1st appearance of NIGHTWING? 0

[Dogsupreme]

So I recently acquired a new collection and ran across this little thing. I had never seen it before. Could this be the first appearance of NIGHTWING?

 

[Heronext]

You have a reprint published 5 years after New Teen Titans 44

[DjMartini]

4 minutes ago, Dogsupreme said:

So I recently acquired a new collection and ran across this little thing. I had never seen it before. Could this be the first appearance of NIGHTWING?

 

 

I am going to go with a hard "no" only because this looks like a sampling of stories going on in the DC universe  (New Teen Titans w/ Nightwing, Batman: Year One, Maxwell Lord Justice League,etc) and plus Wikipedia says Tales of the Teen Titans #44 is his first appearance 

But anywho, i think this was published in 1989 (if my search of the book is correct)

[DjMartini]

3 minutes ago, Heronext said:

You have a reprint published 5 years after New Teen Titans 44

exactly. Also here is link to what is contained in this book...

Batman and other DC Classics

[Dogsupreme]

ok thanks. I figured something like that

[Heronext]

You are buying collections, cool.  Here is a question for you: Do you know how to find publication date in the indicia?  Do you know how to google “first appearance of Nightwing”?  Two good resources for figuring things like this out.   

[RockMyAmadeus]

7 hours ago, Heronext said:

You are buying collections, cool.  Here is a question for you: Do you know how to find publication date in the indicia?  Do you know how to google “first appearance of Nightwing”?  Two good resources for figuring things like this out.   

Dayum! You are on fire today.

 

[RockMyAmadeus]

13 hours ago, Dogsupreme said:

So I recently acquired a new collection and ran across this little thing. I had never seen it before. Could this be the first appearance of NIGHTWING?

 

This is a nifty little book, the only one of its kind, that was sort of a precursor to later giveaways. It was printed and distributed probably around November or December of 1989, and given for free by DC to give to various retailers, with the hopeful aim, I imagine, of selling more of the relatively new trade paperback format. Notice, the titles aren't "Batman #404-407" or "Tales of the Teen Titans #42-44, Annual #3", or "Justice League #1-6, Annual #1"...but "Batman: Year One", "The Judas Contract", and "A New Beginning." 

It contained excerpts from each of those four stories.

I remember the day I discovered it...it was the very first day I ever walked my 17 year old self into the Land of Nevawuz, in Danville, CA, on a cool January evening. Funny, how you remember stuff. I can see the store layout, the bright lights (it was lit like an art gallery, which I thought was cool), everything. I found that book, and thought "Free?? This will be worth a FORTUNE!" and grabbed 2 copies.

Dopey teenagers.

Still have those copies somewhere.

 

Edited October 25, 2018 by RockMyAmadeus

[Heronext]

16 minutes ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

Dayum! You are on fire today.

 

Had a free hour.  Meant to be helpful but I guess it could have come off as sarcastic.  Hey he bought a collection which is something I’ve never done.

[Readcomix]

2 hours ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

This is a nifty little book, the only one of its kind, that was sort of a precursor to later giveaways. It was printed and distributed probably around November or December of 1989, and given for free by DC to give to various retailers, with the hopeful aim, I imagine, of selling more of the relatively new trade paperback format. Notice, the titles aren't "Batman #404-407" or "Tales of the Teen Titans #42-44, Annual #3", or "Justice League #1-6, Annual #1"...but "Batman: Year One", "The Judas Contract", and "A New Beginning." 

It contained excerpts from each of those four stories.

I remember the day I discovered it...it was the very first day I ever walked my 17 year old self into the Land of Nevawuz, in Danville, CA, on a cool January evening. Funny, how you remember stuff. I can see the store layout, the bright lights (it was light like an art gallery, which I thought was cool), everything. I found that book, and thought "Free?? This will be worth a FORTUNE!" and grabbed 2 copies.

Dopey teenagers.

Still have those copies somewhere.

 

Based on this post, I'd say it DID turn out to be worth a fortune for you. Great memory, great story! 

[divad]

6 hours ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

I remember the day I discovered it...

 

You DISCOVERED it???