Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Lord Death Man - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes (DC, 2012 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: February 2012
Key date: 2012-02-00
On-sale date: 2011-12-21
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $6.99
Pages: 84
Barcode: 76194130787900111
Rating: Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lord Death Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Dark Ranger - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Damian Wayne clone - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Charles Great Eagle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of William Great Eagle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Mr. Unknown - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Batman, Incorporated	cover	1	pencils: Chris Burnham; inks: Chris Burnham; colors: Nathan Fairbairn	Batman, Bruce Wayne
1	Chapter 1: The School of Night	comic story	22	script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Cameron Stewart; inks: Cameron Stewart; colors: Nathan Fairbairn; letters: Sal Cipriano	Batgirl, Batman, Stephanie Brown, Una Clairmont, The Headmistress First, Kathy Webb Kane, Son of Pyg First, Johnny Valentine, Bruce Wayne
2	Chapter 2	comic story	30	script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Chris Burnham; inks: Chris Burnham; colors: Nathan Fairbairn; letters: Sal Cipriano	Bilal Asselah First, Batman, Batman, Batwing, Emily Briggs, Cecil, George Cross, The Dark Ranger First, Doctor Dedalus, Violet Harper / Gabrielle Doe, Tim Drake, Lucius Fox, Freight Train, The Gaucho
3	Corporate Takeover	recap	8	script: Grant Morrison	Bilal Asselah First, Batgirl, Batman, Batman, Batwing, Batwoman, Batwoman, Helena Bertinelli, Black Bat, Emily Briggs, Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain, Catwoman, Cecil
4	Batman, Inc. #1 Yanick Paquette Variant Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Yanick Paquette; inks: Michel Lacombe; colors: Nathan Fairbairn	Batman, Bruce Wayne
5	Batman, Inc. #2 Yanick Paquette Variant Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Yanick Paquette; inks: Michel Lacombe; colors: Nathan Fairbairn	Batman, Lord Death Man First, Mr. Unknown First, Jiro Osamu First, Bruce Wayne
6	Batman, Inc. #3 David Finch Variant Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: David Finch; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Peter Steigerwald	Batman, Bruce Wayne
7	Batman, Inc. #4 Yanick Paquette Variant Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Yanick Paquette; inks: Michel Lacombe; colors: Nathan Fairbairn	Batman, Batwoman, The Gaucho, Kate Kane, Santiago Vargas, Bruce Wayne
8	Batman, Inc. #5 Yanick Paquette Variant Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Yanick Paquette; inks: Michel Lacombe; colors: Nathan Fairbairn	Batman, Bruce Wayne
9	Batman, Inc. #6 Frazer Irving Variant Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Frazer Irving; inks: Frazer Irving; colors: Frazer Irving	Batgirl, Batman, Stephanie Brown, Catwoman, George Cross, The Dark Ranger First, The Gaucho, The Hood, Selina Kyle, Johnny Riley First, Santiago Vargas, Bruce Wayne
10	Batman, Inc. #7 Frazer Irving Variant Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Frazer Irving; inks: Frazer Irving; colors: Frazer Irving	Batman, Charles Great Eagle First, William Great Eagle First, Man-of-Bats First, Raven Red First, Bruce Wayne
11	Batman, Inc. #8 Scott Clark Variant Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Scott Clark; inks: Scott Clark; colors: Dave Beaty	Batman, Bruce Wayne
12	Catwoman	text article	1	script: Judd Winick, Guillem March; pencils: Guillem March; inks: Guillem March; colors: Guillem March, Tomeu Morey	Catwoman, Selina Kyle
13	Legion of Super-Heroes	text article	1	script: Paul Levitz, Francis Portela; pencils: Karl Kerschl, Francis Portela; inks: Karl Kerschl; colors: Javier Mena	Chameleon Boy, Reep Daggle, Dragonwing, Jo Nah, Marya Pai, Ultra Boy
14	Dec 21 2011	in-house column	1	script: Matt Idelson

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Batman, Incorporated: The Deluxe Edition #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3212-2	2012	On eBay ›
Batman, Incorporated #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3827-8	2013	On eBay ›
Absolute Batman Incorporated #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-5121-5	2015	On eBay ›
Batgirl: Stephanie Brown #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-7788-8	2018	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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