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1August 2013
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Batman / Superman #1

DC · August 2013 · on sale 2013-06-26

First appearance: KaiyoFirst appearance: Daniel WestFirst appearance: The Reverse-Flash7 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Batman / Superman (DC, 2013 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 2013
Key date
2013-08-00
On-sale date
2013-06-26
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194131581200111
Rating
Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Daniel West - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Ralph Mangubat - 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: Jae Lee; inks: Jae Lee; colors: June ChungBatman, Clark Kent, Superman, Bruce Wayne
1Cross Worldcomic story25script: Greg Pak; pencils: Jae Lee, Ben Oliver; inks: Jae Lee, Ben Oliver; colors: June Chung, Daniel Brown; letters: Rob LeighBatman, Batman, Catwoman, Kaiyo First, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Selina Kyle, Lana Lang, Ralph Mangubat First, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne
2Kenneth Rocafort Batman Variant Coverillustration1pencils: Kenneth Rocafort; inks: Kenneth Rocafort; colors: Kenneth RocafortBatman, Clark Kent, Superman, Bruce Wayne
3Guillem March Superman Variant Coverillustration1pencils: Guillem March; inks: Guillem March; colors: Guillem MarchBatman, Clark Kent, Superman, Bruce Wayne
4Batman / Superman #2illustration1pencils: Jae Lee; inks: Jae LeeBatman, Batman, Clark Kent, Clark Kent, Superman, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne
5-promo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Freddie Williams II; inks: Freddie Williams II; colors: Freddie Williams II; letters: Sal CiprianoBlack Manta, Ambush Bug, Duela Dent, David Hyde, J'Onn J'Onzz, The Joker's Daughter, Clark Kent, Martian Manhunter, The Reverse-Flash First, Irwin Schwab, Bethany Snow, Superman, Daniel West First
6June 26, 2013in-house column1pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typesetJudas Iscariot, Pandora, Phantom Stranger

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Kenneth Rocafort Batman Coverbarcode 76194131581200121
Guillem March Superman Coverbarcode 76194131581200131
We Can Be Heroes Blank Coverbarcode 76194131581200161
Jae Lee Sketch Coverbarcode 76194131581200141
Combo-Packprice 4.99 USD; barcode 76194131581200151
Newsstandprice 3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD; barcode 07098930570001
We Can Be Heroes Jim Lee Coverprice [none] (see Notes)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Cross World
ISBN 978-1-4012-4509-2		2014On eBay ›
Cross World
ISBN 978-1-4012-4934-2		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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