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1November 2011
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Detective Comics #1

DC · November 2011 · on sale 2011-09-07

First appearance: BatwingFirst appearance: David Zavimbe7 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 2011 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
November 2011
Key date
2011-11-00
On-sale date
2011-09-07
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194130646900111
Rating
Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of David Zavimbe - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Tony Salvador Daniel; inks: Ryan Winn; colors: Tomeu MoreyBatman, Joker, Bruce Wayne
1-comic story24script: Tony Salvador Daniel; pencils: Tony Salvador Daniel; inks: Ryan Winn; colors: Tomeu Morey; letters: Jared K. FletcherDr. Jeremiah Arkham, Batman, Joker, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne
2Batwingtext article1script: Ben Oliver, Judd Winick; pencils: Ben Oliver; inks: Ben Oliver; colors: Brian ReberBatwing First, David Zavimbe First
3Animal Mantext article1script: Jeff Lemire, Travel Foreman; pencils: Travel Foreman; inks: Travel Foreman, Dan Green; colors: Lovern KindzierskiAnimal Man, Buddy Baker
4Sep 07 2011in-house column1script: Jim Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second Printingbarcode 76194130646900112
Third Printingbarcode 76194130646900113
Fourth Printingbarcode 76194130646900114
Fifth Printingbarcode 76194130646900115
Newsstandbarcode 07447030465401
Sixth Printingbarcode 76194130646900116
RRP Editionprice [none]

Where to read it

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Faces of Death
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DC Comics: The New 52 #[nn]
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The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime: The Deluxe Edition #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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