The Black Bat #9 - First Appearance of The Man of the Atom, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: The Black Bat (Dynamite Entertainment, 2013 series)
Issue: #9
Publication date: [February] 2014
Key date: February 2014
On-sale date: February 26, 2014
Indicia publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Price: $3.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 72513020461509011
Rating: Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (promotional) of The Man of the Atom - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Dr. Philip Seleski - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

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	Black Bat	cover	1	pencils: Jae Lee; inks: Jae Lee; colors: June Chung	The Black Bat
1	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: J. Scott Campbell; inks: J. Scott Campbell	The Black Bat
2	Black Bat	comic story	22	script: Brian Buccellato; pencils: Ronan Cliquet; inks: Ronan Cliquet; colors: Mat Lopes; letters: Rob Steen	The Black Bat
3	The Countdown Continues... Unlock the Universe!	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	script: Frank Barbiere; pencils: Joe Bennett; inks: Joe Bennett	Dr. Philip Seleski First, The Man of the Atom First
4	Dynamite Announces March Release of Magnus: Robot Fighter #1	in-house column	1	pencils: Gabriel Hardman, Jae Lee; inks: Gabriel Hardman, Jae Lee; colors: Jordan Boyd, June Chung	The Black Bat, Magnus
5	Sanctuary	preview (from the publisher)	5	script: Greg Pak; pencils: Mirko Colak; inks: Mirko Colak; colors: Lauren Affe; letters: Marshall Dillon	Turok; Andar; Timo; Kobo; Kita
6	Captain Action Cat	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Art Baltazar; inks: Art Baltazar	Captain Action Cat
7	Death to Ming!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Gabriel Hardman; inks: Gabriel Hardman	Dale Arden, Flash Gordon
8	Cover Gallery	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jae Lee, Billy Tan, Ardian Syaf; inks: Jae Lee, Billy Tan, Guillermo Ortego; colors: June Chung, Brian Buccellato, Kyle Ritter	The Black Bat
9	Battlestar Galactica Six	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jenny Frison, Chris Bolson; inks: Jenny Frison, Chris Bolson	Number Six

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Exclusive Subscription Cover Billy Tan	barcode 72513020461509031
Retailer Incentive Cover - Ardian Syaf and Guillermo Ortego	price [none]; barcode 72513020461509021
High-End Ultra-Limited Cover - Ardian Syaf and Guillermo Ortego	price [none]; barcode 72513020461509041

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Black Bat Omnibus #1 ISBN 1606905678; 978-1606905678	2015	On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #89 of 12#10 ›

Sources

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

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