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Issue Details

Issue #11
Published April 1981
Cover Price 0.95 USD
Pages 132
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting)

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Dick Giordano

17 page Superman story "The Miraculous Return of Jonathan Kent!"

Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Frank Chiaramonte
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Milt Snapinn
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #507 (May 1980)

7 page Tales of Gotham City story "Flip"

Genre superhero
Script Jack C. Harris
Pencils Dan Spiegle
Inks Dan Spiegle
Colors Tatjana Wood
Letters John Costanza
Reprinted from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #494 (September 1980)

18 page Batman story "Dreadful Birthday Dear Joker ...!"

Characters Joker; Robin; Selina Kyle [Catwoman]
Genre superhero
Script Len Wein
Pencils Walt Simonson
Inks Dick Giordano
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Reprinted from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #321 (March 1980)

3 page story "Brief Encounter"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Mimai Kin
Pencils Trevor von Eeden
Inks Carl Potts
Colors Bob Le Rose
Letters Todd Klein
Reprinted from Time Warp (DC, 1980 series) #5 (July 1980)

17 page Superman & Deadman story "The Man Who Was the World!"

Characters Superman; Deadman; Rama Kushna; Abraham Gold (flashback); Jack Gold (flashback); Caprice (flashback); S.T.A.R. Labs; Dr. Jenet Klyburn; Alex Atley; Carol Atley; Dennis; Mr. Genarian (villain); Lois Lane (cameo)
Script Len Wein
Pencils Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Reprinted from DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #24 (August 1980)

11 page Sgt. Rock story "A Bridge Called Charlie"

Genre War
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Frank Redondo
Inks Frank Redondo
Colors Tatjana Wood
Letters Esphidy
Reprinted from Sgt. Rock (DC, 1977 series) #337 (February 1980)

12 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight!"

Characters Supreboy [Clark Kent]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Mon-El; Saturn Girl [Irma Ardeen]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr] (Cameo); Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna] (Cameo); Princess Projectra (Cameo); Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle] (Cameo); Colossal Boy [Gim Allen] (Cameo); Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]
Synopsis Superboy convinces the Legion of Super-Heroes to go searching for the star that shown over Bethlehem during Jesus' birth on Christmas Eve.
Genre Superhero
Script Paul Levitz
Pencils Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Reprinted from DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #21 (Spring 1980)

17 page Jonah Hex story "The Vow of a Samurai!"

Genre western
Script Michael Fleisher
Pencils Tony Dezuniga
Inks Tony Dezuniga
Colors Bob Le Rose
Letters Shelly Leferman
Reprinted from Jonah Hex (DC, 1977 series) #39 (August 1980)

8 page story "Bruce the Barbarian!"

Script J. Marc DeMatteis
Pencils Vicatan
Inks Vicatan
Reprinted from Unexpected, The (DC, 1968 series) #205 (December 1980)

17 page Superman story "The Secret World of Jonathan Kent!"

Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Frank Chiaramonte
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Ben Oda
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #508 (June 1980)