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1April 2000
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Batgirl #1

DC · April 2000 · on sale 2000-02-02

First appearance: David Cain2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Batgirl (DC, 2000 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 2000
Key date
2000-04-00
On-sale date
2000-02-02
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.95 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194122200400111
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Sensational First Issue!cover1pencils: Damion Scott; inks: Robert Campanella; letters: Rian HughesBatgirl, Cassandra Cain
1-comic story23script: Scott Peterson, Kelley Puckett; pencils: Damion Scott; inks: Robert Campanella; colors: Jason Wright, Jamison; letters: John CostanzaBatgirl, Batman, Cassandra Cain, David Cain First, Barbara Gordon, Oracle, Bruce Wayne
2From the Dentext article0.67script: Denny O'Neil

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second Printingbarcode 76194122200400112
Newsstandbarcode 07099230951104

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batgirl: Silent Running #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-705-9		2001On eBay ›
Silent Knight
ISBN 978-1-4012-6627-1		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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