Dark Knight III: The Master Race #5 - First Appearance of Baal, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Dark Knight III: The Master Race (DC, 2016 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: August 2016
Key date: August 2016
On-sale date: June 29, 2016
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $5.99
Pages: 52
Barcode: 76194133395300511

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Baal - 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	-	cover	1	pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Andy Kubert; colors: Brad Anderson	Batman, Clark Kent, Superman, Bruce Wayne
1	-	credits, title page	3	letters: typeset
2	DKIII The Master Race: Book Five	comic story	23	script: Brian Azzarello, Frank Miller; pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Brad Anderson; letters: Clem Robins	Barry Allen, Aquaman, Baal First, Batman, Arthur Curry, The Flash, Commissioner James Gordon, Carrie Kelley, Clark Kent, Princess Diana, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Wonder Woman
3	Dark Knight Universe Presents: Lara #1	illustration	1	pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: Alex Sinclair	Lara Kent
4	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
5	Dark Knight Universe Presents: Lara #1	comic story	12	script: Brian Azzarello, Frank Miller; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: Alex Sinclair; letters: Clem Robins	Lara Kent; Baal
6	-	illustration	1	letters: typeset
7	-	blank page(s)	1
8	-	illustration	1
9	Pin-Up by Andy Kubert and Brad Anderson	illustration	1	pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Andy Kubert; colors: Brad Anderson	Batman, Carrie Kelley, Robin, Bruce Wayne
10	-	illustration	4	pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Klaus Janson	Aquaman, Batman, Arthur Curry, Carrie Kelley, Clark Kent, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne
11	-	credits, title page	2	letters: typeset
12	-	illustration	1	script: Brian Azzarello, Frank Miller; pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Klaus Janson

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover	barcode 76194133395300561
Frank Miller Cover	barcode 76194133395300551
Paul Pope Cover	barcode 76194133395300541
Klaus Janson Cover	barcode 76194133395300531
Karl Kerschl Cover Cover	barcode 76194133395300521
Midtown Comics Greg Capullo Color Cover	barcode 76194133395300571
Midtown Comics Greg Capullo Black and White Cover	barcode 76194133395300581
Rafael Albuquerque Convention Exclusive Cover	price [none]
Bulletproof Comics and Games Gabriele Dell'Otto Limited Color Cover	barcode 76194133395300501
Bulletproof Comics and Games Gabriele Dell'Otto Cover	barcode 76194133395300591

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Batman: The Dark Knight: Master Race - The Covers Deluxe Edition #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-6738-4	2017	On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight - Master Race #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-6513-7	2017	On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight - Master Race #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-8431-2	2018	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #45 of 9#6 ›

Sources

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

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