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12July 2014
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Astro City #12

DC · July 2014 · on sale 2014-05-07

First appearance: GundogFirst appearance: The Dancing MasterFirst appearance: Fred GlosmanOrigin: The Gentleman Bandit
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Identification plate

Series
Astro City (DC, 2013 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
July 2014
Key date
2014-07-00
On-sale date
2014-05-07
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194128968701211
Rating
rated T teen

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: The Gentleman Bandit.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex RossFred Glosman First, Wolf First
1The Deep Dark Woodscomic story24script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Graham Nolan; inks: Graham Nolan; colors: Wendy Broome; letters: John G. Roshell, Jimmy Betancourt, ComicraftConfessor, Crackerjack, The Gentleman Bandit First, Fred Glosman First, Jack-in-the-Box, Brian Kinney, Asa Martin, Colin Pepper, Quarrel, Samaritan, Stray First, Jessica Darlene Taggart, Eugene Wallace, Wolf First
2See, We Have These Secretsletters page1script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex RossThe Dancing Master First, Gundog First, Jack-in-the-Box

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Private Lives
ISBN 978-1-4012-5459-9		2015On eBay ›
Private Lives
ISBN 9781401258245		2015On eBay ›
Astro City Metrobook #5
ISBN 1534397094		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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