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1043November 2021
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Detective Comics #1043

DC · November 2021 · on sale 2021-09-28

First appearance: Nero XIXFirst appearance: Roy Dowd2 variantsStoryline: What the #!$% Is Task Force ZStoryline: Fear State: Nakano's Nightmare
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 2011 series)
Issue
#1043
Publication date
November 2021
Key date
2021-11-00
On-sale date
2021-09-28
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$4.99
Pages
44
Barcode
76194134373004311
Rating
Ages 13+

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Fear Statecover1pencils: Dan Mora; inks: Dan Mora; colors: Dan MoraBatman, Christopher Nakano, Bruce Wayne
1Fear State: Nakano's Nightmare Part 1comic story20script: Mariko Tamaki; pencils: Dan Mora; inks: Dan Mora; colors: Jordie Bellaire; letters: Aditya Bidikar; editing: Dave Wielgosz, Paul Kaminski, Ben AbernathyBatman, Christopher Nakano, Simon Saint, Bruce Wayne, Roy Dowd First, Nero XIX First
2What the #!$% Is Task Force Z Finalecomic story10script: Matthew Rosenberg; pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Diego Rodriguez; letters: Rob Leigh; editing: Dave Wielgosz, Paul KaminskiBatman, Christopher Nakano, Red Hood, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Deb Donovan

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Lee Bermejo Cardstock Variant Coverprice 5.99 USD; barcode 76194134373004321
Kael Ngu Cardstock Variant Coverprice 5.99 USD; barcode 76194134373004331

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fear State
ISBN 978-1-77951-555-1		2022On eBay ›
Death's Door
ISBN 978-1-77951-677-0		2023On eBay ›
Fear State
ISBN 978-1-77952-018-0		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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