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Publishers / DC / Detective Comics (1937) / #794
794July 2004
$2.95; 4.50 CAD

Detective Comics #794

DC · July 2004 · on sale May 5, 2004

First appearance (cover): Catalina FloresFirst appearance (cover): Tarantula1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#794
Publication date
July 2004
Key date
July 2004
On-sale date
May 5, 2004
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.95; 4.50 CAD
Pages
44
Barcode
76194120019479411
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Catalina Flores - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Tarantula - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Enter Tarantula!cover1pencils: Tim Sale; inks: Tim Sale; colors: Mark ChiarelloCatalina Flores First, Tarantula First
1Monsters of Rot Part One: Cleansing Firescomic story22script: Andersen Gabrych; pencils: Pete Woods; inks: Cam Smith; colors: Jason Wright; letters: Clem RobinsMike Akins, Batman, Catalina Flores First, Gavin King, Orpheus, Tarantula First, Bruce Wayne
2The Tailor Part Sixcomic story8script: A. J. Lieberman; pencils: Jean-Jacques Dzialowski; inks: Dan Green; colors: Giulia Brusco; letters: Clem Robins; editing: Matt Idelson, Nachie CastroThe Tailor; Bullet; Lightning; Roam
3-in-house column1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07447030465407

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: War Drums #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0341-8		2004On eBay ›
Batman: War Games #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-5813-9		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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