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2September 2012
$3.99

Before Watchmen: Minutemen #2

DC · September 2012 · on sale 2012-07-11

First appearance: Bubastis2 variantsStoryline: The Devil in the DeepStoryline: The Minute of Truth
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Identification plate

Series
Before Watchmen: Minutemen (DC, 2012 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
September 2012
Key date
2012-09-00
On-sale date
2012-07-11
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194130980400211
Rating
Rated M Mature

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Darwyn Cooke; inks: Darwyn Cooke; colors: Darwyn CookeEdward Blake, Comedian
1[The Minute of Truth] Chapter Two: Golden Yearscomic story22script: Darwyn Cooke; pencils: Darwyn Cooke; inks: Darwyn Cooke; colors: Phil Noto; letters: Jared K. FletcherEdward Blake, William Brady, Captain Metropolis, Comedian, Dollar Bill, Nelson Gardner, Hooded Justice, Sally Jupiter, Byron Lewis, Hollis Mason, Mothman, Nite Owl, Larry Schexnayder, Silhouette
2The Devil in the Deep...! Part Sixcomic story2script: Len Wein; pencils: John Higgins; inks: John Higgins; colors: John Higgins; letters: Sal CiprianoCrimson Corsair, Gordon McClachlan
3Watch This!in-house column1script: Mark Doyle; pencils: Jae Lee, Darwyn Cooke, Amanda Conner, J. G. Jones; inks: Jae Lee, Darwyn Cooke, Amanda Conner, J. G. Jones; colors: June Chung, Darwyn Cooke, Paul Mounts, Alex SinclairBubastis First, Ozymandias, Adrian Veidt

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
José Luis García-López Coverbarcode 76194130980400221
Combo-Packprice 4.99 USD; barcode 76194130980400231

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Darwyn Cooke #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5809-2		2015On eBay ›
Before Watchmen: Minutemen / Silk Spectre #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3892-6		2013On eBay ›
Before Watchmen: Ozymandias / Crimson Corsair #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3895-7		2013On eBay ›
Before Watchmen: Ozymandias / Crimson Corsair #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4515-3		2014On eBay ›
Before Watchmen: Minutemen / Silk Spectre #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4512-2		2014On eBay ›
Before Watchmen Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8551-7		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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