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8January 2004
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Batman Adventures #8

DC · January 2004 · on sale 2003-11-26

First appearance: Red Hood1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Batman Adventures (DC, 2003 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
January 2004
Key date
2004-01-00
On-sale date
2003-11-26
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.50 CAD
Pages
44
Barcode
76194123816600811
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Red Hood - 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
0Masquerade in Red!cover1pencils: Kelsey Shannon; inks: Kelsey Shannon; letters: Todd KleinBatman, Black Mask, Roman Sionis, Bruce Wayne
1Masqueradecomic story17script: Dan Slott; pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Terry Beatty; colors: Lee Loughridge; letters: Jared K. FletcherBatgirl, Batman, Andrea Beaumont, Black Mask, Barbara Gordon, Matches Malone, Eel O'Brian, Alfred Pennyworth, Phantasm, Red Hood First, Roman Sionis, Leslie Thompkins, Bruce Wayne
2Face to Facecomic story5script: Ty Templeton; pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Terry Beatty; colors: Zylonol; letters: Jared K. FletcherBatman, Matches Malone, Bruce Wayne

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099230825501

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Shadows & Masks
ISBN 1-4012-0330-2		2004On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X		2005On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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