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Publishers / DC / Detective Comics (1937) / #712
712August 1997
$1.95; 2.75 CAD

Detective Comics #712

DC · August 1997 · on sale June 18, 1997

First appearance (cover): GearheadFirst appearance: Nathaniel Finch1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#712
Publication date
August 1997
Key date
August 1997
On-sale date
June 18, 1997
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120019471211
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Gearhead - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Graham Nolan; inks: Brian Stelfreeze; colors: Patrick MartinBatman, Gearhead First, Bruce Wayne
1Gears of Justicecomic story22script: Chuck Dixon; pencils: Graham Nolan; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Gloria Vasquez, Android Images; letters: John CostanzaBatman, Harvey Bullock, Tim Drake, Nathaniel Finch First, Commissioner James Gordon, Renée Montoya, Alfred Pennyworth, Robin, Bruce Wayne
2-letters page1script: Scott Peterson

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099230465308

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: Knight Out #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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