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232June 1971
$0.15

Batman #232

DC · June 1971 · on sale 1971-04-22

First appearance: Talia al GhulFirst appearance: Ra's al GhulFirst appearance: Ubu
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#232
Publication date
June 1971
Key date
1971-06-00
On-sale date
1971-04-22
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Talia al Ghul - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ra's al Ghul - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ubu - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Daughter of the Demon!cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman, Ra's al Ghul First, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
2Daughter of the Demoncomic story22script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: John CostanzaBatman, Ra's al Ghul First, Talia al Ghul First, Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth, Robin, Ubu First, Bruce Wayne
5-letters page2script: JS; pencils: Anthony Kowalik; inks: Neal AdamsBatman [Bruce Wayne]
10For Sheer Suspense!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Nick Cardy, Joe Kubert; inks: Nick Cardy, Joe Kubert; letters: Joe Kubert

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Detective Comics #4121971On eBay ›
Green Lantern / Green Arrow #41984On eBay ›
The Best of DC #511984On eBay ›
Batman: Tales of the Demon #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-94-3		1991On eBay ›
The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul #11988On eBay ›
The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul #41988On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-511977On eBay ›
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #3
ISBN 1-4012-0407-4		2006On eBay ›
Batman in the Seventies #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-565-X		2000On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #231232 of 715#233 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q101243039 (Talia al Ghul), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q96150539 (Ra's al Ghul), first-appearance property (CC0)

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