Detective Comics #1062 for Sale - First Appearance of Arzen Orgham - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Detective Comics (DC, 2011 series)
Issue: #1062
Publication date: September 2022
Key date: 2022-09-00
On-sale date: 2022-07-26
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $4.99
Pages: 44
Barcode: 76194134373006211
Rating: Ages 13+

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Queen Dariah Orgham - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Barbatos - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Evan Cagle; inks: Evan Cagle; colors: Evan Cagle	Batman, Bruce Wayne
1	Gotham Nocturne: Overture Part 1	comic story	24	script: Ram V; pencils: Rafael Albuquerque; inks: Rafael Albuquerque; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Ariana Maher; editing: Arianna Turturro, Jessica Chen, Ben Abernathy	Barbatos First, Batman, Shavhod Erhad First, Talia al Ghul, Dick Grayson, Neang Modhram First, Nightwing, Arzen Orgham First, Queen Dariah Orgham First, Gael Tenclaw First, Bruce Wayne
2	The Coda Part 1 of 3	comic story	6	script: Simon Spurrier; pencils: Dani; inks: Dani; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Steve Wands; editing: Arianna Turturro, Jessica Chen	Barbara Gordon, Commissioner James Gordon, Renée Montoya
3	The Endless Line	comic story	3	script: Tom King, Neal Adams, Cary Bates, Denys Cowan, Mike Gold, Larry Hama; pencils: Josh Adams; inks: Josh Adams; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Clayton Cowles; editing: Brittany Holzherr	Barry Allen, Batman, Boston Brand, Deadman, Enemy Ace, The Flash, Ra's al Ghul, Talia al Ghul, Dick Grayson, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, J'Onn J'Onzz, Joker
5	Jason Todd Hits the Streets of Neo-Gotham...	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Sean Murphy; inks: Sean Murphy; colors: Dave Stewart	Batman, Joker, Red Hood, Robin, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne
6	Hal Jordan wages war on the pariah and the dark army!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Daniel Sampere; inks: Daniel Sampere; colors: Alejandro Sánchez	Barry Allen, Aquaman, Batman, Arthur Curry, Princess Diana, The Flash, Green Lantern, J'Onn J'Onzz, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Martian Manhunter, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Wonder Woman
7	The Came. They Learned. They're Ready to Conquer.	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz
8	Say Your Prayers	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Nikola Čižmešija; inks: Nikola Čižmešija; colors: Romulo Fajardo Jr.
10	DC Nation Interview	in-house column	1	script: Kevin Hart

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
J. H. Williams III Cardstock Variant Cover	price 5.99 USD; barcode 76194134373006241
Lee Bermejo Cardstock Variant Cover	price 5.99 USD; barcode 76194134373006221
InHyuk Lee Cardstock Variant Cover	price 5.99 USD; barcode 76194134373006231
J. H. Williams III Foil Cardstock Variant Cover	barcode 76194134373006251
Second Printing Julian Totino Tedesco Cover	barcode 76194134373006212
Second Printing Julian Totino Tedesco Foil Cover	price 5.99 USD; barcode 76194134373006261

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Gotham Nocturne: Overture ISBN 978-1-77952-094-4	2023	On eBay ›
Gotham Nocturne: Overture ISBN 978-1-77952-556-7	2024	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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