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563March 1999
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Batman #563

DC · March 1999 · on sale 1999-01-20

First appearance: Batgirl1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#563
Publication date
March 1999
Key date
1999-03-00
On-sale date
1999-01-20
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.99; 3.25 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120005756311
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Batgirl - 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
0No Man's Land No Law and a New Order: 3cover1pencils: J. Scott Campbell; inks: Alex Garner; colors: Justin PonsorJoker
1No Law and a New Order Part Three: Tacticscomic story23script: Bob Gale; pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Wayne Faucher; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Willie SchubertBatgirl First, Batman, Helena Bertinelli, Mackenzie 'Hardback' Bock, Harvey Bullock, Sarah Essen, Barbara Gordon, Commissioner James Gordon, Oracle, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne
2Bob Kane 1915 - 1998text article1script: Jenette Kahn; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099230430103

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: No Law and A New Order #[nn]1999On eBay ›
Batman: No Man's Land #1
ISBN 1-56389-564-1		1999On eBay ›
Batman: No Man's Land #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3228-3		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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