| JAMES GORDON | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger |
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CHRONOLOGY
James Gordon first appeared in Batgirl Vol. 4 #1 (November 2011). First historical appearance was in Detective Comics Vol. 1 #27 (May 1939).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of James Gordon in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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James Gordon Chronology
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| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #3 (January 2012): "Cold Blood" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #6 (April 2012): "A House Made of Spun Glass" [Flashback] |
| Batman Vol. 2 #0 (November 2012): "Bright New Yesterday" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #0/2 (November 2012): "Tomorrow" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #26 (February 2014): "Zero Year: Dark City, Part 3" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #27 (March 2014): "Zero Year: Dark City, Part 4" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #29 (May 2014): "Zero Year: Dark City, Part 5" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #30 (June 2014): "Zero Year: Savage City, Part 1" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #31 (July 2014): "Zero Year: Savage City, Part 2" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #32 (August 2014): "Zero Year: Savage City, Part 3" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #33 (September 2014): "Zero Year: Savage City, Part 4" |
| Nightwing Vol. 3 #0 (November 2012): "Perpetual Motion" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #0 (November 2012): "A Fire in the Heavens" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #27 (March 2014): "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" |
| Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #2 (January 2012): "Beautiful Boy" |
| Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #3 (February 2012): "Blind Love" |
| Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #4 (March 2012): "Practice Run" |
| Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #5 (April 2012): "Touch of Death" |
| DC Universe Presents #3 (January 2012): "Twenty Questions, Part Three" |
| Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #1 (November 2011): "Born To Kill" |
| Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #6 (April 2012): "The Real Me" |
| Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #1 (July 2012): "Batman, Incorporated: Leviathan, Part One: Demon Star" |
| Batwoman Vol. 2 #1 (November 2011): "Hydrology, Part 1: Leaching" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #1 (November 2011) |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #2 (December 2011): "Playtime's Over" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #3 (January 2012): "Cold Blood" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #4 (February 2012): "The Main Event" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #8 (June 2012): "Scare Tactics" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #1 (November 2011): "Knife Trick" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #2 (December 2011): "Trust Fall" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #4 (February 2012): "Face the Court" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #5 (March 2012): "Face the Court" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #1 (November 2011): "Shattered" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #2 (December 2011): "Cut Short, Cut Deep" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #3 (January 2012): "A Breath of Broken Glass" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #5 (March 2012): "A Candy Full of Spiders" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #6 (April 2012): "A House Made of Spun Glass" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #7 (May 2012): "A View from Below" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #8 (June 2012): "No Darker Shadow" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #9 (July 2012): "In the Line of Fire" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #11 (September 2012): "My Brother's Keeper" |
| Nightwing Vol. 3 #10 (August 2012): "The Tomorrow People" |
| Nightwing Vol. 3 #11 (September 2012): "Tomorrow Can't Wait" |
| Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #11 (September 2012): "Terminus, Branded" |
| Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #12 (October 2012): "Terminus, Last Gasp" |
| Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #13 (December 2012): "Eclipsed" |
| Batman and Robin Annual Vol. 2 #1 (2013): "Batman Impossible" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #10 (August 2012): "On the Brink" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #11 (September 2012): "Radioactive!" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #2 (December 2011): "A Rush of Blood" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #4 (February 2012): "Welcome to the Jungle" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #6 (April 2012): "Run Rabbit Run" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #8 (June 2012): "The Madness" |
| Resurrection Man Vol. 2 #6 (April 2012): "Locked In" |
| Batwoman Vol. 2 #10 (August 2012): "To Drown the World, Part Five" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #10 (August 2012): "Hollow Man" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #11 (September 2012): "Cycle of Violence" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #12 (October 2012): "Mirror Mirror" |
| Batwoman Vol. 2 #12 (October 2012): "World's Finest I: Blood Ties" |
| Detective Comics Annual Vol. 2 #1 (October 2012): "The Abyss" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #13 (December 2012): "Knock Knock" |
| Batgirl Annual Vol. 4 #1 (December 2012): "The Blood that Moves Us" |
| Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #3 (September 2012): "The Hanged Man" |
| Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #10 (June 2013): "Gotham's Most Wanted" |
| Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #12 (August 2013): "Fatherless" |
| Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #13 (September 2013): "The Dark Knight & the Devil's Daughter" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #19 (June 2013): "Nowhere Man, Part 1" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #20 (July 2013): "Nowhere Man, Part 2" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #17 (April 2013): "Sweet Obsession" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #18 (May 2013): "Devil's Bargain" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #21 (August 2013): "Shadow & Ghosts" |
| Talon #6 (May 2013): "Grandmaster" |
| Talon #11 (October 2013): "True Strength" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #19 (June 2013): "A Blade from the Shadows" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #20 (July 2013): "A Splinter Where My Heart Should Be" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #21 (August 2013): "Enclosure" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #22 (September 2013): "A Day In A Life Of Endless Velocity" |
| Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #21 (August 2013): "The Bargain" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #23 (October 2013): "Batgirl Wanted, Part 1: Manhunt" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #24 (December 2013): "Batgirl Wanted, Part 2: Dragnet" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #26 (February 2014): "Ambush" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #22 (September 2013): "Targeting the Shield" |
| Detective Comics Annual Vol. 2 #2 (September 2013): "Face in the Crowd" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #23 (October 2013): "Bat & Mouse" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #24 (December 2013): "State of Shock" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #25 (January 2014): "Full House" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #27 (March 2014): "A Healing Curse" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #29 (May 2014): "Gothtopia, Part 3: The Truth & Nothing But" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #22 (September 2013): "Breaking Point" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #23 (October 2013): "Rampant" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #27 (March 2014): "Angel of Darkness" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #28 (April 2014): "Corporate Raider" |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #29 (May 2014): "In the Shadow" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #23.1 (November 2013): "The Green Kingdom" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #23.4 (November 2013): "Descent" |
| Forever Evil: Arkham War #1 (December 2013): "Arkham War - Batman Death March" |
| Forever Evil: Arkham War #2 (January 2014): "Arkham War - The Bane Mutiny" |
| Forever Evil: Arkham War #5 (April 2014): "Arkham War: Evolution" |
| Forever Evil Aftermath: Batman vs. Bane #1 (June 2014): "Batman vs. Bane: Black Dawn" |
| Batman Eternal #1 (June 2014): "Batman Eternal" |
| Batman Eternal #2 (June 2014): [No Title] |
| Batman Eternal #3 (June 2014): [No Title] |
| Batman Eternal #4 (June 2014): "Injustice for All" |
| Batman Eternal #8 (July 2014): "Guided by Darkness" |
| Batman Eternal #12 (August 2014): "The Good Man" |
| Batman Eternal #13 (September 2014): "Infernal Relations" |
| Batman Eternal #14 (September 2014): "Natural Order" |
| Batman Eternal #18 (October 2014): "A Night on Earth" |
| Batman Eternal #19 (October 2014): "Breaking Bat" |
| Batman Eternal #20 (October 2014): "Wild Animals" |
| Batman Eternal #21 (October 2014): "Ten Forty-Eight" |
| Batman Eternal #25 (November 2014): "City of Whispers" |
| Batman Eternal #38 (February 2015): "I'll Scratch Your Back" |
| Batman Eternal #48 (May 2015): "Level Up" |
| Batman Eternal #49 (May 2015): "Last Stand" |
| Batman Eternal #50 (May 2015): "The Tower" |
| Batman Eternal #51 (May 2015): "Nobody" |
| Batman Eternal #52 (June 2015): "Eternal" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #37 (February 2015): "Endgame, Part 3" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #38 (March 2015): "Endgame, Part 4" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #41 (August 2015): "Superheavy, Part One" [Flashback] |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #41 (August 2015): "Reunion, Part 1" [Flashback] |
| Batman Vol. 2 #41 (August 2015): "Superheavy, Part One" [Flashback] |
As Batman II |
| Divergence #1 (June 2015): "The Rookie" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #41 (August 2015): "Reunion" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #42 (September 2015): "Partnerships" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #43 (October 2015): "Deals" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #44 (November 2015): "Goodbyes" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #41 (August 2015): "Superheavy, Part One" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #41 (August 2015): "Interferance" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #42 (September 2015): "Surge Protection" |
| Batman/Superman #21 (August 2015): "Truth Hurts, Part One" [Pages 1-9] |
| Convergence: Justice League of America #2/2 (2015): "Divergence: Batman/Superman" |
| Batman/Superman #21 (August 2015): "Truth Hurts, Part One" [Pages 10-22] |
| Batman/Superman #22 (September 2015): "Truth Hurts, Part 2" |
| Batman/Superman #23 (October 2015): "Truth Hurts, Part 3" |
| Batman/Superman #24 (November 2015): "Truth Hurts, Part 4" |
| Batman/Superman #25 (December 2015): "Savage Hunt, Part 1" |
| Batman/Superman #26 (January 2016): "Savage Hunt, Part 2: Teamwork" |
| Batman/Superman #27 (February 2016): "Trust" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #42 (September 2015): "Superheavy, Part Two" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #43 (October 2015): "Superheavy, Part Three" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #45 (December 2015): "Superheavy, Part Five" [Pages 1-11] |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #45 (December 2015): "Of Giants and Men" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #46 (January 2016): "Blood on Blood" |
| Robin War #1 (February 2016): "Robin War, Part One: With The Greatest of Ease" |
| Grayson #15 (February 2016): "Robin War, Part 2: The Originals" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #47 (February 2016): "Robin War, Part 3: Getting Dirty" |
| We Are Robin #7 (February 2016): "Robin War, Part 4: Jail Birds" |
| Robin: Son of Batman #7 (February 2016): "Robin War, Part 5: Fight the Nightmare" |
| Robin War #2 (March 2016): "Robin War, Part Six: The Daring Young Man" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #48 (March 2016): "The Bronze Age, Part 1: Blood of Heroes" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #49 (April 2016): "The Bronze Age, Part 2: Salt of the Earth" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50 (May 2016): "The Bronze Age, Part 3: Martyrs and Madmen" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #51 (June 2016): "Our Gordon At War" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #52 (July 2016): "Our Gordon At War, Part 2" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #50 (May 2016): [Savage Dawn, Part 7]: "Resurrection" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #45 (December 2015): "Superheavy, Part Five" [Pages 12-22] |
| Batman Vol. 2 #46 (January 2016): "Superheavy, Part Six" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #47 (February 2016): "Superheavy, Part Seven" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #48 (March 2016): "Superheavy, Part Eight" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #49 (April 2016): "Superheavey, Part Nine" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #50 (May 2016): "Superheavey, Part Ten" |
As James Gordon |
| Batman Vol. 2 #51 (June 2016): "Gotham Is" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #1 (August 2016): "I Am Gotham, Part One" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #2 (September 2016): "I Am Gotham, Part Two" |
| Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #1 (October 2016): "Who Is Oracle?: Dead of Night" |
| Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #2 (November 2016): "Who Is Oracle?: Learn To Fly" |
| Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #3 (December 2016): "Who Is Oracle?: All Your Life" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #7 (November 2016): "Night of The Monster Men, Part 1" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #9 (December 2016): "I Am Suicide, Part One" |
| All-Star Batman #1 (October 2016): "My Own Worst Enemy, Part 1" [Flashback] |
| All-Star Batman #2 (November 2016): "My Own Worst Enemy, Part 2" [2 days in the future] |
| Batman Vol. 3 #15 (March 2017): "Rooftops, Part 2 of 2" |
| Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #7 (April 2017): "Soldiers of Fortune" |
| Green Lanterns #16 (April 2017): "Darkest Knights, Part 1" |
| Green Lanterns #17 (April 2017): "Darkest Knights, Part 2" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #16 (April 2017): "I Am Bane, Part One" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #17 (April 2017): "I Am Bane, Part Two" |
| Bane: Conquest #11 (July 2018): "The Reaper, Part Three" |
| Detective Comics #950 (April 2017): "League of Shadows, Prologue: Shadow of a Tear" |
| Detective Comics #953 (May 2017): "League of Shadows, Part Three: Kiss of the Dragon" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #23 (July 2017): "The Brave and the Mold" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #10 (June 2017): "Son of Penguin, Part 4" |
| Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #15 (December 2017): "Manslaughter, Part 1: Quarantine" |
| Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #17 (February 2018): "Manslaughter, Finale: Patient Zero" |
| Detective Comics #971 (February 2018): "Fall of the Batmen, Part 3" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #38 (March 2018): "The Origin of Bruce Wayne" |
| Batman: The Devastator #1 (January 2018): "Symphony of Destruction" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #39 (March 2018): "Super Friends, Part 3" |
| Harley Quinn: Be Careful What You Wish For Special #1 (March 2018): "Be Careful What You Wish For" |
| Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #19 (April 2018): "Full Circle, Part 1: Web of Lies" |
| Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #21 (June 2018): "Full Circle, Part 3: War Cry" |
| Batman and the Signal #1 (March 2018): "Gotham By Day, Part One: Morning" |
| Batman and the Signal #3 (June 2018): "Gotham By Day, Part Three: Dusk" |
| Justice League Vol. 3 #37 (March 2018): "The People vs. Justice League, Part 4: The Fan" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #21 (May 2018): "Father Knows Best" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #24 (August 2018): "Choices" |
| Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman #6 (September 2018): "The Evil Eye" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #51 (September 2018): "Cold Days, Part One" |
| Detective Comics #985 (September 2018): "On The Outside, Part 3" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #30 (June 2018): "Deathstroke Versus Batman, Part 1 of 6: The Burning Wall" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #31 (July 2018): "Deathstroke Versus Batman, Part 2 of 6: The Falling Stars" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #32 (August 2018): "Deathstroke Versus Batman, Part 3 of 6: The Seven Waynes" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #23 (December 2018): "It's Like That" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #55 (November 2018): "Beasts of Burden, Part 1" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #26 (November 2018): "Art of the Crime, Part One: Knockdown" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #27 (December 2018): "Art of the Crime, Part Two: Found Objects" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #28 (December 2018): "Art of the Crime, Part Three: Facade" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #29 (January 2019): "Art of the Crime, Part Finale: Diptych" |
| Detective Comics #988 (November 2018): "Deface the Face, Part One: A Solitary Man" |
| Detective Comics #989 (November 2018): "Deface the Face, Part Two: An Optimistic Man" |
| Detective Comics #990 (December 2018): "Deface the Face, Part Three: A Conflicted Man" |
| Detective Comics #991 (December 2018): "Deface the Face, Part Four: The Talking Man" |
| Detective Comics #992 (January 2019): "Deface the Face, Part Five: A Fighting Man" |
| Detective Comics #993 (January 2019): "Deface the Face, Finale: A Dead Man" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #58 (January 2019): "The Tyrant Wing, Part 1" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #59 (January 2019): "The Tyrant Wing, Part 2" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #60 (February 2019): "The Tyrant Wing, Part 3" |
| Heroes in Crisis #5 (March 2019): "Blood in the Way" |
| Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth #1 (December 2018): "Drowned Earth, Part One" |
| Harley Quinn Vol. 3 #57 (March 2019): "Hunted by the Bat, Part One" |
| Harley Quinn Vol. 3 #58 (April 2019): "Hunted by the Bat, Part Two" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #30 (March 2019): "Old Enemies, Part One" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #33 (May 2019): "Blow Out" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #41 (May 2019): "Presumed Innocent" |
| Detective Comics #1001 (June 2019): "Medieval" |
| Detective Comics #1002 (June 2019): "Medieval" |
| Detective Comics Annual Vol. 3 #2 (July 2019): "Adam Raised A Cain" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #34 (June 2019): "Terrible, Part 1" |
| Batman Who Laughs #1 (February 2019): "The Laughing House, Part 1" |
| Batman Who Laughs #2 (March 2019): "The Laughing House, Part 2" |
| Batman Who Laughs #3 (April 2019): "The Laughing House, Part 3" |
| Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight #1 (May 2019): "A Grim Knight in Gotham" |
| Batman Who Laughs #4 (June 2019): "The Laughing House, Part 4" |
| Batman Who Laughs #5 (July 2019): "The Laughing House, Part 5" |
| Batman Who Laughs #6 (August 2019): "The Laughing House, Part 6" |
| Batman Who Laughs #7 (September 2019): "The Laughing House, Part 7" |
| Detective Comics #1006 (August 2019): "There Will Be Blood" |
| Detective Comics #1008 (September 2019): "Greetings from Gotham" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #44 (August 2019): "Deathstroke R.I.P.: Elegy" |
| Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #1 (October 2019): "Who Are the Secret Six?, Part One" |
| Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #2 (November 2019): "Who Are the Secret Six?, Part Two" |
| Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #3 (December 2019): "Who Are the Secret Six?, Part Three" |
| Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #4 (January 2020): "Who Are the Secret Six?, Part Four" |
| Supergirl Vol. 7 #36 (January 2020): "Who's Laughing Now?" |
| Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #5 (February 2020): "Who Are the Secret Six?, Conclusion" |
| Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #6 (March 2020): "Infection Aftermath" |
| Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #2 (March 2020): "Hell Arisen, Part Two" |
| Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #3 (April 2020): "Hell Arisen, Part Three" |
| Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #4 (May 2020): "Hell Arisen, Conclusion" |
| Doomsday Clock #5 (July 2018): "There Is No God" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #48 (October 2020): "Gordons Never Give Up, Part 1" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #49 (November 2020): "Gordons Never Give Up, Part 2" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #50 (December 2020): "Little Wonders" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #1 (May 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #2 (June 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #3 (July 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #4 (August 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #6 (October 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #7 (November 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #8 (December 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #9 (January 2022): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #11 (March 2022): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #12 (April 2022): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #13 (May 2022): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #14 (June 2022): "The Joker" [Flashback] |
| Joker Vol. 2 #15 (September 2022): "The Joker" [Flashback] |
| Joker Vol. 2 #14 (June 2022): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #15 (September 2022): "The Joker" |