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654August 2006
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Batman #654

DC · August 2006 · on sale 2006-06-28

First appearance: Great White Shark1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#654
Publication date
August 2006
Key date
2006-08-00
On-sale date
2006-06-28
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.99; 4.00 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120005765411
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Great White Shark - 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: Simone Bianchi; inks: Simone BianchiBatman, Tim Drake, Robin, Bruce Wayne
1Face the Ecaf [Face the Face] Conclusion [Part 8 of 8]comic story22script: James Robinson; pencils: Don Kramer; inks: Wayne Faucher; colors: John Kalisz; letters: Travis LanhamBatman, Harvey Bullock, Harvey Dent, Tim Drake, Commissioner James Gordon, Great White Shark First, Alfred Pennyworth, Robin, Two-Face, Bruce Wayne
2-in-house column1script: Dan DiDio

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099230430108

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: Face the Face #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0910-6		2006On eBay ›
Batman / Two-Face: Face the Face Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-6572-4		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q113680756 (Great White Shark), first-appearance property (CC0)

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