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580August 2000
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Batman #580

DC · August 2000 · on sale 2000-06-28

First appearance: Grace BalinFirst appearance: OrcaFirst appearance: Camille Baden-Smythe1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#580
Publication date
August 2000
Key date
2000-08-00
On-sale date
2000-06-28
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.50 CAD
Pages
40
Barcode
76194120005758011
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Camille Baden-Smythe - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Scott McDaniel; inks: Scott McDanielGrace Balin First, Batman, Orca First, Bruce Wayne
1[Orca Part Two] Going Undercomic story22script: Larry Hama, Scott McDaniel; pencils: Scott McDaniel; inks: Karl Story; colors: Roberta Tewes, Wildstorm FX; letters: John CostanzaCamille Baden-Smythe First, Grace Balin First, Batman, Orca First, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098930430708

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Series context

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Sources

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