Ghost in the Shell #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Batou - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Ghost in the Shell (Dark Horse, 1995 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: December 1995
Key date: 1995-12-00
On-sale date: 1995-12
Indicia publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Price: $24.95; 37.95 CAD
Pages: 372
Barcode: 978156971081452495
ISBN: 1-56971-081-3

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Batou - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Togusa - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Daisuke Aramaki - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ishikawa - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Saito - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Boma - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Paz - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Puppeteer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Masamune Shirow; inks: Masamune Shirow; colors: Masamune Shirow; editing: Peet Janes, Greg Vest	Motoko Kusanagi
1	-	blank page(s)	2
2	-	credits, title page	4	pencils: Teena Gores; inks: Teena Gores; colors: Teena Gores
3	01 Prologue	comic story	8	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; colors: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; editing: Peet Janes, Greg Vest	Daisuke Aramaki First, Motoko Kusanagi
4	02 Super Spartan 10.4.2029	comic story	40	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith, Greg Vest; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; colors: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; editing: Peet Janes	Daisuke Aramaki First, Batou First, Boma First, Ishikawa First, Motoko Kusanagi, Paz First, Saito First, Togusa First
5	03 Junk Jungle 27.7.2029	comic story	44	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; colors: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; editing: Peet Janes, Greg Vest	Daisuke Aramaki First, Batou First, Boma First, Ishikawa First, Motoko Kusanagi, Saito First, Togusa First
6	04 Megatech Machine 1 Revolt of the Robots	comic story	4	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee	Batou First, Motoko Kusanagi
7	05 Megatech Machine 2 The Making of a Cyborg	comic story	6	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee	Batou First, Motoko Kusanagi
8	06 Robot Rondo 1.10.1029	comic story	42	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; colors: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; editing: Peet Janes, Greg Vest	Daisuke Aramaki First, Batou First, Ishikawa First, Motoko Kusanagi, Togusa First
9	07 Phantom Fund 24.12.2029	comic story	46	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; colors: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; editing: Peet Janes, Greg Vest	Daisuke Aramaki First, Batou First, Boma First, Ishikawa First, Motoko Kusanagi, Togusa First
10	08 Dumb Barter 2.5.2030	comic story	42	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; colors: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; editing: Peet Janes, Greg Vest	Daisuke Aramaki First, Batou First, Boma First, Ishikawa First, Motoko Kusanagi, Paz First, Saito First, Togusa First
11	09 Bye Bye Clay 15.7.2030	comic story	46	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; colors: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; editing: Greg Vest, Marilee Hord	Daisuke Aramaki First, Batou First, Motoko Kusanagi, The Puppeteer First, Saito First, Togusa First
12	10 Brain Drain 9.9.2030	comic story	44	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; colors: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; editing: Greg Vest, Marilee Hord	Daisuke Aramaki First, Batou First, Ishikawa First, Motoko Kusanagi, Paz First, Saito First, Togusa First
13	11 Ghost Coast 18.9.2030	comic story	22	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow, Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Susie Lee; editing: Greg Vest, Marilee Hord	Batou First, Motoko Kusanagi, The Puppeteer First
14	Bio	text article	1	pencils: Masamune Shirow; inks: Masamune Shirow; colors: Masamune Shirow	Masamune Shirow
15	Cover Gallery	illustration	8	pencils: Masamune Shirow; inks: Masamune Shirow; colors: Masamune Shirow; editing: Peet Janes, Greg Vest, Marilee Hord	Motoko Kusanagi
16	Author's Notes	text article	10	script: Masamune Shirow, Frederik L. Schodt, Toren Smith
17	Masamune Shirow	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Masamune Shirow; inks: Masamune Shirow; colors: Masamune Shirow
18	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	pencils: Teena Gores; inks: Teena Gores; colors: Teena Gores

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Sources

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