To Go
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Joe Giella
Irv Novick
1968
World's Finest 173
The Jekyll-Hyde Heroes
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, George Klein
1968
World's Finest 174
Secret of the Double Death-Wish
Cary Bates
Pete Costanza, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
1968
World's Finest 175
The Superman-Batman Revenge Squads
Leo Dorfman
Neal Adams
Neal Adams
1968
World's Finest 176
The Superman-Batman Split
Cary Bates
Neal Adams, Dick Giordano
Neal Adams
1968
World's Finest 177
Duel of the Crime Kings
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, Mike Esposito
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
1968
World's Finest 178
The Has-Been Superman
Cary Bates
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
Contd in WF 180
1968
World's Finest 180
Superman's Perfect Crime
Cary Bates
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
Contd from WF 178
1969
Batman 212
Baffling Deaths of the Crime-Czar
Frank Robbins
Irv Novick, Joe Giella
Irv Novick, Dick Giordano
1969
Batman 215
Call Me Master
Frank Robbins
Irv Novick, Dick Giordano
Irv Novick
1969
Detective Comics 384
Whatever Will Happen to Heiress Heloise?
Gardner Fox
Bob Brown, Joe Giella
Irv Novick
Final Gardner Fox script for DC Comics
1969
Detective Comics 385
Die Small -- Die Big
Robert Kanigher
Bob Brown, Joe Giella
Neal Adams
1969
Detective Comics 386
(Robin) The Teen-Age Gap
Mike Friedrich
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Irv Novick
1969
Detective Comics 386
Stand-In for Murder
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Joe Giella
Irv Novick
1969
Detective Comics 387
The Cry of the Night is -- 'Sudden Death'
Mike Friedrich
Bob Brown, Joe Giella
Irv Novick
30th Anniversary Issue
1969
Detective Comics 388
(Batgirl) Surprise! This'll Kill You
Frank Robbins
Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson
Irv Novick
Contd in Detective 389
1969
Detective Comics 389
(Batgirl) Batgirl's Bag of Tricks
Frank Robbins
Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams
Contd from Detective 388
1969
Detective Comics 390
(Robin) Countdown to Chaos
Mike Friedrich
Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson
Irv Novick
Contd in Detective 391
1969
Detective Comics 391
(Robin) Strike!
Mike Friedrich
Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams
Contd from Detective 390
1969
Detective Comics 392
(Batgirl) A Clue… Seven-Foot Tall
Frank Robbins
Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams
Contd in Detective 393
1969
Detective Comics 392
I Died… a Thousand Deaths
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Joe Giella
Neal Adams
1969
Detective Comics 393
The Combo Caper
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Joe Giella
Irv Novick
1969
World's Finest 182
The Mad Manhunter
Cary Bates
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1969
World's Finest 184
Robin's Revenge
Cary Bates
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Curt Swan, Mike Esposito
1969
World's Finest 185
The Galactic Gamblers
Robert Kanigher
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Batman 217
One Bullet Too Many
Frank Robbins
Irv Novick, Dick Giordano
Neal Adams
Major change in Batman storyline. Contd in Detective 394