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The Batman Adventures #12

DC · Series began 1992 · September 1993

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Dates

Cover date: September 1993
On sale: August 5, 1993
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #12 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098930825109
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Facsimile reprints exist

Batman Adventures 12 (Facsimile Edition) (2025). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Mike Parobeck, Kelley Jones, Jon Bogdanove, Mike Zeck, Tom Grummett, Joe Statoninks: Rick Burchett, Kelley Jones, Dennis Janke, Karl Kesel, Terry Beatty, Scott Hannaletters: Todd Klein, Tim Harkinsscript: Kelley Puckett, Scott Petersoncolors: Rick Taylor, Dennis Janke

Stories

Batgirl: Day One · 22 pages
Babs goes to a costume party dressed as Batgirl and winds up foiling a kidnapping by Quinn and Ivy and a diamond heist by Catwoman.

Reprinted in

Batman: The Collected Adventures (1993), Batman: The Dark Knight Adventures (1998), Batman Adventures (2014), Harley Quinn's Greatest Hits (2016), Dollar Comics: The Batman Adventures 12 (2020), Harley Quinn: 30 Years of the Maid of Mischief The Deluxe Edition (2022), Batman Adventures 12 (Facsimile Edition) (2025), DC Finest: Harley Quinn: The Birth of the Mirth (2025)