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12September 1993
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The Batman Adventures #12

DC · September 1993 · on sale 1993-08-05

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Identification plate

Series
The Batman Adventures (DC, 1992 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
September 1993
Key date
1993-09-00
On-sale date
1993-08-05
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file Harley Quinn's first comic book appearance, September 1993. Created for the animated series a year earlier, this is her debut on the page, and it became the flagship key of the entire animated-style line.

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: Mike Parobeck; inks: Rick Burchett; letters: Todd KleinBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Poison Ivy; Harley Quinn
2Batgirl: Day Onecomic story22script: Kelley Puckett; pencils: Mike Parobeck; inks: Rick Burchett; colors: Rick Taylor; letters: Tim HarkinsBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner Gordon (guest); Catwoman (villain); Poison Ivy (villain); Harley Quinn (villain, introduction); Batman (cameo)
7Knightfall 19 Batman 500promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kelley Jones; inks: Kelley JonesBatman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Bane
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Dennis JankeSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Steel [John Henry Irons]
9Adventures of Superman Annual #5 - Bloodlines Earthplaguepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Karl KeselSuperboy; Sparx; Glonth; Gemir
10DC Universe 12in-house column1pencils: Joe Staton, Tom Grummett; inks: Terry Beatty, Scott Hanna
11The Batman Adventuresletters page2script: Scott Peterson

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098930825109

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The Collected Adventures #2
ISBN 1-56389-124-7		1994On eBay ›
Batman Adventures #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-5463-6		2015On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight Adventures #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-124-7		1998On eBay ›
Harley Quinn: A Rogue's Gallery - The Deluxe Cover Art Collection #[nn]
ISBN 9781401274238		2017On eBay ›
Dollar Comics: The Batman Adventures 12 #[nn]2020On eBay ›
Harley Quinn's Greatest Hits #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7008-7		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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