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407January 1971
$0.15

Detective Comics #407

DC · January 1971 · on sale 1970-11-25

First appearance: Kirk LangstromFirst appearance: Man-Bat
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#407
Publication date
January 1971
Key date
1971-01-00
On-sale date
1970-11-25
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Man-Bat - 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
0The Bride of Man-Bat!cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman, Kirk Langstrom First, Man-Bat First, Bruce Wayne
1Marriage: Impossiblecomic story15script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: John CostanzaBatman, Kirk Langstrom First, Man-Bat First, Bruce Wayne
2-in-house column1letters: typeset
3One of Our Landmarks Is Missing!comic story7script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaBatgirl, Barbara Gordon
4-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Man-Bat #11984On eBay ›
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #2
ISBN 1-4012-0269-1		2004On eBay ›
Batman in the Seventies #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-565-X		2000On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1367-1		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q1471053 (Man-Bat), first-appearance property (CC0)

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