Detective Comics #23 for Sale - First Appearance of E. D. Caldwell - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Detective Comics (DC, 2011 series)
Issue: #23
Publication date: October 2013
Key date: 2013-10-00
On-sale date: 2013-08-07
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $3.99
Pages: 44
Barcode: 76194130646902311
Rating: Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of E. D. Caldwell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Scorn - 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	The Dark Knight Dethroned... ...by the Wrath!	cover	1	pencils: Jason Fabok; inks: Jason Fabok; colors: Emilio Lopez	Batman, Bruce Wayne, E. D. Caldwell First, The Wrath First
1	Bat and Mouse	comic story	20	script: John Layman; pencils: Jason Fabok; inks: Jason Fabok; colors: Blond; letters: Jared K. Fletcher	Batman, Harvey Bullock, Commissioner James Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne, Clyde Anderson First, E. D. Caldwell First, Scorn First, The Wrath First
2	Marital Abyss	comic story	8	script: John Layman; pencils: Andy Clarke; inks: Andy Clarke; colors: Blond; letters: Taylor Esposito	Batman, Francine Langstrom, Kirk Langstrom, Man-Bat, Bruce Wayne, E. D. Caldwell First
3	Channel 52	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Freddie Williams II; inks: Freddie Williams II; colors: Freddie Williams II; letters: Sal Cipriano	Ambush Bug, Animal Man, Buddy Baker, Calendar Man, Catwoman, Julian Day, Kara Zor-El, Victor Fries, Selina Kyle, Mr. Freeze, Irwin Schwab, Bethany Snow, Supergirl, Trigon
4	August 7, 2013	in-house column	1	letters: typeset	Bat-Cow

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Jason Fabok Black & White Cover	barcode 76194130646902321
Combo-Pack	price 4.99 USD; barcode 76194130646902331
Newsstand	price 3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD; barcode 72527430465323

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Wrath ISBN 978-1-4012-4633-4	2014	On eBay ›
The Wrath ISBN 978-1-4012-4997-7	2015	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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

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