Is this the best looking run of Batman ever? I say yes! Kelley Jones is definitely not for everyone, but he brings a style that no one else can match. This is top-drawer Batmanning, folks.
(Technically, Jones started with 515, but that’s part of the Troika crossover.)
Batman
516 Sleeper, Part 1
517 Sleeper, Part 2
518 Black Mask: The Spidered Face
519 Black Spider: Web of Scars
520 Fades to Black
521 Killer Croc: Fast Train to the Wet Dark
522 Swamp Things
523 Scarecrow, Part 1: Dark Wings Fly Away in Fear
524 Scarecrow, Part 2: Haunted Houses of the Head
525 Underworld Unleashed: Frozen Assets
526 Constant Whitewater
527 Two-Face, Part 1: The Face Schism
528 Two-Face, Part 2: Schismed Faces
530 The Deadman Connection, Part 1: Sweat of the Sun, Tears of the Moon
531 The Deadman Connection, Part 2: Cult of the Mummy
532 The Deadman Connection, Part 3: The Spirit Thieves
535 The Ogre and the Ape
536 Darkest Night of the Man-Bat, Part 1: Predation
537 Darkest Night of the Man-Bat, Part 2: Pursuit
538 Darkest Night of the Man-Bat, Part 3: Predemption
539 Boneyard Blues
540 The Spectre of Vengeance, Part 1: Gotham Welcome
541 The Spectre of Vengeance, Part 2: Mask of Guilt
542 Faceless, Part One: Murdicide
543 Faceless, Part Two: Postmarked: Murder
544 Major Arcana, Part 1: Jokin’ with Mister D.
545 Major Arcana, Part 2: Night of the Dying Jokers
546 Major Arcana, Part 3: Hell to Pay
547 Genesis: Dark Genesis
548 The Penguin Returns, Part 1: Burning Faces
549 The Penguin Returns, Part 2: The Egyptian Falcon
550 Chasing Clay
551 Suit of Evil Souls
552 The Greatest Evil
Issues not included are 529 (Contagion) and 533–534 (Legacy). If so inclined, you could always add Batman Annual 21 (Pulp Heroes, with art by J. H. Williams III) after 543.
Great book… mine has the covers for 529 and 533-534 by Jones and than issue 515 but either way I agree it’s one of the best Batman runs ever.
I’m in the process of creating a volume 2 of Kelley Jones Batman work that will include the following:
Tales of the Multiverse: Batman – Vampire (the Red Rain trilogy TPB)
Countdown: Search for Ray Palmer – Red Rain
Batman: Haunted Gotham 1-4
Batman: The Unseen 1-5
Batman: Gotham After Midnight 1-12
Joker’s Asylum: Clayface