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3August 2010
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Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #3

DC · August 2010 · on sale 2010-06-23

First appearance: Jack ValorFirst appearance: The Black Pirate1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (DC, 2010 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
August 2010
Key date
2010-08-00
On-sale date
2010-06-23
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.99
Pages
44
Barcode
76194128943400311

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of The Black Pirate - 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: Andy Kubert; inks: Andy Kubert; colors: Brad AndersonBatman, Bruce Wayne
1Part Three: The Bones of Bristol Baycomic story32script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Yanick Paquette; inks: Michel Lacombe; colors: Nathan Fairbairn; letters: Jared K. FletcherBarry Allen, The Atom, Batman, Batman, Helena Bertinelli, Black Canary, The Black Pirate First, The Congorilla, The Congorilla, Cyborg, Darkseid, Doctor Light, Tim Drake, The Flash
2Jonah Hex: No Way Back Special Sneak Previewpromo (ad from the publisher)6script: Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti; pencils: Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga, John Stanisci; colors: Rob Schwager; letters: Rob Leigh; editing: Elisabeth V. GehrleinJonah Hex
3DC Nation [221]: Joker's Asylumin-house column1script: Mike MartsClayface, Harley Quinn, Joker, Waylon Jones, Basil Karlo, Killer Croc, The Mad Hatter, Edward Nigma, Harleen Quinzel, Riddler, Jervis Tetch

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Yanick Paquette / Michel Lacombe Coverbarcode 76194128943400321

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3382-2		2012On eBay ›
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2968-9		2011On eBay ›
Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-8883-9		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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