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2October 2012
$3.99

Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #2

DC · October 2012 · on sale 2012-08-01

First appearance: Twilight LadyFirst appearance: Elizabeth Lane2 variantsStoryline: The Devil in the Deep
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Identification plate

Series
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl (DC, 2012 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
October 2012
Key date
2012-10-00
On-sale date
2012-08-01
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194130977400211
Rating
Rated M Mature

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Brad AndersonDaniel Dreiberg, Walter Kovacs, Nite Owl, Rorschach
1Some Things Are Just Inevitablecomic story24script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Brad Anderson; letters: Nick NapolitanoDaniel Dreiberg, Walter Kovacs, Elizabeth Lane First, Hollis Mason, Nite Owl, Nite Owl, Rorschach, Twilight Lady First
2The Devil in the Deep...! Part Ninecomic story2script: Len Wein; pencils: John Higgins; inks: John Higgins; colors: John Higgins; letters: Sal Cipriano; editing: Mark Chiarello, Camilla Zhang, Wil MossCrimson Corsair, Gordon McClachlan

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
David Finch Coverbarcode 76194130977400221
Combo-Packprice 4.99 USD; barcode 76194130977400231

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl / Dr. Manhattan #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3894-0		2013On eBay ›
Before Watchmen: Ozymandias / Crimson Corsair #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3895-7		2013On eBay ›
Before Watchmen: Ozymandias / Crimson Corsair #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4515-3		2014On eBay ›
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl / Dr. Manhattan #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4514-6		2014On eBay ›
Before Watchmen Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8551-7		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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