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9July 2012
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Detective Comics #9

DC · July 2012 · on sale 2012-05-02

First appearance: Linda FriitawaFirst appearance: Fright4 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 2011 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
July 2012
Key date
2012-07-00
On-sale date
2012-05-02
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.99
Pages
44
Barcode
76194130646900911
Rating
Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Fright - 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
0Night of the Owlscover1pencils: Tony Daniel; inks: Sandu Florea; colors: Tomeu MoreyBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Talons
1Night of the Owls: The Owls Take Arkhamcomic story20script: Tony S. Daniel; pencils: Tony S. Daniel; inks: Sandu Florea; colors: Tomeu Morey; letters: Jared K. FletcherDr. Jeremiah Arkham, Batman, Black Mask, Clayface, Fright First, Linda Friitawa First, Dick Grayson, Basil Karlo, Nightwing, Roman Sionis, Bruce Wayne, Mister Zsasz
3We Can Be Heroespublic service announcement1letters: typesetJustice League [Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana]]
450/50comic story8script: Tony S. Daniel; pencils: Szymon Kudranski; inks: Szymon Kudranski; colors: John Kalisz; letters: Dezi SientyHarvey Dent, Two-Face
5The Second Wave of DC Comics - The New 52 Starts Nowpromo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Chris Burnham, Frank Quitely; inks: Chris Burnham, Frank Quitely
6May 02, 2012in-house column1script: Ian Sattler

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Jason Fabok Coverbarcode 76194130646900921
Tony S. Daniel / Sandu Florea Black & White Coverbarcode 76194130646900931
Combo-Packprice 4.99 USD; barcode 76194130646900941
Newsstandprice 3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD; barcode 07099230430109

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: Night of the Owls #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4252-7		2014On eBay ›
Batman: Night of the Owls #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3773-8		2013On eBay ›
Scare Tactics
ISBN 978-1-4012-4265-7		2014On eBay ›
Scare Tactics
ISBN 978-1-4012-3840-7		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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