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529August 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Detective Comics #529

DC · August 1983 · on sale 1983-05-03

First appearance: Anton KnightFirst appearance: The Night-Thief2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#529
Publication date
August 1983
Key date
1983-08-00
On-sale date
1983-05-03
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Thief of Night!cover1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony TollinBatman, Anton Knight First, The Night-Thief First, Bruce Wayne
1The Thief of Night!comic story16script: Doug Moench; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Night-Thief [Anton Knight; later Night-Slayer] (introduction; villain); Lucius Fox; Alfred Pennyworth; Jason Todd; Waldo Flynn; Vicki Vale; Nocturna [Natalia Knight] (introduction, cameo, shown in shadows only)
2-letters page2pencils: José Luis García-López
3Getting Up III: Lost in the Ozonecomic story7script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Nansi Hoolahan; letters: Adam KubertGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Ozone
4-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893046508
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893046508

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CollectionYear
Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3101-9		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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