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9July 2012
$2.99

Batgirl #9

DC · July 2012 · on sale 2012-05-09

First appearance: TalonFirst appearance: Mary Turner1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Batgirl (DC, 2011 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
July 2012
Key date
2012-07-00
On-sale date
2012-05-09
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194130639100911
Rating
Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Night of the Owlscover1pencils: Syaf; inks: Vicente Cifuentes; colors: ArreolaBatgirl, Barbara Gordon, Talon First, Mary Turner First
1Night of the Owls: In the Line of Firecomic story20script: Gail Simone; pencils: Ardian Syaf; inks: Vicente Cifuentes; colors: Ulises Arreola; letters: Dave SharpeBatgirl, Barbara Gordon, Commissioner James Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, Talon First, Mary Turner First
3The Second Wave of DC Comics - The New 52 Starts Nowpromo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Chris Burnham, Frank Quitely; inks: Chris Burnham, Frank Quitely
4May 09, 2012in-house column1script: Ian Sattler

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD; barcode 07099232426209

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Knightfall Descends
ISBN 978-1-4012-3816-2		2013On eBay ›
Knightfall Descends
ISBN 978-1-4012-3817-9		2013On eBay ›
Batman: Night of the Owls #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4252-7		2014On eBay ›
Batman: Night of the Owls #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3773-8		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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