DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) comic books 1981

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The Spectre intervenes when Superman bursts the very bonds of infinity in his search for Supergirl in "Where No Superman Has Gone Before." Continued from the previous issue. Script by Len Wein, art by Jim Starlin & Romeo Tanghal. Plus: the back-up tale that answers the question "Whatever Happened to Dr. Mid-Nite?" Script by Bob Rozakis, art by Alex Saviuk & Joe Giella. Cover by Starlin. Cover price $0.50.

Direct Edition. Cover by Rich Buckler and Steve Mitchell. Stories by Gerry Conway and Bob Rozakis. Art by Curt Swan, Alex Saviuk and Vince Colletta. Black Canary has disturbing and dangerous dreams and comes to Superman for help in "A Dream of Demons!" by Gerry Conway, Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. Characters in this story: Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (flashback); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent] (flashback)]; Justice Society of America [Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (flashback); Doctor Mid-Nite [Charles McNider] (flashback); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent] (flashback); Wonder Woman [Princess Diana] (flashback)]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Doctor Destiny [John Dee] (villain); Larry Lance (flashback). Plus: Back-up story "Whatever Happened to the Golden Age Atom?" by Bob Rozakis, Alex Saviuk and Vince Colletta. Characters in this story: Justice League of America [The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Superman [Clark Kent]]; Justice Society of America [Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Superman [Clark Kent]]; Mary Pratt; Mallo; two burglars (villains). Also: 1-page Hostess Fruit Pies ad "The Flash Meets the Bureac-Rat" with pencils by Curt Swan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Newsstand Edition. Cover by Rich Buckler and Steve Mitchell. Stories by Gerry Conway and Bob Rozakis. Art by Curt Swan, Alex Saviuk and Vince Colletta. Black Canary has disturbing and dangerous dreams and comes to Superman for help in "A Dream of Demons!" by Gerry Conway, Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. Characters in this story: Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (flashback); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent] (flashback)]; Justice Society of America [Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (flashback); Doctor Mid-Nite [Charles McNider] (flashback); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent] (flashback); Wonder Woman [Princess Diana] (flashback)]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Doctor Destiny [John Dee] (villain); Larry Lance (flashback). Plus: Back-up story "Whatever Happened to the Golden Age Atom?" by Bob Rozakis, Alex Saviuk and Vince Colletta. Characters in this story: Justice League of America [The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Superman [Clark Kent]]; Justice Society of America [Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Superman [Clark Kent]]; Mary Pratt; Mallo; two burglars (villains). Also: 1-page Hostess Fruit Pies ad "The Flash Meets the Bureac-Rat" with pencils by Curt Swan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. Stories by Gerry Conway & Roy Thomas and Bob Rozakis. Art by José Luis García-López, Alex Saviuk, Dick Giordano and Vince Colletta. Investigating a suspicious circus act, Robin finds that a hypnotized Superman is part of "The Deadliest Show on Earth!" by Gerry Conway (plot), Roy Thomas (script, uncredited), José Luis García-López and Dick Giordano. Characters in this story: Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Angie; Waldo Simpson (later Waldo Flynn); an evil clown (villain). Plus: Back-up story "Whatever Happened to Robotman?" by Bob Rozakis, Alex Saviuk and Vince Colletta. Characters in this story: Robotman [Robert Crane/Paul Dennis]; Charles Grayson; Alvin Lashky (villain). And: Wonder Woman in 1-page Hostess Cup Cakes ad "The Baron!" with pencils by Curt Swan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

Direct Edition. Superman and Wonder Woman star in "The Super-Prisoners of Love." Written by Gerry Conway, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Vince Colletta. Characters: Superman; Wonder Woman; Eros (villain); Aphrodite; Steve Trevor; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; a minotaur. Plus: "Whatever Happened to Mark Merlin and Prince Ra-Man?" Written by Mike Tiefenbacher, with art by Alex Saviuk and Vince Colletta. Characters: Prince Ra-Man; Mark Merlin (flashback); Roy Raymond; Elsa Magusson; Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Steve Lombard (cameo); Memakata; The Gargoyle (flashback); Kranak (flashback); Riman (flashback). Cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.50.

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Newsstand Edition. Superman and Wonder Woman star in "The Super-Prisoners of Love." Written by Gerry Conway, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Vince Colletta. Characters: Superman; Wonder Woman; Eros (villain); Aphrodite; Steve Trevor; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; a minotaur. Plus: "Whatever Happened to Mark Merlin and Prince Ra-Man?" Written by Mike Tiefenbacher, with art by Alex Saviuk and Vince Colletta. Characters: Prince Ra-Man; Mark Merlin (flashback); Roy Raymond; Elsa Magusson; Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Steve Lombard (cameo); Memakata; The Gargoyle (flashback); Kranak (flashback); Riman (flashback). Cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano. Stories by Gerry Conway & Roy Thomas and Mike Tiefenbacher. Art by Rich Buckler, Alex Saviuk, Dick Giordano and Vince Colletta. When Superman goes on a rescue mission, he discovers that he is in Captain Marvel's costume and has his powers in "Man and Supermarvel!" by Gerry Conway (plot), Roy Thomas (concept and script), Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano. Continues next issue. Characters in this story: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Mr. Mind; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent]; River-Rat Gang; Mrs. Potter. Plus: Back-up story "Whatever Will Happen to Star Hawkins?" by Mike Tiefenbacher, Alex Saviuk and Vince Colletta. Characters in this story: Star Hawkins; Ilda; Mr. Viozi; Stella Sterling; Automan; Corvan mercenaries (villains); Bio-Room (as the Head, villain). Also: Batman in 1-page Hostess Cup Cakes ad "Hearts of Darkness" with pencils by Curt Swan. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation in the book states that the average monthly number of sales of the comic is 134,211. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Direct Edition. The Beast-Man That Shouted "Hate" at the Heart of the U.N.! - Written by Roy Thomas. Art and Cover by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano. Continued from the previous issue. Now back to normal and with their own powers, Superman and Captain Marvel, along with the Marvel Family, try to get Superman back into his own world. (Note: Despite Gerry Conway's plotting assist credit in this issue, he did not contribute to the story.) Characters in this issue: The Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]; Hoppy; IBAC [Stanley Printwhistle]; King Kull; Mr. Mind; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jimmy Olsen; Shazam; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana; Superman [Clark Kent]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]; Crocodile Man (flashback); Nippo (flashback); Mr. Banjo (flashback); Millie. Also: Hawkman in 1-page Hostess Fruit Pies ad "She's No Angel" with pencils by Curt Swan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Newsstand Edition. The Beast-Man That Shouted "Hate" at the Heart of the U.N.! - Written by Roy Thomas. Art and Cover by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano. Continued from the previous issue. Now back to normal and with their own powers, Superman and Captain Marvel, along with the Marvel Family, try to get Superman back into his own world. (Note: Despite Gerry Conway's plotting assist credit in this issue, he did not contribute to the story.) Characters in this issue: The Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]; Hoppy; IBAC [Stanley Printwhistle]; King Kull; Mr. Mind; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jimmy Olsen; Shazam; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana; Superman [Clark Kent]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]; Crocodile Man (flashback); Nippo (flashback); Mr. Banjo (flashback); Millie. Also: Hawkman in 1-page Hostess Fruit Pies ad "She's No Angel" with pencils by Curt Swan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. Stories by Martin Pasko and Mike Tiefenbacher. Art by Curt Swan, Gil Kane and Vince Colletta. Superman tries to help Man-Bat who is trying to find something that will save his daughter's life in "The Metamorphosis Machine!" by Martin Pasko, Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. Characters in this story: The Atomic Skull [Dr. Albert Michaels]; Francine Langstrom; Rebecca Langstrom; Steve Lombard; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Josh Coyle; Felicia (villain, death). Plus: Back-up story "Whatever Happened to Rex the Wonder Dog?" by Mike Tiefenbacher and Gil Kane. Characters in this story: Detective Chimp [Bobo T. Chimpanzee]; Rex the Wonder Dog; Danny Dennis; Sheriff Chase. And: Plastic Man in 1-page Hostess Twinkies ad "Gold for Dessert" with pencils by Curt Swan. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Whatever Happened to Starman? - Written by Jim Starlin (co-plot) and Paul Levitz (co-plot and script). Art and Cover by Jim Starlin. A full-length novel! Superman and Starman team up to battle Mongul and rescue Starman's beloved Merria. Characters in this issue: Superman; Starman [Prince Gavyn]; Mongul (villain); Lady Merria; Jediah Rikane; Mn'Torr; Clryssa (flashback); Lord Protector Oswin (flashback). Also: Aquaman in 1-page Hostess Twinkies ad "Pirates' Gold" with pencils by Curt Swan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Last 50c cover-priced issue. Cover by Jim Starlin. Stories by Jim Starlin & Roy Thomas and Mike Tiefenbacher. Art by Jim Starlin, Alex Saviuk, Romeo Tanghal and Vince Colletta. While on an archeological dig, Hawkgirl sees a chamber with Kryptonese inscriptions and contacts Superman for help in "The Stars, Like Moths...!" by Jim Starlin (plot and pencils), Roy Thomas (script) and Romeo Tanghal (inks, uncredited). Characters in this story: Superman [Clark Kent]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Dr. Irwin Wright; Var-El (flashback); Krypton (flashback). Plus: Back-up story "Whatever Will (or Did) Happen to Rip Hunter, Time Master" by Mike Tiefenbacher, Alex Saviuk and Vince Colletta. Characters in this story: Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter; Rip Hunter; Jeff Smith; John Charles James (villain). Also: Wonder Woman in 1-page Hostess Twinkies ad "The Robot Master" by Bob Rozakis, Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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First 60c cover-priced issue. Cover by George Pérez. Stories by Martin Pasko and Len Wein. Art by Don Heck, Alex Saviuk and Dennis Jensen. Superman and the Flash team up to try to figure out why everyone and everything has decelerated to a much slower rate and look as if frozen in time in "Stop the World -- I Want to Go Home!" by Martin Pasko and Don Heck. Characters in this story: The Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Minaar (villain); Klaanu (villain); Syryna (villain). Plus: Back-up story "Whatever Happened to the Crimson Avenger?" by Len Wein, Alex Saviuk and Dennis Jensen. Characters in this story: Justice League of America [The Atom [Ray Palmer] (flashback); The Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (flashback)]; Justice Society of America [Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (flashback)]; Seven Soldiers of Victory [The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis] (flashback); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (flashback); The Shining Knight [Sir Justin] (flashback); Speedy [Roy Harper] (flashback); The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton] (flashback); Stripesy [Pat Dugan] (flashback); The Vigilante [Greg Sanders] (flashback)]; The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis] (death); Nebula-Man (flashback); Power Girl [Kara Zor-L] (flashback); Umberto; Umberto's mother; pirates (villains). Also: Centerfold pin-up by George Pérez of Superman and the co-stars from the first 36 issues; letter from Todd McFarlane; and Batman in 1-page Hostess Cup Cakes ad "Lights...Camera...Crime!" by Bob Rozakis, Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. Stories by Martin Pasko and Mike W. Barr. Art by Joe Staton, Alex Saviuk, Bob Smith and Vince Colletta. Superman and Plastic Man team up to track down a toy stolen from Toyman which leads to all sorts of antics for both heroes and villains in "The Thing That Goes Woof in the Night!" by Martin Pasko, Joe Staton and Bob Smith. Characters in this story: Superman; Plastic Man; Toyman [Winslow P. Schott] (villain); Jimmy Olsen; Dollface (villain); Mr. Fliptop (villain); Woozy Winks. Plus: Back-up story "Whatever Happened to Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter?" by Mike W. Barr, Alex Saviuk and Vince Colletta. Characters in this story: Richard Dragon; Bronze Tiger; O-Sensei; Barney Ling (villain). Also: Red Tornado in 1-page Hostess Cup Cakes ad "Clean Sweep" with art by Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. Stories by Gerry Conway and Bob Rozakis. Art by Irv Novick, Alex Saviuk, Frank McLaughlin and Vince Colletta. When strange and unusual incidents involving elements occur, Superman suspects that Metamorpho the Element Man may be involved in "The Day the Elements Went Wild!" by Gerry Conway, Irv Novick and Frank McLaughlin. Characters in this story: Superman; Metamorpho; Java (villain); Sapphire Stagg; Morgan Edge; Lou; Simon Stagg. Plus: Back-up story "Whatever Happened to the Original Air Wave?" by Bob Rozakis, Alex Saviuk and Vince Colletta. Characters in this story: Air Wave [Larry Jordan] (death); Joe Parsons (villain); Helen Jordan; Air Wave [Hal Jordan] (as a baby). Also: Letter from Todd McFarlane. And: The Penguin in 1-page Hostess Fruit Pies ad "Penguins on Parade" with art by Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.