Justice League Dark #9 for Sale - First Appearance of Black Orchid - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Justice League Dark (DC, 2011 series)
Issue: #9
Publication date: July 2012
Key date: 2012-07-00
On-sale date: 2012-05-23
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $2.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 76194130509700911
Rating: Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Nommo Balewa - 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	New Members! New Threats!	cover	1	pencils: Ryan Sook; inks: Ryan Sook; colors: Ryan Sook	Andrew Bennett, Black Orchid First, Boston Brand, John Constantine, Deadman, Zatanna
1	The Black Room, Part 1	comic story	20	script: Jeff Lemire; pencils: Mikel Janín; inks: Mikel Janín; colors: Ulises Arreola; letters: Rob Leigh	Nommo Balewa First, Andrew Bennett, Black Orchid First, Boston Brand, John Constantine, Deadman, Felix Faust, Madame Xanadu, Doctor Mist First, Steve Trevor, Zatanna
2	The Second Wave of DC Comics - The New 52 Starts Now	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Brian Bolland, David Finch, Mateus Santolouco; inks: Brian Bolland, Richard Friend, Mateus Santolouco; colors: Brian Bolland, Jeromy Cox, Tanya Horie, Richard Horie
3	May 23, 2012	in-house column	1	script: Ian Sattler

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Books of Magic ISBN 978-1-4012-4024-0	2013	On eBay ›
Justice League Dark: The New 52 Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77951-313-7	2022	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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