Absolute Batman #13
Cover B · Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Card Stock Variant · original first printing · first full Absolute Catwoman & Harley Quinn · Collect Forever Soft Slab
8 October 2025
Original first-print Cover B of Absolute Batman #13, the October 2025 instalment concluding Batman's confrontation with the Absolute Universe's Bane during “Abomination, Part Five.” DC promoted the issue as the debut of Absolute Catwoman, while specialist key cataloguing identifies the issue as the full introduction of both Absolute Catwoman and Absolute Harley Quinn.
Read the catalogue note →- Issue
- #13
- Publisher
- DC Comics · DC All In
- State
- Collect Forever Soft Slab · ungraded
- Condition
- Excellent apparent presentation; ungraded and enclosed in a Collect Forever Soft Slab.
- Completeness
- Appears complete as encapsulated. No separate insert, poster, free gift or supplement has been identified for this edition; the interior cannot be independently page-counted or inspected while the Soft Slab remains closed.
- Rarity
- Not assessed
Catalogue note
Original first-print Cover B of Absolute Batman #13, the October 2025 instalment concluding Batman's confrontation with the Absolute Universe's Bane during “Abomination, Part Five.” DC promoted the issue as the debut of Absolute Catwoman, while specialist key cataloguing identifies the issue as the full introduction of both Absolute Catwoman and Absolute Harley Quinn. This copy is especially coherent as a visual record because Stanley “Artgerm” Lau's open-order Cover B prominently depicts Catwoman in the same issue in which that incarnation is formally introduced. Strong demand is reflected by three confirmed later printings, the fourth of which is scheduled after this accession date.
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Nick Dragotta · Frank Martin (colours) · VC's Clayton Cowles (letters)
Cover: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau
Edition: Cover B · Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Card Stock Variant · original first printing · physical UPC 76194138584601321 · Collect Forever designation #13B; followed by confirmed 2nd printing (26 Nov 2025), 3rd printing (4 Mar 2026) and solicited 4th printing (2 Sep 2026)
Why this object matters
Artgerm’s Catwoman cover is closely aligned with the documented introduction of that Absolute incarnation. That specificity supports outstanding 8.5 importance, while exact cameo/full-debut distinctions and later-printing dates must remain qualified rather than amplifying the score through demand alone.
Evidence limits: Appears complete as encapsulated. No separate insert, poster, free gift or supplement has been identified for this edition; the interior cannot be independently page-counted or inspected while the Soft Slab remains closed.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.5 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 3
- Scott SnyderWritingCatalogue credit
Writing credit: Scott Snyder Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Nick Dragotta · Frank Martin (colours) · VC's Clayton Cowles (letters) Original catalogue credit
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Cover artwork credit: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Original catalogue credit
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