I’ve scoured the internet for tidbits of info, such as: Dick’s favourite ice cream flavour is mint chocolate chip, Stephanie likes waffles, and Jason is a messy eater. But now I’d like to hear from you! What are some random batkid facts that you know? Or, what random/embarrassing/interesting facts do YOU think should be canon? Like, should Tim be allergic to avocados? Does Duke have any secret hobbies? Should Stephanie randomly know how to juggle six beanie babies at once? Comment your thoughts!

I've actually been gathering small facts as I read through Batfamily comics! I'll share the full document someday once I get it organized better and have it finished, but here's some info I've gathered so far:

Barbara-

- Was in the hospital for 10 weeks and 3 days after the Joker’s attack (The Batman Chronicles #5) - Has a Master of Law Degree from Harvard, successfully took the bar exam and can legally practice law (Batman: Gotham Knights #25) - Had braces until at least Junior Year (Birds of Prey #84) - She had a crush on Killer Moth (Birds of Prey #84)

Cass-

- Favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate (Batgirl 2000 #13) - Morning drink of choice is tea. (Batgirl 2000 #58) - Takes very long showers (Robin #138) - Watches reality tv shows (Batgirl #65)

Dick-

- Bruce made Dick breath straight toxin so he could properly identify the symptoms of different forms of asphyxiation (Nightwing Annual 1) - Been best friends with Donna Troy since he was 13. She called him to talk after her first date (New Titans 1988 #89) - Learned to pick pocket as a child (Nightwing #74, but also Nightwing gets kinda racist around this era, so take it with a grain of salt.) - His first word was Rube (Nightwing #102)

Jason-

- Had an interest in working on the school play (Batman Annual #12) - When he was in school he had a 94% average (Batman Annual #12) - Interested in cars (According to Bruce, Detective Comics #790) - Favorite ice cream is Neapolitan (According to Bruce, Detective Comics #790) - Favorite color is green (According to Bruce, Detective Comics #790)

Stephanie-

- Was on the gymnastics team in high school (Showcase '95 #5) - Played Varsity Girls Softball since sophomore year (Huntress/Spoiler Blunt Trauma) - Is 15 when she finds out she’s pregnant (Robin #59) - Went into labor sometime around 4:00 am (Robin #65) - It’s 11 blocks from the nearest bus station to her/her mom's house. It’s the Blue Line (Robin #103). The house is about 40 minutes from downtown Gotham (Batman #643). - The name of the neighborhood she grew up in is Widowstone Creek (Robin #109) - Took piano lessons until she was about 12 (Robin #103) - Steph’s Spoiler suit is Eggplant. In her words “Purple would be stupid” (Robin #105) - Mashed Potatoes are her comfort food (Robin #111)

Tim-

- Favorite Pizza is Canadian Bacon, Onion, and Artichoke Hearts (Robin #116) - Anti pineapple on pizza. (Robin #62) - Tim’s parents did use to go to Europe without him during the summer, but it’s unclear if he was alone alone or not (Robin #100) - Jack Drake is an amateur archaeologist. It is not his job. (Robin 80 Page Giant) - Plays the in universe D&D (C&C) with Ives (Robin #116) - Lasagna is one of his favorite foods (Robin #124) - Hates needles (Robin #130) - His dad dragged him to the Gotham Arena every time the National Rodeo Tour was in town (Robin #133) - Also Tim got a special driver's license when he was 14 because his dad was using a wheelchair. (I don't have the issue on hand, sorry)

Unfortunately I have not read anything with Damian or Duke yet, so I don't have anything for them.

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My biggest comic pet peeve might be whenever they try to insinuate that Barbara being Batgirl had any bearing on the events of The Killing Joke.

#*banging pots and pans together*#SHE WAS SHOT BECAUSE SHE WAS JAMES GORDON'S DAUGHTER #LITERALLY THE POINT IS THAT SHE WAS SHOT AS A MEANS TO GET TO HIM #IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED REGARDLESS IF SHE WAS BATGIRL OR NOT #(which for the record she actually wasn't at the time)#THE JOKER DOES NOT KNOW NOR DOES HE GIVE A FUCK ABOUT BATGIRL'S REAL IDENTITY #(which again she had already quiet she wasn't even Batgirl anymore)#I just think they need to let her accept that it literally had nothing to do with her #it was not a consequence of her actions in any way #and then let her be so incredibly angry about that #(also we need to stop pretending that The Joker cares about Batgirl as anything more than a way to get to Batman)#(he has a little bit of a special interest in Robins because of Jason #but he shouldn't know he had anything to do with the first batgirl quieting given... he didn't have anything to do with it)#the killing joke #barbara gordon #oracle #batgirl i #the joker #tkj #i read comics #batfam #batfamily #identity crisis is the series that sparked this post #but they do it all the time and it always makes me angry

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thank you to NScwub on twitter for donating to the dc gotcha for gaza event!!! the prompt was for cass and babs angst

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#man i love them #batfam #fanart #cassandra cain #barbara gordon

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There are so many Dick, Bruce, or Tim kills the Joker fics on AO3, meanwhile Barbara was the one talking about how The Joker should be the exception to the No Kill Rule years before Red Hood Jason even existed.

#joker: last laugh #barbara gordon #oracle #batgirl i #let. barbara. kill. the. joker.#she deserves it #also that's basically exactly what jason says in the red hood movie #(i have not read the comic yet I'm still in 2001)#batfam #batfamily #i read comics #look i'm not saying dick shouldn't be allowed to kill the joker #but right now on ao3 there are more fics where D*NNY PH*NTOM kills the joker #then fics where Barbara does #we should fix that

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Batfamily Chronological Reading List

Here it is, a massive list of Batfamily comics all sorted by issue release date so you can read them in the order they were originally intended to be read in, or easily reference back to what happened when. Do you want to know what Dick was up to during A Death in the Family? Need to know if Cass was around yet when Steph had her baby for your fan fic? Just a completion-ist with too much time on your hands like me? Then this is the list for you!

Batfam Chronological Order

Color Keys Character,Color Stephanie Brown,How to Read the Colors: Cassandra Cain,1. Each cell is colored to reflect the character the issu

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About six months ago I was trying to read my way through some old comics and getting insanely frustrated trying to figure out the order they went in. There are lots of reading lists online, but none of them gave me what I truly wanted: the order of individual issues rather than comic runs or collections. I also couldn't find any that featured all of the Batkids. So I took all of the reading lists I was using, found the On-Sale-Date for each of the issues mentioned, found a few other lists to fill in some gaps, and complied them into chronological order.

This list features what I consider to be the main 8 Batfamily members: Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, and Duke Thomas. It is by no means every appearance of these characters, but it is hopefully all of the important ones and then some. By no means do I suggest reading all of these (unless you're slightly insane like me), it's more of a reference guide than a read list.

Some Disclaimers:

This is still a work in progress. You'll notice that the first third of the list is much more detailed than the more recent entries. That's because I haven't read them yet. As of now I've only reached Batgirl 2000 #15, but will continue updating as I go through (I'm hoping to finish sometime within the next 12 months).
This is not a Batman list. I have included some issues about Bruce that I feel are important to the overall story, but if I were to include all of his important issues it would make the list unusable. You should still be able to follow his character arcs through his role in the comics listed here.
I needed to cut off somewhere, so anything released after December 31, 2023 was not included. I may go back and change this later, but not any time soon.
I do not want to discredit any of the Batfamily members not included here (ie Kate, Helena, Jean Paul). They are all important to Bruce and Gotham in their own way, but again I needed to cut it off somewhere or I never would have found an end.

For any edits you wish to suggest, please do so through this form. Any suggestions given not through this form will not be considered, and as it says in the form, I also will not consider any that don't have an explanation.

Finally I need to say thank you and give credit to the people who's reading lists I used to create this:

cazzam - New and Improved Cassandra Cain Reading Guide

Comic Book Herald - I used both their Complete Robin and Complete Batgirl Read Order Lists.

The Comic Book Treasury - I used both their Robin Reading Order and their Duke Thomas Reading Order

Comic Book Wire - The Signal Reading Order

Daily Jason Todd - Jason Todd's Reading List

Stephanie Brown Wiki Chronology Page

The Unoffical Guide to the DC Universe was also an incredible help with sorting out timelines, and all of my On-Sale-Date information comes from Grand Comics Database (GCD).

I hope you guys enjoy and find this useful! I'm happy to answer any questions, and if something isn't clear feel free to let me know!

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I'm making a Batfam reading order list, not of every appearance of every character, but of important appearances & comic runs, organized by issue release date. I'm trying to color code it so you can see at a glance which character each issue is for, but the problem is sometimes more than one character is important to the story. I tried creating a color to indicate multiple characters and then make a note of which characters it's for, but I don't love that and would like input on how other people would like it to look. Here's an example of what the chart looks like:

Here are the options I see:

Always use the mutli character color when there are multiple important characters (not just a cameo)
Color the box to reflect the most important character, but make a note of the other's appearance in it. (ex- Detective Comics #647 is Steph's intro so it's her color, despite also being an important issue for Tim)
If it's a solo run always make it the color of the guest character, as we'll assume the lead is in it (ex- Issues of Robin that feature Steph will be her color because of course Tim is present), but use the multiple character color for group runs (Detective Comics, Batman, ect)

Also if anyone knows a way to make the box itself multiple colors (like stripes or something) please let me know! That would be my ideal way to handle the situation, but I have yet to find a way that works.

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Batgirls

#stephanie brown #cassandra cain #barbara gordon #fan art #batfam #batfamily

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Bat Kids!

(Designs based on Wayne Family Adventures. It was the best place to find a consistent design for all of them in the same art style.)

New Stephanie Brown Expansion Pack