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48Early August 2018
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Batman #48

DC · Early August 2018 · on sale 2018-06-06

First appearance: Rogol Zaar1 variantStoryline: The Best Man
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 2016 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
Early August 2018
Key date
2018-08-00
On-sale date
2018-06-06
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194134182804811
Rating
Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Best Mancover1pencils: Mikel Janín; inks: Mikel Janín; colors: Mikel JanínJoker
1The Best Man Part 1comic story20script: Tom King; pencils: Mikel Janín; inks: Mikel Janín; colors: June Chung; letters: Clayton CowlesBatman, Catwoman, Joker, Selina Kyle, Bruce Wayne
2-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mikel Janín; inks: Mikel Janín; colors: Mikel JanínBatman, Catwoman, Selina Kyle, Bruce Wayne
3Supergirl Being Superpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joëlle Jones; inks: Joëlle Jones; colors: Kelly FitzpatrickSupergirl, Kara Zor-El
4-promo (ad from the publisher)7script: Adam Glass; pencils: Bernard Chang; inks: Bernard Chang; colors: Marcelo Maiolo; letters: Rob LeighRobin, Damian Wayne
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joëlle Jones; inks: Joëlle Jones; colors: Joëlle JonesCatwoman, Selina Kyle
6-in-house column1letters: typesetRogol Zaar First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Frank Cho Variant Coverbarcode 76194134182804821

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Wedding
ISBN 978-1-4012-8338-4		2018On eBay ›
Batman: Deluxe Edition #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-9188-4		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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