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Issue Details

Issue #15
Published July 2009
Cover Price 2.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing Rachel Gluckstern

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Aquaman [Orin; Arthur Curry] (inset; head shot); Batman [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent] (head shot); The Flash [Wally West] (head shot); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana] (head shot); Green Lantern [John Stewart] (head shot)
Synopsis J. Bone confirmed on 2009 April 27 that he colors his covers to this series.
Genre All-Ages; Superhero
Pencils J. Bone
Inks J. Bone
Colors J. Bone
Letters ?; typeset

4 page advertisement "Ads"

Notes Ads for the book series The Mysterious Benedict Society from Little Brown on inside front cover, with word search; for Lego's Glatorian Bionicle sets after Pg. 4 of Seq. 2; for the book series Rumblewick's Diary from Little Brown on inside back cover; and for Toxic Waste Candy from Candy Dynamics on back cover.

17 page Super Friends story "? / The Case of the Baffling Birthday"

Characters Super Friends [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Aquaman [Orin; Arthur Curry]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]]; The Unknown (first appearance in this identity); Robin [Tim Drake] (see notes); Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); Bat-Hound (cameo); Bat-Mite
Synopsis As his fellow Super Friends disappear one by one, Batman is presented with one of the strangest mysteries of his career.
Genre All-Ages; Superhero
Script Sholly Fisch
Pencils J. Bone
Inks J. Bone
Colors ? [as Heroic Age]
Letters Travis Lanham
Notes Story is broken into three chapters. Title is initially given as "?" and later revealed to be "The Case of the Baffling Birthday". // Kaye Daye (of Earth-One's Mystery Analysts of Gotham City) is referenced as a mystery novelist. Robin is not formally identified as Tim Drake in-story but he appears younger than The Flash, who has been established as Wally West, Dick Grayson's contemporary.

1 page Super Friends activity "Copy-Bats"

Characters Wonder Woman; Bat-Mite; Batman
Synopsis Wonder Woman asks readers to identify the real Batman among close copies made by Bat-Mite.
Genre All-Ages; Superhero
Script Sholly Fisch
Pencils J. Bone
Inks J. Bone
Letters Travis Lanham
Notes This sequence appears after Pg. 5 of Seq. 2.

8 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Ads"

Notes House ads for the DC Kids website and the Jonny DC series Tiny Titans, Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Scooby-Doo, Cartoon Network Action Pack (featuring Ben 10 Alien Force), Cartoon Network Block Party, and Looney Tunes printed before Pgs. 9, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 of "Man's Best Super-Friend".

1 page Super Friends activity "Secret Identity Dress-Up Kit"

Characters Green Lantern [John Stewart]; The Flash [Wally West]
Synopsis Readers are invited to cut out a figure of Wally West in his civilian clothes and outfit him in his Flash costume.
Genre All-Ages; Superhero
Script Sholly Fisch
Pencils J. Bone
Inks J. Bone
Letters Travis Lanham
Notes This sequence appears after Pg. 10 of Seq. 2.

1 page Super Friends activity "Happy Bat-Day!"

Characters Superman; Aquaman; Batman; Robin
Synopsis Readers are informed that this year marks Batman's 70th anniversary, and presented with a cut-out illustration.
Genre All-Ages; Superhero
Script Sholly Fisch
Pencils J. Bone (see notes)
Inks J. Bone
Letters Travis Lanham
Notes This sequence appears after Pg. 17 of Seq. 2. Illustration homages Carmine Infantino & Murphy Anderson's classic rooftop scene of the Dynamic Duo -- seen, among other places, on the dustjacket of Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown, 1971 series).

1 page Super Friends Super Stumper activity "[Mxyzptlk's Picture Puzzles] "

Characters Mister Mxyzptlk; Super Friends [Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Green Lantern; The Flash; Aquaman]
Genre All-Ages; Superhero
Script Sholly Fisch
Pencils Ty Templeton
Inks Ty Templeton
Letters ?; typeset
Notes This sequence appears immediately after Seq. 6.

1 page Let the Mail Begin! letters page ["Send Your Letters Today!"]

Synopsis Jonny DC answers readers' mail and displays artwork. Page also includes the Super Friends Secret Code key.
Notes Letter writers are Jonah Eves, age 5; Cole H., age 11; Eve P., age 6; and Keira Stoeckig, age 6. Artwork is from Mohanad Huthyfa, age 8; Eves; Cole H.; and Stoeckig; plus a photo from Eve P.

1 page Jonny DC's DC in Demand! promo (ad from the publisher) ["More Batman! More Supergirl! More Good Stuff!!"]

Synopsis The last interior page hypes this month's Jonny DC releases with blurbs and cover art. DC Comics masthead and indicia are at bottom of page.
Notes The releases in question are Super Friends #15, Cartoon Network Block Party #57, Looney Tunes #174, Batman: The Brave and the Bold #5, Cartoon Network Action Pack #37, Tiny Titans #16, Scooby-Doo #144, and Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade #6.